It's always a shock to learn that Utah has an international impact on art — besides scrapbooking and clogging — that is.

After 13 years, British playwright Dic Edwards’ play, "Utah Blue," based on the life and execution of Gary Gilmore has been produced to rave reviews in Wales. Edwards presents Gilmore, "he of the famous eyes," as a remarkable man who quoted philosophers and artists with understanding, yet was foul-mouthed sociopath.

It starts and ends with an eerie kind of line-dance to Neil Young, the four characters staring blankly at the audience; in between there are multiple explosions of passion as each of them tries to express their individual cries for freedom from the claustrophobic world of Mormon repression.

I don't know about you, but I can't wait for "Ka-Boom!" the musical based on the life of Mark Hofmann.