Salt Lake City Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 5

BWW Review: CAMELOT at Hale Center Theater Orem is Royal and Rustic
by Tyler Hinton - April 25, 2022

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....

BWW Review: Hale Centre Theatre's THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA is Ravishing
by Tyler Hinton - April 22, 2022

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 blissfu...

BWW Review: Hale Centre Theatre's SCHOOL OF ROCK is Electrifying
by Tyler Hinton - April 11, 2022

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. ...

BWW Review: FIREFLIES at Pioneer Theatre Company is Sweet, Simple, and Sometimes Sublime
by Tyler Hinton - April 02, 2022

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

BWW Review: Entertainment Legend Carol Burnett Charms at the Eccles Theater
by Tyler Hinton - March 29, 2022

​​​​​​​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....

BWW Review: THE BAND'S VISIT at the Eccles Theater Shows Each Person Has a Story
by Tyler Hinton - March 16, 2022

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. ...

BWW Review: BRIGHT STAR at Hale Center Theater Orem is a Spark of Light
by Tyler Hinton - March 07, 2022

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....

BWW Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Pioneer Theatre Company is Joyful
by Tyler Hinton - February 26, 2022

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. ...

BWW Review: ANASTASIA Graces the Eccles Theater with its Exquisite Presence
by Tyler Hinton - February 16, 2022

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 ...

BWW Review: Hale Centre Theatre's TREASURE ISLAND is Exhilaratingly Epic and Emotional
by Tyler Hinton - February 05, 2022

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...

BWW Review: THE MESSENGER at Pioneer Theatre Company is a Timely, Elegant World Premiere
by Tyler Hinton - January 17, 2022

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....

BWW Review: Hale Centre Theatre's ONE FOR THE POT is a Madcap Romp
by Tyler Hinton - January 16, 2022

ONE FOR THE POT on Hale Centre Theatre’s Jewel Box Stage defies description, but ultimately it is a madcap comedic romp filled with mistaken identities and pure effervescent entertainment....

Best of Utah Theater in 2021: Salt Lake City BWW Reviewer's Favorite Shows
by Tyler Hinton - January 08, 2022

1. LES MISERABLES at Hale Centre Theatre, www.hct.org 2. FROZEN at the Eccles Theater, www.broadway-at-the-eccles.com 3. THE MOUSETRAP at Hale Centre Theatre, www.hct.org 4. MEAN GIRLS at the Eccles Theater, www.broadway-at-the-eccles.com 5. DESCENDANTS: THE MUSICAL at Hale Center Theater Orem, ...

BWW Review: HAMILTON Returns to the Eccles Theater with Passion and Resilience
by Tyler Hinton - December 30, 2021

The national tour of the smash hit HAMILTON has triumphantly returned to the Eccles Theater and is safely performing with passion and resilience, creating a special, undeniable experience. ...

BWW Review: Jodi Benson and the Utah Symphony Brought Holiday Magic to the Noorda
by Tyler Hinton - December 18, 2021

Tony nominee and Disney Legend Jodi Benson joined the Utah Symphony at its Utah County home, the Noorda Center for the Performing Arts at Utah Valley University, for a festive, magical evening of holiday music....

BWW Review: ELF THE MUSICAL at Pioneer Theatre Company Brings Out the Inner Child
by Tyler Hinton - December 04, 2021

​​​​​​​Pioneer Theatre Company’s ELF THE MUSICAL (returning in a new professional production after its 2013 bow) is a fun holiday outing.  Directed by Sesame Street’s Alan Muraoka, it brings out the inner child in the characters, actors, and audience alike. ...

BWW Review: MEAN GIRLS at the Eccles Theater Was Worth the Wait
by Tyler Hinton - December 01, 2021

Originally scheduled to play at the Eccles Theater in August 2020, the national tour of MEAN GIRLS was absolutely worth the wait.  Stuffed to the brim with laugh out loud jokes, earwormy songs, and introspective moments, and boasting top notch performances and production values, it is yet another Br...

BWW Review: Hale Centre Theatre's CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG is a Musical Morsel Supreme
by Tyler Hinton - November 13, 2021

Like the titular car, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG on the Hale Centre Theatre Centre Stage in Sandy is more than spectacular.  And like deliciously rousing Toot Sweets, the production is a musical morsel supreme....

THE MASKED SINGER Announced Live at the Eccles
by A.A. Cristi - November 02, 2021

Building upon the excitement of FOX's hit reality series and family-favorite guessing game THE MASKED SINGER, Right Angle Entertainment and Outback Presents today announced that the live show THE MASKED SINGER National Tour, will hit the road in 2022, taking TV's #1 show on a North American tour....

BWW Review: The Glorious FROZEN at the Eccles Theater Brings Broadway Back to Utah
by Tyler Hinton - October 28, 2021

The national tour of Disney’s FROZEN, which was originally scheduled to play at the Eccles Theater in April 2020, has finally made its bow more than a year and a half later.  And what a glorious way to welcome Broadway back to Salt Lake City! ...

BWW Review: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Hale Center Theater Orem is Gripping
by Tyler Hinton - October 16, 2021

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Hale Center Theater Orem is a well-crafted production of a stunningly emotional and complex musical. ...

BWW Review: Hale Centre Theatre's THE MOUSETRAP is Engrossing
by Tyler Hinton - September 18, 2021

Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP on Hale Centre Theatre's Jewel Box Stage is a thoroughly engrossing mystery that is well produced, directed, and performed....

BWW Review: AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at Pioneer Theatre Company is a Euphoric Celebration
by Tyler Hinton - September 13, 2021

Pioneer Theatre Company’s professional production of AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ is billed as a joyous, feel-good celebration of live theatre, and it doesn’t disappoint. As Equity actors solemnly return to PTC’s stage after an 18-month absence, they elicit tender emotions that eventually explode in elation....

BWW Review: Hale Centre Theatre's THE SECRET GARDEN is Special
by Tyler Hinton - September 07, 2021

THE SECRET GARDEN on the Hale Centre Theatre Centre Stage in Sandy is a special mounting of a special musical--a feast for the eyes, ears, and soul....

BWW Review: The World Premiere of 1820 THE MUSICAL is Moving and Modern
by Tyler Hinton - August 11, 2021

1820 THE MUSICAL at the Covey Center for the Arts is the world premiere of a moving, modern new musical about Joseph and Emma Smith. With a HAMILTON-inspired physical production and strong musical score mirroring THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (both also recent musicals about 19th-century visionaries), and b...