Immigrant’s Daughter Theatre, Lil Poppet Productions offer dynamite interpretation in stage adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery

Immigrant’s Daughter Theatre, Lil Poppet Productions offer dynamite interpretation in stage adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery

ByLes RokaNov 2, 2024

Misery, one of Stephen King’s best novels, is about an author’s deepest terror as he desperately tries to figure out how to stay alive, while he is imprisoned in the home of the woman who calls herself “his number one fan.” When the 1987 novel was adapted three years later into a film, directed by Rob Reiner in which Paul Sheldon was played by James Caan, it was Kathy Bates’…

Sterling cast propels excellent Utah premiere production by Pioneer Theatre Company of Joshua Harmon’s Prayer for the French Republic

Sterling cast propels excellent Utah premiere production by Pioneer Theatre Company of Joshua Harmon’s Prayer for the French Republic

ByLes RokaNov 1, 20249 min read

“History, as nearly no one seems to know, is not merely something to be read.  And it does…

Fascinating portal into history, memory, preservation of Native American artistic, cultural heritage: Russel Albert Daniels — Wild Roses at Material Art Gallery

Fascinating portal into history, memory, preservation of Native American artistic, cultural heritage: Russel Albert Daniels — Wild Roses at Material Art Gallery

ByLes RokaOct 30, 20246 min read

Perhaps the most significant impact of contemporary Native American artists is that their output affirms that their respective…

‘One cannot fight what one cannot see’: Plan-B Theatre’s Full Color pops with heart, wit, poetry, intellectual depth, soul-bearing emotion

‘One cannot fight what one cannot see’: Plan-B Theatre’s Full Color pops with heart, wit, poetry, intellectual depth, soul-bearing emotion

ByLes RokaOct 29, 202411 min read

At the opening of Full Color, Plan-B Theatre’s 34th season opener, the setting is pleasant and inviting: eight…

Ballet West gives Val Caniparoli’s Jekyll & Hyde riveting, spine-tingling Utah premiere

Ballet West gives Val Caniparoli’s Jekyll & Hyde riveting, spine-tingling Utah premiere

ByLes RokaOct 28, 20247 min read

One of numerous striking boundary-busting scenes in the riveting  Ballet West production of Val Caniparoli’s Jekyll & Hyde…

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