Author: Beki Pineda

JULIUS CAESAR

JULIUS CAESAR – Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Shelly Gaza. Produced by Colorado Shakespeare Festival (Presented at the Roe Green Theatre, CU campus, Boulder) through August 2nd. Tickets available at 303-492-8008 or https://cupresents.org/shakespeare-festival One year, my boss at the Denver Center, being an enlightened individual and knowing of my deep love for theatre, instead […]

THE BOOK CLUB PLAY

THE BOOK CLUB PLAY – Written by Karen Zacarias; Directed by Brenden Cochran.  Produced by Vintage Theatre (1468 Dayton, Aurora) through July 19.  Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or VintageTheatre.org.  Put a group of people (friends or not) in front of a camera and ask them to forget it’s there, to “just be yourself,” and you’re asking for trouble.  Especially when they actually do forget it’s there.  This is the promise of […]

MY FAIR LADY

MY FAIR LADY – Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; Music by Frederick Loewe; Directed by Kelly Van Oosbree.  Produced by Performance Now Theatre Company (Presented at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood) through June 28.  Tickets available at 303-987-7845 or Lakewoodco.gov.  C’mon now.  Admit it.  You get an invitation to see something like FIDDLER […]

VIOLET

VIOLET – Music by Jeanine Tesori; Lyrics and Book by Brian Crawley; directed by Ben Ranann.  Produced by Aurora Fox Theatre Company and Phamaly Theatre Company (Presented at Aurora Fox Theatre, 9900 East Colfax, Aurora) through June 18.  Tickets available at 303-739-1970 or AuroraFoxArtsCenter.org.  Violet is an unorthodox musical heroine.  The audience sees glimpses of the young Violet’s life with her father, hints of the […]

TWELFTH NIGHT

TWELFTH NIGHT – Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Kevin Rich.   Produced by the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (presented at the Mary Rippon Theatre, University of Colorado Campus, Boulder) through August 2nd in repertory.  Tickets available at 303-492-8008 or CUpresents@Colorado.edu.  How nice it is to return to Colorado Shakes the way we have always enjoyed it – under the stars at the Mary Rippon […]

DISASTER

DISASTER – Written by Jack Plotnick and Seth Rudetsky; Directed and Music Direction by Tanner Kelly; Choreography by Heather Westenskow. Produced by StageDoor Theatre Company (25797 Conifer Road, Conifer) through June 28. Tickets available at 303-838-0809 or StageDoorTheatre.org.. I will start off by saying, “You HAVE to make a DISASTER plan.” Not that Conifer has […]

AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES

AIN’T NOTHING BUT THE BLUES – Written by Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor and Dan Wheetman; Directed by Johnathan Underwood. Produced by Vintage Theatre Productions (Presented at 1468 Dayton Street, Aurora) through June 21. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or VintageTheatre.org. The gaggle of writers and performers who originated this show came together […]

SOMEWHERE

SOMEWHERE – Written by Matthew Lopez; Directed by Laurie Woolery. Produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Theatre Company (Presented in the Kilstrom Theatre at the Denver Center) through May 31. Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or DenverCenter.org. The lights dim; the opening strains of the familiar music from WEST SIDE STORY fill the […]

SHE KILLS MONSTERS

SHE KILLS MONSTERS – Written by Qui Nguyen; Directed by Hannah Richards. Produced by Theatre Company of Lafayette (Arapaho Center Theatre, 300 East Simpson, Lafayette) through May 17. Tickets available at tclstage.org. The Theatre Company of Lafayette performs in an historic building, built in 1892, that served as a church, emergency hospital, library, and theatre. […]