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ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES The Arvada Center offers both popular and lesser-known shows to please everyone, including a children’s production, A Year with Frog and Toad. This three-time Tony Award nominee runs Feb. 19 to May 2. 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.; 720-898-7200; www.arvadacenter.org.
417 E. 17th Ave., Denver. For upcoming shows: 303-321-5925; www.avenuetheater.com BOULDER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (BMoCA) The intimate BMoCA theater on the second floor of Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., hosts an intriguing variety of drama, comedy, musical theater and cabaret. 303-443-2122; www.bmoca.com. Sup while you savor the stage at Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave. Little Shop of Horrors runs Feb.1-May 3, and The Will Rogers Follies opens May 9. The theater also hosts an intermittent cabaret series; see website for current performances. 303-449-6000 ext. 4; www.theatreinboulder.com. BOULDER THEATER For upcoming events: 303-786-7030; www.bouldertheater.com. This spring, young actors will present Les Misérables at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2950 Walnut St. Aprl 18-20 and April 25-27. Call or visit the website for times. Tickets: 303-444-7328; information: 303-673-0744; www.centerstagetheatercompany.org. This local theater group brings you Sylvia by A.R. Gurney, April 19-20, April 25-26 and May 2-3. Call or visit the website for times. Performances are at the Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant St. 303-665-0955; www.ccctheater.org. Colorado Homegrown explores the work of local writers through the medium of theater in Denver. In its programs, professional actors read selected short stories organized around a theme or an author. It’s like story time for grown-ups. Upcoming events include "Everly Happy After?" on April 20 at 4pm at Byers-Evans House, and April 27 at 6pm at Denver Book Mall. Call or visit the website for more information. 303-986-4600 ext. 135; www.homegrowntales.com. COLORADO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL presented by Blue Mountain Arts Wrapping up its 50th year (and topping it with a bow), CSF presents A Child’s Christmas in Wales, an original adaptation of the funny yet poetic story by Dylan Thomas. The show opens Dec. 7 and runs through Dec. 24 at the University Theatre Main Stage on the CU-Boulder campus. Showtimes are at 2pm, 6pm and 7pm. See website for details. 303-492-0554; www.coloradoshakes.org. The cream of the crop performs at the Dairy’s two theater spaces. It is home to local independent and resident groups: The Upstart Crow, Imagination Makers Theater Company, 3rd Law Dance/Theater, Center Stage Theatre Company and Helander Dance Theater. For information about specific shows, call theater groups or see their individual listings. 303-440-7826; www.thedairy.org. Explore what it means to be American with the DCTC as it performs three world premieres this season. Performances are at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets. For tickets, call 303-893-4100, go to TicketsWest outlets at all King Soopers, or visit www.denvercenter.org.
You can’t enjoy a play while you’re cold, uncomfortable, hungry or thirsty, Dangerous Theatre believes. So the theater’s social area features comfy couches and free appetizers and drinks. Sunday matinees crank it up to true cabaret performances, with food and drinks delivered to your table. 2620 W. 2nd Ave. Unit 1, Denver. For schedule of upcoming performances: 720-233-4703; www.dangeroustheatre.com. For 95 years this Victorian house has packed theatergoers into its basement, a few dozen at a time. This season’s productions include Crimes of the Heart, April 11-May 17; and Catch Me If You Can, opening May 30. The Vic is located at 4201 Hooker St., Denver. 303-433-4343; www.denvervic.com. Performing in the oldest Grange hall in the United States, the Players Guild continues the laughs in Old Town Arvada. Call 303-422-4090 or check the website (www.festivalplayhouse.com) for a schedule of spring shows. Nestled at the base of the foothills, just south of Golden on Highway 40, the Heritage Square Music Hall presents Dinner Theater in a unique Victorian style theater. From comedy adaptations of well known literary works, to classic 19th century melodramas, to musical comedy revues that span the decades, the Heritage Square Music Hall offers fun filled evenings of great food and family entertainment and Children's Theater performances Saturdays at 1:30pm (reservations recommended). 18301 W. Colfax D-103, Golden; 303-279-7800.
IMAGINATION MAKERS THEATER COMPANY A favorite of adults and children, Imagination Makers Theater Company performs regularly at schools and theaters throughout Boulder. For upcoming performances, visit www.imaginationmakers.org. Chomp and clap at Jesters Dinner Theatre in Longmont. Performances are Fri and Sat at 7:30pm (dinner at 6pm) and Sun at 2pm (dinner 12:30pm). Jesters is located at 224 Main St., Longmont. 303-682-9980; www.jesterstheatre.com.
LAKEWOOD CULTURAL EVENTS CENTER All performances are at the Lakewood Cultural Events Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Call for schedule: 303-987-7876. Join the Longmont Theatre Company in their 50th season. Performances are at 7:30pm, with 2pm matinees, at the Longmont Performing Arts Center, 513 Main St. 303-772-5200; www.longmonttheatre.org.
Miners Alley Playhouse, located in downtown Golden (1224 Washington Ave.), is home to several theater companies and host to classes and workshops, music nights, a wine bar and art gallery showings. Check the website or call for showtimes. 303-935-3044; www.minersalley.com.
In residence at the Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver, the company presents Bee-Luther-Hatchee April 4-May 4. Performances are Fri and Sat at 8pm and Sun at 2pm. 303-780-7836; www.modernmusetheatre.com. NAROPA UNIVERSITY THEATER PRODUCTIONS Boulder’s Buddhist-inspired university theater presents performances by students and faculty at its Performing Arts Center, 2130 Arapahoe Ave. For up-to-date theater and music information, visit www.naropa.edu. NEDERLAND BACKDOOR THEATER Located in Nederland Community Center at 750 Colorado Highway 72 (0.5 miles west of the town circle), this nonprofit, volunteer-run facility produces year-round events including live community theater, concerts by visiting artists, local-talent variety shows and more. 303-258-3044. Call for schedule. This renovated complex features productions in mainstage and black-box spaces. 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. 303-309-3733; www.denvercivic.com
Next Stage presents Falsettos, by James Lapine and William Finn, April 11-27 at the Aurora Fox Studio Theater, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. 303-817-9220; www.nextstagedenver.com. Celebrating its 35th year, OpenStage offers four productions plus two more produced by “etc” this season. Check the website for a schedule of performances at Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins. 970-484-5237; www.openstagetheatre.org.
Go ape over Colorado’s only professional children’s luncheon theater. PBP presents Disney’s musical Jungle Book Feb.-March. 303-786-8727; www.peanutbutterplayers.com. On April 9, The Physically Handicapped Actors and Musical Artists League (PHAMALY) hosts it's annual fundraiser, Circle of Stars: Carnivale, at the Donald R. Seawell Grand Ballroom at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Then, from June 5-29, PHAMALY will produce a revival of its nationally acclaimed production of Side Show. Call or visit the website for details. 303-575-0005; www.phamaly.org. For upcoming performances at the Playwright Theatre, 2119 E. 17th Ave., Denver: 303-499-0383; www.playwrighttheatre.com. This new Colorado classical theater company concentrats primarily on swashbuckling plays written or set between 1575 and 1830. Pointed Remarques presents Romeo and Juliet this March. Proceeds benefit Community Food Share. 970-232-8912; www.pointedremarques.org. POWER TO PLEASING: THE SEX LIVES OF TEENAGE GIRLS The unique aspect of this performance is it is staged in the Ladies Bathroom at the Dairy Center of the Arts. The audience views themselves in the mirror as part of the unfolding action of the stories of teenage girls. Outrageous material in an intimate setting...with stunning light effects and a contemporary look at age old issues that every woman (and man) can relate to. Suitable for ages 13 and older. Seating limited to 23 per show. For upcoming performances, contact The Dairy Center Box Office at 303-444-7328. Call Christa at 303-823-6241 for more information. For upcoming performances: 303-321-5925; www.avenuetheater.com; www.rattlebraintheater.com. ROCKY MOUNTAIN REVELS, annually in December Have “An Irish Christmas” with drama, dance, live music and a traditional Mummer’s play with some of the finest Irish step-dancers in the country. Performances are annually in December at the Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St. 303-786-7030. 303-440-9056; www.rockymountainrevels.org. ROCKY MOUNTAIN THEATER FOR KIDS They’re young and talented. This all-youth company performs musicals, dramas and lunch matinees at the Magic Playhouse, 5311 Western Ave., Suite D. Check the website for updated schedule information. The organization also offers classes year-round. 303-245-8150; www.theaterforkids.net. This Denver repertory company presents productions that focus on the African American and Latino communities at its theater, 1420 Ogden St., Denver. See website for showtimes and ticket information. 303-321-3858; www.shadowtheatre.com.
Some of the country’s best actors weave wonderful yarns in this “theater of the imagination” series of themed programs of outstanding short literature. Performances are at the Stage Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts. For schedule: 303-494-0523; www.storiesonstage.org. TARA PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL Boulder County’s only performing arts high school presents musicals throughout the year, including the popular Christmas Candlelight Festival annually in December. For complete performance schedule: 303-443-4510; www.tarahighschool.org. John Moore of the Denver Post called the Theater Company of Lafayette a “scrappy little company” and its theater “funky,” with “the most generous legroom you’ll find.” The company often performs original or new pieces that have yet to be tested. Performances are Fri, Sat, and Mon at 7:30pm and Sun at 2pm at the Mary Miller Theater, 300 E. Simpson Street, Lafayette. 720-209-2154; www.tclstage.org.
Dedicated to the spirit of collaboration, Theatre13 is committed to an ever-deepening exploration of the theatrical experience. Join them April 30-May 10 for the world premier of "The Death and Resurrection of Carl Verplank". Written by founding member Judson Webb and starring Webb and "a Host of Disembodied Voices," “Death and Resurrection” follows the protagonist, Carl Verplank, through four different incarnations and four very different deaths. Performances are 7 p.m. on Wednesdays & Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays with Midnight performances on Fridays May 2 & 9 and Saturday May 10. No performance on Saturday May 3rd. At the Dairy Center for the Arts 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder. For tickets and information: 303.444.SEAT; www.thedairy.org or www.theatre13.org. Its mission is to “mount evocative, contemporary shows that excite the palate and seduce the senses.” Call or visit the website for upcoming productions. 1-877-862-6752; www.uncorkedproductions.org. UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE CU’s Department of Theatre and Dance season closes with Marat/Sade, about the persecution and assassination of Jean-Paul Marat, April 10-20. All performances are held in the University Theatre Building. 303-492-8181; www.cutheatre.org. (University dance events can be found under Dance listings.) From May 16-31, Upstart Crow delves into the dark side of business with Henrik Ibsen’s John Gabriel Borkman. Performances are at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St. Tickets: 303-444-7328. Information: 303-442-1415; www.theupstartcrow.org. Vintage Theatre presents The Boys Next Door May 2-June 1 at The Playwright Theatre, 2119 E. 17th Ave., Denver. 303-839-1361; www.vintagetheatre.com. March 28-May 10, Vox Feminista presents “Strange Cages: The Human Zoo,” in Boulder, Denver and Ft. Collins. Boulder shows are at the Nomad Theater, 1410 Quince Ave., 87pm March 28-29, April 4-5, April 12 and April 18. For complete schedule of upcoming performances: www.voxfeminista.org.
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