Blair Howell's career is in the professional publishing arena (for more years than he cares to remember), with a longstanding interest in theater. He found it to be great fun to live in New Canaan, Connecticut, with easy access to the Great White Way. But now, Blair lives in Salt Lake City (a long, not interesting story). The much-lamented move has allowed him to be more active in regional theater. He has covered theater and the arts for the Deseret News, Utah's oldest, continuously published metro daily newspaper, and has written for various theater-related national magazines and websites.
Blair Howell is no longer a contributor to BroadwayWorld.com as of 12/3.
July 5, 2017
Kacey Spadafora firmly believes in contemporary, innovative theater. And he's selected perhaps the most conservative county in the deeply red state of Utah to begin a bold theater county.
June 30, 2017
With its guests soloists, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir has sung everything from Broadway ballads to African-American spirituals, and from the Great American Songbook and opera to Swedish folk music.
April 20, 2017
SLAC's HAND TO GOD Is Raucous, Irreligious, and It's a Must-See
November 1, 2016
While nearly every Broadway show receives a developmental workshop in New York or Los Angeles, the creative team for one show with Broadway aspirations has selected an unusual city for this step in the development process.
October 28, 2016
Before A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, and SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH, Tennessee Williams wrote his most autobiographical play, THE GLASS MENAGERIE.
October 17, 2016
While LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is a charming, kooky and hilarious musical cult classic about a man-eating plant from outer space, Brandon Stauffer sees the show a little bit differently.
September 20, 2016
After closing last season with the first professional production of composer Frank Wildhorn's THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, Pioneer Theatre Company opens its new season with the regional premiere of a recent major Broadway show. And it's a major achievement for the company, another spotlight on PTC's excellence.
May 24, 2016
'Go, go, go, Joseph, you know what they say / Hang on now, Joseph, you'll make it one day / Go, go, go, Joseph.'
January 5, 2016
Utah Repertory Theater Company announces its production of 'A Little Night Music,' masterful composer Stephen Sondheim's unabashedly romantic musical drama.
November 9, 2015
The retail stores are 'just like any other mall, except for the total lack of customers or employees,' we're told near the beginning of 'Buyer & Cellar,' a delightful one-man show staged by PYGmalion Productions.
October 26, 2015
Frankenstein or Fronkensteen - either way, the Grand Theatre's 'Young Frankenstein' is a show that needs to be seen! In fact, it's monstrously good fun.
October 23, 2015
At the onset the audience is asked if the Pioneer Theatre Company staging of the concert version of 'The Rocky Horror Show' can be as strange as Utah's liquor laws.
August 28, 2015
Utah Repertory Theater Company announces its production of AMADEUS, one of the most acclaimed and popular productions of the 20th century.
July 31, 2015
Hello, Salt Lake City. 'The Book of Mormon' in Sal Tlay Ka Siti is something incredible.
July 25, 2015
With its glorious, unabashedly romantic score, it's easy to forget that Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan had more in mind than two pairs of opposites-attracts couples when they wrote 'South Pacific.'
June 23, 2015
To celebrate the regional premiere of the Off-Broadway hit 'Ordinary Days,' Utah Repertory Theater Company has invited the show's acclaimed composer Adam Gwon to the opening night performance, July 10, 2015.
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