Category: Closed Shows

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 […]

AIN’T NOTHING BUT THE BLUES – Written by Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor and Dan Wheetman; Directed by Johnathan Underwood. Produced by Vintage Theatre Productions (Presented at 1468 Dayton Street, Aurora) through June 21. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or VintageTheatre.org. The gaggle of writers and performers who originated this show came together […]