Colorado Theater Reviews

BWW Review: HEATHERS THE MUSICAL at The Nomad PlayHouse

by Emilee Hatfield — July 18, 2016

We all have endured it at one point or another in high school, the popular kids.

BWW Reviews: SEX TIPS FOR STRAIGHT WOMEN FROM A GAY MAN @ DCPA

by Chris Arneson — 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.

BWW Review: The Evergreen Players Presents THE ADDAMS FAMILY

by Emilee Hatfield — July 17, 2016

It is normally becomes a family tradition around All Hallows Eve for many families across America to sit down and witness the strangeness that is The Addams family bring a certain darkness to the world.

BWW Review: MARY POPPINS takes flight at Midtown Arts Center

by Felicia Tassone — July 8, 2016

As many of you might know, it is always a 'Jolly Holiday' with Mary.

BWW Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC Soars at The Buell Theatre

by Anton Anderssen — June 23, 2016

We live in the Alps during the summer, in a little chalet with a magnificent view of the Dolomites.

BWW Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Takes Over the Denver Center

by Felicia Tassone — June 8, 2016

Beauty and the Beast, a "tale as old as time," has landed at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse

by Felicia Tassone — June 7, 2016

Sondheim.

BWW Reviews: LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL at Town Hall Arts Center

by Chris Arneson — June 3, 2016

Sometimes I forget how many things can rhyme with 'OMIGOD YOU GUYS.

BWW Review: ONCE Settles in Nicely at the Denver Center

by Felicia Tassone — May 26, 2016

Once is definitely not your typical Broadway musical.

BWW Review: FAC's 9 TO 5 a Couple Hours of Light Entertainment

by Christi Esterle — May 23, 2016

9 to 5: The Musical takes place in 1979-a fact the Fine Arts Center hammers home with an abundance of geometric, high-contrast design, bell-bottoms, and loud shirts-but the story it tells feels oddly contemporary: hostile work environments, wage inequality, sexual harassment.

BWW Review: REALISH HOUSEWIVES OF CHERRY CREEK at The Garner Galleria

by Chris Arneson — May 13, 2016

There's a place in pop culture for ritzy housewives.

BWW Review: SUNSET BOULEVARD at Vintage Theatre

by Emilee Hatfield — May 11, 2016

Often when we think of the glamour that is Hollywood we think of the money, fame, and perks that come with it currently.

BWW Review: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN at Aurora Fox

by Chris Arneson — May 6, 2016

Catch Me If You Can The Musical, currently playing at the Aurora Fox Arts Center, has the perfect mix of an exciting score and stellar design team with a cast sparkling with talent.

BWW Review: DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY at Arvada Center

by Chris Arneson — May 3, 2016

The musical Death Takes a Holiday, currently playing at the Arvada Center, doesn't just breathe a little life into Death-it makes him out to be a hopeless romantic.

BWW Review: GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST at Theatreworks

by Christi Esterle — May 2, 2016

I admit it, melodrama is something of a guilty pleasure of mine.

BWW Reviews: THE WILD PARTY at Ignite Theatre

by Chris Arneson — April 29, 2016

Ignite Theatre is known for taking on edgier shows, so it's no surprise when the cast of their current production struts onto the stage baring skin with sexy attire.

BWW Review: SWEENEY TODD with Denver Center Theatre Company

by Chris Arneson — April 20, 2016

Ladies and gentlemen, you can't imagine the rapture in store for you with Denver Center Theatre Company's killer production of Sweeney Todd.

BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at FAC

by Christi Esterle — April 10, 2016

Is there any staple of children's literature more existentially tragic than Peter Pan? Beneath the tale of the eternal boy who flies with faeries and battles with pirates lies a story about the bittersweet inevitability of growing old, and of a child destined to be forever left behind by a world tha

BWW Reviews: RAGTIME THE MUSICAL at Lakewood Cultural Center

by colin roybal — April 1, 2016

BWW Review: DIXIE'S NEVER WEAR A TUBE TOP WHILE RIDING A MECHANICAL BULL...rides into Denver

by Felicia Tassone — April 1, 2016

What happens when you put an Alabama hurricane, a broken mechanical bull and a cardboard cutout of Dame Julie Andrews in the same show? A rip roaring good night, that's what! Dixie's Never Wear a Tube Top While Riding a Mechanical Bull.

BWW Review: 4000 MILES at Miners Alley Playhouse

by Chris Arneson — February 26, 2016

A finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Amy Herzog's 4000 Miles is currently playing at Miners Alley Playhouse in downtown Golden.

BWW Review: John Douglas Thompson as SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF

by Christi Esterle — February 22, 2016

Bringing to life an iconic personality like Louis Armstrong is always something of a tightrope walk: the mannerisms must be there, yet the performance must not descend into caricature.

BWW Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER at Denver Center

by Chris Arneson — February 19, 2016

There are a few places in downtown Denver where you can learn to murder someone, probably.

BWW Review: THE NORMAL HEART at Vintage Theatre

by colin roybal — February 17, 2016

'The Normal Heart' by Larry Kramer is not a light-hearted piece of theatre.

BWW Review: MRS. MANNERLY at Arvada Center Black Box Theatre

by colin roybal — February 9, 2016

Keep your elbows off the table.