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Candlelight’s ‘Steel Magnolias’ mixes earnest performances and heavy-handed direction

Candlelight Dinner Theatre in Johnstown opens its 18th season with Robert Harling's play, with performances that shine despite staging that detracts from the play's realism.

By Toni Tresca|2025-10-08T17:23:14-06:00Oct 7, 2025|Categories: Highlight, Reviews|Tags: drama, Johnstown|
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Your theatre community needs climate action, too

The show must go on — but a warming world may have other ideas.

By Meagan Holdeman|2025-10-04T10:28:13-06:00Oct 4, 2025|Categories: Columns, Highlight|Tags: climate, Opinion|
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At Firehouse Theater, a sharply staged historic censorship fight

Director Melissa Lucero McCarl mounts a timely, stirring regional premiere about censorship, race and resilience in 1950s Alabama.

By Toni Tresca|2025-10-08T17:40:53-06:00Oct 2, 2025|Categories: Highlight, Reviews|Tags: Denver, drama|
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Arvada Center’s ‘Lady Day’ nails the atmosphere, but Billie’s voice gets lost

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

By Toni Tresca|2025-10-01T17:27:22-06:00Oct 1, 2025|Categories: Highlight, Reviews|Tags: arvada, musical|
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Bas Bleu production of ‘Mr. Burns’ dials the peculiar up to 11

The post-apocalyptic three-act is a treat for the adventurous theatregoer.

By Alex Miller|2025-10-01T17:00:58-06:00Oct 1, 2025|Categories: Highlight, Reviews|Tags: comedy, Fort Collins|
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Podcast: Audition no-shows and corny corn puns

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

By Alex Miller and Toni Tresca|2025-10-08T14:15:34-06:00Sep 30, 2025|Categories: Highlight, News, Podcast|Tags: podcast, theatre news|
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‘The Happiest Man on Earth’ brings a Holocaust survivor’s story to the stage

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

By Toni Tresca|2025-09-27T14:04:49-06:00Sep 27, 2025|Categories: Highlight, Reviews|Tags: Denver, drama|
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Theatreworks kicks off 50th season with a saucy ‘Cabaret’

In the Springs, the classic naughty musical is on now at the Ent Center

By April Tooke|2025-09-24T08:26:41-06:00Sep 24, 2025|Categories: Highlight, Reviews|Tags: Colorado Springs, musical|
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Podcast: Can the big Broadway musical survive?

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

By Alex Miller and Toni Tresca|2025-09-23T14:46:36-06:00Sep 23, 2025|Categories: Highlight, News, Podcast|
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‘Eureka Day’ satirizes consensus as vaccine debates rage on

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.

By Toni Tresca|2025-09-20T08:24:36-06:00Sep 20, 2025|Categories: Highlight, Reviews|Tags: comedy, Denver|
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Vintage’s ‘Merrily’ features winning performances and technical hiccups

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

By Toni Tresca|2025-09-16T16:37:49-06:00Sep 16, 2025|Categories: Highlight, Reviews|Tags: aurora, musical, Sondheim|
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Podcast: Guns in theatre

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.

By Alex Miller and Toni Tresca|2025-09-16T08:38:27-06:00Sep 16, 2025|Categories: Highlight, News, Podcast|Tags: podcast|
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