GLEEK SCHOOL MUSICAL is a better parody than it is a musical

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SALT LAKE CITY — The Off Broadway Theater is a fun venue in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City. In the style of an old cinema theater, complete with a popcorn stand and old-fashioned ticket booth, the friendly ushers ready to take you to your seat. The theater is known for its comedy improv show, [...]

The gift of laughter from Desert Star’s IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE to Utah

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MURRAY — One of the great things about going to Desert Star Playhouse is you almost always walk away feeling good about life again. My wife and I were able to attend their new Christmas show, It’s a Wonderful Life: Winging in the Holidays on Black Friday. After a day of shopping and work, we [...]

DRACULA VS JEKYLL & HYDE: A spooktacular evening of comedy

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SALT LAKE CITY —If you don’t know its there, you may rush down Main Street in Salt Lake City and pass by the Off Broadway Theater. Hidden in between restaurants and shops just near 300 South is an excellent opportunity to enjoy an evening of fun. Salt Lake City’s Off Broadway Theatre, more commonly called [...]

CHARLIE’S AUNT is Jolly Good Fun

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SALT LAKE CITY — The Off Broadway Theatre provides a night of good old-fashioned fun and slapstick humor in their newest production, Eric Jensen’s Charlie’s Aunt. Set in England during the 1890’s, the show is a humorous adaptation of Brandon Thomas’ play Charley’s Aunt, which was written and takes place during an era when the [...]

Fun "Kung Fooey" Could Do More

SALT LAKE CITY — As a reviewer and theater-goer, when I attend a show, I truly want to be entertained.  I want all the performers to be wonderful, and the shows to be entertaining, moving, spectacular, etc.  And for the most part, I am generally entertained.  You have to go into a show, however, with [...]

Argh! OBT’s Pirates of the Carabiner is Yo-Ho-Hum

SALT LAKE CITY — I reviewed the Off Broadway Theater’s (OBT) current musical, Pirates of the Carabiner, written and directed by Eric. R. Jensen, on Saturday. I was looking forward to it because: I grew up in Southern California, so I went to Disneyland two to three times a year. The Pirates of the Caribbean [...]

Robin Hood missed its mark, but might deserve another shot

SALT LAKE CITY — Off Broadway Theatre’s Eric Jensen created Robin Hood: Boyz in the Hood 19 years ago and it has proven to be a favorite at the OBT, as well as being performed in high schools, junior high schools, and other theatres in Utah, California, Idaho, Wyoming, and Texas. The show begins with [...]