Lisa Kennedy

The fine ensemble of Pearl Cleage's "Flyin' West," left to right: Abid Hassan, Yasmine Emani Hunter, Latifah Johnson, Kenya Fashaw, Adrienne Martin-Fullwood and Don Randle. (Meg Ralph and Soular Radiant Photography)

Review: In “Flyin’ West,” four Black women hold fast to their chunk of Kansas prairie

April 15, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

Just how vulnerable the pursuit of happiness could be for Blacks during Reconstruction is on aching and wry display in Pearl Cleage’s “Flyin’ West.” So, too, is the tenacity of...

A fiery image from Sara Dosa's amazing documentary romance, "Fire of Love." Courtesy National Geographic Documentary Films.

An explosive start to the Women + Film Festival

April 1, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

“Fire of Love,” the Women + Film Festival’s opening night documentary, features a remarkable throuple.

As border patrol agent Martina, GerRee Hinshaw is often a balm in "Refuge." (Michael Ensminger, provided by Curious Theatre)

Review: “Refuge” is a gripping border story that focuses on people, not politics

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

In “Refuge,” the haunting and grounded new play at Curious Theatre Company, someone we care about will die. That is not a spoiler so much as an acknowledgment that the...

Kayla Rowser aloft in the Nashville Ballet's "Lucy Negro Redux." Credit: Karyn Photography, provided by the Nashville Ballet

The audacity of “Lucy Negro Redux” ballet, coming to the Newman Center

March 17, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

The ballet comes through Denver March 29 and 30.

CaptionNeyla Pekarek as Brownie in "Rattlesnake Kate" at the Denver Center. (Adams VisCom, provided by the Denver Center)

Catch some rising stars this weekend at the Colorado New Play Summit

March 4, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

Two days before the start of this year’s Colorado New Play Summit in late February, the Denver Center’s Robert & Judi Newman building downtown was a hive of creativity. Four...

Rose (Chavez Ravine, center) is the prickly matriarch of Beaufield Berry's "In the Upper Room." (Adams VisCom, provided by the Denver Center)

Review: Painful things are afoot in the world premiere of “In the Upper Room” at Denver Center

February 24, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

“In the Upper Room” ends in much the way it begins. To say more would be to spoil a bold gesture, one that had an audience member exclaim loudly, “Oh,...

Jazz offers an ethic for Wynton Marsalis, and the nation. Credit: Frank Stewart, provided by Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Wynton Marsalis and Jazz Orchestra of Lincoln Center return to Denver

February 13, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

The last time Wynton Marsalis and members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra were in town, well, they weren’t exactly in town. Instead of taking to the Newman Center stage...

Neyla Pekarek, former member of the Lumineers, poses for a portrait before singing the National Anthem at the Pro Rodeo at the Denver Coliseum during the National Western Stock Show on Jan. 17, 2022, in Denver. After eight years of playing cello and singing withÊThe Lumineers, Neyla Pekarek left the band in 2019 to strike out on her own with a solo album. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)

DCPA musical “Rattlesnake Kate” tells the tale of one of Colorado’s most heroic women

February 7, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

In 2019, Neyla Pekarek, the former singer and cellist in the indie-rock band the Lumineers, released “Rattlesnake,” a solo album celebrating the restlessness and boldness. Now, she's turned it into...

Chicana singer Jacks Haupt gets her big chance in “Mija.”

These breakout characters made 2022’s virtual Sundance Film Festival a success

February 4, 2022 at 12:02 p.m.

These movies were among Sundance’s best. Seek out the company of these characters in the coming months when the films arrive at movie houses, streaming platforms or at an area...

Will the verbal sparring come to blows? Paul David Story, left, as Nick and Jon Hudson Odom as George in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" at the Denver Center. (Provided by Adams VisCom)

Review: George and Martha return in Denver Center revival of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”

January 21, 2022 at 6:00 a.m.

A revival worth its salt should always bring fresh revelations, even when it��ap set in a bygone era. In “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” at the Denver Center, that discovery...

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