Stage
Go, go, go, Joseph
One disadvantage of being a theater lover in Colorado is the lack of access to shows. To expand a personal repertoire of live performances,...
Curiouser and curiouser
Two things are true at the start of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. 1) Christopher John Francis Boone always tells...
Ghostly gardens
"Does everyone who dies become a ghost?”
It’s a complicated question posed by Mary Lennox to her uncle Archibald Craven. Mary recently lost her parents...
I’ll tell you what’s the buzz
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical, Jesus Christ Superstar has been around for nearly 50 years, and the story of the show’s namesake has been...
Some enchanted evening
With a portfolio that includes Pixar, Lucasfilm (i.e., the Star Wars empire), Marvel, ABC, ESPN, Touchstone Pictures and the Muppets, these days Disney is...
Gunderson’s glory
Back in September, The Catamounts put on The Taming, a rousing if uneven play by Lauren Gunderson. It was my first experience with Gunderson’s...
The sweetness of Millie
In the first song of Cabaret, Emcee welcomes the audience to the Kit Kat club singing, “Leave your troubles outside. So life is disappointing?...
The power of Hedwig
On Nov. 18, Vice-President elect Mike Pence went out on the town for a night of theater, choosing Broadway’s hottest ticket: Hamilton. After the...
Identity crisis
One ever feels his twoness — an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings; two warring ideals in one dark body,...
I’m just Joshin’
For Josh Blue, there is one clear-cut reason he’s a comedian.
“Oh, the pussy! You know that’s a nice side perk,” Blue jokes.
But really,...
The exception that proves the rule
In terms of all-time great chestnuts, right up there with, “A stitch in time saves nine,” and, “Never get involved in a land war...
The Abaire-able lightness of being
Despite all of its affluence, education and aspirations to cultural relevance, Boulder sometimes struggles with maintaining a vibrant theater scene. The Dairy Arts Center,...
