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 – 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. […]
MARY JANE – Written by Amy Herzog; Directed by Mark Ragan. Produced by Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (Presented at the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder) through May 24. Tickets available at office@thedairy.com. There are some people born who simply have a capacity for love and compassion beyond the norm. Their inherent kindness, patience, and […]
FURLOUGH’S PARADISE – Written by A.K. Payne; Directed by Jada Suzanne Dixon. Produced by Curious Theatre Company (1080 Acoma, Denver) through May 31. Tickets available at 303-623-0524 or boxoffice@curioustheatre.org. The word “furlough” in modern times refers to a leave of absence from employment or some other life situation. In earlier times, it had the added meaning of “to leave” […]
ANYTHING GOES – Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter; Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse; New Book by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman; Directed and Choreographed by Kate Vallee; Music Direction by Mason Siders. Produced by Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown) through June 14. Tickets available at […]
HELL’S KITCHEN – Music and Lyrics by Alicia Keys; Book by Kristoffer Diaz; Produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway (Presented at the Buell Theatre, 15th and Curtis, Denver) through April 26. Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or DenverCenter.org. In the program for this production, the centerfold shows posters of the upcoming 2026-27 […]
WHITE – Written by James Ijames; Directed by Julie Kaye Wolf. Produced by Firehouse Theatre Company (Presented at the John Hand Theatre, 7653 East 1st Place, Denver) through May 3rd. Tickets available at 303-562-3232 or Firehousetheatercompany.com. If you go into this experience with the mindset that it is basically a Frankenstein story, it may help […]
THE LAST YIDDISH SPEAKER – Written by Deborah Zoe Laufer; Directed by Amy Feinberg. Produced by Theatre Or (Presented at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center’s Pluss Theatre, 350 South Dahlia, Denver) through April 19, 2026. Tickets available at 303-316-6360 or tickets@jccdenver.org. According to the U.S. Flag Code, it is against the law to fly […]
ANGELS IN AMERICA – Written by Tony Kushner; Part I directed by Bernie Cardell; Part II directed by Troy Lakey. Produced by Vintage Theatre Productions (1468 Dayton St, Aurora) through May 10. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or VintageTheatre.org. When I first discovered that Vintage intended to do Angels in the smaller of their two theatres, […]
FAT HAM – Written by James Ijames; Directed by donnie l. betts. Produced by The Aurora Fox Arts Center (9900 East Colfax, Aurora) through April 19. Tickets available at 303-739-1970 or AuroraFoxArtsCenter.org. Through a stretch of imagination, I guess a small pig could be a pig-let. Taking that further, any size pig could become a […]