All stories by John Wenzelthe Denver Post on BroadwayStars

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Comedy's go-to character Lauren Lapkus on breaking in, out in showbiz by John Wenzelthe Denver Post

When Netflix rolled out its "Characters" half-hour specials in March, there was a good reason the streaming network put Lauren Lapkus' episode first.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 03:32PM
Friday, May 13, 2016

Jerry Seinfeld announces rare Colorado Springs date for July by John Wenzelthe Denver Post

Eschewing his usual Denver shows this time around, mega-comic Jerry Seinfeld will play a rare show at the Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs on July 29.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:44PM
Friday, March 18, 2016

Family Fun: Guard dogs sniff out the clues on stage by John Wenzelthe Denver Post

High-class art theft is afoot in "Art Dog," a new production from Denver Children's Theatre based on Thatcher Hurd's popular children's book of same name.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:29PM
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Comedy: Bug Theatre will host new stand-up series by John Wenzelthe Denver Post

Despite its embrace of theater, film and music, the Highland neighborhood's Bug Theatre has enjoyed some of its best attendance in recent years with comedy events.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 06:10PM
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

"Heathers" director on comedy's dark legacy by John Wenzelthe Denver Post

Possibly the most shocking thing about "Heathers," the 1988 dark comedy that gave us such eternal lines as "Did you have a brain tumor for breakfast?

SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:30PM
Friday, December 4, 2015

Musical: "White Christmas" taps memories by John Wenzelthe Denver Post

Bing Crosby was the first to popularize Irving Berlin's song "White Christmas," both on record and in the 1942 film "Holiday Inn," so it makes sense that he played the lead in the 1954 film …

SOURCE: Denver Post at 06:41PM
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

"Theater 8" proposes healing look at Aurora shooting tragedy in film by John Wenzelthe Denver Post

Tim McGrath felt a sick, familiar feeling when news of the terror attacks in Paris began spreading on Nov.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 08:26PM
Friday, November 13, 2015

Family Fun: "Red Riding Hood" departs from the path by John Wenzelthe Denver Post

Most stage productions of the classic, heavily allegorical children's tale "Red Riding Hood" hew fairly close to the established

SOURCE: Denver Post at 06:40AM
Friday, May 8, 2015

Bug Theatre, artistic neighbors, grapple with Denver's development by John Wenzelthe Denver Post

In the grimy basement of the Bug Theatre, just south of West 37th Avenue and Navajo Street in north Denver's Highland neighborhood, Alex Weimer has unearthed ticket stubs, candy wrappers and…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 05:49PM
Thursday, May 7, 2015

13 Colorado organizations receive shares of $2.6 million in arts funds by John Wenzelthe Denver Post

The National Endowment for the Arts on Thursday announced grants totaling $2.5 million for Colorado arts nonprofits as part of the Washington, D.C.-based organization's spring round of fundi…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 05:10PM

Colorado wins $2.6 million in spring NEA arts funds by John Wenzelthe Denver Post

The National Endowment for the Arts on Thursday announced grants totaling $2.6 million for Colorado arts nonprofits as part of the Washington, D.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 05:10PM
Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Marks Mothersbaugh's jukebox: Devo founder makes music for Mile High by John Wenzelthe Denver Post

Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh wanted to do something special in advance of "Myopia," his first-ever gallery show at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver in October.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:47PM
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Antonio Mercado's "Dreaming" to cross borders of theater, music by John Wenzelthe Denver Post

Antonio Mercado knows a confluence when he sees one.The 39-year-old Greeley native is an actor and University of Colorado Denver theater professor who has experimented with live music and dr…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 05:50PM
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Post-Thanksgiving blues? Denver nightlife has the cure by John Wenzelthe Denver Post

Thanksgiving week is one of the biggest of the year for going out, thanks to the influx of homesick college students and out-of-town family looking for things to do.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:21PM

Impulse Theater, Denver's oldest improv show, looking for new home by John Wenzelthe Denver Post

Denver longest-running theatrical production is offering $1,000 to anyone who can find it a new home before it loses the old one in January.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 05:36PM
Thursday, November 7, 2013

Children's theater: "Little Engine That Could" in Lakewood by John Wenzelthe Denver Post

Trains are apt metaphors for all manner of kid-appropriate life lessons, as the fabulously successful people behind Thomas the Tank Engine would be happy to tell you.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 11:14PM

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