About the Author: Toni Tresca

An award-winning Colorado arts and culture reporter originally from Mineola, Texas. Tresca is the chief theatre critic for OnStage Colorado and managing editor of OnScreen Colorado. He’s the editor of Bucket List Community News, a contributor to Denver Westword and Estes Valley Voice, a resident storyteller for the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation and the co-host of the OnStage Colorado Podcast.

Arvada Center’s ‘Lady Day’ nails the atmosphere, but Billie’s voice gets lost

Toni Tresca2025-10-01T17:27:22-06:00Oct 1, 2025|

Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill struggles with clarity despite strong design and band.

Podcast: Audition no-shows and corny corn puns

Alex Miller and Toni Tresca2025-10-08T14:15:34-06:00Sep 30, 2025|

Director Kelly Van Oosbree guest-hosts, plus an interview with ‘Shucked’ actor Ryan Fitzgerald and the Top 10 Colorado Headliners

‘The Happiest Man on Earth’ brings a Holocaust survivor’s story to the stage

Toni Tresca2025-09-27T14:04:49-06:00Sep 27, 2025|

DCPA Theatre Company opens its season with a stark, affecting one-man play starring Kenneth Tigar.

Podcast: Can the big Broadway musical survive?

Alex Miller and Toni Tresca2025-09-23T14:46:36-06:00Sep 23, 2025|

Plus, talking sound design with Jason Ducat and reviewing ‘Eureka Day’ at Curious and ‘The Thin Place’ at BETC

‘Eureka Day’ satirizes consensus as vaccine debates rage on

Toni Tresca2025-09-20T08:24:36-06:00Sep 20, 2025|

At Curious Theatre, Christy Montour-Larson’s production shines in design and performance, though the satire loses steam after its high point in a virtual town hall.

Vintage’s ‘Merrily’ features winning performances and technical hiccups

Toni Tresca2025-09-16T16:37:49-06:00Sep 16, 2025|

Vintage Theatre launches its 25th season with Sondheim’s tricky showbiz tragedy, carried by stellar performances even as the production stumbles technically.

Podcast: Guns in theatre

Alex Miller and Toni Tresca2025-09-16T08:38:27-06:00Sep 16, 2025|

Ovation West’s Tim Kennedy on the Evergreen shooting and ‘Annie Get Your Gun,’ plus how guns are portrayed on stage, best practices and this week’s Colorado Headliners.

At BETC, ‘The Thin Place’ delivers a spine-chilling journey into the unknowable

Toni Tresca2025-09-16T08:59:51-06:00Sep 15, 2025|

Lucas Hnath’s eerie drama is given an intimate, spooky staging, with Madison Taylor leading a superb cast in one of the season’s most haunting productions.