Reviews
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.
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 [...]
Coming to terms on a Chinese basketball court
‘The Great Leap’ digs deep into family histories Among topics I’m interested in, “Chinese basketball” doesn’t typically rise anywhere near the [...]
Off-Center throws ‘The Wild Party’ at The Hangar in Aurora
It’s not easy being the host of a gin-soaked party attended by both your friends and enemies, and it gets even [...]
