Playbill: Three New Plays in Denver February 4-7

Great comedy and family fare are all on Denver stages this week. It might be cold outside, but indoors, the climate is fine. Here’s where to find uplifting fun for everyone this weekend and beyond. Phamaly Theatre Company, Fuddy Meers Aurora Fox Arts Center February 4 through 21 7:30 p.m…

Review: The Nest Raises the Bar at the Denver Center

Two or three times over the past few days, I’ve found myself describing the opening scene of The Nest to friends, telling them what a funny, explosive beginning it is to a fascinating play and urging them to call the Denver Center for the Performing Arts for tickets. In this…

Ten Best Comedy Events in Denver In February

February is a month that seems to call more for cozily hibernating than heading out into the night. But admitting defeat in the face of a storm is not the Denver way, and hearty city dwellers who brave the weather have plenty of opportunities to warm up with an evening…

Playbill: Three New Plays in Denver January 27-31

Whether you prefer Broadway musicals or tour-de-force biographical political dramas — or something more intimate — there’s plenty of variety to go around this week on Denver stages. Try these on for size, or check Westword’s online theater listings for more theater choices. Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On…

Review: The Normal Heart Is a Heart-Wrencher at Vintage Theatre

Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart, which premiered in 1985, is a sad, angry play that vividly evokes the atmosphere of those early AIDS years, when headlines spoke of a strange new cancer affecting gay men and the cause and progression of the illness were unknown. All that was known was…

Review: An Oldie but a Baddie, Medea Kills It at Edge Theater

Edge Theater Company took a big risk in mounting Euripides’s Medea as the first show in what it’s calling “the year of the woman.” After all, how many Denverites want to spend an evening pondering a straight-up Greek tragedy? But utilizing the clear, literate, modern-without-being-obtrusive translation of poet Alistair Elliot,…

Andy Juett Scores With the Pepsi Halftime Show-Show

The Broncos weren’t the only hometown heroes to hit it big this weekend: Comic/event entrepreneur Andy Juett also scored. The Sexpot Comedy mainstay and High Plains Comedy Festival co-founder is featured in the first installment of the Pepsi Halftime Show-Show anchored by Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer. Juett’s episode aired…

Review: Sex With Strangers Scores at Curious Theatre Company

Olivia is a novelist nearing forty whose first book received mixed reviews and limited attention; as Sex With Strangers opens, she’s at a writer’s retreat and working on a new novel. This one, she’s convinced herself, she’s doing for herself alone , for the private joy of writing. The scene…

Playbill: Three New Shows in Metro Denver January 15-17

In metro Denver this weekend, you can go back back in time to ancient Greece, ride a bus loaded with angels in the 1960s, or lend a helping hand while taking in a Mamet drama. It’s all good, and all an excellent reminder of what the local theater scene has…

Review: Murder for Two Kills It at Garner Galleria

Murder for Two, now playing at the Garner Galleria, is a small musical but a dizzying one, spinning through ninety minutes with two actors and a piano — although it has far more than two characters, as well as clever, tuneful songs and fun, inspired patter from creators Joe Kinosian…

The Thirteen Freshest Faces of Denver Drag in 2016

Last January Westword shone a spotlight on our local drag community with the selection of The Diva Dozen, twelve of the performers who represented the past, present and future of an art form that had become increasingly popular in this town. But we could have highlighted so many more; that…

Playbill: Three New Plays in Denver for January 7-10

Local theaters are back from holiday breaks, presenting shows on bigotry, mashed-up Shakespearean themes and fairy tales — and that’s just the beginning. Variety is the spice of life: Here’s where to find some in Denver this week. Source Theatre Company, The Other Bed Su Teatro Cultural & Performing Arts…

Bill Pullman and Company Ready to Take Denver on The Wild Hunt

“It’s a cautionary tale,” says actor/director/writer Bill Pullman, sitting in the lounge of the Hotel Teatro with his longtime friend and collaborator, Jennifer McCrary Rincon of the Denver Academy of Dramatic Arts. The two are in the process of transforming a pagan myth into an engaging, multimedia, one-night-only theatrical event, The…

The Ten Best Locally Produced Comedy Shows in Denver

The landscape of the Denver comedy scene is constantly changing. Comedians move away, venues change or close down. Neighborhoods gentrify and audiences dissipate. Ephemerality is simply the cost of doing business in a field that offers precious little security, economic and otherwise. Even so, this past year witnessed a solid…

The Ten Best Comedy Events in Denver in January

January is a month of new beginnings, and Denver comedy is putting its best foot forward with a crowded calendar of great shows. From generational icons and comedy legends to pro wrestlers and local buffoons, there’s a standup up show to tickle every kind of fancy, even if you don’t…

Charlie Ross on Turning the Star Wars Trilogy Into a One-Man Show

The Star Wars films are known for their incredible space battles, bizarre aliens and other crazy sci-fi visuals. But underneath all that, the films also tell a classic story, a near-perfect example of what Joseph Campbell called The Hero’s Journey. That iconic story structure is part of what makes a…