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THE RESERVOIR

THE RESERVOIR – Written by Jakes Brasch; Directed by Shelly Butler.  Produced by the Denver Center Theatre Company (Presented at the Singleton Theatre, 1101 13th Street, Denver) through March 9.  Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org.  If you’ve ever had a grandchild in trouble, if you’ve ever been a mother disappointed in your child’s behavior, […]

HOPE AND GRAVITY

HOPE AND GRAVITY – Written by Michael Hollinger; Directed by Josh Hartwell.  Produced by BETC (Presented at the Savoy Event Center-2700 Arapahoe, Denver and Nomad Theatre-1410 Quince Avenue, Boulder) through February 16 at Savoy Event Center and from February 20-23 at Nomad Theatre.  Tickets available at SavoyDenver.com for Denver performances and betc.org for Boulder performances.  […]

VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE

VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE – Written by Christopher Durang; Directed by John Ashton.  Produced by Town Hall Arts Center (Presented at 2450 Main Street, Littleton) through February 9th.  Tickets available at 303-794-2787 or Townhallartcenter.org.  Holy crap!!  This is a good time to be a theatre-goer in Denver and surrounds.  Everywhere you look […]

OKLAHOMA

OKLAHOMA – Music by Richard Rodgers; Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Directed by Kate Vallee; Music Direction by Mason Siders; Choreography by Shawna Walker.  Produced by Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown) through March 30.  Tickets available at 970-744-3747 or ColoradoCandlelight.com.  This first collaboration of Rodgers and Hammerstein could have had the […]

MARY POPPINS

MARY POPPINS – Music and Lyrics by Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman, George Stiles, and Anthony Drewe; Book by Julian Fellowes; Directed by Shannan Steele; Choreographed by Christie Zimmerman; Music Direction by Brandon Bill and Alec Steinhorn.  Produced by Parker Arts and Give 5 Productions (Presented at the PACE Center, 200000 Pikes Peak Drive, Parker) through February […]

GHOST QUARTET

GHOST QUARTET – Music, Lyrics and Text by Dave Malloy; Directed by Amanda Berg Wilson; Music Direction by Jeejay Maccariella.  Produced by The Catamounts (presented at the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder) through February 8th.  Tickets available at TheDairy.org.  I have been mentally comparing this production with the lively amazing presentation of NATASHA, PIERRE, […]

THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE

THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE – Written by Martin McDonagh; Directed by Christin Martin.  Produced by Invictus Theatre Company of Denver (Presented at the People’s Building, 9995 East Colfax, Aurora) through January 26.  Tickets available at Thepeoplesbuilding.com/beauty-queen#/productions-view.  On what now seems like a distant time, I took a trip to Ireland.  The one thing I […]