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“The Foreigner” Doesn’t Fail to Entertain

Performances thru February 12, 2010 OREM — The Foreigner at the Hale Center Theatre Orem, like many shows in this venue, is a delightful production. I had a few expectations for the piece given my...

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UVU’s THE IMAGINARY INVALID is an evening well spent

OREM — It never ceases to amaze me that Molière’s plays are still ridiculously funny, even after being translated from four-hundred year-old French. And when I say “funny,” I don’t mean the kind of...

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THE CURIOUS SAVAGE makes for a great night out

OREM — Ethel Savage (Karen Baird) is the widow of a multimillionaire. She decides to place his ten million dollar fortune into a fund to help ordinary people achieve their dreams. Naturally this plan...

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UVU’s CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE is a strong introduction to epic theatre

OREM — Bertolt Brecht sought to evoke social change with his plays, the content of which often broached political subjects. Brectht is best known today for what he called “epic theatre,” his...

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BEAU JEST is just a great family comedy

OREM — One line of dialogue from the third act of James Sherman‘s Beau Jest perfectly summarizes the current production of the play at Hale Center Theater Orem: “You put on one hell of a performance.”...

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UTBA reviewers sound off: EXCELLENCE IN 2014

December is full of annual traditions, and at UTBA our favorite is our yearly blog post about the excellence we saw on the Utah stage during the year. In 2014 UTBA reviewed 200 productions, which means...

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YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU charms and delights

OREM — There’s something warming in rediscovering an old love, in remembering things once lost. I recall days spent in my youth, curled up with a mug of hot chocolate, and listening to old-time radio...

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Sundance’s THE WIZARD OF OZ needs a little more magic

SUNDANCE — Theatre in the mountains surrounding Robert Redford’s Sundance resort is always magical. The journey by car up the canyon followed by the climb to the amphitheater (by foot or by tractor...

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NERD alert! Don’t miss the Orem Hale’s 2016 season opener

OREM — If you are looking to step into 2016 with a night of hilarity, don’t miss Larry Shue’s The Nerd, directed by Laurie Harrop-Purser and running now at the Orem Hale Center Theater through February...

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Sundance’s OKLAHOMA! has strengths, lacks heart

SUNDANCE — Oklahoma! was the first musical written by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, and it ushered in the American musical theatre as we now know it.  Following in the footsteps...

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