Salt Lake City Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 7

BWW Review: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Pioneer Theatre Company is Colorfully Creative
by Tyler Hinton - February 22, 2020

Pioneer Theatre Company's professional production of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is a creative reimagining of the star-crossed story....

BWW Review: U.S. Premiere of STRICTLY BALLROOM at Hale Centre Theatre is Fabulous
by Tyler Hinton - February 11, 2020

Hale Centre Theatre's U.S. premiere of Baz Luhrmann's STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL dazzles on its Centre Stage following productions in Australia and on the West End. The direction, choreography, lighting, set, and costumes--all created specifically for Hale Centre Theatre's new production--are bey...

BWW Review: BRIGHT STAR at Hale Centre Theatre Creates Homespun Warmth
by Tyler Hinton - January 25, 2020

BRIGHT STAR on Hale Centre Theatre's Jewel Box Stage creates homespun warmth that cuts through the darkness in an emotional journey. If you have never had the opportunity to see BRIGHT STAR, or if you really want to see it again, this uplifting production will be your best bet....

BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at the Eccles Theater Has a Stark Elegance
by Tyler Hinton - January 22, 2020

The national tour of Bartlett Sher's recent Broadway revival of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, currently playing at the Eccles Theater, has a stark elegance in its design and direction, which are at once new and familiar....

BWW Review: Living Legend Bernadette Peters Did Not Disappoint at the Noorda
by Tyler Hinton - January 14, 2020

When one sees a living legend such as Bernadette Peters perform in person, a weight of expectations regarding song choice, personality, talent, and skill are brought into the room by the audience. For her January 11th concert at Utah Valley University's beautiful new Noorda Center for the Performing...

BWW Review: MARY STUART at Pioneer Theatre Company is Thought-Provoking
by Tyler Hinton - January 11, 2020

MARY STUART at Pioneer Theatre Company is a well-acted and thought-provoking look at two of the most powerful women in history....

Best of Utah Theater in 2019: Salt Lake City BWW Reviewer's Favorite Shows
by Tyler Hinton - December 28, 2019

Tyler Hinton's Picks: 1. MATILDA at Hale Centre Theatre, www.hct.org 2. CAGNEY at Pioneer Theatre Company, www.pioneertheatre.org 3. THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, www.centerpointtheatre.org 4. PHANTOM at Hale Centre Theatre, www.hct.org 5. MISS SAIGON at the Eccles...

BWW Exclusive: Angels Among Us, Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert Featuring Kristin Chenoweth
by Hayley Westwood - December 09, 2019

Kristin Chenoweth celebrates the reason for the season in the Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert premiering December 16 on PBS....

BWW Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Pioneer Theatre Company is So Wrong It's Right
by Tyler Hinton - December 07, 2019

One of the first regional productions of the recent Broadway hit comedy, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Pioneer Theatre Company is so wrong it's fabulously right....

BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS STORY at the Eccles Theater is a Heartfelt Holiday Treat
by Tyler Hinton - December 04, 2019

The national tour of A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL, currently playing at the Eccles Theater, is a heartfelt exploration of childhood with a wonderful score brimming with memorable songs....

BWW Review: SEUSSICAL at Hale Centre Theatre is Whimsical Fun
by Tyler Hinton - November 29, 2019

Hale Centre Theatre's production of SEUSSICAL on its Centre Stage is a whimsical journey through the world of Dr. Seuss that's fun for all ages....

BWW Review: Blue Skies and a White Christmas at Centerpoint Legacy's HOLIDAY INN
by Hayley Westwood - December 01, 2019

It wouldn't feel like Christmastime without classics like a?oeWhite Christmasa?? from Irving Berlin's HOLIDAY INN, which you can catch in person now at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre! ...

BWW Review: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER Brings Childlike Joy to the Eccles Theater
by Tyler Hinton - November 23, 2019

The national tour of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL, playing for just two more performances at the Eccles Theater, is a tribute to the beloved claymation holiday special and is infused with innocence and childlike joy for the whole family to enjoy together....

Ellora Lattin Makes Concert Debut at Covey Center
by Blair Howell - November 09, 2019

Popular musical theater actor Ellora Lattin makes her concert debut Monday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m. Lattin's performance, 'Ellora Lattin in Concert,' is part of the Covey Center's Excellence in the Community series....

BWW Review: Utah Repertory Theater's SWEENEY TODD Is A Reminder Of What Happens When A Person's Heart Is Guided Completely By Revenge
by Maren Swenson - October 29, 2019

tah Repertory Theater and the new Noorda Theatre on the Utah Valley University Campus have teamed together this Halloween season to bring the cautionary tale of Sweeney Todd, Sondheim's reminder of what happens when a person's heart is guided completely by revenge. When the show was first announced,...

BWW Review: MISS SAIGON at the Eccles Theater is Filled with Pathos and Grit
by Tyler Hinton - October 16, 2019

The national tour of the MISS SAIGON revival production, currently playing at the Eccles Theater, is filled with pathos, eye-popping spectacle, and gritty realism....

BWW Review: AUDRA MCDONALD SPREADS LOVE AND HOPE AT NOORDA CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
by Hayley Westwood - October 08, 2019

In her recent show at the beautiful Noorda Center for the Performing Arts on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem, McDonald was absolutely captivating....

BWW Review: CenterPoint's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME is Intricate and Stirring
by Tyler Hinton - October 01, 2019

CenterPoint Legacy Theatre's extraordinary production of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME is visually intricate and emotionally stirring. The production is astonishingly well-conceived and carried out. It does justice to the beautiful story and score, and it is highly recommended....

BWW Review: PHANTOM at Hale Centre Theatre is Magnificently Opulent
by Tyler Hinton - September 27, 2019

Maury Yeston's PHANTOM on Hale Centre Theatre's Centre Stage has been cast, designed, and directed to magnificence. Experience a new, more human side to the story you know so well through this magnificent, emotional production of a beautifully crafted musical....

BWW Review: Broadway Bound CAGNEY at Pioneer Theatre Company is Broadway Ready
by Tyler Hinton - September 23, 2019

The Broadway-bound CAGNEY at Pioneer Theatre Company has a sensational star, a Broadway-ready production, and a fascinating story to tell....

BWW Review: U of U Musical Theater Students Sink Teeth Into DRACULA, With Splendid Direction and Choreography
by Blair Howell - September 20, 2019

Director-choreographer Denny Berry gamely takes a stab (pun intended) to breath new life (sorry about that one) into a musical version of Bram Stoker's 1897 epistolary novel, Frank Wildhorn's DRACULA, THE MUSICAL....

BWW Review: Masterful Musical Theater Storytelling with Patti LuPone in DON'T MONKEY WITH BROADWAY
by Blair Howell - September 15, 2019

Broadway legend Patti LuPone wows theatergoers with her dazzling DON'T MONKEY WITH BROADWAY cabaret act at BYU's de Jong Concert Hall. The opportunity to experience the world of an authentic Broadway star in a Utah seat is a rare privilege. And Audra McDonald and Bernadette Peters are set to perform...

BWW Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY at Hale Centre Theatre is a Ghoulish Good Time
by Tyler Hinton - September 14, 2019

THE ADDAMS FAMILY on Hale Centre Theatre's Jewel Box Stage embraces the eccentric and eerie while telling an ultimately sweet story about family and acceptance....

BWW Review: New Musical A WALL APART at the Grand is Passionate
by Tyler Hinton - August 19, 2019

A WALL APART is a heart-pounding original rock musical about the Berlin Wall that fills the room with palpable passion and a soaring score by Lord Graham Russell of Air Supply. The show was first introduced at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, and the same production team transferred to the Gr...

BWW Review: An Ex-Mo Reviews THE BOOK OF MORMON (the Musical; Not the Book) in Sal Tlay Ka Siti
by Blair Howell - August 16, 2019

Seeing THE BOOK OF MORMON musical with an audience full of TBMs (true-believing Mormons) and Ex-Mos in Sal Tlay Ka Siti, who deeply understand the culture the musical skewers, a wholly unique experience -- something incredible....