Phaedra's Adventures

Last night I went to the Empress Theatre for their production of Puffs, Or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic an...

I had never heard of the musical Between the Lines  before but, when I read the description, I knew that it was obviously written for me bec...

I am a big fan of Something Rotten  (it is full of references to William Shakespeare and musical theatre which means that it was pretty much...

Last night I went to the Empress Theatre for the third production of Fiddler on the Roof that I've seen this year. I obviously love the...

I enjoyed HCT's production of Silent Sky  a few years ago so I was really excited to see it again at the Empress Theatre last night. Thi...

I was really excited to see a production of Evita  at the Empress Theatre last night because, even though it is one of my favorite musicals,...

I was thrilled to see the closing performance of Sweeney Todd  at the Empress Theatre last night.  It joins The Sound of Music  and A Gentle...

Another show (currently very popular with Utah theatre companies) that I don't think I will ever get tired of seeing no matter how many ...

I was able to see the final performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella  at the Empress last night and I was absolutely enchante...

There are exceptions but I am not a big fan of turning popular movies into stage musicals because, in my opinion, they are incredibly contri...

While I am very familiar with the music (the songs "Being Alive" and "The Ladies Who Lunch" are staples for vocalists wh...

I absolutely loved the musical The Pirate Queen  when I saw a production at HCT several years ago so I was really excited to see it again at...

Last night I went to see the British farce  Cash on Delivery  at the Empress Theatre and it was so much fun!  Eric Swann (Alexander Richards...

Over the past few years A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder  has become one of my favorite musicals because it is absolutely hilariou...

Last night I went to see A Chorus Line  at the Empress Theatre and I was beyond impressed with this production!  A large group of dancers ar...

Yesterday I went to a matinee performance of Legally Blonde  at the Empress Theatre and it was a really fun way to spend a Saturday afternoo...

The next show in the 1980s double feature at the Empress last night was The Wedding Singer .  After a brief intermission, the set for the Bo...

Last night I went to the Empress Theatre for a double dose of 80s nostalgia and it was so much fun!  First up was Rock of Ages , which I saw...

I really love the musical The Drowsy Chaperone  because not only is it one of the funniest shows I've ever seen but it is a poignant ode...

Last night I went to the Empress Theatre for the first of three productions of The Sound of Music  that I have scheduled this year.  Obviou...