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Germinal's Streetcar is a powerful evening of theater

After all these years, Lillian Hellman's Little Foxes holds up as a theater piece

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Improves everything.​Today is the birthday of Newman's Own best selling product, the late Paul Newman, everyone's favorite cool-eyed and irreverent actor/philanthropist. He can't so much celebrate his birthday, being deceased, but everyone else can -- and surely they will, running some retrosp ... More >>

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Capsule reviews of current shows

White Rabbits

Meet Radiohead’s Missouri-bred labelmates, who are apparently quite popular in Germany.

My Blueberry Nights

Wong Kar-Wai’s first English-language foray is a minor confection.

Delegating Denver #28 of 56: Mississippi

Wong Kar-Wai’s first English-language foray is a minor confection.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Although Brick is solid, this production is far from purrfect.

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Brief reviews of current shows

Southern Discomfort

A transplanted son revisits his roots in the ambitious Junebug.

Smelly Like a Rose

Pete Rose will lug his books, and albatross, to Denver.

Slim Pickings

Picnic fails to serve a satisfying main course.

Parade of Pointless Pain

The Lonesome West provides a flat ending to Martin McDonagh's harsh Irish trilogy.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of September 26, 2002

Pretty Poison

John Davis's vision of American roots music is wet, mean, dirty -- and downright brilliant.

Heavy Symbolism

The burden of An Almost Holy Picture's script is too much for one actor to bear.

Hot Spots

The media play catch-up on the state's largest-ever blaze.

Digging Up the Past

Oh, for Frankenchrist's sake! The Dead Kennedys return, sans Jello.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of November 30, 2000

All the World's Her Stage

So why doesn't Denver applaud Lucy Walker?

The Accidental Jurist

Leonard Peltier. Stephen Miles. Now the witness who might break the Ramsey case. It’s no wonder Lee Hill thinks he needs to pack a pistol.

Wonder Bread

Wonder Boys lets Michael Douglas get caught in the doldrums of middle age.

Life in the Middle

Denver's theater companies contemplate taking their audiences to the next level.

Map of the World

Lonely Planet charts the rocky course of a friendship.

Road Warriors

Boon or boondoggle, Bill Owens's highway plan has to get past Douglas Bruce before it goes anywhere.

Empty Nest

Boon or boondoggle, Bill Owens's highway plan has to get past Douglas Bruce before it goes anywhere.

Back to South Africa

Boon or boondoggle, Bill Owens's highway plan has to get past Douglas Bruce before it goes anywhere.

Divide the Ride

Pushing a $6 billion transit plan, RTD has met the enemy-- the RTD board.

THRILLS

Pushing a $6 billion transit plan, RTD has met the enemy-- the RTD board.