Musical Theater Melds with the Bard in SGMT’s KISS ME, KATE
ST. GEORGE — In the theater world, productions are often sorted into various genres: the musicals, the comedies, the dramas; while other times they are lumped together by the playwrights…
UTBA’s 2025 Excellence in Utah Part 2
Congratulations to Utah Theatre Companies in 2025! Across Utah, theatre companies of all sizes and models produced work in 2025 that challenged, delighted, and inspired audiences. From professional and semi-professional…
Whispering Room’s JULIUS CAESAR is Grisly, Modern, and Intense
PROVO — If there’s one word to describe Whispering Room’s Julius Caesar, it’s “intense.” Every element of the production, from lights to direction and acting, were turned up to 11…
Lovers take Center Stage: Utah Shake’s WORDS CUBED Series
CEDAR CITY — One of the least known but most excellent theatre events in Utah happens each August as the Shakespeare Festival‘s summer season winds down. From hundreds of submissions,…
Omelets to Ovations: SOMETHING ROTTEN! is Comedy Gold at the Ruth
PLEASANT GROVE — Opening night at The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theatre has brought Renaissance razzle-dazzle to Utah County with its lively production of Something Rotten! — the Broadway hit…
Great Ambition, Questionable Execution in Parker’s MACBETH
SOUTH SALT LAKE — In his bestselling business book Good to Great, Jim Collins discusses the Hedgehog Concept: a principle suggesting that an organization can only become great by understanding…
A Humorous, Modern Spin – RADA’s TWELFTH NIGHT at USF
CEDAR CITY — Mistaken identity, disguise, love triangles, intrigue – this could describe any number of comedies unfolding on stage or TV, but nobody does a cross-dressing romantic escapade like…
A tragic, yet important ROMEO AND JULIET you won’t want to miss
TOOELE — Watching live Shakespeare in the park each summer has been a fun tradition, and Romeo and Juliet performed by Tooele Valley Theatre did not disappoint! The sunset was…
Learn to Love (and Murder?!) at the Utah Shakespeare Festival
CEDAR CITY — The Utah Shakespeare Festival is about so much more than Shakespeare, and this year’s offering of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, directed by Amanda Berg…
AS YOU LIKE IT at USF is Indeed Likeable
CEDAR CITY – William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, directed by Beth Lopes, fills the comedy position in Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2025 lineup. I am pleased that all three Shakespeare…