Firehouse Theater faithfully reprises ‘The Odd Couple’ — with a few twists
Production features a solid cast and exceptional detail with set, props and costumes
Theatre Writing & Podcasts
Most weekends I'm out reviewing theatre in the Denver area for my website OnStage Colorado. Here are just a few of my articles:
A new performing arts center rises in Golden
Miners Alley Playhouse opens its new home Dec. 2; 2024 season announced
In ‘Clyde’s,’ ex-cons cook up their salvation
The Denver Center season opener is a powerful look at life after prison
‘Coal Country’ and the power of the powerless
BETC’s hard-hitting drama about a mine explosion speaks to a common reality for the families left behind
Edgar Allan Poe’s short, unhappy life as a musical
In ‘Nevermore,’ the Evergreen Players rock the creepy tale at Center Stage
Broken people in a broken land
Benchmark’s production of ‘Blasted’ tests the limits of audience endurance
‘Wicked Bayou’ visits a dark world in a phenomenal musical dance performance
Denver’s Wonderbound teams with a ‘zombie death polka band’ in a must-see show for the Halloween season
Theatre ticket prices, pop-up standup with Don’t Tell Comedy and more
In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, Alex Miller and Toni Tresca go over the very busy October theatre scene around the state. There are plenty of Halloween shows in the lineup and many other plays and musicals to choose from.
Alex and Toni also take on the topic of empty theatre sites. Are ticket prices too high? Where are the under-40 patrons? How should theatres adjust their marketing efforts to reach a large audience segment that may not have any experience with live theatre?
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Alex and Toni also take on the topic of empty theatre sites. Are ticket prices too high? Where are the under-40 patrons? How should theatres adjust their marketing efforts to reach a large audience segment that may not have any experience with live theatre?
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A moveable confection: ‘The Pâstisserie’ is a wondrous treat
The high-paced physical comedy from Theatre Artibus is unlike anything else on stage locally
The case of the missing member
Buntport Theater revisits ‘Naughty Bits’ — a very silly play about, y’know
Human connections are at the heart of ‘You Enjoy Myself’
Local Theater’s production of Topher Payne’s new comedy is a theatrical feat on many levels
Burning down the house: ‘The Minutes’ dives deep into American privilege
Tracy Letts’ play The Minutes unfolds in two distinct chapters. One is a very funny situational comedy about the members of a city council wrangling over seemingly nonsensical items like creating a fundraiser by having a mixed-martial artist dressed as Abraham Lincoln taking on all comers. Or more serious things like whether to make a proposed fountain ADA accessible and why attendance at the town’s annual festival is declining.
Trying to make sense of it all is new councilmember Mr. Peel (Josh
Trying to make sense of it all is new councilmember Mr. Peel (Josh
‘Beetlejuice’ slays ’em at the Denver Center
The world’s most obnoxious dead guy rolls into town for a musical version of the hit Tim Burton film
When Tim Burton’s dark comedy Beetlejuice came out in 1988, one of its many delights was just how inexplicably odd it was. Sure, he was the guy who’d directed the almost equally odd Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, but that was mostly based on the world created by Paul Reubens.
Beetlejuice was something else, the film that set the tone for much of what was to come in the Burton lineup of stories based
When Tim Burton’s dark comedy Beetlejuice came out in 1988, one of its many delights was just how inexplicably odd it was. Sure, he was the guy who’d directed the almost equally odd Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, but that was mostly based on the world created by Paul Reubens.
Beetlejuice was something else, the film that set the tone for much of what was to come in the Burton lineup of stories based
Zombies on the trail, a big fall theatre preview and 5 years of
Alex Miller and Toni Tresca run down the latest in theatre — plus an interview with Matt Davis and Mary Schaugh from Arts in the Open
In this episode of the OnStage Colorado podcast, Alex Miller is once again joined by Toni Tresca for a big rundown of all the fall shows coming up around the state. Plus, an interview with Matt Davis and Mary Schaugh from Boulder’s Arts in the Open. This is a theatre company that does all of its shows on the hiking trails based out of Boulder’s Chautauqua Park, a
In this episode of the OnStage Colorado podcast, Alex Miller is once again joined by Toni Tresca for a big rundown of all the fall shows coming up around the state. Plus, an interview with Matt Davis and Mary Schaugh from Boulder’s Arts in the Open. This is a theatre company that does all of its shows on the hiking trails based out of Boulder’s Chautauqua Park, a
Phamaly takes on Shakespeare in a joyous production
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is at the Denver Center through Sept. 2
Those wild puppets are back on ‘Avenue Q’
Miners Alley production is a boatload of laughs with an all-star cast
In ‘Reptile Logic,’ a faceless corporation challenges workers' humanity
The script for Colorado playwright Matt Wexler’s dark comedy Reptile Logic: A Corporate Dismemberment has racked up a number of awards over the past few years, but it wasn’t until it opened as a special engagement at Aurora’s Vintage Theatre this weekend that audiences got a first look at it.
With its focus on the politics of unionization, it’s a timely topic to be sure, and Wexler zeroes in on it with just three characters: Mike, a spineless warehouse manager (Colin Martin); his office assista
With its focus on the politics of unionization, it’s a timely topic to be sure, and Wexler zeroes in on it with just three characters: Mike, a spineless warehouse manager (Colin Martin); his office assista
A musical, high-speed farce delights in Boulder
‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ is comedic gold as part of Colorado Shakespeare Festival
OSC podcast July 16, 2023
What's up on stage with Alex Miller and Toni Tresca and a visit with busy actor Noelia Antweiler
What will it take to save theatre?
In this episode of the OnStage Colorado podcast, host Alex Miller and guest host Toni Tresca review what’s on stage right now and take a look at what’s coming up. They also discuss a few recent news pieces about the decline in many live theatre organizations across the U.S. and to what extent we’re seeing that in Colorado.
‘Kooza’ is something special under The Big Top
Cirque du Soleil show dresses up circus acts with some wild costumes in an extravagant production
‘The Winter’s Tale’ imagined as a fairy tale of wild emotions
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s production is a strikingly good adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s more convoluted plots
StageDoor brings the magic with its production of ‘Once’
The Conifer theatre sticks the landing with the charmingly complex musical
An immersive trip to the farm
The Catamounts ‘Pride of the Farm’ takes a page from Colorado history
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