The Pavillion at The Sugar Space
I make it a point of never researching something I have never seen before I go see it. I love … Continue reading
Backstage Reviews
*Administrator’s Note*
Due to several factors, including my own schedule, Backstage Utah is unable to send out reviewers or review any productions at this time. It is currently unknown whether we will continue this service in the future.
“CYMBELINE” by William Shakespeare Presented by The New World Shakespeare Company
I will stipulate that mental illness is a problem, one that is too often unrecognized. Certainly Cloten’s mental illness in … Continue reading
Wasatch Theatre Company – The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
Stephen Adly Guirgis’ “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” takes place in a present day courtroom in a corner of … Continue reading
Backstage Review of “Grace”
I went to the opera yesterday, the Met HD broadcast of Così fan tutte. I’ve seen it before; I know … Continue reading
New World Shakespeare Company’s Love’s Labour’s Lost at the Leonardo
Shakespeare can be difficult to follow and somewhat inaccessible for many. Mainly for the language barrier; the difference between Middle … Continue reading
The Zig’s “The Light in the Piazza” Shines
I saw The Light in the Piazza for the first (and only) time when I was probably fifteen or sixteen at the Ahmanson in downtown … Continue reading
Backstage Review: Bonnie & Clyde at Lehi Arts Center
The story of fugitives Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow is one that almost everyone is at least somewhat familiar. The … Continue reading
Backstage Review: Complete your Sondheim Collection with “Road Show” from Wasatch Theatre Company
Road Show Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by John Weidman Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Directed by Rick Rea … Continue reading
Review: Green Day’s “American Idiot” Touring Production
When I first listened to Green Day’s 2004 Album, “American Idiot”, I could hear the story they were telling. It … Continue reading
Backstage Review: New World Shakespeare Company’s “Macbeth”
Forget Freddie and Jason, Macbeth is history’s scariest killer, and he’s back in Salt Lake just in time for Halloween. After … Continue reading