SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by James Lapine; Directed by Bernie Cardell; Musical Direction by Rob Lowe. Produced by Cherry Creek Theatre (Presented at the Pluss Theatre, Mizel Center at 350 South Dahlia, Denver) through November 19. Tickets available at 303-710-8454 or CherryCreekTheatre.org. A jukebox musical will always “just” […]
THE LEGACY OF BAKER STREET – Written by Brian Dowling; Directed by Dan Schock. Produced by Coal Creek Theatre of Louisville (800 Grant Street, Louisville) through November 11th. Tickets available at 303-665-0955 or cctlouisville.org. It’s always so enjoyable to drive up to Louisville for a night of entertainment at the charming little theatre in the park. […]
MAN OF LA MANCHA – Book by Dale Wasserman; Music by Mitch Leigh; Lyrics by Joe Darion; Directed and Choreographed by Kelly Van Oosbree; Music Directed by Bonnie Simcox. Produced by Platte Valley Players Theatre Company (Presented at the Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong Street, Brighton) through November 4th. Tickets available at 720-263-2878 or […]
THE WOMAN IN BLACK – Written by Stephen Mallatratt; directed by Selena A. Naumoff. Produced by Wheat Ridge Theatre Company (5455 West 38th Avenue, Wheat Ridge) through October 29. Tickets available at wheatridgetheatre.com. Wheat Ridge Theatre Company is a relatively young company and has, until recently, been performing in various, often unexpected, places. They only […]
THE CHERRY ORCHARD – Written by Anton Chekhov; Directed by Len Matheo. Produced by Miners Alley Performing Arts Center (1224 Washington Avenue, Golden) through November 5. Tickets available at 303-935-3044 or minersalley.com. While Chekhov gets the credit for the original idea in 1904 of writing a play about the pre-Revolutionary decay of the aristocracy through […]
NAUGHTY BITS – Written and Directed by Buntport Theatre Company Members. Produced by Buntport Theatre Co (717 Lipan, Denver) through October 22. Tickets available at 720/946-1388 or buntport.com. You can always count on the wacky crew at Buntport to provide its audiences with a good time. They make you laugh, first and foremost, but they […]
WOLF AT THE DOOR – Written by Marisela Trevino Orta; Directed by Micaela Garcia De Benevidez. Produced by Su Teatro (721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver) through October 29. Tickets available at 303/296-0219 or Suteatro.org. Playwright Trevino Orta has taken the theme from traditional Latinx folk tales about shape-changers such as La Lechuza (in which a woman […]
YOU ENJOY MYSELF – Written by Topher Payne; Directed by Betty Hart. Produced by Local Theatre Company (Presented at the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut St, Boulder) through October 14. Tickets available at 303/444-7328 or the dairy.org. What a delightful script! Topher Payne is a genius at creating the strings of a plot, revealing them in […]
MIDGE AND THE BUTCHER – Written by Quinn Smola; Directed by Sarah Sheppard Shaver. Produced by Springs Ensemble Theatre (Presented at the Fifty-Niner Speakeasy, 2409 West Colorado Avenue, Colorado Springs) through October 15. Tickets available at 719/357-3080 or SpringsEnsembleTheatre.org. Quinn Smola who wrote this monstrous missive is a college student, not far from the age […]
THE REVOLUTIONISTS – Written by Lauren Gunderson; Directed by Matthew Schultz. Produced by 11 Minutes Theatre Company (presented at the People’s Building, 9995 East Colfax, Aurora) through October 21. Tickets available at 11MinutesTheatre.com. Lauren Gunderson is fast becoming one of my favorite playwrights after having seen at least five of her scripts performed in the […]