Category Archives: Theatre Reviews

Candlelight Dinner Playhouse Presents The Mousetrap

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The Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Johnstown, CO has opened its doors for three summer productions – Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap; I Do, I Do; and specifically for kids, The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley. Before reviewing their production of The … Continue reading

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Jekyll & Hyde Thrills and Chills at the Colorado Candelight

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Dr. Henry Jekyll, spurred on by the fact that his own father has descended into insanity, has an obsession to “get inside the tortured mind of man” and “try to separate the good and evil -if I can.” When the … Continue reading

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The Realistic Joneses at BETC (Boulder, CO)

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People have an innate need, and the ability, to communicate with each other. What happens when they lose that ability? Will Eno explores this theme in his critically acclaimed play, The Realistic Joneses, which is being performed Thursdays through Sundays … Continue reading

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Tiny Beautiful Things Is Emotional Opening for BETC’s 14th season

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For several years, Cheryl Strayed (author of several books including the autobiographical Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail) wrote a popular online advice column, under the pseudonym Sugar. Because it was online, there was plenty of … Continue reading

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Hunchback is Haunting at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse

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The Candlelight Dinner Playhouse opens its 12th season with a beautiful and haunting production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. France, 1482. Archdeacon Frollo (David Wygant), rules the city of Paris with an iron hand. The imposing and beautiful cathedral … Continue reading

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Storm-tossed Tempest a Treat from the True Troupe

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Twelve years ago, on an uncharted island in the Atlantic Ocean, there lived a powerful witch named Sycorax, her ill-favored son, Caliban, and a number of magical spirits whom Sycorax had imprisoned, including one named Ariel. Prospero (Jacob Piel), the … Continue reading

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True Troupe’s Lysistrata Brings Laughter and Sadness

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Have you ever wondered about people who lived over two thousand years ago? Not how they lived, but what they were like? What were their thoughts, dreams and aspirations? Their problems (apart from that of finding food, of course!)? The … Continue reading

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Tarzan Time at the Candlelight

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Tarzan: The Stage Musical, based on the 1999 Disney film, is a tale of the collision of two worlds, told in two acts. Somewhere on the west coast of Africa lives a large troop of gorillas, led by Kerchak (Scotty … Continue reading

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OpenStage’s Season Finale: Much Ado About Nothing

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The 46th season of Fort Collins’ OpenStage Theatre draws to a close with their traditional production of a Shakespeare play as an “under the stars” open-air theatre event. This time, it is Much Ado About Nothing, which is being performed … Continue reading

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Wizard of Oz Delights at the Jesters in Longmont, CO

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Kids of all ages will enjoy the Jesters Dinner Theatre’s production of The Wizard of Oz, which is running on weekends (Friday evening, Saturday matinee and evening, Sunday matinee) until July 7, 2019. The musical follows the original classic movie … Continue reading

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