SALT LAKE CITY — Friday night opened to a full house for Pioneer Theater Company’s final show of the season, Jonathan Larson‘s, RENT. Director Karen Azenberg returns to PTC bringing her experience and talent to bare on this modern rock musical. RENT, based off of the Puccini opera La Bohème, is set around one year [...]
“Menagerie” should be savored and enjoyed
January 22, 2011 By 2 Comments
SALT LAKE CITY — March 26, 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of Tennessee Williams’ birth. Salt Lake Community College’s The Grand Theatre is commemorating this by presenting The Glass Menagerie, Williams’ first major success. The play is said to be based loosely on Williams’ life with the main characters being based on himself, his mother [...]
An Oom Pah Pah “Oliver!”
October 8, 2010 By 1 Comment
SALT LAKE CITY – From overture to final-curtain bows, the Grand Theatre’s superb production of Oliver! is a theatrical pleasure. The opening-night audience was fully engaged in the richly drawn Dickens characters and delighted by the infectious enthusiasm and boundless charisma of its impressive cast. The actors clearly love doing the show, are fully invested in their [...]