Author: Beki Pineda

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 […]

SHADOWLANDS – Written by William Nicholson; Directed by Dan Schock. Produced by Coal Creek Theater of Louisville (Presented at the Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant Avenue, Louisville) through May 18th. Tickets available at cctlouisville.org.  HADOWLANDS – Written by William Nicholson; Directed by Dan Schock.  Produced by Coal Creek Theater of Louisville (Presented at […]

237 VIRGINIA AVENUE – Written by David Myers; Directed by Nick Chase and Pesha Rudnick. Produced by Local Theatre Company (Presented at the Savoy Event Center, 2700 Arapahoe, Denver) through May 19. Tickets available at 720-600-7082 or Localtheaterco.org.  What a joy it is to see two actors at the top of their game duke it […]

THE ROAD TO LETHE – Written by Jeffrey Neuman; Directed by Betty Hart. Produced by Benchmark Theatre Company (presented at 1560 Teller St, Lakewood) through May 18. Tickets available at 303-519-9059 or benchmarktheatre.com.  Every theatre company in town has its own reputation, its own signature, its own modus operandi.  Curious does pieces that Miners Alley […]

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Kelly Van Oosbree and Jeffrey Parker; Choreographed by Kely Van Oosbree. produced by the Platte Valley Players (presented at the Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong Street, Brighton) through May 11. Tickets available at plattevalleyplayers.org.  Out of the cast of twenty players, eleven are making their […]

THE FULL MONTY – Book by Terrance McNally; Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek; Directed by Nick Sugar; Musical Direction by David Nehls. Produced by Miners Alley Playhouse (1100 Miners Alley, Golden) through June 2. Tickets available at 303-935-3044 or minersalley.com.  Let’s get it straight right off the bat! FULL MONTY as done by the […]

CHEYANNE – Written by Cipriano Ortega; Directed by Phil Luna.  Produced by Control Group Productions (Presented at the People’s Building, 9995 East Colfax, Aurora) through May 5. Tickets available at thepeople’sbuilding.com/tickets.  What an absolute joy it must be to have your first actual play find its voice and tell your story! Cipriano Ortega is a […]

THE SECRET GARDEN – Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman; Music by Lucy Simon; Directed by Shelly Gaza; Music Direction by Katie Hughes; Choreography by Adria Maria.  Produced by Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (4747 Marketplace, Johnstown) through June 16.  Tickets available at 970-744-3747 or ColoradoCandlelight.com.  The music and lyrics from THE SECRET GARDEN by Marsha Norman […]