Colorado Theater Reviews

BWW Reviews: THE PILLOWMAN at The Bug Theatre

by colin roybal — April 15, 2015

Razorblade-stuffed apples, body mutilation, and being buried alive: all the stuff of nightmares, right? Such are the elements of the twisted short stories that are a key element in The Pillowman.

BWW Reviews: A LATE SNOW at SET

by Christi Esterle — April 11, 2015

Written just over forty years ago, Jane Chambers' A Late Snow shouldn't be controversial anymore.

BWW Reviews: THE 12 with Denver Center Theatre Company

by Chris Arneson — April 7, 2015

The 12, a new rock musical about the days after Jesus's death, has had an interesting life, and now it's getting a full staging in Denver.

BWW Reviews: ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI at The Space Theater

by colin roybal — April 3, 2015

BWW Reviews: MOTOWN at the Denver Center's Buell Theatre

by Chris Arneson — April 2, 2015

Motown the Musical, currently playing at the Buell Theatre, provides a bit of a history lesson for the record label, but mostly it feels like a really impressive tribute concert.

BWW Reviews: MISTERMAN at Boulder's Dairy Center

by Chris Arneson — April 1, 2015

The mind of someone with a mental illness is a stimulating place to visit, currently being explored in a Boulder production of Misterman by Enda Walsh.

BWW Reviews: A Journey of 4000 MILES at the FAC

by Christi Esterle — March 30, 2015

Her name was Lee Joseph.

BWW Reviews: DRAG MACHINE at Garner Galleria Theater, DCPA

by colin roybal — March 27, 2015

The Denver Center's Garner Galleria Theater is home to some very interesting cabaret-type shows.

BWW Reviews: COCK Fight, Part 2 - Avenue Theater

by Chris Arneson — March 24, 2015

This is part 2 in a two-part review of Cock, featuring both The Edge and Avenue Theater's concurring productions.

BWW Reviews: HAPPY DAYS at Theatreworks

by Christi Esterle — March 23, 2015

'What does it mean?'

BWW Reviews: TILLY THE TRICKSTER at Fine Arts Center

by Christi Esterle — March 23, 2015

Like its title character, Tilly has some flaws to work through but a good heart.

BWW Reviews: AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at Vintage Theatre

by colin roybal — March 20, 2015

The music of jazz legend Thomas 'Fats' Waller is iconic.

BWW Reviews: A PUBLIC READING OF AN UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY ABOUT THE DEATH OF WALT DISNEY with The Catamounts

by Chris Arneson — March 18, 2015

I once worked with a girl who claimed she was a distant relative of Walt Disney.

BWW Reviews: COCK Fight, PART 1 - Edge Theater

by Chris Arneson — March 17, 2015

This is part 1 in a two-part review of Cock, featuring both The Edge and Avenue Theater's concurring productions.

BWW Reviews: BIG FISH at the Aurora Fox

by Chris Arneson — March 11, 2015

Everything's coming up daffodils at the Aurora Fox—but you'll have to catch Big Fish to really get what I mean.

BWW Reviews: NEXT TO NORMAL at Town Hall Arts Center

by Chris Arneson — March 10, 2015

When you see a show at Town Hall Arts Center, you expect to be immersed in the production with such an intimate space.

BWW Reviews: FAC's Trip into REEFER MADNESS

by Christi Esterle — February 16, 2015

It's not Mary Poppins; it's Mary Jane.

BWW Reviews: SET Connects with DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE

by Christi Esterle — February 13, 2015

Springs Ensemble tells a sweet, sad story of isolation in the age of mass communication.

BWW Reviews: MY FAIR LADY with Performance Now

by Chris Arneson — February 12, 2015

Lakewood's Performance Now is now performing the classic My Fair Lady, and the production is as loverly as it can be.

BWW Reviews: HARVEY at Arvada Center

by colin roybal — February 11, 2015

A six-foot rabbit is not something that goes unnoticed.

BWW Reviews: Inspire Creative's WIZARD OF OZ a Familiar Trip Down the Yellow Brick Road

by Christi Esterle — January 26, 2015

BWW Reviews: Theatreworks Examines Decay and Disillusionment in DETROIT

by Christi Esterle — January 23, 2015

The audience sits on either side of a shared backyard flanked by two houses.

BWW Reviews: MISS SAIGON at Vintage Theatre

by colin roybal — January 23, 2015

Vintage Theatre Productions has tackled one of the more difficult musicals of the last 30 years.

BWW Reviews: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: ALIVE & KICKING! at the Denver Center

by Chris Arneson — January 14, 2015

The last time Denver audiences saw any incarnation of Forbidden Broadway was about two decades ago, and a return was long overdue.

BWW Reviews: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Stage Theatre Inspires the Christmas Spirit

by colin roybal — December 20, 2014

The holiday season is in full swing, and holiday magic is all around.