Reviews
Dumb humans vs. spiteful dinosaurs = cheap laughs
At the Denver Center Garner Galleria, Hold On To Your Butts lampoons Jurassic Park.
Tradition and change collide around the campfire in ‘The Grown-Ups’
Absurd Rodeo Theatre's backyard staging of The Grown-Ups makes this unsettling comedy feel immediate and essential.
‘Shadows & Secrets’ evokes personal history without the whodunit payoff
Insight Colab Theatre's inventive radio-play format brings a real family cold case to life, even if the ending never surprises
A brisk ‘Murder for Two’ could use more clarity
American Crossroads Theatre’s Colorado debut is packed with powerful piano playing, but this breakneck mystery is hard to follow.
‘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.
In Silverthorne, Anne Terze-Schwarz soars as Rosemary Clooney
Kenny Moten directs a powerful production of 'Tenderly' at Theatre SilCo.
Jesse Welles takes the fight to Dillon Amphitheater
The bard from Arkansas mixes protest with his signature wit and musicianship in a red-hot show beside the lake.
‘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.
Mt. Joy brings the sunshine at Red Rocks
The indie-folk band plays another Colorado show Saturday at Fiddler’s Green.
SET’s intimate ‘Eureka Day’ makes uncertainty hilarious
Jonathan Spector’s school-board satire thrives in The Fifty-Niner’s close quarters.
A revamped ‘Spamalot’ gallops into the Buell
Josh Rhodes' touring revival is loaded with laughs, but Python fans may miss Terry Gilliam's signature look.
‘Taco Town’ at Miners Alley: great crew, incomplete order
Luke Sorge's new comedy earns its laughs, then abandons them in Act 2.
‘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.
Revived Star Bar players stage a lively ‘As You Like It’ in Manitou Springs
Onaledge Lodge provides an ideal natural setting for Shakespeare’s ultimate rom-com.
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.
Funky’s ‘Savannah Sipping Society’ is a summertime treat
‘Golden Girls’ style comedy rings true for middle-aged Southern ladies.
‘The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals’ a rocky start for Singular Sensation
Musical comedy at The Bug has aliens taking over a town with spontaneous song and dance
