Denver Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 4

BWW Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS at Cherry Creek Theatre is a Slice of Comfort
by Jon Bee - October 08, 2021

We all have those movies that we cling to for comfort. Movies, or even musical albums, that we could watch or listen to on repeat forever. For many of my friends, Steel Magnolias provides that sense of comfort. The iconic work as both a stage production and feature film have long impacted storytelli...

BWW Review: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN AT VINTAGE WILL LEAVE YOU IN STITCHES at Vintage Theatre
by Jon Bee - September 30, 2021

My senior year of high school, my final literature class book report was on Mary Shelley’s gothic novel, Frankenstein. Since then, I’ve read that book probably three or four times. For some reason, I always come back to the rather dark tale that inspired later projects such as the Mel Brooks comedy ...

BWW Review: Performance Now's DROWSY CHAPERONE Is Nowhere Near Tired
by Chris Arneson - September 17, 2021

At some point in the last year, we were all a lonely person in a chair, nostalgically listening through every one of our favorite Broadway cast albums, reminiscing of a time we were able to see them live....

BWW Review: BDT Stage's AVENUE Q is Just As Clever As You Remember
by Chris Arneson - September 01, 2021

Oh, how I missed raunchy theatre. It's been years since I paid my old pals at Avenue Q a visit. And the jokes still feel as fresh as...well, the salad I had right before I watched puppet sex at a dinner theater....

BWW Review: Forge Light's HOWARD BARNES is More Than Just Noteworthy
by Chris Arneson - August 12, 2021

As a theatre person, I can confidently say if my life were suddenly a musical, I'd be thrilled. Isn't the what many of us crave, anyway? The combo of having the world not only revolve around our story, but supplemented with harmonies and well-rehearsed choreography?...

BWW Review: Parker's LITTLE SHOP is Full of Big Moments
by Chris Arneson - July 14, 2021

Just by hearing the title, you've probably got the familiar bops of Little Shop of Horrors running through your head....

BWW Review: VAN GOGH is ALIVE at Stanley Marketplace
by Chris Arneson - July 14, 2021

Even if you're not much of an art connoisseur, you probably know a bit about Van Gogh. At least enough to be excited about an immersive exhibit featuring his work....

BWW Review: SHOUT! at Town Hall Arts Center
by Chris Arneson - June 09, 2021

SHOUT! The Mod Musical, now playing at Town Hall Arts Center, offers a silly (and sometimes somber) escape from our current world....

BWW Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Arvada Center
by Jon Bee - June 02, 2021

I’ve always had a soft spot for the songs of yesteryear. Jukebox musicals usually leave me in a happy place by the time the show ends. In the case of Million Dollar Quartet at Arvada, this show left me feeling the same way I felt from the moment it started - joyful....

BWW Review: LITTLE WOMEN Marches On at Candlelight Dinner Theatre
by Jon Bee - May 25, 2021

Let me start by saying how lovely it was to sit and enjoy live theater again after so much time away. As we all start to come out of the woodwork and step into a new world, I stand ready and exhilarated for the new renaissance of art that is headed our direction. Welcoming me to this new age was Can...