Wonderbound jams out with Garrett Ammon's 'Rock Ballets' by Toni Tresca

Denver dance group opens its season with a high-energy program set to Queen, The Rolling Stones and David Bowie.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 8:21pm on October 17, 2025[SHARE]

'Nosferatu' comes alive with Quarkestra's dynamic original score by Toni Tresca

Denver's Quarkestra performed an electrifying live score for F.W. Murnau's 1922 horror classic in front of a rowdy crowd at the Landmark Mayan Theatre.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 3:15pm on October 17, 2025[SHARE]

Phamaly's 'Dance Nation' plays it safe by Toni Tresca

While moments shine, the production struggles to capture the feral energy Clare Barron's script demands.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 2:32pm on October 14, 2025[SHARE]

World premiere of 'A Case for Black Girls Setting Central Park on Fire' ignites the Dairy Arts Center by Toni Tresca

Local Theater Company's bold staging blends poetry, gospel music and treadmills in a boundary-pushing, mythical journey that's equal parts disorienting and unforgettable.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 10:01am on October 8, 2025[SHARE]

Candlelight's 'Steel Magnolias' mixes earnest performances and heavy-handed direction by Toni Tresca

Candlelight Dinner Theatre in Johnstown opens its 18th season with Robert Harling's play, with performances that shine despite staging that detracts from the play's realism.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 10:21am on October 7, 2025[SHARE]

At Firehouse Theater, a sharply staged historic censorship fight by Toni Tresca

Director Melissa Lucero McCarl mounts a timely, stirring regional premiere about censorship, race and resilience in 1950s Alabama.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 9:57am on October 2, 2025[SHARE]

Arvada Center's 'Lady Day' nails the atmosphere, but Billie's voice gets lost by Toni Tresca

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill struggles with clarity despite strong design and band.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 7:27pm on October 1, 2025[SHARE]

'The Happiest Man on Earth' brings a Holocaust survivor's story to the stage by Toni Tresca

DCPA Theatre Company opens its season with a stark, affecting one-man play starring Kenneth Tigar.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 4:04pm on September 27, 2025[SHARE]

'Eureka Day' satirizes consensus as vaccine debates rage on by Toni Tresca

At Curious Theatre, Christy Montour-Larson's production shines in design and performance, though the satire loses steam after its high point in a virtual town hall.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 10:23am on September 20, 2025[SHARE]

Vintage's 'Merrily' features winning performances and technical hiccups by Toni Tresca

Vintage Theatre launches its 25th season with Sondheim's tricky showbiz tragedy, carried by stellar performances even as the production stumbles technically.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 6:36pm on September 16, 2025[SHARE]

At BETC, 'The Thin Place' delivers a spine-chilling journey into the unknowable by Toni Tresca

Lucas Hnath's eerie drama is given an intimate, spooky staging, with Madison Taylor leading a superb cast in one of the season's most haunting productions.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 4:29pm on September 15, 2025[SHARE]

Music shines, story falters in 'Buddy' by Toni Tresca

Town Hall Arts Center's season opener plays the hits with gusto but offers little depth beyond nostalgia.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 11:05am on September 15, 2025[SHARE]

'ArounD the WorlD in 80 ToyS' blends cinema, magic and miniatures in live film fantasy by Toni Tresca

Thaddeus Phillips returns to Buntport with a solo show that pays homage to Georges Méliès.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 12:56pm on July 28, 2025[SHARE]

Finally, some good news: Colorado awards $10M in community revitalization tax credits by Toni Tresca

Colorado Creative Industries launches major tax credit to support creative, mixed-use community projects statewide.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 3:30pm on July 19, 2025[SHARE]

'A Doll's House, Part 2' presents emotional fireworks in a static setting by Toni Tresca

Denver Theatre Ensemble delivers a solid but uneven take on Lucas Hnath's drama.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 4:37pm on July 12, 2025[SHARE]

'Steel Magnolias' blooms with grace, humor and gut-wrenching emotion by Toni Tresca

Theatre SilCo staging of Robert Harling's classic is a superbly directed production with an all-star cast.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 7:48pm on July 3, 2025[SHARE]

At Candlelight, 'Anastasia' soars with a revolutionary edge by Toni Tresca

Johnstown dinner theatre closes its 17th season with an opulent, sophisticated musical.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 3:51pm on June 27, 2025[SHARE]

'The Tempest' at Colorado Shakespeare Festival is a visually stunning, anti-colonial fairy tale by Toni Tresca

Review: Ellen McLaughlin leads a stunning, emotionally grounded production of Shakespeare's final play in Boulder.

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 11:01am on June 11, 2025[SHARE]

Tattoo tales fall short in Fringe Festival performance by Toni Tresca

'Ink Addicted' struggles to find focus

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 3:36pm on June 8, 2025[SHARE]

A clown's take on dating horror stories by Toni Tresca

'All the Boys I Blocked' features a virtuoso, highly enjoyable performance by Chanel

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 1:46pm on June 8, 2025[SHARE]

'Fat & Horny (And Incredibly Anxious)' is a raw play at RISE by Toni Tresca

This one-woman show is stellar debut by Rebecca Gholson at Denver Fringe

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 1:05pm on June 7, 2025[SHARE]

Power plays and digital deception in the drama 'Reel' by Toni Tresca

World Premiere at Denver Fringe features strong script and two powerful performances

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 12:47pm on June 7, 2025[SHARE]

Are your ready for the 'Ben Franklin Sex Party?' by Toni Tresca

At Denver Fringe, a hilarious takedown of American history then and now

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 9:57am on June 7, 2025[SHARE]

Staying human in the digital age by Toni Tresca

'Prospero's Black Box' blends Shakespeare and AI ethics at Denver Fringe

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 9:41am on June 7, 2025[SHARE]

At Fringe, 'Mouse City Podcast' is raunchy rodent fun by Toni Tresca

Who knew 'trap cheese' is the best cheese?

SOURCE: OnStage Colorado at 12:11pm on June 6, 2025[SHARE]