DARKFIELD – Produced by Denver Center for the Performing Arts Off Center and Realscape Productions (presented at the Bird Lot, 2532 Larimer Street, Denver) through September 1. Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org. A quick overview: Three large storage containers have been placed on a vacant lot in downtown Rino that have been outfitted with […]
PRIMA’S GUIDE TO FUNERALS – Written by Leonard Madrid; Directed by Yesenia Garcia Herrington. Produced by Creede Repertory Theater’s Headwaters New Play Program (124 Main Street, Creede) through September 14. Tickets available at 719-658-2540 or boxoffice@Creederep.com. It is obvious that playwright Leonard Madrid treasures and enjoys close familia relationships. CEBOLLAS (his script that debuted earlier […]
OKLAHOMA – Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein; Music by Richard Rodgers; Directed by Tracy Salzbrenner; Music Direction by Dean Rees; Choreography by Rene Ruiz and Desiree Goheen. Produced by Picketwire Players (802 San Juan Drive, La Junta). Tickets for future shows can be reserved at 719-384-8320 or picketwireplayers.com. It’s hard to review a show […]
COME FROM AWAY – Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein; Directed by Jeff Duke; Music Directed by Michael Querio; Choreographed by Jennifer Lupp. Produced by Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre (800 Grand Avenue, Grand Lake) through August 22. Tickets available at 970-627-2421 or RockyMountainRep.com. This show is a perfect 10! There is […]
GREATER TUNA – Written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard; Directed by Brendan T. Cochran. Produced by Bailey Theatre Company and the Lone Rock Foundation (Presented at the Glen Isle Resort, 573 Old Stagecoach Road, Bailey) through July 14. Tickets available at 720-463-1023 or BaileyTheatreCompany.org. Did I enjoy watching a recent performance of […]
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL – Written by David Simpatico; Music and Lyrics by multiple artists; Directed and Choreographed by Carrie Colton; Music Direction by Jalyn Courtenay Webb. Produced by Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown) through September 8. Tickets available at 970-744-3747 or ColoradoCandlelight.com. Went to see HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL and came home exhausted. Like […]
LEGALLY BLONDE – Book by Heather Hach ; Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin; Directed and Choreographed by Piper Lindsay Arpan; Music Direction by Mary Dailey. Produced by Parker Arts and Sasquatch Productions (Presented at the Parker Arts Center, 20000 Pike Peaks Avenue, Parker) through July 21. Tickets available at 303-805-6800 or […]
MORIARTY – Written by Ken Ludwig; Directed by J. Blanchard. produced by Theatre Silco (460 Blue River Parkway, Silverthorne) through July 7. Tickets available at 970-513-9386 or The Silco.org. Five actors take the stage, and the fun begins. Two are more or less constant playing the roles of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson but the […]
POTUS – OR BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE – Written by Selina Fillinger; Directed by Kate Gleason. Produced by Thunder River Theatre Company (67 Promenade, Carbondale) through June 30. Tickets available at 970-963-8200 or thunderrivertheatre.com. It’s not often you find yourself laughing out loud just reading a script. […]
RIPCORD – Written by David Lindsay-Abaire; Directed by Adam Stepan and Gavin H. White. Produced by Springs Ensemble Theatre (Presented at the Fifty-Niner Speakeasy, 2409 West Colorado Avenue, Colorado Springs) through June 23. Tickets available at 719-357-3080 or SpringsEnsembleTheatre.org. I have the greatest admiration for theatre groups who take on big projects with limited resources […]