BACALL’S PASSING BRINGS BACK MEMORIES OF HER TWO STAGE MUSICALS

The unfortunate passing of screen legend Lauren Bacall on August 12 at age 89 brings back memories of her legendary screen career and her marriage to movie star Humphrey Bogart for most people.  For me, my Bacall recollections were very different.  I, of course, saw her in many of her screen roles and always marveled at her distinctive acting genius and husky voice.  But my fondest Bacall memories are seeing her star dynamically in her two Broadway musicals, “Applause” in 1970 based on my favorite movie “All About Eve” (1950), and … Continue Reading

This review aired on KBAQ August4, 2014

SPECTACLE ADDS TO TUACAHN AMPHITHEATRE ‘S “THE LITTLE MERMAID”

“THE LITTLE MERMAID”
Tuacahn Amphitheatre
Ivins, Utah

While in Cedar City for the Utah Shakespeare Festival, I ventured south to Ivins just outside of St. George where the outdoor 2,000 seat Tuacahn Amphitheatre presents three summer family musicals.  I saw Disney’s stage version of “The Little Mermaid.”  This theater is a dramatically beautiful space where most of the elaborate productions use of the theater’s rain curtain and a stage that floods frequently throughout each performance.  This summer in addition to “The Little Mermaid,” Tuacahn is staging “Joseph and the … Continue Reading