ADAMS MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE – Written by the cast and audience. Produced by Nick and Marne Cuellar (Presented at the Playhouse at 2406 Federal Boulevard, Denver) indefinitely. Tickets available at 303-455-1848 or AdamsMysteryPlayhouse.com This is actually more of a commercial than a review. How can you review a performance that is 80% improv wrapped loosely around […]
FRIENDS, ROMAN, AND COUNTRYMEN – Written by David Davalos; Directed by Tim Orr. Produced by the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (Presented in the Green Roe Theatre, CU campus) through August 1. Tickets available at 303-492-8008 or CUpresents@colorado.edu. At first glance, one wonders, “Why do we need another play about the assassination of Julius Caesar? Didn’t Shakespeare […]
THE IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY – Written and Performed by the company. Presented by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (Garner Galleria Theatre, 14th and Curtis, Denver) through July 26. Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or DenverCenter.org. You’d think – after all the titles they have yelled out at them – that they could have come […]
RED, WHITE, AND TUNA – Written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard; Directed by Tom Bruett. Produced by the Bailey Theatre Company (Presented at the Glen Isle Resort, Bailey) through July 19. Tickets available at BaileyTheatreCompany.org. At the end of a lovely summer’s evening drive up the hill to Bailey awaited restaurants featuring delicious food […]
ALL SHOOK UP – Book by Joe DePietro; Music and Lyrics by various composers; Directed by Nancy Evans Begley; Musical Direction by Trent Hines; Choreography by Piper Lindsay Arpan. Produced by Parker Arts (Presented at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker) through July 19. Tickets available at 303-805-6800 or ParkerArts.org. Joe DePietro works both sides of the musical fence. He writes original […]
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE – Original Screenplay written by Marc Norman and Tom Soppard; Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall; Directed by Terri McMahon. Produced by CU Presents and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (presented at the Mary Rippon Theatre, CU campus) through August 1. Tickets available at 303-492-8008 or CUpresents@Colorado.edu A recent conversation between Timothy Orr (Producing Artistic […]
MATILDA – Music and Lyrics written by Tim Minchin; Book by Dennis Kelly; Directed by Steve Wilson; Musical direction by Zerek Dodson; Choreography by Carrie Colton. Produced by Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (presented at 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown) through August 30. Tickets available at 970-744-3747 or ColoradoCandlelight.com. It’s no wonder Candlelight folk are not saying “We’re doing a play.” Instead, they proudly invite […]
JULIUS CAESAR – Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Shelly Gaza. Produced by Colorado Shakespeare Festival (Presented at the Roe Green Theatre, CU campus, Boulder) through August 2nd. Tickets available at 303-492-8008 or https://cupresents.org/shakespeare-festival One year, my boss at the Denver Center, being an enlightened individual and knowing of my deep love for theatre, instead […]
THE BOOK CLUB PLAY – Written by Karen Zacarias; Directed by Brenden Cochran. Produced by Vintage Theatre (1468 Dayton, Aurora) through July 19. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or VintageTheatre.org. Put a group of people (friends or not) in front of a camera and ask them to forget it’s there, to “just be yourself,” and you’re asking for trouble. Especially when they actually do forget it’s there. This is the promise of […]
MY FAIR LADY – Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; Music by Frederick Loewe; Directed by Kelly Van Oosbree. Produced by Performance Now Theatre Company (Presented at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood) through June 28. Tickets available at 303-987-7845 or Lakewoodco.gov. C’mon now. Admit it. You get an invitation to see something like FIDDLER […]