Weirdly Wonderful WONDERLAND
PROVO — Alice Cornwickle’s life is falling apart. Her writing career lacks momentum and her marriage is falling apart at the seams. After a particularly taxing day, she comes home to her daughter, who...
View ArticleSink me! THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL blooms gloriously at SGMT
ST. GEORGE — Fourteen years ago, St. George Musical Theater presented The Scarlet Pimpernel, and it was a huge success. Despite a love for the production—or more likely because of it—Bruce Bennett, CEO...
View ArticleDRACULA, THE MUSICAL confuses at the U
SALT LAKE CITY — Dracula, the Musical was an unknown musical to me before given the opportunity to see it at the University of Utah. With music by Frank Wildhorn of Jekyll and Hyde fame and with the...
View ArticleTHE SCARLET PIMPERNEL at the SCERA was worth the wait
OREM — The SCERA made a beautiful comeback from the coronavirus shutdowns with The Scarlet Pimpernel. The production was nearly ready to go at the indoor theater back in March, but had to be...
View ArticleTuacahn’s THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO is quite a spectacle
IVINS — Tuacahn’s summer production of The Count of Monte Cristo features live animals, a huge outdoor stage, and super performances. The musical, with book and lyrics by Jack Murphy, tells the...
View ArticleCenterPoint offers a strong production of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
CENTERVILLE — The Scarlet Pimpernel was first a stage play in 1903, and then turned into a novel by the same author, Baroness Orczy, in 1905. It is a popular story that has been adapted many times and...
View Article“Seek no longer!” A great SCARLET PIMPERNEL is at Terrace Plaza
WASHINGTON TERRACE — Beverly’s Terrace Plaza Playhouse is celebrating its 30th season by bringing back some of their fan favorite shows, starting off with an incredible production of The Scarlet...
View ArticleWONDERLAND bubbles with spectacle, but leaves audience wondering
IVINS — The story of Alice in Wonderland has always been a strange one. So, when given an opportunity to review Wonderland (a musical by Frank Wildhorn and Jack Murphy that has had some rewrites after...
View ArticleSeek THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL at Ziegfeld Theatre
OGDEN — The Ziegfeld Theatre continues its season with a talent-saturated production of The Scarlet Pimpernel. With the book and lyrics by Nan Knighton and music by Frank Wildhorn, this beloved musical...
View ArticleCenterPoint’s JEKYLL AND HYDE is a fine start to the spooky season
CENTERVILLE — The history of the musical Jekyll and Hyde is about as the strange case of the original story itself. It made its debut in 1990 in Texas, but did not make it to Broadway until 1997. When...
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