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BWW Review: MAMMA MIA at Arvada Arts Center
In today's musical theater songbook, you'd probably find a handful of tunes from bio-shows and juke box musicals. From Carole King to Elvis Presley, there plenty of stories to tell, even if they are not those of the music artists. In Arvada's latest production, Mamma Mia, music sensation ABBA is hig...
BWW Review: MARY POPPINS at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse
Not every tale begins with 'once upon a time' just as they are not always a love story. Rather, a different kind of love - an equally important love - is presented. In Candlelight's Dinner Playhouse's latest production, Mary Poppins, the love between children and adults, whether it be between kids a...
BWW Review: VIETGONE Gives New Light to the War at DCPA
In some ways, history is all we have in terms of building a brighter future. At times, we either forget that history, or we never learn about such events that would lead us to make more informed decisions. Remembering historical events clearly isn't the most sought after activity to spend your time....
BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at DCPA
Throughout history, performance artists have become staples in pop culture, many of which can rightfully claim "icon" status. However, aside from music performance, songwriting has long been an underrated quality in the music industry. Even if songwriters become notable performers, it is not always ...
BWW Review: WAISTWATCHERS, THE MUSICAL at Lakewood Cultural Center
Art, above all, is subjective. It can be anything and everything if artistic intent is the drive behind the creation. With that in mind, art can come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and quality. Such was the case for the touring production of Waist Watchers, The Musical at Lakewood Cultural Center. ...
BWW Review: ON YOUR FEET at DCPA
Icon. A word of only four letters, and yet it holds so much weight for many people. It is not hard to think of musical icons: Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, even Britney Spears. Among the elite is also Gloria Estefan, whose own personal life is on full display in the latest show to come to DCPA, ...
BWW Review: Touring Production Gives New Life to LES MISERABLES at DCPA
In the history of musical theater certain shows have had their place in time while others seem to transcend lifetimes. Parents bring their children to the same musical that their parents brought them to at their age and suddenly a new family tradition has started. The nice thing about traditions is ...
BWW Review: THE FULL MONTY at Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
You won't hear me complain about a musical with male strippers, but I got a lot more than I bargained for with The Full Monty, now playing at Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre....
BWW Review: ANNIE at Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
Let's be honest - you probably know exactly how you feel about Annie before you take your seat. You're either set to swoon over the spunky little orphan or groan after she reprises 'Tomorrow' a third time....
BWW Review: DISNEY'S NEWSIES Sing All About It at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse
Disney has a history of fantasy. Truly, this is the area in which they find their greatest achievements. Bringing such magic to the stage has long been in their wheelhouse. However, the land of imagination is not limited to fantasy. In Disney's Newsies, the only magic in the air is that which comes ...
BWW Review: THE SECRET GARDEN at Performance Now
Even though its source material is a children's book, The Secret Garden plays on stage with a complex emotional maturity....
BWW Review: THE LITTLE MERMAID at BDT Stage
As a child of the 90s, the classic Disney movies have a special place in my heart. The company's track record of transforming these tales into full-length musical productions has always been met with anticipation of how the magic of the movies will blossom on stage. The Little Mermaid, the current p...
BWW Review: Students Steal the Show in School of Rock At DCPA
Over time, we have come to a point where the musical theater genre is as identifiable as any other genre. In today's age, we have come full circle in that the line between musical theater and other genres is thinner than ever. Lin Manuel's Hamilton is a perfect example of the next generation of musi...
BWW Review: ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE Shines at BDT Stage
Theater is a business built on fantasy. We attend productions with suspended disbelief in an effort to step into a world different than our own, and yet, some of the most groundbreaking theatrical works are grounded in historical reference. Some of these shows are on my list of personal favorites, a...
MAN OF LA MANCHA at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse is Sure to Leave You Smiling
Throughout musical theatre history, there have been many shows that have set a new standard for the stage. Among them are those that become classics of the musical theatre repertoire, such as Fiddler on the Roof, Carousel, and Candlelight's latest production, Man of La Mancha....
BWW Review: Denver Center's Tommy is an Amazing Journey
The Who's rock opera has come a long way since its 1969 release as a concept album....
BWW Review: Aurora Fox's PASSING STRANGE is Exceptional
Musicals generally give me all kinds of feels, but Passing Strange hit me deep. Give me an existential journey and I'm totally on board, but present it the way this musical does, and it could change the way you look at your own life....
BWW Review: RAGTIME at Midtown Arts Center is Captivating
In case you are unfamiliar, Ragtime tells the story of three distinct groups of people in the early 1900s: highbrow Caucasians, middle-class African-Americans and poverty-driven immigrants, each with a titular character to represent the trials and tribulations they must overcome or be succumbed. Alt...
BWW Review: REEFER MADNESS at Equinox Will Drive You Crazy
Originally a 1930s propaganda film, this parody musical follows the lives of Jimmy and Mary and their introduction to the devil's lettuce, leading them on a hysterical downward spiral filled with evil jazz music, sex and violence. Also a movie-musical, Reefer Madness is full of memorable songs and g...
BWW Review: Arvada's SUNDAY IN THE PARK Connects All The Dots
Art isn't easy, but the Arvada Center has the kind of finesse to make it look that way....
BWW Review: Disney's ALADDIN Will Have You Wishing to See It Again
There are some kinds of magic you think might be only possible with genies--and then Disney creates another Broadway musical....
BWW Review: SISTERS OF SWING Delivers Solid Performance at Town Hall Arts Center
In Sisters of Swing, produced by Town Hall Arts Center, the lives of LaVerne, Maxene and Patty, are put on display as they sing their way through the years. The show follows the sisters from their early days on the road and rise in fame to their dissembling over irreconcilable differences. With a sc...
BWW Review: THIS IS MODERN ART with DCPA's OFF-CENTER
Nowadays, you can argue anything is art. But I've never questioned if graffiti was. The bigger question is where it belongs, examined in DCPA Off-Center's latest feature....
BWW Review: Benchmark's A KID LIKE JAKE genuinely examines modern parenting
A Kid Like Jake, by Daniel Pearle, is Benchmark's second-season opener. Directed by Warren Sherrill, the engaging one-act examines modern parenting and how society can pressure children out of authenticity....
BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS Will Enchant You in a Whole New Way
If you think you've seen Into The Woods too many times, allow Performance Now's current production to change your mind....
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Furlough's Paradise Curious Theatre (5/02-5/31) |
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Anything Goes Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (4/16-6/14) |
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The Outsiders at Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre (9/08-9/27) |
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Firebringer The Lincoln Center (9/11-9/12) |
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CO Jazz Rep Orchestra - Jazz Organ Blues with vocalist Tatiana LadyMay Mayfield Lakewood Cultural Center (6/07-6/07) |
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Sixtiesmania Pikes Peak Center (10/20-10/20) |
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MAMMA MIA! Pikes Peak Center (6/16-6/21) |
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POTUS by Selina Fillinger Springs Ensemble Theatre (6/04-6/21) |
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Fully Committed Creede Repertory Theatre - Ruth Humphreys Brown (5/23-9/19) |
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The Moth Mainstage in Denver: AMERICAN DREAMS Paramount Theatre (6/12-6/12) |
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