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You really gotta go… to Urinetown
SALT LAKE CITY — Behold, a story of class distinctions, oppression, corruption, and revolution. Weighty topics, don’t you think? So, let’s lighten it up a bit with a concept that makes most school...
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IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS is educational, though not entertaining
(C)2010 Michael Manning — with Lexie Stuivenvolt Allen. SALT LAKE CITY — Of the three big names of ancient Greek theatre—Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides—Euripides is the ancient Greek author with...
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JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR could shine a little brighter
Playing thru December 31, 2011 PARK CITY — Historically, Jesus of Nazareth is a polarizing figure. Some see him as a deity; others, as an effective teacher; still others, as a fraud. Whether you...
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XANADU is a Grand creative experience
SALT LAKE CITY — Based on a failed movie with a great soundtrack, the stage production of Xanadu offers a simple plot with plenty of humor and production numbers around every corner. Following the...
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A definite high for REEFER MADNESS
PARK CITY — Reefer Madness has now become one of my new favorite cult musicals; it is witty satire full of ridiculousness, large laughs, and great music. The musical is based on the 1930’s propaganda...
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FARNDALE TOWNSWOMEN put on hilarious spin on MACBETH
SALT LAKE CITY — As I walked into The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of Macbeth, I was handed a raffle ticket along with my program and greeted by the...
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FAME: the after school special of musical theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — Carmen sits a little right of center on the metal stairs leading to an upper platform. A few white lights cut through the dark at an angle and one rests on her as she sings her power...
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To all a good night at The Zig’s ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
OGDEN — “We love Christmas Carol as much as the next theater, and if the next theater (and the next, and the next . . .) didn’t produce it every single year, we might give it a shot! We’re thrilled to...
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Meat & Potato Theatre’s BEOWULF dusts off an old epic
SALT LAKE CITY — Meat & Potato Theatre’s adaptation of Beowulf opens on the great hall of Heorot where a dwindling tribe of Danes are besieged by the monster Grendel. Suffering heavy losses, King...
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Incendiary wits flare in HELLMAN V. MCCARTHY
SALT LAKE CITY — On January 24, 1980, literary critic and author Mary McCarthy appeared on The Dick Cavett Show and inadvertently began the biggest literary cat-fight in modern history. The events...
View ArticleSILENT DANCER looks for razzmatazz
SALT LAKE CITY — “The whole point of being alive is to make some noise!” exclaims Zelda Fitzgerald mid-way through Kathleen Cahill‘s new play, Silent Dancer. This collaborative dance and theatre piece,...
View ArticleVote for SATURDAY’S VOYEUR 2019!
SALT LAKE CITY — Saturday’s Voyeur 2019 is an all new experience focusing on next year’s election. I didn’t realize that the Salt Lake Acting Company writes a whole new script each year, written by...
View ArticleJESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR could shine a little brighter
PARK CITY — Historically, Jesus of Nazareth is a polarizing figure. Some see him as a deity; others, as an effective teacher; still others, as a fraud. Whether you believe in Jesus’s divinity or not,...
View ArticleXANADU is a Grand creative experience
SALT LAKE CITY — Based on a failed movie with a great soundtrack, the stage production of Xanadu offers a simple plot with plenty of humor and production numbers around every corner. Following the...
View ArticleA definite high for REEFER MADNESS
PARK CITY — Reefer Madness has now become one of my new favorite cult musicals; it is witty satire full of ridiculousness, large laughs, and great music. The musical is based on the 1930’s propaganda...
View ArticleFARNDALE TOWNSWOMEN put on hilarious spin on MACBETH
SALT LAKE CITY — As I walked into The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of Macbeth, I was handed a raffle ticket along with my program and greeted by the...
View ArticleFAME: the after school special of musical theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — Carmen sits a little right of center on the metal stairs leading to an upper platform. A few white lights cut through the dark at an angle and one rests on her as she sings her power...
View ArticleTo all a good night at The Zig’s ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
OGDEN — “We love Christmas Carol as much as the next theater, and if the next theater (and the next, and the next . . .) didn’t produce it every single year, we might give it a shot! We’re thrilled to...
View ArticleMeat & Potato Theatre’s BEOWULF dusts off an old epic
SALT LAKE CITY — Meat & Potato Theatre’s adaptation of Beowulf opens on the great hall of Heorot where a dwindling tribe of Danes are besieged by the monster Grendel. Suffering heavy losses, King...
View ArticleIncendiary wits flare in HELLMAN V. MCCARTHY
SALT LAKE CITY — On January 24, 1980, literary critic and author Mary McCarthy appeared on The Dick Cavett Show and inadvertently began the biggest literary cat-fight in modern history. The events...
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