OKLAHOMA – Music by Richard Rodgers; Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Directed by Kate Vallee; Music Direction by Mason Siders; Choreography by Shawna Walker. Produced by Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown) through March 30. Tickets available at 970-744-3747 or ColoradoCandlelight.com. This first collaboration of Rodgers and Hammerstein could have had the […]
MARY POPPINS – Music and Lyrics by Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman, George Stiles, and Anthony Drewe; Book by Julian Fellowes; Directed by Shannan Steele; Choreographed by Christie Zimmerman; Music Direction by Brandon Bill and Alec Steinhorn. Produced by Parker Arts and Give 5 Productions (Presented at the PACE Center, 200000 Pikes Peak Drive, Parker) through February […]
BACK TO THE FUTURE – Book by Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis; Music and Lyrics by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard; Directed by John Rando; Music Direction by Matt Doebler; Choreography by Chris Bailey. Presented by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway (Buell Theatre, 14th and Curtis, Denver) through February 9. Tickets available […]
GHOST QUARTET – Music, Lyrics and Text by Dave Malloy; Directed by Amanda Berg Wilson; Music Direction by Jeejay Maccariella. Produced by The Catamounts (presented at the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder) through February 8th. Tickets available at TheDairy.org. I have been mentally comparing this production with the lively amazing presentation of NATASHA, PIERRE, […]
THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE – Written by Martin McDonagh; Directed by Christin Martin. Produced by Invictus Theatre Company of Denver (Presented at the People’s Building, 9995 East Colfax, Aurora) through January 26. Tickets available at Thepeoplesbuilding.com/beauty-queen#/productions-view. On what now seems like a distant time, I took a trip to Ireland. The one thing I […]
HADESTOWN – Book, Lyrics and Music by Anais Mitchell; Directed and Choreographed by Grayson Allensworth and Maya Eisbart; Music Direction by Oliver Goertzel. Produced by New Generation Productions (Presented at the Montview Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia) through January 18. Tickets available at https://new-generation-productions.ticketleap.com/ A rogue band of rowdy players invaded a church last night and […]
KID DETECTIVE – Written by Weston Scott; Directed by Lexi Lazear. Produced by Shifted Lens Theatre (presented at the Roaming Gnome at 10255 East 25th Avenue, Aurora) through January 26. Tickets available at ShiftedLensTheatre.com. Well, the Mean Girls are back in town and performing at the Roaming Gnome. But they aren’t Katie and Regina. They […]
EBENEZER SCROOGE’S BIG AURORA FOX CHRISTMAS SHOW – Written by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen; Directed by Steven J. Burge. Produced by the Aurora Fox Theatre Company (9900 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora) through December 22. Tickets available at 303-739-1970 or AuroraFoxArtsCenter.org. As the play starts, your first impression might be that this was something that […]
DISCLOSURE – This is the review I wrote of THE WHO’S HOLIDAY last year. It is being performed once again by Jenny Weiss in the same corner of the same theatre at the same time playing again until January 31st. Check the website for dates and times. THE WHO’S HOLIDAY – Written by Matthew Lombardo; […]
LITTLE WOMEN – Written by Kate Hamill; Directed by Kate Poling. Produced by Firehouse Theatre Company (7653 East 1st Place, Denver) through December 22. Tickets available at 303-562-3232 or firehousetheater.com. Kate Hamill, the playwright, has created a reputation for herself by taking classic novels and turning them sideways. She tells a familiar story with a […]