Simon Fest’s EVITA soars, but falls short of a “Rainbow High”
CEDAR CITY — Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Evita is a shining star of musical theatre. A mere six years after the unbearable (and unbearably popular) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,...
View ArticleDavid Archuleta soars in Tuachan’s glitzy JOSEPH… DREAMCOAT
IVINS — Art does not exist in a vacuum. It is always influenced by the time and real world context in which it exists. As such, it is important to recognize what makes a particular performance relevant...
View ArticleLeads, director make CenterPoint’s JOSEPH a class above the rest
CENTERVILLE — Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an old musical. The story is thousands of years old, and at over 50 years old, the lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber are...
View ArticleTuacahn’s JOSEPH…DREAMCOAT still more feast than famine
IVINS — My last review for UTBA was for this exact production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, featuring David Archuleta as Joseph. With Archuleta’s run with the coat of many colors...
View Article“Be prepared” to be wowed by the national tour of THE LION KING
SALT LAKE CITY — On October 15, the Broadway production of The Lion King will celebrate its 25th anniversary. On the same day, the touring production of the play is scheduled to present two...
View ArticleKayenta’s CHESS cast makes several winning moves
IVINS — Much like a game of chess, Kayenta Center for the Arts’ production of Chess The Musical proved to be an evening of intricately woven plots, complex moves, and layered meanings. But unlike the...
View ArticleIt’s “Written in the Stars” that Elton John’s AIDA is beautiful at UFOMT
LOGAN — This year, Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre gives audiences the rare opportunity to see two versions of the love story Aida: Verdi’s 1871 opera Aida and the 2000 stage musical. On...
View Article“Go on and lift your glass” to TCT’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
AMERICAN FORK — Just as my second oldest child and I settled into our chairs in the Valentine Theatre, the familiar French accent of Lumiere from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast floated across the house...
View ArticleBEAUTY AND THE BEAST gives a playhouse best at Terrace Plaza
OGDEN — Ever since the musical adaptation of Disney’s classic film Beauty and the Beast premiered on Broadway in 1994 there has been a mixed response from the musical theatre community. Many, including...
View ArticleUtah stars shine with JOSEPH…DREAMCOAT IN CONCERT at the Eccles
SALT LAKE CITY — The most reviewed play by UTBA, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (directed by Tanner J. Christensen) is playing a brief weekend run in a concert version at the Eccles...
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