Have a merry time watching ROBIN HOOD: TALES OF YE MERRY WOODE
MIDVALE — The lawn at Midvale City Park was packed with quilts and camp chairs Saturday night in front of an amphitheater with a fairly elaborate set of a castle and Sherwood Forest, as my 6-year old...
View ArticleHave a merry unbirthday with ALICE IN WONDERLAND JR.
MAGNA — One of the best traits of children is their imagination; the make believe games of young children embody their creativity and innocence. That is why I think Alice in Wonderland Jr. at the...
View ArticleNo small actors in THUMBELINA
SALT LAKE CITY — Penelope Caywood, the artistic director, vocal director and arranger, choreographer and costumer for the University of Utah Youth Theatre (UUYT) stated in her program note, “We view...
View ArticleHONK! if you like youth theatre
OREM — “Different isn’t naughty. Different isn’t bad,” sings the main character—named Ugly—in Honk! Based on Hans Christian Andersen‘s story of the ugly duckling, Honk! explores the ostracism and...
View Article“Countin’ on you” to see SCERA’s BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER
OREM — An unexpected gem of a show is playing now on the SCERA stage: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Audience members who would normally pass on this old chestnut should instead give this new musical...
View ArticleSee the Hopebox Theatre’s production of ANNIE for “A New Deal For Christmas”
KAYSVILLE — As a young redheaded girl I always wanted to portray Annie. As an adult, Ms. Hannigan has replaced Annie as my dream role thanks to Carol Burnett. Although I love the 1982 film version of...
View ArticleTHE NIGHT WITCHES are a force to be reckoned with
SALT LAKE CITY — The Sunday showing of The Night Witches by Rachel Bublitz and produced by Egyptian YouTheatre was a madhouse. I was excited by the crowd, anticipating this show being amazing and...
View ArticleBluffdale’s LES MIS: SCHOOL EDITION is a joy for cast and viewers
BLUFFDALE — When I heard that the Bluffdale Arts Advisory Board was mounting a production of Les Misérables: School Edition, I jumped at the chance to cover the show. Les Mis is the first Broadway...
View ArticleTooele Valley Theatre’s WINNIE THE POOH KIDS is as sweet as a pot of honey
TOOELE — I love when a theatre company chooses the perfect production for its performance space, and tonight’s show, Winnie the Pooh Kids, was set in its own “hundred acre woods” at the Wigwam...
View ArticleHEARTLESS THE MUSICAL is full of heart in Provo
PROVO — “Long before she was the terror of Wonderland — the infamous Queen of Hearts — she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love.” This new musical, based on Marissa Meyer’s award-winning young...
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