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 […]
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 […]