E MOUSETRAP – Written by Agatha Christie; Directed by Sam Gregory. Produced by Lone Tree Arts Center (10075 Commons Street, Lone Tree) through April 21. Tickets available at 720-509-1000 or LoneTreeArtsCenter.org. “Written by Agatha Christie.” Quite often, that’s all it takes to get someone to walk through the door of a theatre. The devious twists and […]
THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (ABRIDGED) – Written by Adam Long, Austin Tichenor, and Reed Martin; Directed by Mellisa Taylor. Produced by the Wheat Ridge Theatre Company (5455 West 38th Avenue, Wheat Ridge) through April 21st. Tickets available at 720/244-5204 or WheatRidgeTheatre.com. Three insanely talented and quick-witted guys got together in college and decided to […]
BIG FISH – Book by John August; Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa: Directed and Choreographed by Noah Racey; Music Direction by Victor Walters. Produced by OpenStage Theatre and Company (presented at the Lincoln Center, 417 West Magnolia Street, Fort Collins) through April 20. Tickets available at 970-221-6733 or lctix.com. It’s a bit of a […]
THE MUSIC MAN – Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson; Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey; Directed and Choreographed by Kelly Van Oosbree; Music Direction by Andrew Fischer. Produced by Performance Now Theatre Company (Presented at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood) through April 7. Tickets available at 303-987-7845 or […]
GEM OF THE OCEAN – Written by August Wilson; Directed by donnie l. betts. Produced by the Aurora Fox Arts Center (9900 East Colfax Ave, Aurora) through April 14. Tickets available at 303-739-1970 or AuroraFox.org. The Aurora Fox team kicked off its 2024 season under the new leadership of Richard Cowden with an announcement of […]
NOISES OFF – Written by Michael Frayn; Directed by Geoffrey Kent. Produced by the Arvada Center (6901 Wadsworth, Arvada) through May 5. Tickets available at 720-898-7200 or arvadacenter.org. NOISES OFF was the first show I remember literally falling out of my chair laughing. It was a touring production and I think I was sitting in […]
CUARENTA 7 OCHO (48) – Written and Directed by Anthony J. Garcia. Produced by Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center (721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver) through March 23. Tickets available at 303-296-0219 or suteatro.org. As a piece of nearly forgotten history, Tony Garcia’s script sheds light on those events without providing answers, as he […]
ELEANOR – Written by Mark St. Germain ; Directed by Christine Kahane. Produced by Vintage Theatre (1468 Dayton St, Aurora) through March 27. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or vintagetheatre.org. I have the deepest, most profound admiration for women (or men) like Jessica Robblee, Betty Hart, Billie McBride, Adrienne Martin-Fullwood and others who have the moxie […]
A JUKEBOX FOR THE ALGONQUIN – Written by Paul Stroili; Directed by Len Matheo. Produced by Miners Alley Performing Arts Center (1100 Miners Alley, Golden) through April 7. Tickets available at 303-935-3044 or minersalley.com. When you are called upon to write about theatre in Denver, you soon run out of superlatives. We are having such […]
125 NO’S – Written by the members of the Buntport Theatre Company. Produced by the Buntport Theatre Company (717 Lipan, Denver) through March 23. Tickets available at 720-946-1388 or stuff@buntport.com. The one truly constant thing you can count on every time you take a chance on a new Buntport show . . . . is […]