Podcast: Spooky Season in Colorado theatre
A look at what’s scary onstage for October, plus news and reviews
By Alex Miller and Toni Tresca|2025-10-07T15:27:06-06:00Oct 7, 2025|Categories: Highlight, News, Podcast|Tags: news, podcast|
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.
Your theatre community needs climate action, too
The show must go on — but a warming world may have other ideas.
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.
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.
Bas Bleu production of ‘Mr. Burns’ dials the peculiar up to 11
The post-apocalyptic three-act is a treat for the adventurous theatregoer.
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
‘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.
Theatreworks kicks off 50th season with a saucy ‘Cabaret’
In the Springs, the classic naughty musical is on now at the Ent Center
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
‘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.
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.
