“The Lion King” opened Thursday to full houses and near universal adoration.
Me? It was my fourth time at the show – and all I can say is “Hakuna Matata,” and this is my last time because the circle of life isn’t big enough to see it five times.
The show is at the Buell through Nov. 12, about 90 percent sold out, with tickets $15-$125.
If you want to see the cast up-close, out of their animal outfits and singing some tuneful songs – head to the Comedy Works Oct. 16. It’s a Monday night, when the musical is dark. Tix are $25, the show starts at 7:30 p.m., all proceeds go to Project Angel Heart and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Autographed items from the “Lion King” cast and other touring companies will be auctioned during the show.
And after the cabaret concert, you can join the cast at 5 Degrees, right next door. Get tix now, call 303-595-3637.
Both sides now
Colorado gets publicly married and divorced this week.
On Sunday, the NY Times “Vows” column praised the nups of Pamela Taylor and Eames Yates in Snowmass on Sept. 23. The 50-year-olds were hooked at the ranch of Meg Goodman and Mike Bonini. The bride arrived in boots and a Nicole Miller gown as a “crackly” recording of Johnny Cash singing “Walk the Line” played. The groom entered on horseback wearing a gold-and-blue velvet smoking jacket and sunglasses.
Things aren’t so rosy for Denise Caldarella and Ezekiel Archuleta from Westminster – who appear on “Divorce Court” 11 a.m. Wednesday on KDVR-Fox 31. According to the publicist, Denise wants the divorce because she’s in love with Ezekiel’s friend. Denise also claims Ezekeil never respected her as a wife and that he “was a boring love.”
Waiter!
People are still talking about Josh Hanfling’s outfit at the Concerts for Kids Celebrity Waiter Dinner Friday night at Elway’s. He wore a Playboy bunny outfit, “but an older and fatter bunny,” he says.
When the bold names aren’t talking about Hanfling, they’re talking about Barry Hirschfeld, Jim Sullivan and Steve Farber singing karaoke – and Hirsch-
feld auctioning off his signature bow tie for $700.
City spirit
The Hamilton Wing of the Denver Art Museum is getting rave reviews. But the news is not so good from the L.A. Times. On Saturday, Christopher Knight wrote that it holds “the least congenial galleries for art that I’ve seen in 20 years” … A “save the date” card comes from Stephanie Doss, set to marry Perry David Odak on Dec. 23 … Former N.J. Gov. James McGreevey is here with his memoir noon Monday at the Denver Press Club. Also on the Press Club lunch sked, New Yorker cartoon editor Robert Mankoff, Oct. 16; Ellen Burstyn, Nov. 1; and gonzo artist Ralph Steadman, Nov. 6 … Dane Cook, Nick Cannon, Damon Wayans, Don Rickles, Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams all set for HBO’s second edition of The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas Nov. 14-18. Organizers won’t say yet who’s coming to Aspen Feb 28-March 4 for the HBO Comedy Festival … Sez who: “Life can be so tragic: You’re here today and here tomorrow.” Ashleigh Brilliant
Bill Husted’s column appears Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Husted also appears Tuesdays and Fridays on “Good Day Colorado” on Fox 31. You can reach him at 303-954-1486 or at bhusted@denverpost.com.
