PROVO — Mortal Fools’ Dracula is a perfect theatrical treat for Halloween—it’s fun, creepy, and just the slightest bit campy, and there’s never a dull moment.
Plan B’s latest premiere: “She Was My Brother”
October 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
SALT LAKE CITY — The 20th anniversary season of Plan B Theatre Company will kick off tonight with Julie Jensen’s She Was My Brother, a song of sorts for the transgender people from this nation’s past who have often gone unrecognized and who have been excluded from history. It is a fitting play for this task. Well-written [...]
“Bram Stoker’s Dracula” at Pioneer Lacks Bite
October 27, 2010 By 3 Comments
SALT LAKE CITY — There are certain expectations that come with holidays: moods and music and styles of dress. Halloween is no exception, as our culture delights in getting scared silly. This was my hope going into Pioneer Theatre Company’s newly opened BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA, though things didn’t quite work out the way I planned.
Terry Pratchett’s “Wyrd Sisters” comes to Utah
October 26, 2010 By 3 Comments
Hale’s “Scarlet Pimpernel” Sails
October 24, 2010 By 1 Comment
Romance! Betrayal! Heroics! A swashbuckling aristocrat in comic disguise performing secret noble deeds! A songbird bride guilt-ridden over a concealed indiscretion! It’s all in the the 1905 popular potboiler novella The Scarlet Pimpernel that was transformed into a lofty 1997 Broadway musical – and brought lovingly to life on the Hale Center Theater Orem stage [...]
Covey Center Presents “War of the Worlds”
October 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
PROVO — To lift off The Covey Center for the Arts’ Black Box Theater season, Artistic Director J. Scott Bronson enlisted the talents of Dave Hansen, a local playwright. They thought of doing the radio drama War of the Worlds, but it is only about an hour long. Instead, they decided to create a play [...]
Pericles is an entrancing adventure
October 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
CEDAR CITY — The Adventures of Pericles, as presented by the Utah Shakespearean Festival, directed by Kathleen F. Conlin, was a bold undertaking of a decidedly controversial piece of Shakespeare. Despite the possible criticism the company could have faced, they not only took the project on full throttle, but managed to present a fantastic rendition [...]
10 Questions with Amanda Caraway, PR Director
October 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
For our latest edition of the 10-question interview we turn our sights down to Cedar City and the Utah Shakespearean Festival. I first met Amanda Caraway when we took a couple reviewers down to the Festival this past July. She was incredibly helpful getting the UTBA lined up for the shows, special events, and interviews [...]
Interview with Jenny Latimer, “Les Mis” tour cast member
October 15, 2010 By
Recently, it was announced that Utah native Jenny Latimer will play the role of Cosette in the 25th anniversary U.S. national tour of Les Misérables. We recently caught up with Jenny by phone and asked her a few questions about the role, her Utah roots, and her theatrical experience.