At middle age and older, it is natural for a person to reflect on and reminisce about the life he or she has lived. An awareness of aging and changes in health circumstances imbue life with urgency and compel people to get their affairs in order and tie up loose ends. The intersection of these... Continue Reading →
My friend Mony and I saw The Nutty Professor, A New Musical at Hale Centre Theatre last weekend, and we absolutely loved it! Rupert Holmes and Marvin Hamlisch's musical brings Jerry Lewis's 1963 movie to the stage. Some theater-goers may also be familiar with Eddie Murphy's 1996 remake of the movie. The movies and musical... Continue Reading →
Previews for Ghostlight appeared before some other movies I saw earlier this summer, and its premise intrigued me. I made a point to see it before it left Broadway Centre Cinemas this week, and I found it to be a deeply touching exploration of the intimate connection between life and art, particularly as it pertains... Continue Reading →
Women of my generation and younger have many rights and opportunities available to us that previous generations of women simply did not have. We risk taking for granted the relative ease with which we move in the world, and we might forget that trailblazers before us had to push against the current to attain the... Continue Reading →
My friend Mony has generously given me tickets to several Hale Centre Theatre productions this season, the first of which was May We All in April, and more recently, we saw The Time Machine, playing on the Sorensen Legacy Jewel Box Stage. I was unfamiliar with the premise of The Time Machine before seeing it,... Continue Reading →
The Utah Symphony concluded its regular season this past weekend with a program featuring three contemporary works: Fanfare Ritmico by Jennifer Higdon, Fandango by Arturo Márquez, and Symphony No. 3 by Aaron Copland. Guest conductor Giancarlo Guerrero and violinist Anne Akiko Meyers joined the symphony for these concerts. I attended Friday evening's performance, and I... Continue Reading →
Photographs convey thousands of thoughts and emotions. I compiled my best images showcasing Abravanel Hall's beauty. https://thegoodlifeslc.wordpress.com/2024/05/23/utah-symphony-scheherazade/?theme_preview=true&iframe=true&frame-nonce=3489f4c4bb&calypso_token=8ef3251c-8b64-45b4-9903-f284655aeac7?page_id=1123
Life became busy and took me in several different directions, keeping me from writing about the performing arts events I was attending. I am happy to be back writing about The Good Life, so let's jump in! I decided on a whim to attend Saturday evening's Utah Symphony concert, featuring two composers' interpretations of Scheherazade.... Continue Reading →
A love-struck young nobleman in multiple disguises. A controlling older man desiring to marry the young woman in his care. A cunning barber inventing schemes. A captivating young woman at the center of it all. Mix those details together, and you have Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville. My friend Heather and I went to... Continue Reading →
Ballet West delivered an outstanding performance of Swan Lake on its opening night, Friday, February 9, 2024. Swan Lake is an inherently beautiful ballet as it depicts a classic fairy-tale set to Tchaikovsky's music, and Ballet West's dancers, orchestra, costume designers, and set designers created a particularly magical rendition that enchanted me from beginning to... Continue Reading →
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