LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS – Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman; Music by Alan Menken; Directed by Chris Coleman; Musical Direction by Angela Steiner; Choreography by Rickey Tripp. Produced by the Denver Center Theatre Company (13th and Curtis, Denver) through May 25. Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or denvercenter.org I was surprised to see LITTLE SHOP […]
BRIGHT STAR – Music, Book and Story by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell; Directed by Steve Wilson; Choreographed by Tia Bloom; Vocal Direction by Jalyn Courtenay Webb; Music Direction by Mason Siders. Produced by Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown) through June 8. Tickets available at 970-744-3747 or info@ColoradoCandlelight.com. I love playwrights and lyricists […]
GRAND HORIZONS – Written by Bess Wohl; Directed by Bernie Cardell. Produced by Vintage Theatre (1468 Dayton Street, Aurora) through April 27. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or VintageTheatre.org. There is just something inherently funny about a mature (supposedly) long-married couple exchanging insults. They know each other well enough to hit the right buttons. The long-married […]
PERFECT ARRANGEMENT – Written by Topher Payne; Directed by Troy Lakey. Produced by Firehouse Theater Company (7653 East 1st Place, Denver – in Lowry) through May 4th. Tickets available at 303-562-3232 or firehousetheatercompany.com. Topher Payne is gaining quite a reputation in Colorado theatre circles. His play YOU ENJOY MYSELF was recently done in Boulder; now […]
BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY – Written by Ken Ludwig; Directed by Matt Zambrano. Produced by Lone Tree Arts Center (10075 Common Street, Lone Tree) through April 16. Tickets available at 720-509-1000 or LoneTreeArtsCenter.org. I’m just going to start with the one thing that bothered me about this production – then tell you about everything […]
NATIONAL BOHEMIANS – Written by Luke Sorge; Directed by Warren Sherrill. Produced by Miners Alley Performing Arts Center (1100 Miners Alley, Golden) through April 28th. Tickets available at 303-935-3094 or minersalley.com. I generally start off talking about the story or the actors. Even though this was an interesting story and the actors are terrific, the […]
ONCE – Book by Edna Walsh; Music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova; Directed by Carrie Colton; Music Direction by AbdulKarim Islam; Choreography by Carrie Bolton. Produced by Town Hall Arts Center (2450 Main Street, Littleton) through April 27. Tickets available at 303-794-2787 or townhallartscenter.org. If I told you that I could take […]
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE – Music and Lyrics by William Finn; Book by Rachel Sheinkin; Directed by Ben Ranaan; Musical Direction by Trent Hines; Choreography by Claire Hayes. Produced by Phamaly Theatre Company (Presented by Northglenn Arts, 1 East Memorial Parkway, Northglenn) through April 6. Tickets available at 303-365-0005 or phamaly.org. One […]
A GENTLEMEN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER – Book and Lyrics by Robert L. Freedman; Music and Lyrics by Steven Lutvak; Directed by Geoffrey Kent; Musical Direction by Alec Steinhorn; Choreography by Grady Soapes. Produced by the Arvada Center (6901 Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada) through May 11. Tickets available at 720-898-7200 or ArvadaCenter.org. Geoffrey Kent has […]
DOWNSTATE – Written by Bruce Norris; Directed by Christy Montour-Larson. Produced by Curious Theatre Company (1080 Acoma, Denver) through April 13. Tickets available at 303-623-0524 or curioustheatre.org. Downstate! As a born and bred Illini, I know what “downstate” means. There are two regions in Illinois: Chicago and Downstate. A person born in Springfield, Peoria, Champaign, […]