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Are the Costs of Live Theater Worth It?

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer April 16, 2024

  Attending a Broadway show is a costly affair for the audience member, but what about the costs of running the show? With rising production costs, theater payments and other fees, putting on a...

Tommy Dewey and Melissa Barerra appear in Your Monster by Caroline Lindy, an official selection of the Midnight program at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | Photo by Will Stone)

Sundance 2024: ‘Your Monster’: Female Rage and Furry Love

By Andre Montoya, Arts Writer January 23, 2024

  “Your Monster” by writer/director Caroline Lindy, based on the short film of the same name, is a wonderfully campy horror rom-com with an empowering underlying message and a genuinely funny...

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Edwin Drood is Dead, But Community Theater is Alive and Well

By Audrey Hall, Arts Writer October 26, 2023

  The Parker Theatre on South State Street presents “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” to center stage Sept. 23-Oct. 28. The book of the same name is the final piece of literature written by Charles...

Poster for The Lightning Thief. (Courtesy of the University of Utah Department of Theatre)

U Theatre’s “The Lightning Thief”: A Light and Airy Production of A Gen Z Classic

By Arlo Marler September 30, 2023

  Did you ever pour over the “Percy Jackson” series in elementary and middle school, devouring each new book as they came out? Did you hold a particular affinity for Greek mythology or feel like...

Only Murders in the Building (Courtesy of Hulu)

‘Only Murders In The Building’ is Wittier in Newest Season

By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer August 29, 2023

  In late August of 2021, Hulu released the first season of “Only Murders in the Building”, a comedic mystery show following an unexpected trio of residents attempting to solve a murder in...

76th Tony Awards poster

The Biggest Nominees of the 76th Tony Awards

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer June 9, 2023

  Why talk when you can sing, and why sing when you can dance? Musicals and plays have been an integral part of entertainment inhabiting the theaters along Broadway in Manhattan, New York City,...

The cast of Passing Stranger (Courtesy Todd Collins Photography)

‘Passing Strange’ at SLAC an Ensemble-Based Rock Show You Can’t Miss

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor April 12, 2022

  Salt Lake Acting Company is no stranger to introducing Utah audiences to shows and “Passing Strange” is no exception. Their production and Utah premiere of the 2008 Broadway-musical meets...

Ariana De Bose in America from West Side Story (Courtesy of 20th Century Studios)

Spielberg’s First Musical ‘West Side Story’ Is a Beautiful, Vivid Update of a Classic

By Megan Fisher, Arts Writer December 31, 2021

  The Musical Spielberg Has Been Waiting to Make Steven Spielberg has never made a musical, but his latest movie, an adaptation of the classic "West Side Story," is something that he has been preparing...

Gold Mountain promo (Courtesy West Valley Center of Arts website)

Utah Shakespeare Festival’s ‘Gold Mountain’ Tells an Untold Story

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer November 18, 2021

  The Utah Shakespeare Festival presented the world premiere of “Gold Mountain,” a new musical by Jason Ma, on Nov. 4 at the West Valley Performing Arts Center. Intimate and honest, “Gold...

Mariah Stanelle and Eva Merrill for The Emily Dickinson Musical. (Courtesy Open Door Productions)

‘The Emily Dickinson Musical’: A Poet In Her Own Terms

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer October 2, 2021

  On Sept. 30, University of Utah student production company, Open Door Productions, premiered “The Emily Dickinson Musical” — a dedicated exploration of the life of poet Emily Dickinson,...