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... (more...)
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to step into a world different than our own, and yet, some of the most groundbreaking theatrical works are grounded in historical reference.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... (more...)
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.... (more...)
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.... (more...)
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... (more...)
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... (more...)
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... (more...)
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.... (more...)
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.... (more...)
It takes a bit of push to get me to attend more classical works of musical theatre. I didn't grow up with the movies, so the nostalgia is a little lost on me. That being said, I was excited to see the tour of the Lincoln Center's recent production of The King and I, which nabbed a Tony Award for Bes... (more...)
Sometimes you don't need a lavish design to make a musical about Vegas play well. I mean, it would have definitely brought another level to Vintage Theatre's current musical production of Honeymoon in Vegas, but the cast is what gives this one its dazzle.... (more...)
Rent was one of the first musicals I truly loved. My affinity for musicals didn't start as early as a lot of theatre people I know. I first picked up Rent in junior high, a 2-disc set from the library. I'd borrow it over and over until I learned all the words. Rent is the reason why angsty rock m... (more...)
Hot. Shredded. Cheese. You know what I'm talking about. That gooey kind that stretches from the plate to your mouth, and you just can't get enough. That's how BDT Stage's current '80s jukebox musical Rock of Ages feels.... (more...)
Sometimes I wait to pay attention to a certain musical until I can experience it fully. That was the case with Something Rotten!, currently on tour playing the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. I've been impatiently avoiding listening to the music since its release but let me tell you, the wait... (more...)
I think I'm addicted to immersive theatre, especially the way Denver Center's Off-Center has been bringing it. Their most recent production is a fully realized musical The Wild Party, a jazzy show set in the Roaring Twenties, where audience members can sip their gin alongside the performers. You're ... (more...)
Ever since I saw Once on tour, I've been intrigued how it would do regionally. The show itself isn't necessarily complicated, but you need to find actors who can sing well and play a variety of instruments while maintaining accents, or the show just doesn't work.... (more...)
It won't even feel like Shakespeare! I'd told my fianc , who bowed out of this production because he thought he'd fall asleep. Granted, there would be no sleeping during the current Denver Center Theatre Company's production of Macbeth.... (more...)
Before I knew the lyrics to Hamilton, I knew all the words to In The Heights. (Just kidding, everyone but me knows the lyrics to Hamilton.) But if it wasn't for Lin-Manuel Miranda's musicals, my theatrical rapping skills would be fairly unimpressive.... (more...)
After hearing that very line for years, you would think I would have picked up a copy or have listened to A Chorus Line by now. As silly as this sounds I didn't. However I am very thrilled to say that I was happy to have my first experience with this musical be at the Arvada's Center For Performing ... (more...)
There are some shows that are just easy to love. It's been 60 years since The Music Man premiered on Broadway, but the classic tuner hasn't lost its allure. In fact, this is the show that launched Candlelight Dinner Playhouse back in 2008. The Johnstown theatre has brought it back as their 10th seas... (more...)
BWW Review: Students Steal the Show in School of Rock At DCPA
BWW Review: ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE Shines at BDT Stage
MAN OF LA MANCHA at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse is Sure to Leave You Smiling
BWW Review: Denver Center's Tommy is an Amazing Journey
BWW Review: Aurora Fox's PASSING STRANGE is Exceptional
BWW Review: RAGTIME at Midtown Arts Center is Captivating
BWW Review: REEFER MADNESS at Equinox Will Drive You Crazy
BWW Review: Arvada's SUNDAY IN THE PARK Connects All The Dots
BWW Review: Disney's ALADDIN Will Have You Wishing to See It Again
BWW Review: SISTERS OF SWING Delivers Solid Performance at Town Hall Arts Center
BWW Review: THIS IS MODERN ART with DCPA's OFF-CENTER
BWW Review: Benchmark's A KID LIKE JAKE genuinely examines modern parenting
BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS Will Enchant You in a Whole New Way
BWW Review: THE KING AND I is Flawless...If It's Your Cup Of Tea
BWW Review: WAITRESS Is Filled With the Right Ingredients
Vintage's 'Honeymoon' Lacks Glitz But Not Talent
BWW Review: RENT's 20th Anniversary Tour Won't Disappoint Your Inner Renthead
BWW Review: BDT's ROCK OF AGES is Hot Shredded Cheese
BWW Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN Definitely Isn't
BWW Review: You Won't Feel Like a Wallflower at DCPA's WILD PARTY
BWW Review: ONCE at Midtown Feels Like Broadway
BWW Review: Denver Center's MACBETH Stimulates... Everything
BWW Review: Town Hall's IN THE HEIGHTS Feels Like Home
BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE at The Arvada Center
BWW Review: Candlelight's THE MUSIC MAN is Joyfully Quintessential