Category: Closed Shows

EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR – Written by Lauren Gunderson; Directed by Tamarra Nelson.  Produced by Shifted Lens Theatre Company (presented at the People’s Building, 9995 East Colfax, Aurora) through February 1.  Tickets available at thepeoplesbuilding.com.  What do you get when you mix a stripper who quotes Shakespeare, an animal-loving wife on the verge, a gay cheerleader/best […]

MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT – Book and Lyrics by Eric Idle; Music by John De Prez and Eric Idle, Directed by Robert Michael Sanders; Musical Direction by Trent Hines; Choreography by Ronni Stark.  Produced by Town Hall Arts Center (2450 West Main, Littleton) through February 22.  Tickets available at 303-794-2787 or TownHallArtCenter.org.  There seems to be a current trend toward revisiting older […]

SHREK – Book and Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire; Music by Jeanine Tesori; Directed by Kelly McAllister; Music Direction by Tanner Kelly; Choreography by Heather Westenskow.  Produced by Parker Arts in partnership with Sasquatch Productions (Presented at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Avenue, Parker) through February 8th.  Tickets available at 303-805-6800 or ParkerArts.org.  If you haven’t seen SHREK in a while, you forget how […]

THE SHARK IS BROKEN – Written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon; Directed by Luke Rahmsdorff-Terry.  Produced by Vintage Theatre Productions (1468 Dayton Street, Aurora) through February 15.  Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or VintageTheatre.org.  The art of conversation.  Put three men in a room (or a boat) with time to kill and what will they talk about.  What they’ve done in the past […]

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD – Book, Music, and Lyrics by Rupert Holmes; Directed by Bernie Cardell, Musical Direction by Jerimiah Otto, Choreography by Stephanie Hesse. Produced by Vintage Theatre Productions (1468 Dayton Street, Aurora) through January 11.  Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or VintageTheatre.org.  The first time I saw DROOD, it was in preview with a very small audience.  While clever and funny, something was […]

A CHRISTMAS CAROL – Written by Charles Dickens as adapted by Richard Hellesen; Original Music adapted by David De Berry; Directed by Anthony Powell.  Produced by the Denver Center Theatre Company (presented at the Wolf Theatre, Denver Center, 14th and Curtis, Denver) through December 28.  Tickets available at 303-893-4100 or DenverCenter.org.  No matter how you cut […]

THE FARNDALE AVENUE HOUSING ESTATE TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD DRAMATIC SOCIETY’S PRODUCTION OF “A CHRISTMAS CAROL” – Written by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin, Jr.; Directed by Richard R. Cowden.  Produced by The Aurora Fox (presented at Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 East Colfax, Aurora) through December 21.  Tickets available at AuroraFox ArtsCenter.org.  “This is not good theatre.  This is bad theatre, done […]

A FEW GOOD MEN – Written by Aaron Sorkin; Directed by Ed Castaldo.  Produced by the Upstart Crow Theatre Company (presented at the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder) through December 14.  Tickets available at the Dairy.org.  Through an error, the playwright’s name is not included in the program for this stunning show.  Investigation uncovered the gifted Aaron Sorkin as being […]

TIME STANDS STILL – Written by Donald Margulies; Directed by M. Shane Grant.  Produced by Coal Creek Theater of Louisville (801 Grant Street, Louisville) through November 15.  Tickets available at cctlouisville.org.  This production is one of the best I’ve seen at Coal Creek – and I’ve seen a lot.  While the promotional material doesn’t tell you much about the story, I found it a touching exploration of a relationship […]

ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS – Written by Pearl Cleage; Directed by Adrienne Martin-Fullwood.  Produced by Vintage Theatre (1468 Dayton, Aurora) through November 23.  Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or VintageTheatre.org.  Vintage folk really know how to utilize their spaces.   What other small theatre in town can run three shows simultaneously?  Right now, they have FIRST […]