Though Ive been a theatre lover since I was a child and a theatre critic for the better part of a decade, there remain some seminal productions I have never seen.

You may not consider yourself a theater person. You may be one of the many who feel a twinge of actual fear when contemplating reading or even just seeing a work by William Shakespeare.

As written, our shrew, Kate (Karyn Casl), is for most of the play a terrifying harpy, her every word and action full of venom and spite.

Now in its 53rd season, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival assembles actors and directors from all over the country right here in Boulder to bring both Shakespeares and other playwrights works to the stage. Three of the five productions this year play in the amazing Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre at the University of Colorado.

Not unlike a stoner confronted with the choice between a fresh bag of crunchy, nacho-cheesy Doritos and a plate of warm, gooey, fresh-out-of-theoven chocolate chip cookies, I am completely and utterly conflicted. Its not a simple, cannabisinduced outbreak of the munchies that bemuses me though.

Concrete Blonde are that rare animal, an alt-rock band with staying power. The group’s first, self-titled album got the band’s career rolling in 1986, but it wasn’t until 1990’s Bloodletting, featuring the singles, “Joey,” “Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)” and “Tomorrow, Wendy” that they broke through to a wider, more mainstream audience. Many years and albums later, the band is as vibrant and relevant as ever.

Speaking of Hook, his pirate ship is one of the biggest, most impressive pieces of set design I've seen from BDT in ages. It virtually fills the stage during the climactic confrontation between Hook's hearties and Pan's lost boys. Kudos to Scenic Designer Amy Campion.

It`s not often that I reach for the Bible when trying to wrap my mind around a theatrical experience. Sports metaphors? Sure. Pop culture references? Naturally. But the Bible, not so much. Yet after taking in the opening night performance of the Upstart Crow Theatre Companys Ring Round The Moon,.

What's really amazing is that the style of music has little to no impact on the composition and dynamics of the band. The front man, be it the lead singer or the first chair violin, is always the leader. Conflict between this leader and the second-in-command, who could as easily be a guitarist as a second chair violin, is inevitable.

Homecoming. If you’re an American, the term immediately conjures images of football games on crisp autumn nights and awkward high school dances. Strip away the cultural connotations, however, and you’re left with the simple idea of returning home. For fans of Celtic-rockers, Flogging Molly, the band’s latest homecoming to Los Angeles, Calif., has been immortalized in a two-disc, one-DVD multimedia experience known as Live at the Greek Theatre.