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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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Hairspray Swirls Into Denver With a Local Twist

By Toni TrescaMarch 6, 2024

In addition to a local star, there’s another twist: A sprinkler mishap has moved the opening to Thursday night.

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Arvada Center’s The Great Comet Is a Theatrical Reflection on War and Humanity

By Toni TrescaMarch 5, 2024

The immersive musical, which is based on seventy pages from War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, is at the Arvada Center through March 31.

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Breaking Boundaries: How the Colorado Theatre Guild’s Unified Auditions Impacts Local Talent

By Toni TrescaMarch 4, 2024

The Unified Auditions is the largest audition event of its kind in Colorado.

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IDEA Stages Votes to Suspend Executive Director and Organization

By Toni TrescaMarch 1, 2024

This decision comes following an exhaustive review by the IDEAs Accountability Committee sparked by concerns raised during a production of In the Heights at Vintage Theatre.

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Review: Dune: Part Two Is a Kick-Ass Sci-Fi Epic With More Sandworms and Fewer Problems

By Toni TrescaFebruary 29, 2024

If you thought the first film was a bit of a snooze, prepare to be wide awake and on the edge of your seat for this one.

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Review: Drag, Drama and Discovery in The Legend of Georgia McBride at Vintage Theatre

By Toni TrescaFebruary 27, 2024

This production is anything but a drag.

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Vintage Theatre’s New Purchase Underscores the Role of Building Ownership in Theaters

By Toni TrescaFebruary 27, 2024

The journey of Vintage Theatre to secure its building in Aurora highlights the significance of venue ownership in ensuring the longevity of theatrical institutions.

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Straight to the Sources Behind the Four Plays at the 2024 Colorado New Play Summit

By Toni TrescaFebruary 24, 2024

Experience the “gold standard” of new play development in the West this weekend

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Beth Stelling’s Hilarious Takeover of Comedy Works

By Toni TrescaFebruary 21, 2024

Experience Beth Stelling’s latest hour in Denver, which she teases is “more physical and experimental with volume.”

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Review: Lisa Frankenstein Is Far Better Than Box Office Returns Suggest

By Toni TrescaFebruary 19, 2024

The macabre, modern fairytale proves creativity isn’t dead in Hollywood.

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First Look: Space Explorers: The Infinite Is a VR Trip Through the International Space Station

By Toni TrescaFebruary 16, 2024

Witness the daily lives of astronauts in 360-degree views at the Stanley Marketplace.

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Experience Sting’s Music Through Dance in Message in a Bottle

By Toni TrescaFebruary 14, 2024

Set to the music of Sting, the dance production is inspired by real stories from refugees.

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Review: Argylle Is a Star-Studded Spy Thriller That Loses Its Way

By Toni TrescaFebruary 7, 2024

The greater the cast, the more muddled the narrative.

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Ten Things to Do for Black History Month In and Around Denver

By Toni TrescaFebruary 6, 2024

Black History Month is back, with events ranging from music to movies and more.

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Experience Love Outside the Binary in Triumph of Love

By Toni TrescaFebruary 2, 2024

The “genderqueer Fantasia of silliness” is at Wheat Ridge Theatre Company through February 18.

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Dazzle Has a Jazzy Tribute to Black History Month

By Toni TrescaFebruary 1, 2024

“I hope one day we will be able to say that Black voices aren’t underserved or overlooked, but it’s still a thing.”

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Paramount Theatre Welcomes Lewis Black on His Final Tour

By Toni TrescaJanuary 31, 2024

Known for his ferocious comedy style, Lewis Black has been a standup comedian for over thirty years and is retiring from touring to focus on his podcast and writing.

First-Ever Roast Battle World Championship Heats Up Denver Improv

By Toni TrescaJanuary 30, 2024

What started in 2013 at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles because of a drunken kerfuffle at an open mic has become an international comedy sensation.

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Take a Bite Out of Dylan Griffith’s Magic Apple Series at Meow Wolf

By Toni TrescaJanuary 29, 2024

“I don’t want it to be all doom and gloom. It’s more about change than that.”

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Chicago 25th Anniversary Tour Lands in Denver

By Toni TrescaJanuary 26, 2024

The tour includes an ensemble cast member from Brighton.

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And That’s Why We Drink Brings True Crime, Ghost Tales and Laughs to Denver

By Toni TrescaJanuary 26, 2024

Christine Schiefer and Em Schulz discuss the makings of their world-famous podcast, and tease their new book.

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Littleton Musical Urinetown Is a Steady Stream of Satire and Show Tunes

By Toni TrescaJanuary 25, 2024

“If the title was something more public-friendly, this show would always be a sell-out, but Urinetown it is, and Urinetown is your town.”

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