EUREKA DAY – Written by Jonathan Spector; Directed by Christy Montour-Larson. Produced by Curious Theatre Company (Presented at 1080 Acoma Street, Denver) through October 5. Tickets unavailable. A LOVE LETTER TO THE CAST OF EUREKA DAY: I didn’t realize until I started this that I saw the show on its last weekend in production. Even […]
PYGMALION – Written by George Bernard Shaw; Directed by Melissa Taylor. Produced by Elemental Theatre Company (Presented at the Sam and Freda Davis Auditorium, 2000 East Asbury Avenue, Denver) through October 12. Tickets available at Elementaltheatrecompany.org. Doing theatre is a dicey proposition, even when you have a history of good shows behind you and a […]
YOU’LL BE MADE OF ASHES TOO – Written by Baylee Shlichtman; Directed by Veronica Straight-Lingo. Produced by Flamboyan Theatre Company (presented at Three Leaches Theatre, 1560 Teller, Lakewood) through September 27. Tickets available at thethreeleaches.com. What an exciting time for theatre in Denver for people who love new, untried plays. There are script readings taking place all over town with original […]
MISS MANHATTAN – Music and Lyrics by Graham and Kristina Fuller; Book by Graham and Kristina Fuller and Stephanie Ronco; Directed by Robert Michael Sanders; Music Direction by Dan Graeber; Choreography by McKayla McDonough. Produced by 19K Productions and CenterStage Theatre Company (Presented at the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut, Boulder) through September 28. Tickets available at thedairy.org. […]
THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN – Written by Brian Dowling and Kellie Fox (from the novel by George MacDonald); Directed by Aaron Vega; Original Music by Abdulkarim Islam, Ryan Glaser, and Alex Seracuse. Produced by Third Side Theatre Company (Presented at the People’s Building, 9995 East Colfax, Aurora) through September 20. Tickets available at thepeople’sbuilding.com. A beloved children’s story has been converted […]
THE SHARK IS BROKEN – Written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon; directed by Tim Muldrew. Produced by Springs Ensemble Theatre (SET) (Fifty-Niner Speakeasy, 2409 West Colorado Boulevard, Colorado Springs) through September 14. Tickets available at Springsensembletheatre.org. You might think, “What could be entertaining about three grown men sitting around in a boat killing time?” Consider, however, […]
ELIZABETH I; IN HER OWN WORDS – Written by Carol Levin; Directed by Sabin Epstein. Presented by BETC (Performed at the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder and the Historic Elitch Theatre, 4600 West 37th Place, Denver) through September 21. Tickets available at Historicelitchtheatre.org. It starts with a woman – tall, majestic, imposing, stately but weathered. She pauses in […]
ASSASSINS – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by John Weidman; Directed by Warren Sherrill; Music Direction by David Nehls. Produced by Miners Alley Playhouse (1100 Miners Alley, Golden) through September 14. Tickets available at 303-935-3044 or minersalley.com. A recent poll of fans of Sondheim listed ASSASSINS in the fifth slot out of the 20 […]
PIPPIN – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; Book by Roger O. Hirson; Directed by Robert Michael Sanders; Musical Direction by Heather Iris Holt; Choreography by Jessica Hindsley. Produced by Phamaly Theatre Company (Presented at Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 15th and Curtis, Denver) through August 24th. Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or Phamaly.org. Maybe your “favorite time of the […]
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE – Written by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom; Directed by Ray Brown. Produced by Funky Little Theatre Company (Presented in the Palmer Lake Town Hall, 42 Valley Crescent Street, Palmer Lake) through August 23. Tickets available at FunkyLittleTheater.org. Have you ever been to Palmer Lake? I hadn’t until a recent Saturday afternoon to get Funkified. Palmer Lake is […]