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Meet the cast: Samuel Taylor of 'Lookingglass Alice'

by John Moore | Sep 18, 2015

Says the White Knight: 'I studied acting because it offered a truer, harder, more loving way of looking at life.'
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Another Malone takes spotlight at Denver Film Festival

by John Moore | Nov 09, 2016

Beth took Broadway by storm. Now her filmmaker brother is taking the spotlight at the Denver Film Festival.
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2014 Bobby G Awards Video: Individual Honoree Announcements

by John Moore | Jun 01, 2014

In this fifth and final video in our series reporting from the 2014 Bobby G Awards, we show you the announcements of all honorees in supporting roles and non-acting categories.The Bobby G Awards, hosted by the Denver Center, honor achievements in local high school theatre.
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Conner and Abby

by John Moore | Jun 26, 2014

Abby Noble and Conner Kingsley were named Outstanding Actress and Actor at the 2014 Bobby G Awards on May 29, and their lives are already forever changed.
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Steinberg donation helps Women’s Voices Fund reach milestone

by Jordan Friedlandaer | Jul 06, 2014

The 2014 Swing Time Golf Fundraiser tournament raised a record $50,000, primarily for Denver Center education programs, on Monday at the Lakewood Country Club. And the day was capped by a surprise announcement:
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Five ways you don't have to connect the dots 'All the Way' to today

by John Moore | Jan 08, 2016

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is 52 years old. But how much has changed since then?
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Meet the cast: Carolyn Holding of 'As You Like It'

by John Moore | Oct 20, 2015

She went from being a third-grade rapping turkey to a Harvard grad. Now she's playing the largest role in the Shakespeare canon - Rosalind in 'As You Like It.'
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Photos: Week 1 of the 2015 Colorado New Play Summit

by John Moore | Feb 15, 2015

Check out all of our photos from the first week of the 10th annual Colorado New Play Summit. Photos by John Moore and Kyle Malone.
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Meet the cast video series: Colin Hanlon

by John Moore | Apr 21, 2015

Colin Hanlon, who plays Peter in "The 12," produces in his own YouTube web series called "Submisions Only," a comic look at the casting side of the entertainment industry.
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'Two Degrees' heats up conversation on global warming

by John Moore | Jan 26, 2017

The provocative title of Tira Palmquist’s new play is meant to both set up her story … and sound an alarm.
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'The 12' opens: Robert Schenkkan's Opening Night reflections

by John Moore | Apr 03, 2015

"If we have succeeded it’s because 'The 12' focuses on something everyone has shared at one time or another: The very human experience of a 'dark night of the soul.' "
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There's plenty of Colorado in 'Jersey Boys'

by John Moore | Oct 20, 2016

The tour visiting Denver in November includes Arapahoe High School's Matthew Dailey and Pomona's Andrew Russell.
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December 2015: Applause magazine puzzle solution

by John Moore | Dec 22, 2015

With each new issue of Applause Magazine, we offer readers a puzzle related to our current shows. Here is the most recent puzzle and solution.
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Meet the cast: Napoleon M Douglas of 'A Christmas Carol'

by John Moore | Dec 15, 2015

Napoleon M Douglas' theatre career began when he shattered all the cartilage in his right knee and a confident teacher cast him as Coalhouse in 'Ragtime.'
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Karen Slack on playing the murdering mother Medea

by Olivia Jansen | Jan 19, 2016

Being a mother gave the actress a whole new perspective on playing the legendary role for The Edge Theatre.
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2017 Colorado Fall Theatre Preview: 'Elephant’s Graveyard' and 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'

by John Moore | Sep 03, 2017

Today's productions include revisiting a horrifyingly topical race crime in 1916 and Victor Hugo classic with a cast of 53.
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2016 True West Award: donnie l. betts

by John Moore | Dec 07, 2016

As protests over ongoing racial inequities in America spilled into the street, he was helming 'Black Elk Speaks' and 'Porgy and Bess' for the Aurora Fox.
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Colorado Fall Theatre Preview: 'The Mystery of Love and Sex' and 'Company'

by John Moore | Sep 05, 2017

Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece on relationship ambivalence, and one that explores the impact of racial and religious differences.
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Countdown to the Bobby G Awards: Fairview High School

by John Moore | May 19, 2016

"While the quality of the finished product is always on our mind, we concentrate on creating a worthwhile and fun experience from start to finish."
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In the Spotlife: Emily Paton Davies of 'God of Carnage'

by John Moore | Sep 14, 2016

The actor who has some choice words onstage also has a few for anyone who leaves an animal in a hot car.
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John Moore

Award-winning arts journalist John Moore has created a groundbreaking new position as the DCPA’s Senior Arts Journalist. With The Denver Post, he was named one of the 12 most influential theater critics in the US by American Theatre Magazine. He is the founder of the Denver Actors Fund, a nonprofit that raises money for local artists in medical need. John is a native of Arvada and attended Regis Jesuit High School and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Email him at jmoore@dcpa.org. Follow him on Twitter @moorejohn.

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Five ways you don't have to connect the dots 'All the Way' to today

Meet the cast: Carolyn Holding of 'As You Like It'

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Meet the cast video series: Colin Hanlon

'Two Degrees' heats up conversation on global warming

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There's plenty of Colorado in 'Jersey Boys'

December 2015: Applause magazine puzzle solution

Meet the cast: Napoleon M Douglas of 'A Christmas Carol'

Karen Slack on playing the murdering mother Medea

2017 Colorado Fall Theatre Preview: 'Elephant’s Graveyard' and 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'

2016 True West Award: donnie l. betts

Colorado Fall Theatre Preview: 'The Mystery of Love and Sex' and 'Company'

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