Lisa Kennedy

Jim (Cajardo Lindsey, left) and Josie (Emily Paton Davies) are the most misbegotten and touching of souls in Eugene O鈥橬eill鈥檚 final play. Brian Miller/Courtesy Cherry Creek Theatre

Acting shines in 鈥淎 Moon for the Misbegotten鈥� and 鈥淭he Year of Magical Thinking鈥澛�

February 17, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

In one play, a woman of formidable intellect navigates two catastrophic losses. In the other, a woman of formidable frankness allows herself a glimmer of romantic feeling.

The ensemble of the Five Points history play "In the Pocket: The Ballad of Bobby Trombone." L-to-f: Wesley Watkins, playwright Jeffrey Campbell, Danette Hollowell and Shane Franklin. Photo: David Stevens/Courtesy Emancipation Theater Company

A play about Five Point抖阴ap past offers hopes of a more collaborative future

February 13, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

The show fills out a past in ways that will be illuminating to even those who know some of the high points of the Rossonian and Five Points.

Brian Colonna plays the petulant and self-pitying emperor in Buntport抖阴ap 鈥淭he Death of Napoleon: A Play in Less Than Three Acts.鈥� Gail Bransteitter, provided by Buntport

Denver theaters offer three intimate shows, lots of big laughs

February 10, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Funny. Funnier. Funniest. How you arrange these apt adjectives will hinge on your own taste in wit.

Betty Hart in David Yee's "Acts of Faith" at the Aurora Fox. (Photo courtesy of Gail Bransteitter/The Aurora Fox)

Two plays ask, and sometimes answer, difficult questions

February 3, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

This is the final weekend of 鈥淎cts of Faith,鈥� and you might consider rearranging your plans to catch it before Faith and her vital lessons vanish.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is hilarious as a wounded wife and writer in 鈥淵ou Hurt My Feelings.鈥� Provided by Sundance Institute

10 takeaways from the Sundance Film Festival, in person again

January 27, 2023 at 1:36 p.m.

The fest delivered on its reputation with a fine number of clever, insightful, aching movies, and a handful of special onstage moments.

A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham dancers Tamisha A. Guy and Claude "CJ" Johnson move to R&B singer D'Angelo's music in "An Untitled Love." Credit: Christopher Duggan, provided by A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham

Choreographer Kyle Abraham bringing his cool vibes to Newman Center

January 10, 2023 at 10:34 a.m.

Not long ago, Kyle Abraham returned to the city that shaped him as an artist. The renowned choreographer and MacArthur Fellow visited his hometown of Pittsburgh for the local premiere...

The cast of the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of 鈥�1776.鈥� Credit: Joan Marcus, provided by the Denver Center

Here’s what’s ahead for the local theater season

January 6, 2023 at 6:41 a.m.

Spring looks likely to awaken Colorado theatergoers鈥� hearts and minds with entertaining and ambitious fare.

Roslyn Hart as Shells Hofflman and Alec Steinhorn, the show's talented accompanist and music director, play well together. (Michael Ensminger, provided by Local Theater Company)

Naughty done nicely: With 鈥淧op the Holidays,鈥� a cabaret goes pleasantly sideways

December 9, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

Michelle "'Shells鈥� Hoffman won鈥檛 be home for Christmas or Hanukkah or even Chrismukkah for that matter. Instead, the self-identified 鈥渂i-religious鈥� daughter of Ronkonkoma, N.Y. -- played with brass and verve...

Three generations of Franklins (from left, understudy Ben Hilzer, Dant茅 Finley and Erik Sandvold) cross paths in Lloyd Suh's "Franklinland," at the Curious Theatre Company. (Michael Ensminger, provided by Curious Theatre Company)

Thoughtful “Franklinland” tells a fictional tale of a founding father — and fatherhood

November 25, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

In the play 鈥淔ranklinland,鈥� Benjamin Franklin is a man of many ideas and ideals. He is an avid inventor and a fellow with no shortage of appetites.

Suzanne Nepi and Tanis Joaquin Gonzales star in Nepi's "The COVID Wife," a memoir play and a tribute to health-care workers. (Michael Ensminger, provided by Benchmark Theatre)

“The COVID Wife” lays out the raw emotion behind a viral Facebook post

November 23, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

In October 2020, Nepi鈥檚 husband of 30 years, Mark, was rushed to Littleton鈥檚 Adventist Hospital with life-threatening complications from COVID-19.

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