Photos: My night at the Denver Center Theatre Company’s ‘Jackie & Me’

To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Nov. 25, 2013 Welcome to my ongoing, 2013 labor-of-love photo series bringing you iconic snapshots from behind the… Continue reading Photos: My night at the Denver Center Theatre Company’s ‘Jackie & Me’

Photos: My night at Betsy Stage’s ‘The Travesty of Lear’

To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Nov. 22, 2013 Welcome to my ongoing, 2013 labor-of-love photo series bringing you iconic snapshots from behind the… Continue reading Photos: My night at Betsy Stage’s ‘The Travesty of Lear’

Photos: My night at Buntport Theater’s ‘Electra Onion Eater’

To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Nov. 17, 2013 Opening No. 134: Buntport Theater’s “Electra Onion Eater”: “Hilarious. Squeamish. Incorrigible … Sunburnt.” Ladies and… Continue reading Photos: My night at Buntport Theater’s ‘Electra Onion Eater’

Photos: My night at The Edge’s ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’

To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Nov. 14, 2013 Opening No. 133: The Edge’s “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”: Brian Landis Folkins plays… Continue reading Photos: My night at The Edge’s ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’

Photos: My night at 11 Minutes Theatre’s ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’

To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Nov. 13, 2013 Opening No. 132: 11 Minutes’ ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’: The 11 Minutes Theatre Company may be… Continue reading Photos: My night at 11 Minutes Theatre’s ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’

Photos: My night at Curious Theatre’s ‘Rancho Mirage’

To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Nov. 12, 2013 Opening No 131: Curious Theatre’s “Rancho Mirage”: Colorado native Steven Dietz’s latest play continues Curious’… Continue reading Photos: My night at Curious Theatre’s ‘Rancho Mirage’

Photos: My night at Byers-Evans’ ‘Evermore’

To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Nov. 5, 2013 Opening No. 130: Byers-Evans House Theatre Company’s “Evermore”: Maggie Stillman’s company, which specializes in the… Continue reading Photos: My night at Byers-Evans’ ‘Evermore’

Photos: My night at Boulder’s Dinner Theatre’s ‘The Full Monty’

To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Nov. 4, 2013 Opening No. 129: Boulder’s Dinner Theatre’s “The Full Monty”: Based on the popular British film,… Continue reading Photos: My night at Boulder’s Dinner Theatre’s ‘The Full Monty’

Photos: My night at Springs Ensemble Theatre’s ‘A Steady Rain’

To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Oct. 25, 2013 Opening No. 124: Springs Ensemble Theatre’s “A Steady Rain”: If you loved “The Shield” on… Continue reading Photos: My night at Springs Ensemble Theatre’s ‘A Steady Rain’

Photos: My night at The Catamounts’ ‘Failure: A Love Story’

To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Oct. 24, 2013 Opening No. 123: The Catamounts’ “Failure,” A Love Story”: This fanciful musical fable is about… Continue reading Photos: My night at The Catamounts’ ‘Failure: A Love Story’

Photos: My night at the Denver Center Theatre Company’s ‘The Most Deserving’

To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Oct. 23, 2013 Opening No. 122: Denver Center Theatre Company’s “The Most Deserving: The Denver Center’s new world… Continue reading Photos: My night at the Denver Center Theatre Company’s ‘The Most Deserving’

Upstart Crow announces death of longtime company member Jim Fogelberg

Boulder’s Upstart Crow has announced the death of longtime actor, director and board member Jim Fogelberg. The company issued the following statement: “We lost Jim in a traffic accident on October 8. In his decades with The Upstart Crow, Jim played many roles, most recently as Caesar in ‘Caesar and Cleopatra.’ He has directed shows,… Continue reading Upstart Crow announces death of longtime company member Jim Fogelberg

“Warm Cookies of the Revolution” serves up sugar and civics

Andrew Newman is the king of the world: The “Star Wars”-themed Monopoly world. The vanquished do not look amused. I was. By John Moore “Warm Cookies of the Revolution” is a “civics health club” that meets once a month to exercise your civics muscles. Evan Weissman of the innovative Buntport Theater ensemble founded his cool… Continue reading “Warm Cookies of the Revolution” serves up sugar and civics

Breaking news: LIDA Project founder Brian Freeland moving to New York

Brian Freeland and wife Catherine Worster Freeland at the opening of the LIDA Project’s new home at the Laundry Lawrence in 2011. The play was called “Justin Bieber Meets Al Qaeda.”  By John Moore Brian Freeland, founder of the 18-year-old LIDA Project, has announced he is moving with his family to New York. Freeland’s wife,… Continue reading Breaking news: LIDA Project founder Brian Freeland moving to New York

Funds raised for the late Doug Rosen donated to Denver Actors Fund

By John Moore Sarah Roshan established a fund in 2009 to help Denver actor Doug Rosen battle cancer. The local community responded, so much so that Rosen never got the chance to take advantage of the funds raised before he passed away. Even after Roshan assigned about $2,700 of the $3,000 the Rosen campaign had… Continue reading Funds raised for the late Doug Rosen donated to Denver Actors Fund

Terry Rhoads, “Denver’s leading man,” dies at 61

By John Moore Terry Rhoads may have moved on from Denver years ago, but his impact on Colorado theater was enduring. Rhoads played the leading man at dozens of Country Dinner Playhouse shows. He was the undisputed star for much of producer Bill McHale’s heyday in the 1980s before moving on to a significant career… Continue reading Terry Rhoads, “Denver’s leading man,” dies at 61

In case you are wondering where the rest of my stuff is …

By John Moore. In case you are wondering where the rest of my stuff is … I got this job, you see. Maybe you heard about it — as a journalist for the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. It’s kind of a dream job. And the best part is, the fine folks at the… Continue reading In case you are wondering where the rest of my stuff is …

Photos: My night at Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company’s ‘Seminar’

To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Oct. 4, 2013 Opening No. 120: Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company’s “Seminar”: In Theresa Rebeck’s new exploration of academic… Continue reading Photos: My night at Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company’s ‘Seminar’

Photos: My night at the Denver Center’s ‘Death of a Salesman’

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Photos: My day with the national touring production of ‘Sister Act’

To see caption information for any photo above, or to see the gallery if watching on a mobile phone, click here. (The information is posted on the lower-left corner of each photo.) Or just click the “show info” option on any photo. By John Moore Sept. 30, 2013 Opening No. 118: National touring production of… Continue reading Photos: My day with the national touring production of ‘Sister Act’

Kidney update: Rollman’s gift saved nine lives

By John Moore Sept. 27, 2013 On Sept. 8, we told you in a Denver Post story all about how Buntport Theater’s Erin Rollman set off a life-saving chain by volunteering to give up one of her kidneys to a stranger. What we didn’t know then was just how many lives her sacrifice would eventually… Continue reading Kidney update: Rollman’s gift saved nine lives

Photos: My night at The Wit Theatre’s ‘Edges: A Song Cycle’

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Photos: My night at the Arvada Center’s ‘Camelot’

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Photos: My night at Firehouse’s ‘Next Fall’

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Photos: My night at Curious Theatre’s ‘After the Revolution’

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Photos: My night at “Evil Dead, the Musical”

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Denver Center launches statewide high-school playwriting initiative

By John Moore Sept. 12, 2013 When Kent Thompson was the artistic director of the Alabama Shakepseare Festival, he saw what can happen when you put pens where young people’s minds are. By the fifth year of the young playwriting program he started in Alabama, he was receiving 1,200 submissions annually from around the state.… Continue reading Denver Center launches statewide high-school playwriting initiative

Buntport’s Erin Rollman: Kidney donation starts “a beautiful chain”

“I feel like I raised a gem,” says Erin Rollman’s mother, Georgianne. Photo by Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post. By John Moore Sept. 10, 2013 Last Sunday, I wrote my final freelance piece for The Denver Post, my home off and on for the past 24 years. It was about Denver actor Erin Rollman,… Continue reading Buntport’s Erin Rollman: Kidney donation starts “a beautiful chain”

Video podcast: “Priscilla” opening night is also Drag Night in Denver

By John Moore Sept. 9, 2013 Sept. 3 wasn’t just opening night of the national touring production of “Priscilla Queen of the Desert” in Denver. It was also Drag Night at the Buell Theatre, with many of Denver’s top entertainers in attendance. They brought both vibrant color and the same air of freedom and tolerance… Continue reading Video podcast: “Priscilla” opening night is also Drag Night in Denver

Photos: Edge Theatre’s “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo”

To see caption information on any photo above, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. If you prefer see this feature in its previous format (with each new photo stacked on top of the last), click here. By John Moore Sept. 7, 2013 Opening No.… Continue reading Photos: Edge Theatre’s “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo”