This review aired on KBAQ July 31, 2014

UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL PRESENTS A REMARKABLE “INTO THE WOODS” AND AN IMPRESSIVE NEW DRAMATIZATION OF “SENSE AND SENSIBILITY”

“SENSE AND SENSIBILITY” and “INTO THE WOODS”
Utah Shakespeare Festival
Cedar City, Utah

On Monday, I reviewed the first of three outstanding productions I saw at Cedar City’s Utah Shakespeare Festival, “The Comedy of Errors.”  Tonight, I’ll comment on the other two productions I attended, a new dramatization of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” and a remarkable version of Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.”

“Sense and Sensibility” proved a prim and proper adaptation of the Austen story that was stripped of … Continue Reading

This review aired on KBAQ July 28, 2014

UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL PRESENTS AN IMPRESSIVE “COMEDY OF ERRORS”

“THE COMEDY OF ERRORS”
Utah Shakespeare Festival
Cedar City, Utah

Each summer when most Valley theaters vacation, I try to locate nearby theaters with a diverse and impressively performed selection of productions.  This summer’s quest took me to the 53rd Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City where an unparalleled theater experience awaited me in the three impressively produced shows I saw – an updated version of “The Comedy of Errors” set in the 1849 Gold Rush, a new dramatization of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility,” and a brilliant … Continue Reading

This review aired on KBAQ July 24, 2014

ENTERTAINING AND DYNAMIC “JERSEY BOYS” BACK IN TOWN AT ASU GAMMAGE

“JERSEY BOYS”
Broadway Across America – Arizona, ASU Gammage
Tempe, AZ

The entertaining musical “Jersey Boys” is back in town and the national touring company is in top form as it duplicates the dynamic original Broadway cast staging as it tells the story of The Four Seasons development.

It’s rare that the Valley has such captivating musical entertainment during the hot summer months and “Jersey Boys” is a testament to ASU Gammage becoming a year-round home for touring Broadway hits.  Be warned that the generally upbeat show’s … Continue Reading