About the Author: Toni Tresca
‘Stranger Sings!’ is an easy, breezy, cheesy pastiche
Shifted Lens delivers a campy, cleverly staged parody of Netflix's Stranger Things at Aurora's Storyteller Theater.
Four Hydes are better than one at Vintage Theatre
Vintage Theatre's gothic thriller is entertaining spooky season fare, despite a sluggish first act.
Beauty and the screens
Disney's Beauty and the Beast dazzles in Denver with gorgeous costumes and theatrical magic, yet its screen-heavy scenery falls flat.
Can ‘SIP’ help reinvent immersive theatre in Colorado?
As Denver's immersive scene faces setbacks, Culture House Immersive and The Catamounts test a new model with SIP.
Local Theater experiments with world premiere of ‘Drag Queen Magic’
Ian August’s manic new time-loop comedy is packed with sharp jokes, though its human relationships remain underdeveloped.
‘The Pumpkin Kid’ glows at the Historic Elitch Theatre
Skyward Productions mounts a tight, tuneful musical fable about finding light in dark times.
Phamaly reimagines ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ with over 120 disabled actors
Cheryl Strayed’s advice columns become a global video mosaic in Phamaly’s intimate new stage adaptation.
‘The Turn of the Screw’ knows how to make you jump
Elemental Theatre's production of Jeffrey Hatcher’s ghost story is a taut two-person thriller.
‘Barefoot in the Park’ sends newlywed bliss up six flights of reality
Arvada Center’s sprightly production embraces Neil Simon’s 1960s comedy as a charming period piece.
Four friends chase Broadway in ‘[title of show]’
Vintage Theatre’s [title of show] is a funny, intimate look at the messy process of making a musical.
‘The Weir’ is a slice of life (and death) in an Irish pub
BETC’s 110-minute drama centers grief and companionship in a well-acted evening of haunting stories.
‘No Contract’ can’t escape the tragedy of dementia
Kirsten Wilson’s No Contract finds piercing truths about dementia but runs nearly three hours and loses its theatrical shape.
