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Review: 504: THE MUSICAL at Kilstrom Theater

Review: 504: THE MUSICAL at Kilstrom Theater

by Bee Levy · August 11, 2026

In 1977, a group of disabled activists peacefully occupied the San Francisco federal building in support of the signing of the first major piece of legislation that mandated enforcement of legal protections for the disabled community. 504: The Musical is a fictionalized version of the twenty-five da…

Review: FURLOUGH'S PARADISE at Curious Theatre

Review: FURLOUGH'S PARADISE at Curious Theatre

by Tessa Nelson · May 7, 2026

Furlough’s Paradise at Curious Theatre Company examines the strained relationship between estranged cousins Mina and Sade, reunited by grief and forced to confront the divergent paths their lives have taken. …

Review: ENGLISH at Denver Center For The Performing Arts

Review: ENGLISH at Denver Center For The Performing Arts

by Tessa Nelson · April 29, 2026

Elham, playwright Sanaz Toossi’s brilliant character played by an equally brilliant Vanah Assadourian, frustratedly exclaims in a tongue unfamiliar to her mouth, “I want everyone to know I am not an idiot and also I am nice.” English, produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, capt…

Review: ALICIA KEYS' HELL'S KITCHEN at Denver Center For The Performing Arts

Review: ALICIA KEYS' HELL'S KITCHEN at Denver Center For The Performing Arts

by Tessa Nelson · April 21, 2026

Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts tells a perfectly coherent story—it’s just not a very interesting one. An overprotective mother badgers her daughter to stay safely in her apartment and away from the glitz, glamour, and danger of those pernicious New Y…

Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at The DCPA Theatre Company

Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at The DCPA Theatre Company

by Tessa Nelson · April 15, 2026

Brilliant musicianship, soulful performances, and expert craft make Next to Normal at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts deeply identifiable. Unfortunately, the pathos it creates through these immense talents may cast more doubt on mental health care than broker clarity surrounding mental ill…

Review: CRYPTIC at Oddknock

Review: CRYPTIC at Oddknock

by Tessa Nelson · April 7, 2026

Cryptic, co-produced by Fictive and OddKnock Productions turned a warehouse space into an immersive production that felt more like a fast-paced amusement park ride. Without spoiling too much, the premise is that a chipper tour guide (on my night played by Beau Fisher, though the role may alternately…

Review: BIRTHDAY CANDLES at Curious Theatre

Review: BIRTHDAY CANDLES at Curious Theatre

by Tessa Nelson · March 9, 2026

What did our critic think of BIRTHDAY CANDLES at Curious Theatre? Curious Theatre's talented team and more than capable actors show case a brilliant play new to the Denver area.…

Past Shows

23 total · showing 11–20

Living Room Local with Rhiana Yazzie

Living Room Local with Rhiana Yazzie

May 23

Step inside the living room of Navajo playwright, director and filmmaker Rhiana Yazzie for a conversation on her work as Artistic Director of Minneapolis New Native Theatre and her career as a groundbreaking theater and film artist. For more than a decade, Yazzie has championed...

Living Room Local with Sheila Callaghan

Living Room Local with Sheila Callaghan

Apr 18

Sheila Callaghan, playwright, screenwriter and co-founder of the feminist theater collective The Kilroys, joins Living Room Local on Sunday, April 18, offering a look inside the television writers room. Callaghan, along with three other writers, will break an episode of...

Living Room Local with Luis Alfaro & Laurie Woolery

Living Room Local with Luis Alfaro & Laurie Woolery

Mar 14

On the one-year anniversary of the shutdown of most major American theaters, two friends and frequent collaborators sit down for candid conversation on creativity in the face of the pandemic. Award-winning playwright Luis Alfaro (Electricidad, Oedipus El Rey, and Mojada) and...

Living Room Local with Christopher Bayes

Living Room Local with Christopher Bayes

Feb 21

Learn from one of the world's most sought-after acting teachers, Head of Physical Acting at the Yale School of Drama, Christopher Bayes. This hour-long event will feature a brief conversation on the foundation of comedy before proceeding to an interactive demonstration of...

Living Room Local with Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Living Room Local with Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Jan 31

Gather with Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, and institution builder Henry Louis Gates Jr. (virtually) for an intimate and interactive conversation about storytelling and how understanding our own personal histories connects us all...

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Dec 21

On the longest night of the year (December 21, 7pm MT), gather with the ghosts as we celebrate composer/lyricist Alexander Sage Oyen's concept album, "Discount Ghost Stories: Colorado." Featuring some of the most talented vocalists and musicians working today, from the Broadway...

Living Room Local with Forrest McClendon

Living Room Local with Forrest McClendon

Oct 25

Hang out in Tony Award-nominee Forrest McClendon's (The Scottsboro Boys) living room (virtually) as he discusses his unique creative process. Originally designed to build characters onstage, hes now using his process to develop Reparations, his new autobiographical play about...

Living Room Local with John Lithgow

Living Room Local with John Lithgow

Sep 27

Hang out in award-winning actor and writer John Lithgow's living room (virtually) as he reads from his new book, Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown, and discusses the value of satire in todays culture.

Sin Eaters

Sin Eaters

Apr 16 – May 16, 2020

Sin EatersWorld Premiere Written by Anna Moench Directed by Pesha RudnickWe become what we see. When Mary Lee scores a job in the tech industry, she believes her career is on the upward trajectory. However, on her first day at work, she learns that her responsibility as a...

Local Lab 2020

Local Lab 2020

Mar 13 – Mar 15, 2020

LOCAL THEATER COMPANY ANNOUNCES: LOCAL LAB 2020 3-day festival of new American plays, parties, and innovative post-show gatheringsJanuary 31, 2020Local Theater Company (Boulder, CO) announces selections for Local Lab 2020 (March 13-15, Dairy Arts Center) with a lineup that...

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Topdog/Underdog in Colorado Topdog/Underdog
Historic Shorter AME (8/29-9/20)
Destiny of Desire: A Telenovela Play with Music in Colorado Destiny of Desire: A Telenovela Play with Music
Wolf Theatre (9/11-10/04) PHOTOS
Plot/Twist: A Show About Narrative in Colorado Plot/Twist: A Show About Narrative
Rise Comedy (2/06-2/05)
The Tempest in Colorado The Tempest
Kilstrom Theatre (10/02-11/01) PHOTOS
Feeding Beatrice in Colorado Feeding Beatrice
Aurora Fox Arts Center (10/02-11/01)
bogfriends in Colorado bogfriends
Singleton Theatre (1/15-2/21) PHOTOS
Colorado New Play Summit in Colorado Colorado New Play Summit
Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex (2/20-2/21) PHOTOS
Waitress in Colorado Waitress
Buell Theatre (11/27-11/29) PHOTOS
Riverdance 30 – The New Generation in Colorado Riverdance 30 – The New Generation
Buell Theatre (3/23-3/27) PHOTOS
Topdog/Underdog in Colorado Topdog/Underdog
Curious Theatre Company (8/29-9/13)