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Colorado Theatre Guild Urges Community Over Competition at 19th Henry Awards

By Toni Tresca

Jul 29, 2025

The 19th Henry Awards celebrated Colorado theater with big wins for Grand Lake's Rocky Mountain Repertory and some notable upsets. Here’s the full breakdown.

Review: Nightmare on Strip Street Is a Bloody, Bawdy Burlesque Treat

By Toni Tresca

Jul 15, 2025

Horror meets high camp in this dazzlingly unhinged burlesque parody at The Arch.

A musical theater ensemble performs a musical number.

Review: Some Like It Hot National Tour Brings Tap-Happy Magic to DCPA

By Toni Tresca

Jul 11, 2025

A dazzling mix of jazz-age spectacle, smart comedy and a winning cast makes the show a must-see musical at the Buell.

Colorado Burlesque Festival is Back for Thirteenth Year of Glitter and Glam

By Toni Tresca

Jul 9, 2025

"There's always something very chaotic that happens on stage or off during the Colorado Burlesque Festival."

Inside Ballyhoo: Denver's New Spot for Performance, Coffee and Cocktails

By Toni Tresca

Jun 23, 2025

Event producer Julia Tobey is opening a café-bar-stage mashup in the Highland neighborhood that aims to uplift and unite Denver.

A group of actors perform onstage in Aurora Fox's Little Miss Sunshine.

Review: Little Miss Sunshine at Aurora Fox Arts Center is a Rocky Ride

By Toni Tresca

Jun 10, 2025

This local staging is full of talent, but this musical misfire can’t overcome a broken book and sloppy songs.

Colorado Shakespeare Festival Returns for Season 68 with a Trio of Power Plays

By Toni Tresca

Jun 5, 2025

Boulder's Bard Fest is indoors again with The Tempest, Richard II and Doctor Faustus.

Fringe Festival Show Arkham A$$ylum Puts Batman on Trial

By Teague Bohlen

Jun 3, 2025

CU Denver film professor and Rainbow Cult founder Andy Scahill does not like batman.

Your 2025 Guide to the Sixth Annual Denver Fringe Festival

By Toni Tresca

May 30, 2025

Fringe returns June 4-8 with 75 shows, free events, visual art and more. Here's how to make the most of the event.

Actors perform a musical number onstage.

Theater Festivals Hitting Colorado This Summer

By Toni Tresca

May 24, 2025

A roundup of 2025’s can't-miss Colorado theater festivals — from musicals in the mountains to quirky fringe acts in Denver.

The Conversation Brings Israeli-Palestinian Debate to Stage in Boulder

By Toni Tresca

May 22, 2025

The Dairy Arts Center launches a daring new play series that uses dramatized debates to address today's most divisive issues.

The Narrators Marks Fifteen Years of Stories

By Toni Tresca

May 21, 2025

No one screens the stories. There’s no scoring system. And there sure as hell isn't any consistency.

Curious Theatre Premieres Regina Taylor’s Haunting Solo Play Exhibit

By Toni Tresca

May 15, 2025

The Golden Globe winner stars in a one-woman show exploring memory, justice and the soul of America.

Artists with disabilities practice a play.

Touring Production of Pericles Reframes Who Theater Is For

By Toni Tresca

May 7, 2025

Phamaly and Flute Theatre's interactive performance for people with cognitive disabilities combines Shakespeare and radical accessibility.

An Auraria Parable Tells Hidden History in a Magical Walking Tour

By Toni Tresca

May 2, 2025

Learn about stories of displacement, belonging and identity in a brand new immersive experience.

Vintage Theatre's Ride the Cyclone Blends Death, Dreams and Dark Humor

By Toni Tresca

May 2, 2025

The regional premiere of a cult classic musical that's blown up on TikTok will bring quirky, heartfelt storytelling to Aurora.

HOLDTIGHT Serves Up Arty Food Experiences at Two Local Restaurants

By Toni Tresca

May 1, 2025

Nourishment, opening May 2 at Stowaway Kitchen, "is exploring what nourishes you — literally, as in the food you eat, but also mentally, artistically, emotionally and spiritually."

Stories That Heal: Listen To Your Mother Hits Twelve Years in Boulder

By Toni Tresca

May 1, 2025

"We have some pieces that will make you laugh so hard you pee your pants and others that might make you ugly cry in public."

Immersive Theater Gets Personal in Remember Me by New Local Company

By Toni Tresca

Apr 28, 2025

One More Time's debut show is an intimate, immersive mystery in collaboration with Two Cent Lion.

The Greatest Comedy Show in the World is a Chaotic, Local Variety Show

By Toni Tresca

Apr 24, 2025

Every fourth Saturday of the month, sketches, standup and surprise acts light up Rise Comedy with original Colorado comedy.

Theater

Miners Alley Tackles Assassins During a Tricky Time

Everything About Your Skin is Part Drama, Part Horror

Theater

Miners Alley Tackles Assassins During a Tricky Time

Everything About Your Skin is Part Drama, Part Horror

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