RIPCORD – Written by David Lindsay-Abaire; Directed by Adam Stepan and Gavin H. White. Produced by Springs Ensemble Theatre (Presented at the Fifty-Niner Speakeasy, 2409 West Colorado Avenue, Colorado Springs) through June 23. Tickets available at 719-357-3080 or SpringsEnsembleTheatre.org. I have the greatest admiration for theatre groups who take on big projects with limited resources […]
THE LIGHTNING THIEF – Music and Lyrics by Rob Rokicki; Book by Joe Tracz; Directed and Choreographed by Nick Sugar; Music Direction by Andrew Fischer. Produced by the Aurora Fox Arts Center (9900 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora) through June 23. Tickets available at 303-739-1970 or AuroraFox.org. Based on the popular Percy Jackson Young Adult series […]
SWEENEY TODD – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by Hugh Wheeler; Directed, Music Directed, and Choreographed by Tanner Kelly. Produced by Stagedoor Theatre Company (25797 Conifer Road, Conifer) through June 30. Tickets available at 303-838-0809 or StageDoorTheatre.org. Well, I knew this would be good, but it surpassed even my expectations. Why did I […]
THE HOMBRES – Written by Tony Meneses; Directed by Dana Hart Wright. Produced by Vintage Theatre (1468 Dayton St, Aurora) through July 7. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or vintagetheatre.org. Now what would you expect from a production entitled THE HOMBRES. A little mustache twirling – a little leering at girls – a lot of machismo. […]
Written by Erika Dickerson-Despanza; Directed by Jada Suzanne Dixon. Produced by Curious Theatre Company (1080 Acoma Street, Denver) through June 15. Tickets available at 303-623-0524 or boxoffice@curioustheatre.org. Three generations of one family of strong-willed women share a house and a situation. This is dramatically illustrated by the cascading walls of empty water bottles and tick […]
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE – Music and Lyrics by William Finn; Book by Rachel Sheinkin; Directed by Carter Edward Smith; Musical Direction by Alec Steinhorn; Choreographed by Joyce Cole. Produced by Vintage Theatre (1468 Dayton St, Aurora) through June 9. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or VintageTheatre.org. Ah, the power of words. As […]
THESE SHINING LIVES – Written by Melanie Marnich; Directed by Kate Poling. Produced by Firehouse Theater Company (Presented at the John Hand Theater, 7653 East 1st Street, Denver) through June 8. Tickets available at 303-562-3232 or Firehousetheatercompany.com. Those of you who have been attending Denver theatre for a while will remember Terry Dodd, long touted […]
THE HEARTBEAT OF THE SUN – Written by Melissa Lucero McCarl; Directed by Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski. Produced by Cherry Creek Theatre (presented at the Pluss Theatre at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 South Dahlia, Denver) through May 19th. Tickets available at Cherrycreektheatre.org. When attending a recent performance of this exciting new production, I had the […]
SHADOWLANDS – Written by William Nicholson; Directed by Dan Schock. Produced by Coal Creek Theater of Louisville (Presented at the Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant Avenue, Louisville) through May 18th. Tickets available at cctlouisville.org. HADOWLANDS – Written by William Nicholson; Directed by Dan Schock. Produced by Coal Creek Theater of Louisville (Presented at […]
237 VIRGINIA AVENUE – Written by David Myers; Directed by Nick Chase and Pesha Rudnick. Produced by Local Theatre Company (Presented at the Savoy Event Center, 2700 Arapahoe, Denver) through May 19. Tickets available at 720-600-7082 or Localtheaterco.org. What a joy it is to see two actors at the top of their game duke it […]