Straight at Utah Repertory Theater Company

Utah Repertory Theater Company Closes its Doors After Seven Years of Productions

After seven years, starting with the hailed 2012 production of 'Side Show,' and including acclaimed Utah premieres of 'Bonnie & Clyde,' 'Grace,' 'Bare,' '[title of show],' 'Ordinary Days,' 'Heathers: The Musical,' 'The Other Place,' 'The Bridges of Madison County,' 'Straight,' 'Afterglow' and its recent co-production with Utah Valley University's Noorda Theater of 'Sweeney Todd,' starring Jeff McCarthy and Jacquelyne Jones, Utah Repertory Theater Company is closing its doors and ceasing production.

BWW Feature: Adventurous Utah Rep to Host Tony Winner Duncan Sheik at AMERICAN PSYCHO Production in Salt Lake City

Duncan Sheik, a Tony and Grammy Award winner for a?oeSpring Awakening,a?? will travel to Salt Lake City to join Utah Repertory Theater Company for the Rocky Mountain premiere production of AMERICAN PSYCHO.

BWW Feature: Award-Winning New York City Playwright of STRAIGHT Joins Utah Rep for Developmental Staged Reading of His Followup, JUDGING HAYDEN

Drew Fornarola, award-winning playwright of off-Broadway hit STRAIGHT, traveled to Utah to coach the cast and production team and participate in talkbacks following Utah Rep's developmental staged seading of JUDGING HAYDEN. He was eager to elicit responses from theatergoers on how to further develop the first publicly performed version of the JUDGING HAYDEN script.

BWW Interview: Utah Rep to Stage Development Reading of NYC Playwright Drew Fornarola's JUDGING HAYDEN, After Producing the Playwright's Regional Premiere of STRAIGHT

The regional premiere of the Off-Broadway hit STRAIGHT was a major success for Utah Repertory Theater Company, with the production highly acclaimed by reviewers and popularly attended.

Feature: BroadwayWorld's Salt Lake City Reviewers Select 2018's Best of Theater

1. FUN HOME, Salt Lake Acting Company (saltlakeactingcompany.org) The stirring performances under the expert direction of Jason Bowcutt, who guided the cast from melancholy to zany in a heartbeat, made this premiere production hauntingly moving. Hailee Olenberger was utterly astonishing in the pivotal role of Medium Alison, perfectly capturing the awkward joy of first love and discovery of her sexuality. The live band, assuredly led by David Evanoff, was an additional reason for this reviewer to see FUN HOME three times.