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Chris Arneson

Chris has been writing with BroadwayWorld since 2014. He's also an actor, typically performing in musicals based on movies where he dies. He almost won a BroadwayWorld Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Scott in Evil Dead: The Musical, but he was ousted by an actual Broadway veteran. He's actively recovering from the loss. 






BWW Review: DCPA CHRISTMAS CAROL Welcomes New Scrooge
BWW Review: DCPA CHRISTMAS CAROL Welcomes New Scrooge
December 16, 2016

There's a glimmer of familiar holiday magic radiating from Denver's downtown art district.

BWW Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at the Buell Theatre
BWW Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at the Buell Theatre
December 8, 2016

There's nothing like a rock musical led by a genderqueer German named Hedwig. Absolutely nothing.

BWW Review: AN ACT OF GOD at Denver Center
BWW Review: AN ACT OF GOD at Denver Center
December 6, 2016

If you're in the mood for church but you're looking for something that actually makes sense, An Act of God might be right up your alley.

BWW Review: I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS at Arvada Center
BWW Review: I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS at Arvada Center
December 1, 2016

There's no place like home for the holidays, and the Arvada Center is making sure of that this holiday season. I'll Be Home for Christmas is making its debut at the Center, featuring a broad selection of local talent.

BWW Review: JERSEY BOYS Brings Home CO Natives
BWW Review: JERSEY BOYS Brings Home CO Natives
November 11, 2016

I've seen Jersey Boys three times now, and there's something about it that keeps me working my way back to it.

BWW Review: FRANKENSTEIN at Denver Center Theatre Company
BWW Review: FRANKENSTEIN at Denver Center Theatre Company
October 21, 2016

When you think of Frankenstein, it's easy to default to a mad scientist cackling in his lab as he electrifies a boxy green guy with bolts in his neck. That's not what's happening right now at the Denver Center-it's so much better.

BWW Interview: Morgan James performs BERNSTEIN'S BEST with Colorado Symphony
BWW Interview: Morgan James performs BERNSTEIN'S BEST with Colorado Symphony
September 30, 2016

The Colorado Symphony is bringing Broadway to Downtown Denver this weekend with a few days of Leonard Bernstein's best, featuring on the most powerful vocalists to emerge recently in musical theatre.

BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Platte Valley Players
BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Platte Valley Players
September 23, 2016

Down on Skid Row, there's a flower shop that eats people. Currently, that little shop has rooted itself just outside of Denver.

BWW Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Denver Center Theatre Company
BWW Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Denver Center Theatre Company
September 22, 2016

Tennessee Williams has a knack for making me want to quote lines from his shows. These are the kinds of plays I can't wait to talk about for days after, and the current Denver Center Theatre Company's first-ever production of The Glass Menagerie exceeded each one of my expectations.

BWW Review: SISTER ACT at Arvada Center
BWW Review: SISTER ACT at Arvada Center
September 16, 2016

The Arvada Center is kicking off its 41st season by taking you to church, and maybe heaven, too, if you let it.

BWW Review: MURDER BALLAD at The Edge Theater
BWW Review: MURDER BALLAD at The Edge Theater
September 16, 2016

Murder Ballad is The Edge Theater's premiere musical, and hopefully they realize what a killer space they have for the genre.

BWW Preview: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Platte Valley Players
BWW Review: FOOTLOOSE at BDT Stage
BWW Review: FOOTLOOSE at BDT Stage
August 19, 2016

It takes a special kind of movie to be converted into a stage musical. Luckily for Footloose, with a dance-centric plot serenaded by some rad '80s tunes, it's got something to work with.

Photo Flash: First Look at AMERICAN IDIOT at Fearless Theatre
Photo Flash: First Look at AMERICAN IDIOT at Fearless Theatre
August 17, 2016

The two-time Tony Award-winning hit musical Green Day's American Idiot, based on the Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum album, boldly takes the American musical where it's never gone before. This high-octane show includes every song from Green Day's album American Idiot, as well as several songs from follow-up release, 21st Century Breakdown.

BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at DCPA
BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at DCPA
July 25, 2016

Beautiful - The Carole King Musical is one of those shows where you can't help but fall in love with the nostalgia of it all.

BWW Feature: HENRY AWARDS 2016 presented by Colorado Theatre Guild
BWW Reviews: SEX TIPS FOR STRAIGHT WOMEN FROM A GAY MAN @ DCPA
BWW Reviews: SEX TIPS FOR STRAIGHT WOMEN FROM A GAY MAN @ DCPA
July 15, 2016

You might wonder why I took my boyfriend to see a show where a gay guy gives sex tips to a straight woman. Like, guys, you already know these secrets...

BWW Previews: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY at the Brighton Armory
BWW Previews: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY at the Brighton Armory
July 13, 2016

The Platte Valley Players of Brighton, Colorado are presenting the wild and raucous musical revue Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits Volume 1 by Gerard Alessandrini at The Armory Performing Arts Center in Brighton, Colorado, July 15, 16, 22 and 23

BWW Feature: BOBBY G AWARDS WINNERS TAKE NYC
BWW Feature: BOBBY G AWARDS WINNERS TAKE NYC
June 24, 2016

The fourth year of Denver's Bobby G Awards brought a new couple of thespians to the forefront of Denver's high school musical theatre scene. They'll be making their Broadway debut in just a few days at the National High School Musical Theatre (The Jimmy) Awards at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. Currently they're in the midst of a 10-day intensive that began earlier this week on Sunday.

BWW Reviews: LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL at Town Hall Arts Center
BWW Reviews: LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL at Town Hall Arts Center
June 3, 2016

Sometimes I forget how many things can rhyme with 'OMIGOD YOU GUYS.' If you need some ideas, look no further than the opening number of Town Hall's current production of Legally Blonde The Musical.



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