SWEAT – Written by Lynn Nottage; Directed by Kenny Moten. Produced by Openstage (Presented at the Lincoln Center, 417 West Magnolia, Fort Collins) through February 10. Tickets available at 970-221-6730 or lctix.com. I used to have two female friends that I did everything with. How many times did they bail me out financially, when my […]
TRUTH BE TOLD – Written by William Cameron; Directed by Christy Montour-Larson. produced by Curious Theatre Company (1080 Acoma, Denver) through February 10. Tickets available at 303-623-0524 or boxoffice@curioustheatre.org. I have occasionally confessed that one of my gauges for how engaged I am in a production is measured by how many notes I take. Quite […]
SCHOOL OF ROCK – Book by Julian Fellowes; Lyrics by Glenn Slater; new Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Directed by Katie Reid Milazzo; Music Direction by Michael and Amy Pickering; Choreography by Madeline Shaffer. Produced by Parker Arts (Presented by Veritas Productions at the Parker Arts Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Drive, Parker) through February 10. […]
FUN HOME – Book and lyrics by Lisa Kron; Music by Jeanine Tesori; Directed by Emma Rebecca Maxwell; Music Direction by Alec Michael Powell. Produced by Vintage Theatre Company (1468 Dayton, Aurora) through February 18. Tickets are available at 303-856-7830 or Vintagetheatre.org. First of all, congratulations to the leadership and creative team at Vintage Theatre […]
Cuauhtemoczin – Written by Diego Florez-Arroyo; Directed by Phil Luna. Produced by Control Group Productions (Presented at the People’s Building, 9995 East Colfax, Aurora) through January 20th. Tickets available at ControlGroupProductions.com. As a learned professor said recently on NPR, “If Hispanic people can learn to say, ‘Worcestershire sauce,” Anglo’s can learn to say “Cuauhtemoczin.“ Some […]
NEWSIES – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Jack Feldman; Book by Harvey Feinstein; Directed by Bernie Cardell; Choreography by Rebecca Scott Dean; Musical Direction by Heather Iris Holt. Produced by Performance Now Theatre Company (Presented at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood) through January 21. Tickets available at 303-987-7845 or Tickets@Lakewood.org. I’ve […]
HOLLY, ALASKA! – Written by Matt Zambrano and Frank Oden; Directed by Matt Zambrano. Produced by BETC (presented at the Diary Center, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder) through December 31. Tickets available at 303-444-7238 or thedairy.org. I’ve never met Matt Zambrano, but I feel like I know him anyway. Through his creation of the lovely ultra-suburban […]
THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK CHRISTMAS MUSICAL – Music and Lyrics by David Nehls; Book by Betsy Kelso; Directed by Piper Arpan. Produced by Miners Alley Playhouse (1100 Miners Alley, Golden) through December 31. Tickets available at 303-935-3044 or minersalley.com. What a treat! A Brand-New Musical by old reliable David Nehls in a Brand-New Theatre […]
MATILDA – Book by Dennis Kelly; Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin; Directed by Steve Wilson; Music Direction by Donna Kalpan Debreceni; Choreographed by Carrie Coulton. Produced by Town Hall Arts Center (2450 Main Street, Littleton) through December 31. Tickets available at TownHallArtsCenter.org or 303-794-2787. WOW! What a night!! Recently the theatre community turned out […]
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT – Music by Andrew Lloyd Weber; Lyrics by Tim Rice; Directed and Choreographed by Bryan Bell; Music Directed Janice Vlachos. Produced by Candlelight Dinner Theatre (4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown) through January 28. Tickets available at 970-744-3747 or ColoradoCandlelight.com. Once again, how nice to visit our old friend Joseph on […]