Les Miz: Once more, with feeling
Hugo’s epic masterpiece returns to Denver bringing larger-than-life characters that are becoming more and more uncommon in our modern world
Entries by Sylvie Drake
From the archives: How Fiddler on the Roof turned rags into riches
The story, deeply embedded in Jewish DNA, tells a universal story about determination and survival
A Choir Boy to Stir Hearts & Minds
You may find that it takes a few minutes to adjust to the language, form and plot of Choir Boy, by Tarell Alvin McCraney. You scoop story developments by the earful, rather than following them as a straight line, so listen up, because the transitions are subtle and stitched together by, of all things, some […]
Thoughts on a Shooting: Until the Flood
Our two major political parties, once frenemies, appear locked down in irremediable differences. Disputation has poisoned our daily life, coarsening relationships and affecting too many aspects of daily existence. Anger, incivility, prevarication and racism have plunged us into social paralysis.
To say nothing of shootings.
The breezy romance of ‘Twelfth Night’
Joy ensues because in Shakespeare’s comedies, joy always ensues
The start of a Beautiful Broadway musical
The jukebox musical that Carole King only agreed to kicking and screaming has left audiences around the country clapping and singing.
The King and Us: A former Anna recalls her time with Brynner
The Broadway musical ‘The King and I,’ opening Jan. 2, is a triumphant survivor of changing theatrical fashions and wildly changing times.