Theatre Reviews by Patrons and Professionals
SALT LAKE CITY — Dale Wasserman (book), Mitch Leigh (music), and Joe Darion (lyrics) were not the first by a writing team to bring the tale of Don Quixote to the stage. Previous attempts never quite landed right and it wasn’t until this team opted to frame the story within the life of author Miguel Cervantes that [...]
It was almost one month ago today that several hundred passionate people gathered together for the first ever TEDxBroadway conference in NYC. I wanted to go so badly. Sadly, I could not. But now I can see what all the hubub was about (and you can too!). Part of the TEDx mission is to make [...]
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SALT LAKE CITY — Sometimes we forget that theatre is art. We round up a group of actors and present a show and it’s judged by how believable we were, how beautiful the set was, and how appropriately the ticket cost. And then you see a show like The Adding Machine, by Elmer Rice, at the [...]
WEST VALLEY CITY — The premise is delightful (the execution, not so much). Playwright Ken Ludwig chose real-life William Gillette— a famous actor/writer/director from the early 20th century quite famous for originating the stage role of Sherlock Holmes— as our hero for the evening. Slightly eccentric in his own right, Gillette has invited a few close friends to [...]
WEST VALLEY CITY — It’ s perfectly natural to walk into a theater with certain expectations, certain requirements that will tell you whether or not the company performed this show as it ought to be done. As a theatre practitioner that can be frustrating. Do you reject those notions or do you welcome them? To [...]
SALT LAKE CITY—Since starting the UTBA back in January 2010, I’ve seen over 80 productions across the state. Sting & Honey’s production of Waiting for Godot sits in the top 5 for me. Founded in November 2010, Sting & Honey’s inaugural production opened last weekend in the Leona Wagner Blackbox Theatre at the Rose Wagner [...]
MIDVALE — Around The Globe Theatre Company is a new name to me. They formed a few years back, but their recent production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest marks their return to the stage after a brief hiatus. To be perfectly honest, the most enthralling bit of the evening was a note in the program from [...]
CEDAR CITY — I couldn’t be more pleased to begin our second annual trip to the Utah Shakespeare Festival with Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie. My first experience with the play was in high school. We all had to choose from a predetermined reading list a book on which to present to the class. I thought I [...]
SALT LAKE CITY — Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boubil & Schönberg’s legendary musical, Les Misérables. The title has been a major force in musical theatre over the past quarter of a century. Admittedly, I’ve not been one willing to shell out $90 to attend a production of Les Mis in [...]
SALT LAKE CITY – Theatre in America has reached one of those critical transitions that redefines how we approach art. Recent cuts by the NEA have led to numerous (and heated) discussions about whether or not we can cultivate a larger audience to support the body of theatre already in production. Pioneer Theater Company is [...]