ONCE – Book by Edna Walsh; Music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova; Directed by Carrie Colton; Music Direction by AbdulKarim Islam; Choreography by Carrie Bolton. Produced by Town Hall Arts Center (2450 Main Street, Littleton) through April 27. Tickets available at 303-794-2787 or townhallartscenter.org. If I told you that I could take […]
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE – Music and Lyrics by William Finn; Book by Rachel Sheinkin; Directed by Ben Ranaan; Musical Direction by Trent Hines; Choreography by Claire Hayes. Produced by Phamaly Theatre Company (Presented by Northglenn Arts, 1 East Memorial Parkway, Northglenn) through April 6. Tickets available at 303-365-0005 or phamaly.org. One […]
A GENTLEMEN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER – Book and Lyrics by Robert L. Freedman; Music and Lyrics by Steven Lutvak; Directed by Geoffrey Kent; Musical Direction by Alec Steinhorn; Choreography by Grady Soapes. Produced by the Arvada Center (6901 Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada) through May 11. Tickets available at 720-898-7200 or ArvadaCenter.org. Geoffrey Kent has […]
DOWNSTATE – Written by Bruce Norris; Directed by Christy Montour-Larson. Produced by Curious Theatre Company (1080 Acoma, Denver) through April 13. Tickets available at 303-623-0524 or curioustheatre.org. Downstate! As a born and bred Illini, I know what “downstate” means. There are two regions in Illinois: Chicago and Downstate. A person born in Springfield, Peoria, Champaign, […]
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME – Written by Simon Stephens; Directed by Richard Cowden. Produced by the Aurora Fox Theatre (9900 East Colfax, Aurora) through April 13. Tickets available at 303-739-1970 or AuroraArtsCenter.org. Henry Judge ALERT!! There is a young talent performing at the Fox to which attention must be paid. […]
THE LIFE OF PI – Adapted from the Yann Martel novel by Lolita Chakrabarti; Directed by Max Webster. Presented by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway (Buell Theatre, 14th and Curtis, Denver) through March 30. Tickets available at denvercenter.com and 303-893-4100. I’d like to think that people read what I write knowing they […]
TO THE BONE – Written by Catherine Butterfield; Directed by Lauren Kottenstette. Produced by Three Leaches Theatre Company (1560 Teller, Lakewood) through March 22. Tickets available at thethreeleaches.com. I have to admit to trepidation at approaching this production. Based on the tiny synopsis provided, it was hard to ascertain the mood and tone of the […]
THE MENAGERIST – Created by the Buntport Theater Company and Regan Linton. Produced by the Buntport Theater Company (717 Lipan, Denver) through March 29th. Tickets available at buntport.com. Tennessee Williams wrote THE GLASS MENAGERIE in 1944; Buntport Theater Company rewrote it in 2025. The usual gang of Erik, Hannah, Brian, Erin, and SamAnTha were joined for […]
BECKY’S NEW CAR – Written by Steven Dietz; Directed by Rob Mess. Produced by Coal Creek Theatre of Louisville (801Grant St, Louisville) through March 15. Tickets available at cctlouisville.org. One of the difficulties with staging this script is the speed with which it moves between locations and times. With a standard full-built set, changing locations […]
CHESS – Music by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson; Lyrics by Tim Rice; Book by Richard Nelson; Directed by Bryan Bell; Musical Directed by Jeejay Maccariella; Choreographed by Cory Michael Klements. Produced by Bright Heart Stages (Presented at the People’s Building, 9995 East Colfax, Aurora) through March 9th. Tickets available at thepeoplesbuilding.com/chess. What’s happening to […]