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Review: AN EVENING WITH BERNADETTE PETERS at Colorado Symphony
by Jon Bee - November 23, 2022

What did our critic think of AN EVENING WITH BERNADETTE PETERS at Colorado Symphony?...

Review: BUDDY, THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY at BDT Stage
by Jon Bee - November 15, 2022

What did our critic think of BUDDY, THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY at BDT Stage?...

Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Cherry Creek
by Chris Arneson - November 11, 2022

What did our critic think of PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Cherry Creek?...

Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at DCPA
by Jon Bee - November 03, 2022

What did our critic think of AIN'T TOO PROUD, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at DCPA? It's been said that people love nostalgia. There are certainly examples that reflect various time periods in our history but I would argue that last 10 years has seen the biggest increase in 'homage art.' M...

Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at DCPA is Everything You Need
by Jon Bee - October 21, 2022

What did our critic think of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at DCPA?...

Review: COME FROM AWAY Reminds You of the Good in People
by Chris Arneson - October 10, 2022

You probably remember a few random details of your life on the day of the September 11th attacks. Not just what you saw on the television--but who was with you, where you were, how you felt. On that day, 38 airplanes were redirected to a small Canadian town--Gander, Newfoundland--the site of a large...

Review: PRETTY WOMAN, THE MUSICAL at Denver Center for the Performing Arts
by Jon Bee - September 27, 2022

What did our critic think of PRETTY WOMAN, THE MUSICAL at Denver Center for the Performing Arts? Listen, If Julia Roberts is involved, I'm involved. But what in the world is Pretty Woman, The Musical? Having say through the show recently I can honestly say it felt like a fever dream with tits, ass, ...

Review: Run, Don't Walk, to See THE CHINESE LADY at Denver Center for the Performing Arts
by Jon Bee - September 26, 2022

What did our critic think of THE CHINESE LADY at Denver Center for the Performing Arts? Picture it: New York City, 1834. Afong Moy has been taken from her home in Guangzhou and brought to America by Nathaniel and Frederick Carne. She is put on display and becomes known as 'The Chinese Lady' - all at...

Review: INTO THE WOODS at Arvada Center is Nice - Not Good, Not Bad - Just Nice.
by Jon Bee - September 22, 2022

What did our critic think of INTO THE WOODS at Arvada Center?...

Review: It's Not Hell, It's HADESTOWN
by Chris Arneson - September 07, 2022

What did our critic think of HADESTOWN? It's essentially the retelling of the Greek tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice. Narrated by Hermes--played by a terrifically charismatic Levi Kreiss, who infuses the role with bit of his Tony-winning performance of Jerry Lee Lewis in Million Dollar Quartet... ...

Review: Kristin Chenoweth in Concert at Colorado Symphony
by Jon Bee - August 15, 2022

If you want to view paradise, go see Kristin Chenoweth in concert. In her recent engagement with the Colorado Symphony, the legendary good witch cast a captivating spell over the audience from the moment she took the stage of Denver's own Boettcher Hall. ...

Review: Immerse Yourself in FROM ON HIGH's Office Cult(ure)
by Chris Arneson - June 27, 2022

What did our critic think? If you've ever worked in an office, you know the corporate culture can start to feel a little culty. That's the premise behind OddKnock's production of From On High, an immersive experience set in RiNO's IMAC building....

Review: MOULIN ROUGE THE MUSICAL Is A Visual Spectacular At The Denver Center
by Chris Arneson - June 18, 2022

See what our critic had to say about this production. 'I can safely say a lot of us musical nerds have been waiting far too long to see Moulin Rouge as a Broadway production, and thankfully the stage production does not disappoint.'...

BWW Review: THE WEDDING SINGER at Town Hall Arts Center
by Chris Arneson - June 15, 2022

What did our critic think of THE WEDDING SINGER at Town Hall Arts Center? What's better than a '90s romantic comedy set in the mid 80's? Maybe if it's a musical too....

BWW Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Denver Center For The Performing Arts
by Jon Bee - June 10, 2022

What did our critic think of DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Denver Center For The Performing Arts?...

BWW Review: CATS at DCPA
by Jon Bee - June 02, 2022

There are some shows that you have been waiting a lifetime to see that once you see it, a meaningful and transformational experience can occur. Big name musicals that travel the world and finally make their touring stop in your city. And then there are shows that you've waited for with high expectat...

BWW Review: QUIXOTE NUEVO at DCPA
by Jon Bee - May 27, 2022

Throughout the decades, some shows have stood the test of time while newer productions test their strength to stand among the best. And sometimes, you see a new show about an old tale that is a sight for sore eyes. In DCPA's current prodution of Quixote Nuevo, audiences are delighted to a family tal...

BWW Review: Arvada Center's KINKY BOOTS is Filled with Heart and Sole
by Chris Arneson - April 14, 2022

Kinky Boots is just one of those shows you can't help but leave feeling just a little sparklier. Based on the British 2005 film of the same name, Kinky Boots follows Charlie Price, who inherits his family's multigenerational shoe factory from his deceased father. In order to keep the business alive,...

BWW Review: TOOTSIE is Mostly a Drag at the Buell Theatre at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts
by Chris Arneson - April 06, 2022

Oh look, another movie turned musical no one was asking for! When a film is adapted for the Broadway stage (which is almost a given nowadays), I'll get excited if it's a classic I can't wait to see updated and reimagined. The trouble with Tootsie is...I guess I just didn't care from the start....

BWW Review: RESPIGHI'S PINES OF ROME & JOYCE YANG at Colorado Symphony
by Jon Bee - March 17, 2022

In their recent concert, the Colorado Symphony opened with Apu: Tone Poem for Orchestra before moving on to Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24, K. 491 featuring guest artist Joyce Yang, piano....

BWW Review: THE NOTEWORTHY LIFE OF HOWARD BARNES at BDT Stage
by Jon Bee - March 17, 2022

Seeing new musicals is something I relish. With no frame of reference, it allows me to take in every aspect of the show more profoundly. The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes at BDT Stage is the latest contemporary musical to be picked over by yours truly....

BWW Review: IN THE UPPER ROOM at DCPA is as Good as it Gets
by Jon Bee - March 06, 2022

I’m all for a period piece, especially one from the 70s - see what I did there? In the world premiere of In the Upper Room by Beaufield Berry, we meet a bunch of Berrys in their family home in Omaha, Nebraska in the 1970s. A lively crew, this family is on display in a way that is relatable…and other...

BWW Review: Opera Colorado's THE SHINING
by Chris Arneson - March 06, 2022

If your experience is more with the book, you might appreciate the recently adapted opera version better. Currently playing with Opera Colorado, Moravec & Campbell’s The Shining is being presented for the first time since its premiere with Minnesota Opera....

BWW Review: The HAMILTON Hype is Real
by Chris Arneson - February 25, 2022

I avoided Hamilton as long as I possibly could. I wouldn't even listen to the cast recording, wanting to have the freshest live experience I possibly could. Somehow I held on until around 2018, right before the show visited Denver for the first time....

BWW Review: AN EVENING WITH DIANNE REEVES at Colorado Symphony
by Jon Bee - February 23, 2022

I suppose it’s true you can always find our way back home, especially if home is where the heart is, as they say. For Denver’s own Dianne Reeves making her return to Boettcher Concert Hall, it feels like Dolly Levy has come back to Harmonia Gardens. ...