By Beki Pineda A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE. Book by Terrence McNally; music by Stephen Flaherty; lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; directed by Rod Lansberry. Produced by the Arvada Center (6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada) through May 17. Tickets available at 720-898-7200 or www.arvadacenter.org. The happiest people I’ve known are those who have discovered their passion in
By Beki Pineda IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER. Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney; directed by Dee Covington. Produced by Curious Theatre Company (1080 Acoma St., Denver) through April 18. Tickets available at 303-623-0524 or at www.curioustheatre.org. A lonesome, rundown shack set on poles above the water of the bayou. A road runs in front
By Beki Pineda THE ARCHBISHOP’S CEILING. Written by Arthur Miller; directed by Brett Aune. Produced by the Arvada Center (6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada) through April 19. Tickets available at 720-898-7200 or www.arvadacenter.org. First of all, thank you to the Arvada Center for choosing to produce this little-known Arthur Miller play. It’s always a risk—but an
By Beki Pineda THE CHERRY ORCHARD. Written by Anton Chekhov; directed by Ed Baierlein. Produced by Germinal Stage (7287 Lowell Blvd., Westminster) through May 3. Tickets available at 303-455-7108 or www.germinalstage.com Having just enjoyed the BETC spoof of Chekhov in STUPID F##KING BIRD, I found it equally enjoyable to visit the original Chekhov of THE
By Beki Pineda THE 39 STEPS – Adapted by Patrick Barlow from the movie of Alfred Hitchcock; Directed by Steven Cole Hughes. Produced by Lone Tree Arts Center in conjunction with Starkey Theatrix (Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St in Lone Tree) through April 11. Tickets available at 720-509-1000 or www.lonetreeartscenter.org. I remember hearing
By Beki Pineda FOREVER PLAID. Written by Stuart Ross; directed by Brian Jackson. Produced by BDT STage (5501 Arapahoe Ave.) through May 10. Tickets available at ww.bdtstage.com or 303-449-6000. I have to admit I was not excited about seeing yet another production of FOREVER PLAID; I’ve worked on the show multiple times and seen it
By Beki Pineda A PUBLIC READING OF AN UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY ABOUT THE DEATH OF WALT DISNEY. Written by Lucas Hnath; directed by Amanda Berg Wilson. Produced by The Catamounts (performed at Madelife, 2000 21st St.) through March 28. Tickets available at 720-468-0487 or thecatamounts.org/tickets. Walt Disney: icon or tyrant—or both? That’s the question posed in
By Beki Pineda STUPID F##KING BIRD. Written by Aaron Posner; directed by Stephen Weitz. Produced by Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (playing at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St.) through April 5. Tickets available at www.betc.org. The play starts after a cast member tells the audience it will start when someone requests that
By Beki Pineda FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Music by Jerry Bock; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; book by Joseph Stein; directed by Michael J. Duran. Produced by BDT Stage (55th Street and Arapahoe Avenue) through Feb. 28, 2015. Tickets available at www.bouldersdinnertheatre.com or 303-449-6000. Sometimes when you are reviewing theater productions, you have to take a
By Beki Pineda Written by George Brant; directed by Josh Hartwell. Produced by Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Jan. 8-18, 2015. Tickets available at www.betc.org. The joy of watching Laura Norman bring a character to life is one of the reasons we enjoy theater. There is
Contemporary art thrives at SmithKlein By John Klein Wilson Photos by John Klein Wilson When Nathan Klein was a young kid, his mother, Deborah, would bring him to work with her at the art gallery she owned on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall. There was a big wooden rack used to display Navajo rugs, and Klein
Fluent in everything from jazz to blues to Latin, bassist Mark Diamond has been, very quietly, one of Boulder’s most versatile, prolific and persistent musicians.
Is it true that no two are identical? By Thomas W. Schlatter The next time it snows, catch some of the falling snow on a patch of black velvet and examine it with a good magnifying glass. You may see pristine ice crystals, fragments of crystals, and larger flakes made up of multiple crystals—sometimes up
MR. BURNS—A Post-Electric Play. Written by Anne Washburn; directed by Amanda Berg Wilson. Produced by The Catamounts at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., through Oct. 18. Tickets at 720-468-0487 or the catamounts@gmail.com. From the program: “This play is set in the very near future. Then 7 years after that. Then
GROUNDED. Written by George Brant; directed by Josh Hartwell. Produced by Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company at the Avenue Theater (417 E. 17th Ave., Denver) through Sept. 28. Tickets available at www.betc.org. The joy of watching Laura Norman bring a character to life is one of the reasons we enjoy theater. The serenity and calm in
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS. Book by Lawrence Kasha and David Landay; music by Gen DePaul; lyrics by Johnny Mercer; directed by Mark Lively. Produced by Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown) through Nov. 2. Tickets available at 970-744-3747 or www.coloradocandlelight.com. Another lovely evening at Candlelight! For those of you that hold SEVEN/SEVEN as
Serving up massive beats to a world ready to shake its thing By Dave Kirby The best way to predict the future, the computer scientist Alan Kay once said, is to invent it. While it is certainly the case that Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken wouldn’t take credit for inventing electronic dance music (EDM, for
Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse is an exquisite gift from Boulder’s sister-city of Dushanbe is the country’s only authentic Tajik teahouse. Enjoy the delectable full-menu cuisine or stop in for a quick sip of tea or coffee from around the world. The teahouse also offers tea workshops and special events throughout the year. Boulder Dushanbe
Butterfly Pavilion Light as air and as beautiful as a rainbow, butterflies abound at the Butterfly Pavilion, 6252 W. 104th Ave., Westminster. For families, the Passport Adventure series takes kids through activity stations to earn honorary badges. 303-469-5441.
Celestial Seasonings Tours From Celestial Seasonings, the local factory of that produces 8 million tea bags every day come some tea-rific daily (except holidays) tours that feature tastings, a video presentation, and visits to the gift shop, cafe, herb garden and factory. Children under 5 are not allowed in the factory. Celestial Seasoning tours are
