ROCKY HORROR SHOW – Music, Lyrics and Book by Richard O’Brien; Directed by Kelly McAllister. Produced by Stagedoor Theatre Company (25797 Conifer Road, Conifer) through October 26. Tickets available at stagedoortheatre.org. Let’s be perfectly clear from the get-go: ROCKY HORROR SHOW is not my favorite show. In fact, it’s pretty high on the list of […]
CABARET – Book by Joe Masteroff; Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb; Directed and Choreographed by Kelly Van Oosbree; Music Direction by Bonnie Simcox. Produced by Platte Valley Players (presented at The Armory, 300 Strong Street, Brighton) through Oct 19. Tickets available at plattevalleyplayers.org. Any passionate play-goer worth their salt probably sees this […]
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE ELUSIVE EAR – Written by David MacGregor; Directed by Heather Beasley. Produced by Miners Alley Performing Arts Center (1100 Miners Alley, Golden) through November 10. Tickets available at 303-935-3044 or minersalley.com. Sherlock Holmes has met his match!! And he loves it. This latest saga in the Holmes catalog […]
I AM NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN DAUGHTER – Written by Isaac Gomez; Directed by Laura Alcala Baker. Produced by the Denver Center Theatre Company (Presented in the Kilstrom Theatre, 14th and Curtis, Denver) through November 3. Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or Denvercenter.org. This production conducts a deep dive into the psyche of a troubled Hispanic […]
STOCKADE – Written by Andrew Rosendorf with Carlyn Aquiline; Directed by Christy Montour-Larson. Produced by Local Theatre Company (Presented at the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder) through October 13. Tickets available at office@thedairy.org. A group of gay WWII veterans have been invited to a weekend reunion by the sister of one of the group […]
DRACULA , A FEMINIST REVENGE FANTASY . . . REALLY – Written by Kate Hamill; Directed by Carolyn Howarth. Produced by The Arvada Center (6901 Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada) through November 3rd. Tickets available at 720-898-7200 or ArvadaCenter.org. Kate Hamill does not let any grass grow under her feet. In addition to the plays she has […]
RAGTIME – Book by Terrence McNally; Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lenn Ahrens; Directed and Choreographed by Carrie Colton; Music Direction by Jordan Ortman. Produced by Metropolitan State University of Denver Theatre, Dance and Music Departments (7th and Walnut, Denver) through October 6. Tickets available at King Center Box Office.com. Occasionally you will see […]
HAMLET – Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Chris Coleman. Produced by the Denver Center Theatre Company (14th and Champa, Denver) through October 6. Tickets available at 393-893-4100 or Denver Center.org. There is no need to address the quality of the script for this production as HAMLET has long been honored as one of the […]
POTUS or BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE. – Written by Selina Fillinger; Directed by Jada Suzanne Dixon. Produced by Curious Theatre Company (1080 Acoma, Denver) through October 13. Tickets available at 303-623-0524 or curioustheatre.org. OK – I’m trying to think of a word that describes the picture created […]
JERSEY BOYS – Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice; Music by Bob Gaudio; Lyrics by Bob Crewe; Direction and Choregraphy by Matthew Dailey; Music Direction by Alex Burse. Produced by Town Hall Arts Center (2450 Main Street, Littleton) through October 6. Tickets available at 303-794-2787 or townhallartscenter.com. Sometimes serendipity steps in and puts the […]