ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE is charming at The Grand
SALT LAKE CITY — I’m not much of a country music fan, but even I know the name “Patsy Cline.” Cline’s name is synonymous with a smooth silky voice that excelled at the country blues or a swingin’...
View ArticleStrong script lifts MISS EVERS’ BOYS
SALT LAKE CITY — In my job as a research psychologist, I am often required to consider the health and well-being of the people who choose to participate in my research. Modern ethical guidelines are a...
View ArticleGrand Theatre provides moments in the woods with INTO THE WOODS
SALT LAKE CITY — Right about the time the Baker’s Wife (Stephanie Purcell) and Cinderella’s Prince (Doug Irey) started their song “Moments in the Woods,” I really got lost in how wonderful Into the...
View ArticleHear THE VOICE OF THE PRAIRIE for yourself
SALT LAKE CITY — The Grand Theatre’s production of The Voice of the Prairie under the direction of John Caywood brings to the stage a complex plot featuring over a dozen characters and spanning thirty...
View ArticleDEATH OF A SALESMAN is full of nuance and pathos
SALT LAKE CITY — Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is widely recognized as classic American drama, as evidenced by its laurels—among them the 1949 Pulitzer for Drama plus an armful of Tony awards for...
View ArticleONCE ON THIS ISLAND is a perfect escape
SALT LAKE CITY — With the snow melted, cloudy skies, and still no leaves on the trees, northern Utah can be a dreary place in early March. But the Grand Theatre has a show to brighten Utahns’ mood and...
View ArticleGrand’s LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS grows charm
SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY — I like tragedies. I find I’m in a minority about this. People around me like things to end happy and well. But I like the sad but enlivening idea of catharsis. So perhaps that’s...
View ArticleA surefire country hit at the Grand with ALWAYS… PATSY CLINE
SALT LAKE CITY – Ted Swindley’s Always… Patsy Cline has swept the nation since its debut in 1988, much like Patsy Cline herself in the 1950’s and 60’s. Directed by Richard Scott, the Grand Theatre’s...
View ArticleClassic songs pop in the Grand’s MARVELOUS WONDERETTES
SALT LAKE CITY — Do you like music from the ’50s and ’60s? Then the Grand Theatre has the show for you: The Marvelous Wonderettes. It’s the story of a high school girl group who sings classic songs...
View ArticleCURTAINS is a bit drab at the Grand Theatre
SALT LAKE CITY — Curtains is a backstage musical within a musical that seems to be written by “show people” for “show people.” The main story line of the murder mystery is simple: at the end of the...
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