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 […]
THE LIGHTNING THIEF – Music and Lyrics by Rob Rokicki; Book by Joe Tracz; Directed and Choreographed by Nick Sugar; Music Direction by Andrew Fischer. Produced by the Aurora Fox Arts Center (9900 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora) through June 23. Tickets available at 303-739-1970 or AuroraFox.org. Based on the popular Percy Jackson Young Adult series […]
SWEENEY TODD – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by Hugh Wheeler; Directed, Music Directed, and Choreographed by Tanner Kelly. Produced by Stagedoor Theatre Company (25797 Conifer Road, Conifer) through June 30. Tickets available at 303-838-0809 or StageDoorTheatre.org. Well, I knew this would be good, but it surpassed even my expectations. Why did I […]
THE HOMBRES – Written by Tony Meneses; Directed by Dana Hart Wright. Produced by Vintage Theatre (1468 Dayton St, Aurora) through July 7. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or vintagetheatre.org. Now what would you expect from a production entitled THE HOMBRES. A little mustache twirling – a little leering at girls – a lot of machismo. […]
Written by Erika Dickerson-Despanza; Directed by Jada Suzanne Dixon. Produced by Curious Theatre Company (1080 Acoma Street, Denver) through June 15. Tickets available at 303-623-0524 or boxoffice@curioustheatre.org. Three generations of one family of strong-willed women share a house and a situation. This is dramatically illustrated by the cascading walls of empty water bottles and tick […]
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE – Music and Lyrics by William Finn; Book by Rachel Sheinkin; Directed by Carter Edward Smith; Musical Direction by Alec Steinhorn; Choreographed by Joyce Cole. Produced by Vintage Theatre (1468 Dayton St, Aurora) through June 9. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or VintageTheatre.org. Ah, the power of words. As […]
THESE SHINING LIVES – Written by Melanie Marnich; Directed by Kate Poling. Produced by Firehouse Theater Company (Presented at the John Hand Theater, 7653 East 1st Street, Denver) through June 8. Tickets available at 303-562-3232 or Firehousetheatercompany.com. Those of you who have been attending Denver theatre for a while will remember Terry Dodd, long touted […]
THE HEARTBEAT OF THE SUN – Written by Melissa Lucero McCarl; Directed by Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski. Produced by Cherry Creek Theatre (presented at the Pluss Theatre at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 South Dahlia, Denver) through May 19th. Tickets available at Cherrycreektheatre.org. When attending a recent performance of this exciting new production, I had the […]