THINGS WE WILL MISS – Written by the cast; Directed by Emily K. Harrison. Produced by square product theatre (Presented at the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut, Boulder) through July 22. Tickets available at 303-444-7328 or thediary.org. THINGS WE WILL MISS is a self-described “Meditation on the Climate Crisis.” Couched in the form of an experimental […]
HEAD OVER HEELS – Music and Lyrics by the Gogo’s and others; Book by Jeff Whitty; Adapted by James Magruder; Directed and Choreographed by Josh Walden; Musical Direction by Tim Fletchey. Produced by Theatre Silco (460 Blue River Parkway, Silverthorne) through July 23. Tickets available at 970-513-9386 or thesilco.org. HEAD OVER HEELS is definitely a […]
KISS ME, KATE – Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter; Book by Sam and Bella Spewack; Directed by Ken Cazan; Choreographed by Daniel Pelzig; Orchestra conducted by Adam Turner. Produced by the Central City Opera (124 Eureka Street, Central City) through August 5. Tickets available at 303-292-6700 or centralcityopera.org. God bless them, the Central City […]
THE LITTLE MERMAID – Music by Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater; Book by Doug Wright; Directed by Matthew Dailey, Music Directed by Jerimiah Otto; Choreographed by Kate Vallee. Produced by Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown) through September 10. Tickets available at 970-744-3747 or ColoradoCandlelight.com. As a high school student […]
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Kevin Rich. Produced by the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, CU campus, Boulder) through August 13. Tickets available at 303-492-8008 or cupresents@colorado.edu. Shakespeare seems to have loved to make his audiences laugh. MUCH ADO claims one of the funniest scenes he’s written […]
DRIVING MISS DAISY – Written by Alfred Uhry; Directed by Lorraine Scott. Produced by Vintage Theatre Company (1468 Dayton Street, Aurora) through July 16. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or VintageTheatre.org. Everyone who hangs around Vintage Theatre at all knows Deb Persoff, Board Member and Greeter Extraordinaire. A dream role for her is playing Daisy Werthan in […]
A WINTER’S TALE – Written by William Shakespeare; Directed by Wendy Franz. Produced by the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (University Theatre, CU campus, Boulder) through August 12th. Tickets available at 303-492-8008 or CUpresent@colorado.edu. Remembrance of the only other time I’ve ever seen this piece performed placed it firmly in the “grim” category of scripts in my […]
IN THE HEIGHTS – Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda; Book by Quiara Alegria Hudes; Directed by Jonathan Andujar. Produced by Vintage Theatre Company (1468 Dayton, Aurora) through July 30. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or vintagetheatre.org. By this time, nearly everyone that has gone even near a theatre in the last ten years has heard […]
THE SOUND OF MUSIC – Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse; Directed by Alicia K. Meyers. Produced by BDT Stage (5501 Arapahoe, Boulder) through August 19. Tickets available at 303-449-6000 or boxoffice@bdtstage.com. By now you are all aware of the sad news that the long-running BDT […]
STONEWALL – Written by Neil Truglio, Samwell Rose, Frankie Lee and the cast of STONEWALL; Directed by Neil Truglio. Produced by Benchmark Theatre Company (1560 Teller, Lakewood) through July 1. Tickets available at 303-519-9059 or benchmarktheatre.com. I have to congratulate the committed board and company members of Benchmark. When they can’t find a play on the […]