Stage
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 ...
Molière goes viral
Powdered wigs are out; influencers are in. That’s the conceit behind director Brett Landis’ contemporary take on Molière’s The Misanthrope at Theater Company of...
Theater | Week of May 28, 2015
Brighton Beach Memoirs. Miner’s Alley Theatre, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden, 303-935-3044. Through June 28...
More than meets the eye
I don’t think too many people are going to come see this musical...” says a skeptical Little Sally at the end of Urinetown. Sure, the subject matter’s a little iffy, the moral is depressing and talk about an unappetizing title, but considering the full auditorium on ...
Curtain calls
In our latest survey of the local stage, we visited Arvada, Aurora and Northglenn for two classic plays and a new take on Sherlock...
‘Newsies’ reminds us that change is possible
"Just because we only make pennies don’t give anyone the right to up and rub our noses in it,” says a frustrated newsboy in...
Students belt it out in opera
If you follow University of Colorado Boulder Opera, you’ve seen it before. But on the other hand, it won’t be the same, either...
Now I gotta cut loose
It’s possible when Footloose was first created, it meant to serve as a metaphor about art prevailing in times of tyrannical control. It could...
Voulez-vous coucher avec Bah!
If you’re having a hard time this holiday season doling out your entertainment dollars, kill three birds with one stone. By catching a local performance of the holiday musical Moulin Scrooge, fans of comedic acting, over-the-top Jukebox musicals and old flaccid ...
