I thoroughly enjoyed watching The Exorcist in 2023 when movie theaters offered screenings for the film's 50th anniversary. I eagerly anticipated seeing it a second time when I learned that Broadway Centre Cinemas had scheduled it in this year's Tower of Terror lineup. (Tower of Terror is the Salt Lake Film Society's series of classic... Continue Reading →
Utah Opera's 2025-2026 season announcement immediately piqued my curiosity since the company would be opening with composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campell's adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining. I admit to not having been an avid Stephen King fan over the course of my life, but I was nevertheless very intrigued to see how... Continue Reading →
I approach horror films skeptically and cautiously because moral and ethical considerations preclude my consuming entertainment that glorifies evil or gratuitous violence. Many classic or traditional horror films don't appeal to me for those reasons. However, films that authentically explore the supernatural, present a rigorous and fair conflict between good and evil, and portray strong... Continue Reading →
Broadway at the Eccles kicked off its 2025-2026 season this week with Some Like It Hot, a stage adaptation of the 1959 movie starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Marilyn Monroe. I attended Thursday night's performance with my friend Phaedra, I was able to meet her friends Wendy and Jared, and we all really enjoyed... Continue Reading →
Intermezzo Chamber Music Series continued its summer season with Concert III on Monday, July 14. Lun Jiang (violin), Erin David (violin), Emily Brown (viola), Joel Gibbs (viola), Pegsoon Whang (cello), and Hannah Holland Thomas (cello) joined forces to perform works by Anton Webern, Richard Strauss, and Johannes Brahms. These musicians created a beautiful, cohesive sound... Continue Reading →
After a fantastic season opener on June 30, Intermezzo Chamber Music Series held its second summer concert on July 7. The program featured music by Johannes Brahms and Arnold Schoenberg and showcased the virtuosity of Vedrana Subotic (Artistic Director and pianist), William Hagen (violinist), Laura Ha (violinist), J.T. Posadas (violist), Whittney Sjogren (violist), Lauren Posey... Continue Reading →
Summertime means the return of Intermezzo Chamber Music Series, one of my favorite concert series of the year. This summer, Intermezzo returns to the Vieve Gore Concert Hall on the campus of Westminster University. (For those who may not be aware, Westminster College of Salt Lake City updated its name to Westminster University in 2023,... Continue Reading →
My friends Greg and Kyle invited me to join them and our mutual friend Francesca to see & Juliet at the Eccles Theater for the production's final matinee. We found it to be a clever, energetic, and entertaining musical that explores themes of identity, acceptance, and self determination. & Juliet is a "jukebox musical" that... Continue Reading →
Idiosyncratic. Quirky. Off-beat. Those adjectives best describe Wes Anderson's new movie The Phoenician Scheme, and those characteristics explain why critics and movie-goers either love the film or hate it, resulting in unpromising reviews online. I had been on the fence about whether or not to see it, based on the reviews, yet the trailer looked... Continue Reading →
The Utah Symphony finished its regular season this Thursday and Friday with violin soloist Clara-Jumi Kang playing Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 under the direction of conductor emeritus Thierry Fischer. That was enough to motivate me to purchase a ticket for Thursday evening's performance because this violin concerto is incredibly stirring,... Continue Reading →
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