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| Jan 13, 2023 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: One week left to catch David Byrne’s ‘Theater of the Mind’ in Denver | On stage
Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story: Musical that chronicles the life and tragic death of the rock ‘n’ roll pioneer; on stage through Jan. 28, BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Road, Boulder; bdtstage.com.
A Hall Pass to the Galaxy: Actors perform... |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: Longmont Theatre’s ‘Blithe Spirit,’ Arts HUB’s ‘Heathers — The Musical’ coming soon | On stage
Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story: Musical that chronicles the life and tragic death of the rock ‘n’ roll pioneer; on stage through Jan. 28, BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Road, Boulder; bdtstage.com.
Theater of the Mind: Take an immersive jo... |
| Dec 30, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in Arvada, ‘Elf’ in Longmont | On stage
Away In The Basement – A Church Basement Ladies Christmas: A musical comedy that looks at what life was like growing up Lutheran in the Midwest in the 1960s; on stage through Jan. 4, BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Road, Boulder; bdtstage... |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: Buddy Holly serenades the BDT Stage, ‘Mean Girls’ comes to Denver | On stage
Away In The Basement – A Church Basement Ladies Christmas: A musical comedy that looks at what life was like growing up Lutheran in the Midwest in the 1960s; on stage through Jan. 4, BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Road, Boulder; bdtstage... |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: ‘Elf’ heads to Longmont, Rocky Mountain Revels hit the Boulder stage | On stage
Away In The Basement – A Church Basement Ladies Christmas: A musical comedy that looks at what life was like growing up Lutheran in the Midwest in the 1960s; on stage through Dec. 28, BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Road, Boulder; bdtstag... |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: Last weekend to catch ‘Tales on the Trails: The Nutcracker’ in Niwot | On stage
Away In The Basement – A Church Basement Ladies Christmas: A musical comedy that looks at what life was like growing up Lutheran in the Midwest in the 1960s; on stage through Dec. 28, BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Road, Boulder; bdtstag... |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: Holiday magic with all the friends, from Scrooge and Santa to Elf and ogres | On stage
A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol: A theater troupe prepares for a Christmas radio broadcast in this musical comedy; on stage through Dec. 4, Longmont Theatre Company, 513 Main St., Longmont; $32-$33; longmonttheatre.org.
Away In The B... |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: Rudolph lands in Longmont, ‘Mary Poppins’ in Boulder and more | On stage
Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story: Musical that chronicles the life and tragic death of the rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, through Jan. 28, 2023, BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Road, Boulder; bdtstage.com.
The Covid Wife: Premiere of a play about a l... |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: ‘Buddy Holly’ serenades BDT Stage, ‘Of Mice and Men’ in Louisville and more | On stage
The Addams Family Musical: Comedy featuring the beloved creepy TV family from the 1960s, through Sunday, The Arts HUB Players, Arts HUB, 420 Courtney Way, Lafayette; $15-$25; artshub.org.
Ain’t Too Proud — the Life and Times of The... |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: ‘Addams Family’ spooks Lafayette, ‘Frankenstein’ wraps at Chautauqua and more | On stage
The Addams Family Musical: Comedy featuring the beloved creepy TV family from the 1960s, through Nov. 6, The Arts HUB Players, Arts HUB, 420 Courtney Way, Lafayette; $15-$25; artshub.org.
Ain’t Too Proud – the Life and Times of The... |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: Frequent Flyers Spooky Cabaret lifts off in Boulder and more | Week’s highlights
BETC’s ‘The Royale’ at the Dairy: Set in a boxing ring, Marco Ramirez’s acclaimed play looks at Jim Crow-era racial issues while Black boxer Jack Johnson fights for history; sneak preview 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday, opening... |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: Boulder Opera’s Haunted Masquerade, ‘Raised on Ronstadt’ at eTown and more | Week’s highlights
Boulder Opera’s Haunted Masquerade: This masked gala show will feature an evening of fun as Boulder Opera performs selections from “Magic Flute,” “Hansel and Gretel,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Phantom of the Opera” and more. ... |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: Last call for ‘The Children,’ ‘ShakesFear’ haunts CU Boulder | Week’s highlights
The Children: This is the last weekend to catch Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado’s production of a humorous and timely eco-thriller following two retired nuclear scientists who live in an isolated cottage by the sea as... |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: New local theater troupe tag teams ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’ with Louisville’s CenterStage | Week’s highlights
FreeForm Dance Festival: Formerly Boulder Contemporary Dance Festival (by Cindy Brandle), this rebranded event highlights Colorado’s best choreographers and companies in an all-style dance festival, curated by Boulder’s Vi... |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: ‘The Children’ in Boulder, ‘Mystery of Irma Vep’ in Longmont | On stage
The Children: Humorous and timely eco-thriller, through Oct. 8, Butterfly Effect Theatre Company, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; $25-$51; betc.org.
The Chinese Lady: Dramedy about the first Chinese woman seen in the U... |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Entertainment
Entertainment | Week in Theater: ‘Frankenstein’ takes a hike, ‘Scarlet Pimpernel’ at Candlelight and dinner with Motus | Week in theater
Frankenstein takes a hike: Arts in the Open’s “Frankenstein” takes patrons on a moderate hike, playing out scenes set in the icy polar regions where scientist Victor Frankenstein has chased the creature he brought to life. D... |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: Improv night with Motus, eco-thriller from Butterfly Effect Theatre and more | On stage
The Banned Books Club: Actors perform selections from books that have a history of censorship, Sunday, Stories on Stage, Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver; $24; storiesonstage.org.
The Childr... |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Entertainment
Entertainment | Week in Theater: ‘Cinderella’ wrapping at Candlelight to make way for a swashbuckling adventure | On stage
Cinderella: Musical version of the fairy tale about how life somehow requires a handsome, wealthy and powerful man to make a young woman happy, through Sunday, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown; $29-$6... |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: Colorado one-acts hit the Louisville stage after being shelved three times | Week’s highlights
Coal Creek Theater of Louisville: After two years of COVID, then a postponement due to the Marshall Fire, Coal Creek Theater’s “Evening of Colorado-Grown One Acts” hits to the stage this weekend after three years of being ... |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Week in Theater: ‘Streetcar Named Desire’ in Boulder, ‘Cinderella’ at Candlelight | On stage
Cinderella: Musical version of the fairy tale about how life somehow requires a handsome, wealthy and powerful man to make a young woman happy, through Sept. 4, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown; $29-$... |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: Brazil Fest brings beats, culture to Boulder, ‘Rent’ on stage in Louisville and more | Week highlights
CenterStage Theatre Company: The Louisville company is staging “Rent” in its Black Box Theater starting Friday. The Tony Award-winning musical, set in NYC’s East Village, is about falling in love, finding your voice and livi... |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: Options abound from a Green Day musical to comedy shows and an aerial dance spectacle | Weekend highlights
The Arts Hub: For two weekends catch the rock musical “American Idiot,” featuring the music of Green Day, where characters try to find meaning amid a post-9/11 world; 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Aug. 12-13; and 2:30 p.m... |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: ‘Cinderella’ colors Candlelight enchanted, ‘Puffs’ brings Harry Potter laughs to Boulder | Weekend highlights
Colorado Shakespeare Festival: “The Alchemist” is hitting the stage for a one-night-only performance of Shakespeare contemporary Ben Johnson’s satire on Tuesday. To get on the waitlist of the sold-out production, visit cu... |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: ‘Legally Blonde’ in Boulder, ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ in Longmont and Lafayette | Weekend highlights
Legally Blonde, the Musical: CenterStage Theatre Company has its older students (ages 14-21) on stage this weekend for this upbeat musical about self-discovery that’s based on the 2001 film starring Reese Witherspoon; on ... |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: The Bard roams the Front Range, plus a gender identity storytelling event in Longmont and more | Weekend highlights
Colorado Shakespeare Festival at CU Boulder this weekend launches “Coriolanus,” the Bard’s political tragedy based on the life of the legendary Roman leader and his polarizing times, and it will be on stage 7:30 p.m. Satu... |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Week in Theater: Youth hits abound with ‘Cinderella,’ ‘Jungle Book’ and ‘Three Little Pigs vs. The Apocalypse’ | Weekend highlights
The Arts Hub in Lafayette has its youth actors on stage with “Jungle Book Kids,” following Mowgli and his animal friends who are on the run in the deepest parts of the jungle; 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 420 Courtney ... |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: BETC’s Theatre Truck rolling around area towns | Weekend highlights
The Arts Hub has its youth actors on stage this weekend with “Wizard of Oz,” where Dorothy takes an adventure out of Kansas; 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 420 Courtney Way, Lafayette; $10; artshub.org.
The Butterfly Effect ... |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: Youth actors stage Grimm, Dahl fairytales in Longmont, Lafayette | Weekend highlights
Longmont Theatre Company is putting its youth actors on the stage for a production of “Into the Woods Jr.,” with music from Stephen Sondheim that will transport you into the world of classic Brothers Grimm fairytales; 7 p... |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Week in Theater: BETC’s mobile stage hits the road, ‘Charlie Brown’ comes to Boulder and more | Weekend highlights
Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado’s Theatre Truck hits the road with free productions via a 35-foot-long mobile stage, complete with stage lighting and a sound system. Two plays will travel around Colorado this summer:... |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Week in Theater: ‘UndocuAmerica’ by Motus honors a decade of DACA, The Bard is back at CU Boulder | Weekend highlights
Motus Theater Company is honoring the 10th anniversary of DACA with “UndocuAmerica.” Two free shows will feature local stories chronicling experiences of undocumented people in the States, a musical performance by Carlos ... |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Front Range Stage: The Bard is back, Public Domain Theatre Festival visits Boulder | Blue Ridge A progressive high school teacher spends six months in a church-sponsored halfway house, through June 5, Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden; $17-$45; minersalley.com.
Dear Evan Hansen Broadway tour of the Tony A... |
| May 27, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Front Range Stage: ‘Frog Princess’ hike at Chautauqua, ‘Cats’ in Denver | Blue Ridge A progressive high school teacher spends six months in a church-sponsored halfway house, through June 5, Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden; $17-$45; minersalley.com.
Cats National tour of the venerable Andrew L... |
| May 20, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Front Range Stage: Biblical comedy in Louisville, Gene Kelly classic at Candlelight | Animal Farm Stage version of George Orwell’s biting satire, through May 21, Arvada Center for the Arts, 6900 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; $45; arvadacenter.org.
Blue Ridge A progressive high school teacher spends six months in a church-sponsore... |
| May 13, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Front Range Stage: ‘Epic Proportions’ in Louisville; ‘Dear Evan Hanson,’ ‘Cats’ head to Denver | Animal Farm Stage version of George Orwell’s biting satire, through May 21, Arvada Center for the Arts, 6900 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; $45; arvadacenter.org.
Ann A no-holds barred portrait of Texas Governor Ann Richards, through May 15, Cher... |
| May 6, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Front Range Stage: ‘Twilight Zone, A Parody’ in Lafayette, ‘Epic Proportions’ in Louisville | Animal Farm Stage version of George Orwell’s biting satire, through May 21, Arvada Center for the Arts, 6900 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; $45; arvadacenter.org.
Ann A no-holds barred portrait of Texas Governor Ann Richards, through May 5, Cherr... |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Front Range Stage: ‘Doll’s House’ in Boulder, ‘Singing’ in the Rain’ at Candlelight | Animal Farm Stage version of George Orwell’s biting satire, through May 21, Arvada Center for the Arts, 6900 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; $45; arvadacenter.org.
Ann A no-holds barred portrait of Texas Governor Ann Richards, through May 5, Cherr... |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Front Range Stage: Shakespeare season is nigh, ‘Twilight Zone, A Parody’ in Lafayette and more | Animal Farm Stage version of George Orwell’s biting satire, through May 21, Arvada Center for the Arts, 6900 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; $45; arvadacenter.org.
Ann A no-holds barred portrait of Texas Governor Ann Richards, through May 5, Cherr... |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Entertainment
Entertainment | Front Range Stage: ‘They Promised Her the Moon’ at CU Boulder, ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ wraps at Candlelight | Animal Farm Stage version of George Orwell’s biting satire, through May 21, Arvada Center for the Arts, 6900 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; $45; arvadacenter.org.
Blue Ridge A progressive high school teacher spends six months in a church-sponsore... |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Entertainment
Entertainment | Front Range Stage: ‘Man Up’ in Boulder, ‘Tootsie’ in Denver | Animal Farm Stage version of George Orwell’s biting satire, through May 21, Arvada Center for the Arts, 6900 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; $45; arvadacenter.org.
Flyin’ West Drama about black women who forged new lives following the Civil War, A... |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Front Range Stage: ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ at Candlelight, ‘Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes’ in Boulder | 1776 Musical about the birth of America, through April 3, Performance Now Theatre Company, Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood; $20; performancenow.org.
Animal Farm Stage version of George Orwell’s biting satire, thro... |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Front Range Stage: ‘Tales from the Tipping Point’ in Boulder, ‘Nunsense’ in Longmont | 1776 Musical about the birth of America, through April 3, Performance Now Theatre Company, Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood; $20; performancenow.org.
Animal Farm Stage version of George Orwell’s biting satire, thro... |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Front Range Stage: ‘Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes’ in Boulder, ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ at Candlelight | 1776 Musical about the birth of America, through April 3, Performance Now Theatre Company, Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood; $20; performancenow.org.
Animal Farm Stage version of George Orwell’s biting satire, thro... |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Front Range Stage: ‘Hamilton’ in Denver, ‘Guys and Dolls’ at CU | Airness Comedy about a group of air guitarists who travel around and live out their dreams of glory, through March 13, CU Department of Theatre and Dance, University Mainstage, CU-Boulder; $22; cupresents.org.
Animal Farm Stage version of G... |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Front Range Stage: Air guitar comedy at CU, ‘Wildest Women’ in Boulder, ‘Curtains’ at Candlelight | Airness Comedy about a group of air guitarists who travel around and live out their dreams of glory, through March 13, CU Department of Theatre and Dance, University Mainstage, CU-Boulder; $22; cupresents.org.
Animal Farm Stage version of G... |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Theater
Theater | Front Range Stage: ‘One Way-Back Day’ in Boulder, ‘Little Women’ in Longmont | The Addams Family Student production of the whimsical musical inspired by the 1960s TV show about a spooky and odd brood, through Feb. 27, Jesters Dinner Theatre, 214 Main St., Longmont; $15-$20; jesterstheatre.com.
Animal Farm Stage versio... |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Entertainment
Entertainment | Front Range Stage: ‘Curtains’ at Candlelight, ‘Seussical Jr.’ in Louisville | Please call ahead to ensure productions are still on track to go live. On stage
The Addams Family Student production of the whimsical musical inspired by the 1960s TV show about a spooky and odd brood, through Feb. 27, Jesters Dinner Theatr... |