RED, WHITE, AND TUNA – Written by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard; Directed by Tom Bruett. Produced by the Bailey Theatre Company (Presented at the Glen Isle Resort, Bailey) through July 19. Tickets available at BaileyTheatreCompany.org. At the end of a lovely summer’s evening drive up the hill to Bailey awaited restaurants featuring delicious food […]
ALL SHOOK UP – Book by Joe DePietro; Music and Lyrics by various composers; Directed by Nancy Evans Begley; Musical Direction by Trent Hines; Choreography by Piper Lindsay Arpan. Produced by Parker Arts (Presented at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker) through July 19. Tickets available at 303-805-6800 or ParkerArts.org. Joe DePietro works both sides of the musical fence. He writes original […]
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE – Original Screenplay written by Marc Norman and Tom Soppard; Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall; Directed by Terri McMahon. Produced by CU Presents and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (presented at the Mary Rippon Theatre, CU campus) through August 1. Tickets available at 303-492-8008 or CUpresents@Colorado.edu A recent conversation between Timothy Orr (Producing Artistic […]
MATILDA – Music and Lyrics written by Tim Minchin; Book by Dennis Kelly; Directed by Steve Wilson; Musical direction by Zerek Dodson; Choreography by Carrie Colton. Produced by Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (presented at 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown) through August 30. Tickets available at 970-744-3747 or ColoradoCandlelight.com. It’s no wonder Candlelight folk are not saying “We’re doing a play.” Instead, they proudly invite […]
JULIUS CAESAR – Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Shelly Gaza. Produced by Colorado Shakespeare Festival (Presented at the Roe Green Theatre, CU campus, Boulder) through August 2nd. Tickets available at 303-492-8008 or https://cupresents.org/shakespeare-festival One year, my boss at the Denver Center, being an enlightened individual and knowing of my deep love for theatre, instead […]
THE BOOK CLUB PLAY – Written by Karen Zacarias; Directed by Brenden Cochran. Produced by Vintage Theatre (1468 Dayton, Aurora) through July 19. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or VintageTheatre.org. Put a group of people (friends or not) in front of a camera and ask them to forget it’s there, to “just be yourself,” and you’re asking for trouble. Especially when they actually do forget it’s there. This is the promise of […]
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 […]
TWELFTH NIGHT – Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Kevin Rich. Produced by the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (presented at the Mary Rippon Theatre, University of Colorado Campus, Boulder) through August 2nd in repertory. Tickets available at 303-492-8008 or CUpresents@Colorado.edu. How nice it is to return to Colorado Shakes the way we have always enjoyed it – under the stars at the Mary Rippon […]
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 […]