Leicester Productions’ delightful new short doc The Pho King chronicles story of SLC man’s efforts to connect community through a popular Vietnamese dish

Leicester Productions’ delightful new short doc The Pho King chronicles story of SLC man’s efforts to connect community through a popular Vietnamese dish

ByLes RokaFeb 15, 2025

It is fitting that The Pho King, a new locally made short documentary film, will have its premiere today (Feb. 15, 2 p.m.) in the event space at Fisher Brewing Company in downtown Salt Lake City. Directed by Jeovanni Xoumphonphackdy and supported by the nonprofit documentary-focused Leicester Productions, The Pho King is an astute, snappy … Read more

Unconventional, bold, beautifully woven tale of legend and history: Plan-B Theatre/UtahPresents production of KILO-WAT

Unconventional, bold, beautifully woven tale of legend and history: Plan-B Theatre/UtahPresents production of KILO-WAT

ByLes RokaFeb 12, 20257 min read

In the first half of the ingeniously crafted play KILO-WAT by Aaron Asano Swenson, Ken, the Japanese-American podcaster,…

Like a perfectly fitted glass slipper: Cinderella showcases Ballet West at the heights of its artistic strengths

Like a perfectly fitted glass slipper: Cinderella showcases Ballet West at the heights of its artistic strengths

ByLes RokaFeb 11, 20258 min read

“Out of old tales, we must make new lives,” the great literary scholar Carolyn Heilbrun once wrote. For…

Sundance 2025: SALLY is splendid portrait about the public, private sides of the life of first American woman to go into space

Sundance 2025: SALLY is splendid portrait about the public, private sides of the life of first American woman to go into space

ByLes RokaFeb 5, 20257 min read

A splendid portrait of the first American woman and the youngest American astronaut to travel into space, SALLY,…

’Lightning, legacy and the things we carry’: Plan-B Theatre, Utah Presents set for premiere of Aaron Asano Swenson’s KILO-WAT

’Lightning, legacy and the things we carry’: Plan-B Theatre, Utah Presents set for premiere of Aaron Asano Swenson’s KILO-WAT

ByLes RokaFeb 4, 20256 min read

In the opening of Aaron Asano Swenson’s new play KILO-WAT, Ken Kushida, a Japanese-American podcaster, sets the stage…