Review: West Side Story at Parker Arts Culture & Events Center
No musical is more American than West Side Story, now playing at Parker Arts Culture & Events Center (PACE) in Parker, Colorado. The clash between the American teenage gang, The Jets, and the...
View ArticleReview: Roald Dahl’s Matilda opens at The Buell in Denver
The first national tour of the British production of Matilda the Musical opened in Denver September 9 and will run though September 20 at The Buell Theatre.The dark comedy based on Roald Dahl’s book...
View ArticleReview: 'Saturday Night Fever The Musical' is Stayin’ Alive at Arvada Center
John Travolta owned Tony Manero. . .until Ian Campayno put on his dancin’ shoes in Saturday Night Fever The Musical, now playing at the Arvada Center through October 4.In the role made famous by...
View ArticleColorado Ballet opens 55th season with stunning performance of 'La Sylphide'
Colorado Ballet’s production of August Bournonville’s La Sylphide that opened Oct. 2 surely will go down in history as one of the most aesthetically pleasing ever performed by the company.Everything...
View ArticleCherry Creek Theatre presents a tribute to songwriter Stephen Sondheim
Sondheim on Sondheim, James Lapine’s musical revue that opened on Broadway in 2010, is making its regional premiere at the Cherry Creek Theatre through October 25, 2015.The show melds Stephen...
View ArticleReview: ‘Tribes’ profoundly poignant play in Denver
The family is a tribe, says playwright Nina Raine of her profoundly poignant dramedy Tribes that opened at Denver Center for Performing Arts October 16.“Just like some religions, the rituals and...
View ArticleOpera Colorado announces A-List Series for 'The Scarlet Letter'
In preparation for the world premiere of The Scarlet Letter in May of this year, Opera Colorado announced today that it will present the A-List Series beginning at the end of January. The new series...
View ArticleReview: Classic ‘Dirty Dancing’ movie comes alive on stage in Denver
The audience in Denver was ecstatic on opening night of Dirty Dancing, the stage production based on the classic 1987 movie with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey.They whooped and hollered at the...
View ArticleReview: Belly up to the bar in The Nest at the Denver Center for Performing Arts
Anyone who hangs out in a neighborhood pub or, even more so, owns one, will relate to the goings-on at The Nest, the bar in Theresa Rebeck’s provocative new comedy of the same name. The Nest is...
View ArticleLaura Claycomb replaces Elizabeth Futral in Opera Colorado's The Scarlet Letter
Opera Colorado announced yesterday that soprano Laura Claycomb will sing the lead role of Hester Prynne in the world premiere of The Scarlet Letter. The Grammy Award winner will replace Elizabeth...
View Article'Frozen' headlines 2016-17 season for Denver Center for Performing Arts
The popular movie Frozen has been adapted to the stage, and Denver audiences will be the first to see the new musical in summer of 2017 before it heads to Broadway, the Denver Center for Performing...
View ArticleDevilish fun in Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder in Denver
The Tony Awards Best Musical for 2014 opened last night at The Buell Theatre in Denver.Greed is the root of all evil. For British gent Monty Navarro (Kevin Massey) in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love &...
View ArticleReview: Colorado Ballet goes to wacky wonderland with premiere of 'ALICE'
All the kooky characters of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland come alive in Septime Webre’s dance interpretation of the 1865 novel that Colorado Ballet premiered last night at the Ellie Caulkins...
View ArticleOpera Colorado seeking children for roles in upcoming 'The Scarlet Letter'
Auditions are underway for children needed for Opera Colorado's world premiere of "The Scarlet Letter." Children who would like to try out for roles that do not require singing or speaking should plan...
View ArticleClassic 'Swan Lake' headlines Colorado Ballet's 2016-17 season
Colorado Ballet will open its 56th season with one of the most classic of all ballets, Swan Lake, on October 7-23, 2016 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in downtown Denver.“This stunning masterpiece...
View ArticleHudson Gardens announces 2016 summer concert series
Today, Hudson Gardens and Event Center announced the artists who will perform in its summer evening concert series for 2016. All performances are on Sunday except for July 4 and August 6. The lineup...
View ArticleOpera Colorado makes history with world premiere of 'The Scarlet Letter'
After three years of waiting while raising funds, Opera Colorado at last brought the world premiere of The Scarlet Letter to the stage on May 7, 2016. It was well worth the wait.Nathaniel Hawthorn’s...
View ArticleReview: 'Once' and the hit pop song 'Falling Slowly' come to Denver
Once, the 2012 Tony award-winner for “Best Musical” that was adapted from John Carney’s 2007 movie of the same name, began a short run at the Denver Center for Performing Arts May 24.In this...
View ArticleBroadway blockbuster 'Hamilton' will play Denver for 2017/18 season
Lucky Denverites will get a chance to see the smash hit Hamilton, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts announced yesterday. The national tour is coming to Denver as part of the 2017-18 Broadway...
View ArticleCherry Creek Theater will move to Mizel Arts and Culture Center
The Cherry Creek Theater will relocate from the Shaver-Ramsey Gallery in Cherry Creek North to the Mizel Arts and Culture Center at 350 So. Dahlia in Denver, CCT board chairman Mark Rossman announced...
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