CHARLEY’S AUNT – Written by Brandon Thomas; Directed by Staci York. Produced by Coal Creek Theatre of Louisville (801 Grant Street, Louisville) through March 9. Tickets available at 303-665-0955 or at cctlouisville.org. You must give credit to a small theatre that isn’t afraid to tackle a classic older script that gives the audience a look […]
THE OPEN HOUSE – Written by Will Eno; Directed by Jack Krause. Produced by Bas Bleu Theatre (401 Pine Street, Fort Collins) through March 10. Tickets available at 970-498-8949 or basbleu.org. Can anyone remember the Anthony Hopkins movie a few years back called THE FATHER where things kept moving around in his apartment? The people […]
NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 – Book, Music, and Lyrics by Dave Malloy; Directed by Lynne Collins; Music Direction by David Nehls; Choreography by Grady Soapes. Produced by the Arvada Center (6901 Wadsworth, Arvada) through March 31. Tickets available at 720-898-7200 or arvadacenter.org. This is not a play – not simply a […]
THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE – Book by James Magruder; Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead; Music by Jeffrey Stock; Directed by Alex Romberg; Musical Direction by Mireya Rinna; Choreography by Lauren Russell. Produced by Wheat Ridge Theatre Company (5455 West 38th Street, Wheat Ridge) through February 18. Tickets available at wheatridgetheatrecompany.ticketspice.com. This comical farce has had a […]
CEBOLLAS – Written by Leonard Madrid; Directed by Jerry Ruiz. Produced by the Denver Center Theatre Company (Singleton Theatre, 13th and Champa, Denver) through March 10. Tickets available at 303-893-4800 or denvercenter.org. There is always a special bond between sisters. Even if they haven’t lived close to each geographically for yours. Even if there are […]
URINETOWN, The Musical – Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollman; Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis; Directed by Robert Michael Sanders; Musical Direction by Dan Graeber; Choreographed by Ronni Stark. Produced by the Town Hall Arts Center (2450 Main Street, Littleton) through February 25th. Tickets available at 303-794-2787 x5 or boxoffice@townhallartscenter.org. Mr. Hollman and Mr. Kotis, […]
THE NACIREMA SOCIETY REQUESTS THE HONOR OF YOUR PRESENCE AT A CELEBRATION OF THEIR FIRST ONE HUNDRED YEARS – Written by Pearl Cleage; Directed by Kenya Fashaw. Produced by Firehouse Theatre Company (7653 East 1st Place, Denver) through March 2. Tickets available at 303-562-3232 or firehousetheatrecompany.com. Many organizations celebrate Black History Month with remembrances of […]
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME – Written by Heidi Schreck; Directed by Allison Watrous. Produced by Butterfly Effect Theatre Company (BETC) (Presented at the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut, Boulder) through May 3 to 19). Tickets available at betc.com. Another good show; bad title (to steal a line from URINETOWN marketing). The title makes you […]
MISERY – Written by William Goldman; Directed by Warren Sherrill. Produced by Miners Alley Theatre Company (1100 Miners Alley, Golden) through February 11. Tickets available at 303-935-3044 or minersalley.com. No one expects the audience to do research on the play they are about to see or have just seen. But sometimes a little background makes […]
SWEAT – Written by Lynn Nottage; Directed by Kenny Moten. Produced by Openstage (Presented at the Lincoln Center, 417 West Magnolia, Fort Collins) through February 10. Tickets available at 970-221-6730 or lctix.com. I used to have two female friends that I did everything with. How many times did they bail me out financially, when my […]