Author: Beki Pineda

BIRTHDAY CANDLES – Written by Noah Haidle; Directed by Christy Montour-Larson.  Produced by Curious Theatre Company (presented at 1080 Acoma Street, Denver) through April 5.  Tickets available at 303-623-0524 or CuriousTheatre.org.  This is the story of a woman.  A woman who lived a contained but full life.  Nothing spectacular, but full of love.  In my personal dotage, lately I’ve been saying to people […]

BELLA BELLA – Written by Harvey Fierstein; Directed by Mari Geasair. Produced by Vintage Theatre (1468 Dayton, Aurora) through March 18. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or VintageTheatre.org. We have outspoken women in politics now on both sides of the aisle. A few of them didn’t last too long. But there had to be the first […]

Y MOTHER AND THE MICHIGAN/OHIO WAR – Written by Paul Stroili; Directed by Len Matheo. Produced by Miners Alley Performing Arts Center (1100 Miners Alley, Golden) through March 29. Tickets available at 303-935-3044 or MinersAlley.com. The Purple Rose Theatre is a small, intimate company in Chelsea, Michigan, about 20 minutes west of Ann Arbor. It […]

THE RUNNER STUMBLES – Written by Milan Stitt; Directed by Sina Hirsch. Produced by Elemental Theatre Company (Presented at the People’s Building, 9995 East Colfax, Aurora) through March 8. Tickets available at 720-244-6205 or ElementalTheatrecompany.org. Playwright Stitt found an interesting real-life story that happened in 1907 in a very religious small community in Michigan. A […]

  NINE TO FIVE – Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton; Book by Patricia Resnick; Co-directed by Dana Hart Wright and Paul Page; Musical Direction by Tanner Kelly; Choreography by Dallas Slankard. Produced by Vintage Theatre (1468 Dayton St, Aurora) through March 29. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or Vintagetheatre.org. You can always tell when you’re […]

THE ODD COUPLE (Female Version) – Written by Neil Simon; Directed by Warren Sherrill. Produced by Miners Alley Playhouse (1100 Miners Alley, Golden) through March 8th. Tickets available at 303-935-3044 or minersalley.com. THE ODD COUPLE is part of the consciousness of nearly everyone born from 1950 through today. The comedy pairing of mismatched roommates Oscar […]

BROOKLYN LAUNDRY – Written by John Patrick Shanley; Directed by Allison Watrous. Produced by BETC (Presented at the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut, Boulder) through March 15. Tickets available at office@thediary.org. Think back to the places you found love (high school doesn’t count!). Even those short time, quicky romances that sizzled for a weekend or a […]

FIERCE SATIRE AND MEDIOCRE SEX – Written by Edith Weiss; Directed by Susan Lyles.  Produced by And Toto Too Theatre Company (Presented at Buntport Theatre, 717 Lipan, Denver) through February 28.  Tickets available at AndTotoToo.org.  “Pastiche – In literary usage, the term denotes a literary technique employing a generally light-hearted tongue-in-cheek imitation of another’s style; although jocular, it is usually respectful. Pastiche has become […]

BURNING BLUEBEARD – Written by Jay Torrence.  Produced by The Catamounts Theatre Company (Presented at the Dairy Event Center, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder) through February 21.  Tickets available at 303-444-7328 or thedairy.org.  In January of 1903, a consortium of composers, comics, and collaborators put together a burlesque set of scenes very loosely based on the folk tale of Bluebeard, a […]

HELLO, DOLLY – Book by Michael Stewart; Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman; Directed by Carrie Colton; Music Direction by Mason Siders; Choreographed by Christine Zimmerman.  Produced by Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (4747 Marketplace, Johnstown) through April 4.  Tickets available at 970-744-3747 or ColoradoCandlelight.com. Let’s start with this: I love Candlelight!  It’s one of the youngest theaters […]