Laird Williamson departs on his final flight of fancy
Seminal figure in Denver Center history directed more than 40 plays over 25 years
Entries by John Moore
In the Spotlife: Kathleen M. Brady
Beloved Denver Center veteran is brandishing her weapon in Curious Theatre’s The Secretary
‘twenty50’: What’s the cultural cost of taking a slice from America’s power pie?
Near-future world-premiere play considers the consequences of assimilation Playwright Tony Meneses was intrigued when he came across a Pew Research Center study that predicted 2050 will be the year the U.S. population will no longer have a white majority. That, in itself, could make for a compelling “near-future” pot-boiler. Imagine: What will white people do […]
‘You Lost Me’ offers a port in the storm of grief
‘I was really looking to write a story about how rebirth comes after tragedy’
Meet Denver’s legendary ‘Phantom Phan’
Octogenerian is nearing 200 performances of Webber’s masterpiece over 31 years
Candlelight to open second, bigger theatre in Fort Collins
The Boardwalk will fill void left by closure of Midtown Arts Center Theatre in Fort Collins will come full circle in 2021 when the newly announced Boardwalk by Candlelight opens in central Fort Collins. Not only will the new theatre fill the void brought by the closure of the Midtown Arts Center in August, it […]
David Byrne, Mala Gaonkar to open ‘Theater of the Mind’ in Denver with Off-Center
Massive theatrical immersion will take the audience on a deep dive into the human brain
What’s the buzz? ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ is reborn at 50
From blasphemy to beloved: How Andrew Lloyd Webber rocked the rock musical genre From blasphemy to Broadway to banned to broadcast television, few pop-culture titles have generated the kind of buzz Jesus Christ Superstar has generated along the road to its current 50th anniversary national touring production. A decade after its last major tour, this […]
John Leguizamo is coming to ‘un-moronize’ you
Kinetic comedian returns with Latin history lesson that was largely developed here in Denver
Here are the films that put the Denver in the 2019 Denver Film Festival
From Man Camp to DeVotchka: Colorado represents in 42nd annual film fest