It is a truth universally acknowledged that the book is always better than the play (or movie) based upon it. Yet Jane Austen’s literary classics remain so beguiling — and insightful — that people keep right on trying to adapt them, despite the many impediments.
The Utah Shakespeare Festival’s rip-snortin’, gut-bustin’ production of “The Comedy of Errors” has undergone a major — and, as it turns out, majorly effective — change of scene.
Shakespeare never knew his “problem plays” were a problem. That description didn’t come along until the 19th century, courtesy of (who else?) a pesky theater critic responding to Henrik Ibsen’s searing depictions of characters beset by moral dilemmas.
Kids and pirates should be a good combination when “Story Pirates” make their way to Las Vegas. That’s just one of the weekend highlights if you’re looking for something to do this weekend.
They say every picture is worth a thousand words. For Henderson artist Eileen Raucher-Sutton, her job is to share these words through paintings. She is set to display about 15 paintings through Sept. 30 at the Sun City MacDonald Ranch Community Center.
If your Fourth of July songbook begins with “The Stars and Stripes Forever” and ends with “America the Beautiful,” Clint Holmes, The Smith Center’s resident headliner at Cabaret Jazz, has a few other suggestions for you.
