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Toni Tresca

Toni Tresca is a Colorado-based arts reporter originally from Mineola, Texas, who writes about the evolving world of theater and culture — with a focus on the financial realities of making art, emerging forms and leadership in the arts. He is the Editor of Bucket List Community Cafe, a regular contributor to multiple local outlets and co-host of the OnStage Colorado podcast (Feedspot’s #1 Colorado Art Podcast). He also has an MBA and an MA in Theatre and Performance Studies from CU Boulder.

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This New Experience Unearths Denver Lore Set to Indie Beats

By Toni TrescaMay 7, 2024

Grapefruit Lab and Teacup Gorilla blend live music, theater and friendship in “impressionist nonfiction.”

BETC Plays With Fire Festival Showcases Colorado-Based Playwrights

BETC Plays With Fire Festival Showcases Colorado-Based Playwrights

By Toni TrescaMay 3, 2024

“It is exciting to be able to see what might become a hit play in Colorado first.”

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A Storied Stage: The Evolution of the Fillmore Auditorium

By Toni TrescaMay 1, 2024

Explore the Fillmore Auditorium’s journey from a 1907 roller rink to a top Denver music venue.

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The Cher Show Comes to Denver on a Limited Run

By Toni TrescaMay 1, 2024

The Cher Show, a musical celebrating Cher’s life, is at the Buell Theatre from May 3 to May 5.

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The Gothic Theatre: Exploring Nearly a Century of Englewood’s Iconic Venue

By Toni TrescaApril 30, 2024

Discover how this iconic theater has evolved from its 1920s cinema roots to a cultural hotspot.

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Art and Identity Clash in Cheyanne, a World-Premiere Play at the People’s Building

By Toni TrescaApril 26, 2024

Control Group Productions is producing Cipriano Ortega’s first full-length play, which explores the lives of artists of color.

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Adam Cayton-Holland Reflects on Twenty Years of Comedy Ahead of His Anniversary Show

By Toni TrescaApril 17, 2024

“We’ll all be dead before you know it, so do you want to cry or do you want to laugh? I’ve done both a lot; I chose to laugh.”

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MJ Explores Michael Jackson’s Complex Legacy

By Toni TrescaApril 13, 2024

The Tony Award-winning musical delves into the creative process behind the King of Pop’s 1992 Dangerous World Tour.

How Sammy Anzer and Ed Bell’s Album, <i>Residual Income</i>, Is Changing the Denver Comedy Scene

How Sammy Anzer and Ed Bell’s Album, Residual Income, Is Changing the Denver Comedy Scene

By Toni TrescaApril 10, 2024

Inspired by punk-rock bands, two Denver-based comedians collaborate to release a comedy album through the label Burn This Records.

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Comedy Works Owner Shares Her Favorite Comedians, Memories and More

By Toni TrescaApril 5, 2024

From backstage with Dave Chappelle to big compliments from George Lopez, Wende Curtis has much to share after over two decades of owning Comedy Works.

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A Fresh Take on Jane Austen’s Emma Comes to the Denver Center

By Toni TrescaApril 2, 2024

Kate Hamill’s innovative adaptation transforms this classic story into a lively screwball comedy about a “slightly flawed yet relatable heroine.”

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The Agenda Theatre Breaks Into the Local Scene by Amplifying Queer Voices

By Toni TrescaApril 1, 2024

“Queer talent in Denver is so fierce right now,” says founder Danté J. Finley.

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Curious Theatre Company Launches Fundraiser: “We’re at a Crossroads”

By Toni TrescaMarch 29, 2024

To cover its deficit, the Denver-based theater company must raise $250,000 by July.

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Motus Theater’s TRANSformative Stories Shares Trans Truth With Legislators

By Toni TrescaMarch 26, 2024

“These are the kinds of personal stories that people need to hear and need to see, especially for Transgender Day of Visibility” on March 31.

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Colorado Premiere of Raisin at Town Hall Arts Center Celebrates Black Voices

By Toni TrescaMarch 22, 2024

“It’s an experience that everybody needs to know, especially since Black history is trying to be erased from schools.”

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SNL Alum Darrell Hammond Calls Denver “the Ultimate American City”

By Toni TrescaMarch 20, 2024

Ahead of his upcoming Comedy Works South shows, one of SNL‘s longest-running cast members shares insight into his career, meeting Richard Pryor and his love for Denver.

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Su Teatro’s Play About Boulder Bombing Is “Like Getting History Shot Through Your Veins”

By Toni TrescaMarch 18, 2024

“Our history should really be taught in schools so people don’t walk around and think that racism doesn’t exist in our country.”

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Cost of Living Brings Two Denver Theaters Together for a Pioneering Disability Story

By Toni TrescaMarch 15, 2024

Curious Theatre Company and Phamaly Theatre Company team up for the regional premiere of Martyna Majok’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

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Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald Blends Humor and Heritage at Comedy Works for St. Paddy’s Day

By Toni TrescaMarch 15, 2024

From comedian to veterinarian to conservationist, what can’t this contemporary renaissance man do?

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The Ten Best Places in Denver to Catch Comedy

By Toni TrescaMarch 13, 2024

The yuk stops here: Denver is home to a lot of great comedy venues, both large and small.

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Two Shrek Events Hit Denver’s Swamp This Week

By Toni TrescaMarch 13, 2024

The Mile High City is getting Shreked this week, with both Shrek the Musical and a Shrek Drag Brunch.

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Legendary Magicians Penn & Teller Unleash a Whirlwind of Wit and Wonder at the Buell

By Toni TrescaMarch 12, 2024

The magicians’ act has been a pinnacle of the magic world for almost fifty years.

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