SALT LAKE CITY THEATER REVIEWS

LUCKY STIFF on Hale Centre Theatre’s Jewel Box Stage opens with an ode to classic 1970s game shows, and the musical that follows is like a ride back in time via the Game Show Channel.  A captivating competition for a cash prize with lots of twists and turns, it’s just a smidge naughty but ultim...

It is rare for a straight play on Broadway to tour the country and even rarer for one to visit Utah. With its masterful writing and world-class acting, one could not think of a better choice for a transplant from NYC to SLC than the national tour of HARPER LEE’S TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at the Eccles...

Hale Centre Theatre’s Centre Stage in Sandy is the first place you can see the new revised version of THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN post-New York. And it’s a buoyant regional premiere....

The sold-out De Jong Concert Hall at Brigham Young University was bursting with screaming fans of Tony nominee Jeremy Jordan on Sept. 2, and he brought down the house with his mesmerizing performance....

The national tour of HADESTOWN at the Eccles Theater sweeps you away with its luminous and evocative storytelling. Deservedly a phenomenon of modern theatre, a trip down to HADESTOWN is one that will surely linger with you for long after....

IN THE HEIGHTS at West Valley Arts is a rapturous celebration of heritage and a real blast to experience....

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at Hale Center Theater Orem is a splendidly showy but also intimately heartfelt love letter to musical theatre and its fans....

THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre is a jubilant adventure that captures your eyes, ears, and heart....

SILENT SKY on Hale Centre Theatre’s Jewel Box Stage is a tender testament to the triumph of the human spirit. It may be a play you haven’t heard of based on obscure history, but SILENT SKY is a life-affirming small treasure that has been lovingly brought to life in an engrossing production that...

Audiences can’t help but be won over by the splashy, nostalgic entertainment of SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN on Hale Centre Theatre’s Centre Stage in Sandy....

The Creekside Theatre Fest production of THE AUDIENCE at Liahona Preparatory Academy in Pleasant Grove is riveting in its portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II's reign....

The imaginative national tour of Roald Dahl's CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY wraps up its travels across the country with a final stop in Utah at the Eccles Theater. ...

HELLO, DOLLY! at Pioneer Theatre Company is an undeniably satisfying new production of a delightful classic musical, headlined by the inimitable Paige Davis as Dolly....

The national tour of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR rocks the Eccles Theater with its passionate, unorthodox presentation of the Passion. Read our BWW critic's review. ...

CAMELOT at Hale Center Theater Orem is a contemporary unfurling of the classic musical--a moral cautionary tale that uplifts as it disheartens and intrigues as it entertains....

THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA on Hale Centre Theatre’s Jewel Box Stage is ravishing as it sweeps the audience away to another culture, place, and time. The exquisite beauty of the scenes, caused by coordinated color palettes and thoughtful artistry, invoke involuntary sighs of euphoria in too many bliss...

SCHOOL OF ROCK on Hale Centre Theatre’s Centre Stage in Sandy is an electrifying display of bravado, heart, musical prowess and slick spectacle. Read our critic's review. ...

​​​​​​​FIREFLIES at Pioneer Theatre Company is a sweet, simple, and sometimes sublime drama about the twilight of life....

​​​​​​​CAROL BURNETT: AN EVENING OF LAUGHTER AND REFLECTION is a fascinating, charming one-woman show in which the Emmy winner and beloved television, theatre, and film performer answers audience questions and reminisces on her extraordinary life and career....

The national tour of THE BAND’S VISIT, currently playing the Eccles Theater, presents a slow-moving, introspective slice of life that washes over the audience, occasionally grabbing them as it illuminates glimpses of the story each person has to tell. ...

BRIGHT STAR at Hale Center Theater Orem summons a spark of light, joy, and hope in devastating darkness. The entire production is like a warm hug both for those for whom “Bright Star” is a sentimental favorite and the many who are experiencing its delights and heartbreaks for the first time....

SOMETHING ROTTEN! has finally made its debut at Pioneer Theatre Company after two pandemic-induced postponements since the spring of 2020, and it brings pent-up energy, joy, laughter, and love of the theatre. ...

After a nearly two-year delay due to the pandemic, the national tour of ANASTASIA has finally graced the Eccles Theater with its exquisite presence. A rare case in which both production and material are equally glorious, ANASTASIA is like a sublimely crafted music box--both beautiful to behold and ...

Ken Ludwig's TREASURE ISLAND on the Hale Centre Theatre Centre Stage in Sandy is a wonderfully balanced blend of swashbuckling spectacle and intimate character development. An exhilarating use of water elements, including a colossal 39,000-gallon tank in which a ship floats and actors swim, enhances...

The world premiere of the new play THE MESSENGER at Pioneer Theatre Company is an incredibly timely, elegantly written intellectual and emotional reflection of the state of our world....