BWW Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at the Denver Center
Since Dear Evan Hansen launched its tour in Denver, my Facebook feed has been filled with friends obsessing over its emotional magnitude, and rightfully so.
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Since Dear Evan Hansen launched its tour in Denver, my Facebook feed has been filled with friends obsessing over its emotional magnitude, and rightfully so.
Not all shows need to have exuberant sets, notable actors, or even a solidified plotlines to be impactful.
I'm probably not the only person catching their first professional production of Oklahoma! with the Denver Center Theatre Company.
Teen angst is not something to ignore.
In today's musical theater songbook, you'd probably find a handful of tunes from bio-shows and juke box musicals.
Not every tale begins with 'once upon a time' just as they are not always a love story.
In some ways, history is all we have in terms of building a brighter future.
Throughout history, performance artists have become staples in pop culture, many of which can rightfully claim "icon" status.
Art, above all, is subjective.
In the history of musical theater certain shows have had their place in time while others seem to transcend lifetimes.
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.
Let's be honest - you probably know exactly how you feel about Annie before you take your seat.
Disney has a history of fantasy.
Even though its source material is a children's book, The Secret Garden plays on stage with a complex emotional maturity.
As a child of the 90s, the classic Disney movies have a special place in my heart.
Over time, we have come to a point where the musical theater genre is as identifiable as any other genre.
Theater is a business built on fantasy.
Throughout musical theatre history, there have been many shows that have set a new standard for the stage.
The Who's rock opera has come a long way since its 1969 release as a concept album.
Musicals generally give me all kinds of feels, but Passing Strange hit me deep.
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.
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.
Art isn't easy, but the Arvada Center has the kind of finesse to make it look that way.
There are some kinds of magic you think might be only possible with genies--and then Disney creates another Broadway musical.
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