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Peak performances in new play from BETC
Color me a hopeless romantic, but I say fuck Valentine’s Day. Sure, the holiday has its liturgical and secular historical bases, but as it exists today it is nothing more than a crass, commercialized cash grab that mocks relationships and commitment while purporting ...
Dreamers’ struggle
When Victor Galván’s parents brought him over to the United States from Mexico, he was just 8 months old...
The perils of opening for Jeff Tweedy in Kansas City
Picture this. You’re Denver comedian Andrew Orvedahl, and you’re booked as the opening act for Jeff Tweedy — the frontman of Wilco. You’re the only thing between a crowd and a major music headliner. And you have 40 minutes to fill with jokes. Denver and Salt Lake ...
Monty Python’s Spamalot
Friday, December 27: Monty Python’s Spamalot. 6:15 p.m. Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303- 449-6000...
How Tig Notaro made cancer her comedy muse
It’s been more than a year since Tig Notaro’s now-famous set at the Largo in Los Angeles. Just days before the performance, Notaro received word that she had cancer in both breasts, and she was still processing the news. The cancer diagnosis wasn’t the only blow to ...
Drinking away Christmas Eve in Conor McPherson’s ‘The Seafarer’
Christmastime and booze go together like Santa Claus and reindeer, like snow on the ground and a fire in the hearth. There’s a reason you don’t hear the term “holiday drunk” thrown around on Independence Day or Easter; it’s because only the Christmahanu-kwanza-kkah ...
She went and made it after all
If you can’t help but sing the title of this review (in your head, at least) to the melody of the opening theme to The Mary Tyler Moore Show, you probably know who Molly Ivins was. If you’re asking yourself what The Mary Tyler Moore Show is, you’re likely too young ...
Just like real life
Have you ever seen the movie Color of Night? Starring Bruce Willis prior to his Pulp Fiction-fueled career renaissance and co-starring an almost always-naked Jane March (as well as decidedly more clothed ’90s perennials Lesley Ann Warren, Scott Bakula, Brad Dourif, ...
Things looking up for Colorado Shakespeare Festival
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival has had a financially difficult decade, at one point relying on the University of Colorado Boulder for nearly $1 million in assistance. With Shakespeare Santa Cruz (a California festival focused on the Bard) and the North Carolina ...
