Theater

‘The Messenger’ Explores a Public Health Crisis (No, Not That One) at Pioneer Theatre Company

When Jeff Talbott was writing his new play The Messenger, he had contemporary issues in mind, from political polarization to media bias to gender dynamics. But even he never could have predicted...

Wait For It: ‘Hamilton’ SLC Performances Set To Resume Jan. 18

If you have a ticket to see the touring Broadway performance of Hamilton at the Eccles Theater this week (Jan. 12–16), hang onto it. Broadway Across America said in a statement that...

Review: ‘Elf The Musical’ at Pioneer Theatre Company

Christmas media can be a love-it-or-hate-it proposition—either you’re blasting Mariah Carey before Halloween is over or you cringe at all of the earnest merriness. Like it or not, though, we’re well into...

‘Elf’ Sings Into Pioneer Theatre Company Directed by Alan Muraoka

For many 00s kids (and plenty of their parents), the image of Will Ferrell joyfully terrorizing a Macy’s belongs in the Christmas movie canon along with the A Christmas Story leg lamp...

Review: ‘Ass’ at Pioneer Theatre Company

With a title that’s memorable, to-the-point and a little bit cheeky (sorry), Pioneer Theatre Company's Ass is designed to grab your attention. Though the in-your-face title reminds you that you’re definitely not...

Review: ‘Four Women Talking About the Man Under the Sheet’ at Salt Lake Acting Company

In Four Women Talking About the Man Under the Sheet, a world premiere from Utah playwright Elaine Jarvik at Salt Lake Acting Company, a dead body literally upstages every other actor. In...

Review: Pioneer Theatre Company’s ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’’

Here’s how surreal it feels to attend live theater again in 2021. In Pioneer Theatre Company’s performance of Ain’t Misbehavin’—the company’s first production in 18 months—one of the biggest cheers of the...

The Gospel of Sister Dottie S. Dixon

Last spring Salt Lake City lost our Sister Dottie. Actor Charles Lynn Frost passed away on May 19 at age 67 from colon cancer. Sister Dottie S. Dixon, the creation of Frost...

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