Reviews
Dickens goes off the rails at What If Theatre
'What The Dickens!?' reinvents A Christmas Carol through long-form improv, with big laughs and occasional misfires.
When art and religion collide
‘My Name is Asher Lev’ a stellar production by Cherry Creek Theatre Company A simple statement of identity by [...]
Going up, going down
‘Educating Rita’ at the Arvada Center goes deep on the lives of a professor and his [...]
Can a mountain of lies sometimes be a good thing?
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ musical explores human isolation from the teen perspective […]
From the archives, a perfect play to lampoon the old boys’ club
Denver Center production of ‘The Constant Wife’ explodes sexism’s hypocrisy […]
Now playing at Miner’s Alley, ‘Lungs’ is a master class in overthinking things
Miner’s Alley two-person play features some truly fine acting […]
An ‘Oklahoma!’ with a twist marks Chris Coleman’s DCPA directorial debut
Denver Center production highlights the state’s multi-racial history with all-African-American cast […]
Bjorn again: ‘Mamma Mia!’ hits the Arvada Center
The Arvada Center launches its season with a stellar production of ‘Mama Mia!’ […]
Pop’s past through the eyes of Carole King
Playing through Sept. 9 at the Denver Center, ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ is full of surprises […]
Cultures clash in genre-bending ‘Vietgone’ at the Denver Center
Hip-hop infused comedy also strikes serious notes […]
Les Mis at the Denver Center
Epic musical still delivers after 40 years Wouldn’t Victor Hugo be amazed to learn that a musical based on his 1862 [...]
Boulder theater’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ provides the perfect theater intro for little ones
With all of the nominees for Best Musical at this year’s Tony Awards based on TV or films — from Disney’s “Frozen” [...]
‘Remote Denver’ an eclectic tour of downtown Denver
Theatrical experience makes participants both audience and performer If you’re not in a theater, can you truly be said to be attending [...]
A musical for the ages
‘The King & I’ has some lessons for today’s world It’s fascinating, at times, how a story can travel across centuries [...]
‘School of Rock’ blows the roof off the Buell
Kid-powered cast brings it in touring Broadway show now at the Denver Center By Alex Miller When a dozen kids can [...]
Errant embryo fuels comic discord in ‘Human Error’
Denver Center show pokes at political divide in a highly personal way There’s no long build to the massive screwup that [...]
‘Kiss Me, Kate’ a wacky window into the past
Candlelight Playhouse production does justice to classic musical It’s been 70 years since “Kiss Me, Kate” opened on Broadway, and whenever [...]
