BIG FISH – Book by John August; Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa: Directed and Choreographed by Noah Racey; Music Direction by Victor Walters. Produced by OpenStage Theatre and Company (presented at the Lincoln Center, 417 West Magnolia Street, Fort Collins) through April 20. Tickets available at 970-221-6733 or lctix.com. It’s a bit of a […]
THE MUSIC MAN – Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson; Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey; Directed and Choreographed by Kelly Van Oosbree; Music Direction by Andrew Fischer. Produced by Performance Now Theatre Company (Presented at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood) through April 7. Tickets available at 303-987-7845 or […]
GEM OF THE OCEAN – Written by August Wilson; Directed by donnie l. betts. Produced by the Aurora Fox Arts Center (9900 East Colfax Ave, Aurora) through April 14. Tickets available at 303-739-1970 or AuroraFox.org. The Aurora Fox team kicked off its 2024 season under the new leadership of Richard Cowden with an announcement of […]
NOISES OFF – Written by Michael Frayn; Directed by Geoffrey Kent. Produced by the Arvada Center (6901 Wadsworth, Arvada) through May 5. Tickets available at 720-898-7200 or arvadacenter.org. NOISES OFF was the first show I remember literally falling out of my chair laughing. It was a touring production and I think I was sitting in […]
CUARENTA 7 OCHO (48) – Written and Directed by Anthony J. Garcia. Produced by Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center (721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver) through March 23. Tickets available at 303-296-0219 or suteatro.org. As a piece of nearly forgotten history, Tony Garcia’s script sheds light on those events without providing answers, as he […]
ELEANOR – Written by Mark St. Germain ; Directed by Christine Kahane. Produced by Vintage Theatre (1468 Dayton St, Aurora) through March 27. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or vintagetheatre.org. I have the deepest, most profound admiration for women (or men) like Jessica Robblee, Betty Hart, Billie McBride, Adrienne Martin-Fullwood and others who have the moxie […]
A JUKEBOX FOR THE ALGONQUIN – Written by Paul Stroili; Directed by Len Matheo. Produced by Miners Alley Performing Arts Center (1100 Miners Alley, Golden) through April 7. Tickets available at 303-935-3044 or minersalley.com. When you are called upon to write about theatre in Denver, you soon run out of superlatives. We are having such […]
125 NO’S – Written by the members of the Buntport Theatre Company. Produced by the Buntport Theatre Company (717 Lipan, Denver) through March 23. Tickets available at 720-946-1388 or stuff@buntport.com. The one truly constant thing you can count on every time you take a chance on a new Buntport show . . . . is […]
YOU GOT OLDER – Written by Clare Barron; Directed by Neil Truglio. Produced by Benchmark Theatre Company (1560 Teller Street, Lakewood) through March 16. Tickets available at Benchmarktheatre.com. The published synopsis of this script did not prepare this audience member for what was shown. “A woman goes home to care for her father and to […]
CRAZY FOR YOU – Music and Lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin; Book by Ken Ludwig; Directed by Steve Wilson; Musical Direction by Richard Shore; Choreography by Shawna Walker. Produced by Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown) through April 7. Tickets available at 970-744-3747 or ColoradoCandlelight.com. If you love a show with non-stop dancing […]