Tag: Colorado Theater
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An ‘Ocean’ of new plays and musicals about to open in Colorado
Live theater in Colorado never has a down season. But every once in a while, a vortex of new shows opens all at the same time. Take this impressive array of titles – all but two opening within a 24-hour span next weekend: • Curious Theatre’s “Cost of Living”: Martyna Majok’s play made history last year as…
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Chorale legend Eichenberger to be honored with two weekend concerts | Arts news
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Richard B. Eichenberger, co-founder of the Colorado Choir in 1978 and founder of the Columbine Chorale in 1987, will be remembered this weekend with two meaningfully prepared memorial concerts. Eichenberger, a legendary teacher at four Denver public high schools from 1951-81, died Sept. 25 at the age of 99 years and 59 days. He was…
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Sprinkler system drenches first two ‘Hairspray’ performances in Denver
It’s not often you can say that an indoor theater performance has been rained out. But what has happened to the national touring production of “Hairspray” in Denver this week is the baseball equivalent of a double-header washout. The first two performances of the popular Broadway musical’s week-long visit to Denver on Tuesday and Wednesday…
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Denver Center will make history by staging Jake Brasch’s ‘The Reservoir’
Jake Brasch has a message for the military: “Colorado artists are on the verge of taking over the world!” (If only that were not hyperbole.) Brasch is a Denver-born playwright and floating on Cloud 99 this week with the announcement that the homegrown Denver Center Theatre Company will produce his play “The Reservoir” as part…
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Arvada Center’s ‘The Great Comet’ a celebration of home-grown high school talent
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Unusual Tolstoy musical reunites Bobby G Awards nominees Bella Hathorne and Elleon Dobias
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UCCS rocked by murder of promising music student | Arts news
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TheatreWorks restores three canceled performances of ‘Dream Hou$e’ play
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Grandview grad’s ‘Harry Potter’ success story is pure Broadway magic
The dream of a life on Broadway can seem a million miles away to a theater kid in Colorado. In Erik C. Peterson’s case, it turned out to be a 5,000-mile gap that he closed in 24 hours flat. Peterson, a 2018 graduate of Grandview High School in Aurora, was one day away from opening…
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Colorado New Play Summit: Where tomorrow’s stories come to grow
If you want to see a play staged by the DCPA Theatre Company this month, you have two choices – “Cebollas” and “Rubicon.” They were both first introduced to local theatergoers as staged readings at the company’s 2022 Colorado New Play Summit. The Summit is to playgoers what the NFL Draft is to football fans:…
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National theater attendance has fallen a staggering 59 percent since 2018 | Arts news
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