About the Author: Toni Tresca
‘Tick, Tick…Boom!’ gets lost in the crowd
Restless staging overwhelms some of the anxiety and tenderness at the heart of Jonathan Larson’s musical.
‘The Comedy of Errors’ embraces Shakespearean chaos in Centennial
Shakespeare in the Wild turns an opening-night curveball into a rollicking evening in a former Ross.
SET’s intimate ‘Eureka Day’ makes uncertainty hilarious
Jonathan Spector’s school-board satire thrives in The Fifty-Niner’s close quarters.
‘504: The Musical’ sings the messy work of solidarity
Phamaly’s optimistic, intersectional new musical centers a sit-in that led to a landmark disability-rights victory.
Heavy hand undermines Rocky Mountain Rep’s ‘Urinetown’
Suzanna Champion’s slick staging leans so hard into the jokes that it dilutes the musical’s dark, timely satire.
‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’ struggles to find its frequency
Elemental Theatre Company’s old-time-radio take on The Scarlet Pimpernel has lively Foley work but little dramatic urgency.
‘Closing Times’ reckons with a lifetime of regrets
Denver Theatre Ensemble gives Derek Murphy’s Closing Times an intimate, atmospheric world premiere.
‘Witch’ finds tenderness between an outcast and the devil
Jessica Robblee and Marco Alberto Robinson ignite Jen Silverman’s bleak comedy.
Impact’s ‘Stupid Fucking Bird’ feels everything at once
Impact Theatre Collective opens Aurora’s Storyteller Theatre with an impassioned, inconsistent production.
Three voices fill empty spaces in ‘Honky Tonk Angels’
Jessica Hindsley’s sparse staging puts the focus on the young performers powering this country jukebox musical.
This ‘Spelling Bee’ in Creede is S-U-P-E-R
Creede Rep’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee pairs winning comedy with a tender portrait of belonging.
Creede Rep’s ‘Working: A Musical’ finds its strength close to home
Localized production of Working is a heartfelt hometown tribute to Creede hampered by laborious scene changes.
