Author: L. Wayne Hicks, Special to the Denver Gazette

Red Rocks Amphitheatre is getting a $35.1 million facelift next year to improve the backstage and dressing room areas for performers who entertain some 1.7 million concertgoers annually. The money comes from the Vibrant Denver Bonds approved by voters in November.  “The backstage updates have been contemplated for more than a decade,” said Brian Kitts,…