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 […]
VIOLET – Music by Jeanine Tesori; Lyrics and Book by Brian Crawley; directed by Ben Ranann. Produced by Aurora Fox Theatre Company and Phamaly Theatre Company (Presented at Aurora Fox Theatre, 9900 East Colfax, Aurora) through June 18. Tickets available at 303-739-1970 or AuroraFoxArtsCenter.org. Violet is an unorthodox musical heroine. The audience sees glimpses of the young Violet’s life with her father, hints of the […]
DISASTER – Written by Jack Plotnick and Seth Rudetsky; Directed and Music Direction by Tanner Kelly; Choreography by Heather Westenskow. Produced by StageDoor Theatre Company (25797 Conifer Road, Conifer) through June 28. Tickets available at 303-838-0809 or StageDoorTheatre.org.. I will start off by saying, “You HAVE to make a DISASTER plan.” Not that Conifer has […]
AIN’T NOTHING BUT THE BLUES – Written by Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor and Dan Wheetman; Directed by Johnathan Underwood. Produced by Vintage Theatre Productions (Presented at 1468 Dayton Street, Aurora) through June 21. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or VintageTheatre.org. The gaggle of writers and performers who originated this show came together […]
THIS IS THE DAY 91 – Written and Directed by the Buntport Theatre Company. Produced by the Buntport Theatre Company (presented at 717 Lipan, Denver) through June 14. Tickets available at 720-946-1388 or Buntport.com. Watching a Buntport show is like listening to a symphony. There are the major themes that outline the story . . […]
SOMEWHERE – Written by Matthew Lopez; Directed by Laurie Woolery. Produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Theatre Company (Presented in the Kilstrom Theatre at the Denver Center) through May 31. Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or DenverCenter.org. The lights dim; the opening strains of the familiar music from WEST SIDE STORY fill the […]
SHE KILLS MONSTERS – Written by Qui Nguyen; Directed by Hannah Richards. Produced by Theatre Company of Lafayette (Arapaho Center Theatre, 300 East Simpson, Lafayette) through May 17. Tickets available at tclstage.org. The Theatre Company of Lafayette performs in an historic building, built in 1892, that served as a church, emergency hospital, library, and theatre. […]
MARY JANE – Written by Amy Herzog; Directed by Mark Ragan. Produced by Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (Presented at the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder) through May 24. Tickets available at office@thedairy.com. There are some people born who simply have a capacity for love and compassion beyond the norm. Their inherent kindness, patience, and […]
FURLOUGH’S PARADISE – Written by A.K. Payne; Directed by Jada Suzanne Dixon. Produced by Curious Theatre Company (1080 Acoma, Denver) through May 31. Tickets available at 303-623-0524 or boxoffice@curioustheatre.org. The word “furlough” in modern times refers to a leave of absence from employment or some other life situation. In earlier times, it had the added meaning of “to leave” […]
ANYTHING GOES – Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter; Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse; New Book by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman; Directed and Choreographed by Kate Vallee; Music Direction by Mason Siders. Produced by Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown) through June 14. Tickets available at […]