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ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES The Arvada Center’s Mainstage and Black Box events are always a treat. 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.; 720-898-7200. 417 E. 17th Ave., Denver. For upcoming shows: 303-321-5925. 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. Enjoy supper and a show at Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave. The Will Rogers Follies runs through Aug. 31. 303-449-6000 ext. 4. Talented teens present Urinetown, July 16-27 (check website for showtimes). Performances are at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2950 Walnut St. Tickets: 303-444-7328; information: 303-673-9095. See a children’s production of Snow White at 3:30pm or 7:30pm on July 19; performances are at Manhattan Middle School, 290 Manhattan Drive. On Aug. 22 at 7:30pm, CCCT hosts the Front Range Playwrights Showcase, featuring three to five specially chosen staged readings of about 30 minutes each. CCCT is at the Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant St. 303-665-0955. 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. COLORADO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL presented by Blue Mountain Arts, June 20-Aug. 16 In the second season of the 50th anniversary celebration, CSF presents six plays with something for everyone, including the festival’s first-ever musical, Woody Guthrie’s American Song. Performances are held June 20-Aug. 16 at the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre and the University Theatre Main Stage. See a performance on Aug. 2 and you can say you were there 50 years to the day after CSF’s very first performance on Aug. 2, 1958 (it was Hamlet, in case you’re wondering). CSF also offers acting classes, backstage tours, book groups, and free “talkbacks” with actors and directors. 303-492-0554. The Dairy’s two theater spaces are home to several local independent and resident groups, including Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company, Theatre13, 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. DCA brings “the best of Broadway and more” to Denver with exciting productions like Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Disney’s High School Musical, a stage version of the movie, comes to town for a very limited run. Denver Performing Arts Complex is located at Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Street. For tickets, call 303-893-4100, go to TicketsWest outlets at all King Soopers. The Denver Center’s resident theater troupe DCTC wraps up its season with 3 Mo’ Divas, with three amazing women spanning 400 years of musical styles, from opera and Broadway to jazz, gospel and soul. It plays through June 29. The company’s 30th season begins Sept. 19; see website for schedule. For additional information and details on tickets: 303-893-4100. You can’t enjoy a play while you’re uncomfortable, hungry or thirsty, Dangerous Theatre believes. So the theater’s social area features comfy couches and free appetizers and drinks. See "Kama Sutra" every Friday night at 9pm, and “So You Think You’re a Drag Queen,” a performance reality show to crown Denver’s queen, on July 11-12 and 18-19. 720-233-4703. For 95 years this Victorian house has packed theatergoers into its basement, a few dozen at a time. The Vic is located at 4201 Hooker St., Denver. 303-443-4343.
Performing in the oldest Grange hall in the United States, the Players Guild presents A Bad Year for Tomatoes, July 11-13 and 18-20. Check the website for other productions. 5665 Old Wadsworth Blvd., in Old Town Arvada. 303-422-4090. 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 the website. This summer’s musicals include Beauty & the Beast, through July 13, and Annie, opening July 18. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm (dinner at 6pm) and Sundays at 2pm (dinner at 12:30pm). The theatre also presents children’s musicals on many Saturdays at 3pm; see website for schedule. Jesters is located at 224 Main St., Longmont. 303-682-9980. LAKEWOOD CULTURAL EVENTS CENTER All performances are at the Lakewood Cultural Events Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Call for schedule: 303-987-7876. Longmont Theatre company’s presents free Taste of Shakespeare performances at various locations in July and August. Performances take place in Lafayette, Lyons, Longmont, Louisville and Boulder; check the website for more information. Longmont Performing Arts Center, 513 Main St. 303-772-5200. 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. Upcoming performances include Matt & Ben, an irreverant look at Hollywood's elite starring local legends Missy Moore and Laura Norman as Matt and Ben (June 13-July 20), and Hay Fever, Aug. 1 - Sept. 7. Check the website or call for showtimes. 303-935-3044.
In residence at the Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver. Call or visit the website for schedule of upcoming performances: 303-780-7836. 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 the website. This national cast moves into the Park Village Playhouse, 900 Moraine Ave., Estes Park, for a summer of sketches and music. Forever Plaid, "the heavenly hit musical," runs June 20-Aug. 17. 1-970-557-7469.
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. Next Stage presents a comedy/drama set on a golf course in Texas: 18 Holes, playing Aug. 1-23 at the Aurora Fox, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. 720-209-4105.
Founded in 1973, OpenStage mounts six productions each season, in addition to three more produced by “etc.” Man of La Mancha runs through June 21; Little Shop of Horrors opens the new season Aug. 30. OpenStage also sponsors Rabbit Hole Radio Theatre, broadcast over the radio (www.rabbitholeradio.org). Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins. 970-484-5237.
For Sum-Fun 2008, young workshop participants perform selections from High School Musical, The Sound of Music and Chorus Line. More than 200 Boulder youth lend their talents to performance of Me for President, July 24-27 at Boulder High School. See website for more information. 303-786-8727.
After audience members share experiences from their lives, this improvisational theater troupe re-enacts them on stage. The result is sometimes dramatic, sometimes funny. Visit the website for schedule of upcoming performances. For upcoming performances at the Playwright Theatre, 2119 E. 17th Ave., Denver: 303-499-0383. This company concentrates primarily on “swashbuckling plays written or set between 1575-1830.” See website for more details, including information about the company’s Festival of Original One-Act Swashbuckling Plays in June. 970-232-8912. For upcoming performances: 303-321-5925. 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. ROCKY MOUNTAIN THEATER FOR KIDS As part of its ambitious summer camp programs, this all-youth company presents selections from Shakespeare July 12-13; and the classic musical Grease, Aug. 8-10. All performances are at the Magic Playhouse, 5311 Western Ave., Suite D. Call or check the website for performance times and ticket information. 303-245-8150. This Aurora repertory company presents performances that focus on the African American and Latino communities. Opening June 26 is the world premiere of Hands of History, starring Ted Lange. 303-321-3858. Snuggle into your seat while some of the country’s best actors tell you a story. This “theater of the imagination” presents themed programs of outstanding short literature. See website for information about the 2008-2009 season. Performances are at the Stage Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts. 303-494-0523. TARA PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL Boulder County’s only performing arts high school presents its all-school musical, The Sound of Music, June 12-15. Two performances each day—2pm and 7:30pm—are at the Nomad Theater, 1410 Quince Ave. 303-443-4510. TCL stages two productions this summer: 10,000 Wayniacs: Very Short Plays Inspired by Mr. Las Vegas, July 17-20; and Lysistrata, Aug. 15-30. Performances are at the Mary Miller Theater, 300 E. Simpson Street, Lafayette. 720-209-2154.
Dedicated to the spirit of collaboration, Theatre13 is committed to an ever-deepening exploration of the theatrical experience.Visit the website for schedule of upcoming performances. 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. 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. (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. Vintage Theatre presents Crazy Bag by Murphy Funkhouser, an autobiographical comedy about a minister’s daughter and the path she takes from outrageous rebellion to the redemptive discovery of “home.” Runs June 6-29; see website for times. The theatre is at 2119 E. 17th Ave. in Denver. 303-839-1361. 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. Visit the website for complete schedule of upcoming performances. Three award-winning guest directors lead Wolf Theatre Academy’s summer program for aspiring teen actors; the young company members then perform what they learned. Billie McBride directs Seussical, June 25-29; Steve Wilson directs Macbeth, July 16-20; and Nick Sugar directs and choreographs the Disney Channel hit High School Musical, Aug. 6-10. All performances are in the Shwayder Theater at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St. in Denver. 303-316-6360.
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The Physically Handicapped Actors and Musical Artists League (PHAMALY) presents Side Show, the true story of Siamese twins Violet and Daisy Hilton, who became stars during the Depression. Showing June 5-29 in the Space Theatre at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, Speer Boulevard and Arapahoe Streets in Denver. 303-893-4100.
