UTAH THEATER REVIEWS

Roald Dahl’s MATILDA at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre is a simply sensational community theatre production with solid performances, eye-popping visuals, and top-notch choreography. ...

ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE on Hale Centre Theatre’s Jewel Box Stage is a love letter to the beloved singer and her pioneering brand of country, as well as both fandom and friendship. ...

Disney’s TARZAN at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre is all about family, not only because of its message of familial love and acceptance, but because multiple families are participating onstage and behind the scenes together.  And it’s the perfect show to gather your whole family and see togethe...

Jane Austen’s EMMA at Hale Center Theater Orem is an entrancing musical romance that deftly explores character and relationships. Devotees of Jane Austen shouldn’t miss the opportunity to see this enjoyable new musical adaptation of her beloved novel....

After 16 months waiting for opening night, the cast of THE MUSIC MAN sings louder than 76 trombones in a big parade....

DADDY LONG LEGS on Hale Centre Theatre’s Jewel Box Stage tugs at the heartstrings with its plucky heroine, touching music, and sweet love story. The music, characters, and story of DADDY LONG LEGS creep up on the audience and unexpectedly wash over them like nothing else.  If you’ve never seen ...

Be prepared to laugh a lot at the SCERA’s solid community theatre production of Monty Python’s SPAMALOT, filled with witty zingers, clever sight gags, and production numbers every bit as over-the-top as they should be....

The only production of LES MISERABLES currently playing anywhere in the world is the one on Hale Centre Theatre’s Centre Stage--an all-out spectacle with burnished visuals and vocals. Scene after scene amazes the audience with its artistry, lush lighting reminiscent of stained glass, and immense s...

Hale Center Theater Orem’s Hale Academy is presenting the regional premiere of Disney’s DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL. It’s a smashingly successful production with staging, costumes, lighting, and performances that bring the story and characters to life....

FREAKY FRIDAY, presented by the SCERA’s nationally award-winning high school performing team, Acting Up!, is a cut above the average high school performance. It is a vivacious, thoroughly enjoyable production on any level....

It is nearly impossible for Hale Centre Theatre to surpass its 2011 regional premiere of A TALE OF TWO CITIES, which is still a theatre-going highlight for many who were lucky enough to attend. However, its stunning new production of the show has much to recommend it, with bold imagery, meaningful m...

It is a rare treat to see a major Broadway performer in concert during a pandemic, and in Layton, Utah, no less. Original RENT and AIDA star Adam Pascal appeared at Layton High School on Sat. Jan. 23, 2021 to provide increasingly important aid for live theatre and education in a fundraising concert ...

After nearly a year without a full production due to COVID-19, CenterPoint Legacy Theatre in Centerville welcomes back theater goers for a beautiful rendition of THE SECRET GARDEN, spring version, by Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon, directed by Jansen Davis....

A CHRISTMAS STORY at the SCERA is a truly great community theatre production of a truly great musical. If you are able to see one of the few live productions available this holiday season, support the SCERA and see a wonderful musical from top to bottom....

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET fills Hale Centre Theatre with big personalities, big voices, and big feelings....

Agatha Christie's MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS on Hale Centre Theatre's Jewel Box Stage is superbly thrilling and well crafted, thanks to the writing, direction, acting, and use of a set that is stunning in its opulence and realistic detail....

Hale Center Theater Orem's Hale Academy is presenting the regional premiere of Disney's MOANA, JR. Visually striking and musically satisfying, it is certainly worth the effort to see....

Hale Center Theater Orem has been waiting patiently to finally open its first new post-quarantine show, and its production of LITTLE WOMEN strikes just the right chord at this moment in time. Intimate and moving, it entices audience members to escape into its story while keeping their feet firmly gr...

Hale Centre Theatre has quietly reopened in Sandy with a fanciful, high caliber new production of MARY POPPINS to fill the void of blockbuster musical theatre. Without fanfare, the non-profit theatre announced its production plans for the remainder of the 2020 season, while also revealing an ambiti...

The SCERA realized it would be able to comply with state and local guidelines, keeping audiences safe while also providing them the live theatrical experience they've been unable to indulge in for several months. And after the dearth of opportunities to attend a performance in person, it was electri...

The national tour of DEAR EVAN HANSEN has arrived at the Eccles Theater, bringing fascinating story, deliberately flawed characters, and a modern score that are enthralling and deeply emotional, eliciting both sadness and hope....

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

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...

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....

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....