Tag: Damn Yankees
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For Kelly Van Oosbree’s women: No pain, no gain | John Moore
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s hard to imagine any local stage director taking on a slate of shows that are as hard on women as the ones Kelly Van Oosbree tackled in 2023. In particular, three warhorse Broadway musicals that once seemed safe, but, through a more enlightened contemporary…
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This is the sound of a superhero | John Moore
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Max Silverman was late meeting up with his parents at their hotel in New York City a few weeks ago, but he had a pretty good excuse. He was saving someone’s life. “Max was on a subway platform and saw that a middle-aged man was…
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Peak musical performances of 2023 | John Moore
Now, for the fun part. The Denver Gazette’s annual True West Awards recall 30 good stories of the theater year without categories or nominations. But attention must be paid to a few of the many standout individual performances of the year. And the greatest of 2023 (or pretty much any other year) was when Maiesha…
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Damn (Yankees)! Check out these fresh faces of 2023 | John Moore
Ellie Plenk is a preternaturally talented sixth-grader who is currently starring in a fully sold-out run of “Matilda the Musical” at the Littleton Town Hall Arts Center – and it’s only the second theater production of her life. But she’s not some 11-year-old rookie, OK? Her first role was starring in “Matilda Jr.” at the…