127 stories by "Joanne Ostrow"
This "Evita" benefits from an imported cast and creative team, boosting the performance of Denver actor Lauren Shealy as Eva.
From the beloved Gershwin tunes to Christopher Wheeldon's distinctive choreography to the set and projection designs, the artful production soars.
The centerpiece will be Tony Kushner's latest work, "The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures."
So many questions, so little time.
The concise gem (with no intermission), based on cartoonist Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir, here benefits from an evenly capable cast. No one voice stops the show, each has its moment.
The regional premiere of Robert Askins' provocative "Hand to God" offers equal parts raunchy fun and bloody drama. That may surprise those who've heard only about the hilarity of the foul-mo…
Forget Boris Karloff and the green bolted head of so many Frankenstein depictions. Think instead: superhero reboot.
The national tour of Kander and Ebb's powerful "Cabaret" lands in Denver through Oct. 9, sounding a bit too pretty and looking a tad too slick. To do it justice, this show should feel less l…
She really does conjure the hookah-smoking Caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland, ensconced on a sofa in her Beverly Hills living room, drinking scotch and smoking tobacco and weed, sometimes…
The 11th Annual Henry Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in the Colorado theater community, were announced June 20 by the Colorado Theatre Guild.
Just when you think this drama is going to be a study in class consciousness and Hispanic/Caucasian relations, it takes a sharp turn. "By the Waters of Babylon," by Robert Schenkkan ("All th…
Prolific playwright Stephen Sachs has won numerous awards for his two-hander "Bakersfield Mist," a comedy that premiered five years ago and enjoyed a run on London's West End before popping …
"Beauty and the Beast," that tale as old as time effectively marketed by Disney as an animated film and Broadway show, tours Denver this week to the delight of adoring audiences. The number…
Charlotte Movizzo and Curtis Salinger, the 2016 Bobby G Award recipients of the Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role and Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading R…
Denver native Zach Morris returns with performance art "Sweet & Lucky"
"Casa Valentina" is funny, poignant, beautifully cast at The Edge
"White Guy on the Bus" at Curious is a brutal look at race in America
"Once," the musical, is not a big and splashy Broadway hit. Like the low-budget Irish film on which it's based, the play doesn't need mind-blowing theatrics to work its charm.
"Once," the musical, is not a big and splashy Broadway hit. Like the low-budget Irish film on which it's based, the play doesn't need mind-blowing theatrics to work its charm.
Bryan Cranston, a four-time Emmy Award winner for "Breaking Bad," brings his chameleon chops to bear on a historical figure in "All the Way.
If you've spent time on a college campus recently, "White Guy on the Bus" may come as a refreshing dose of political incorrectness.
Harvey Fierstein's 2014 Broadway sensation "Casa Valentina" tells the story of a discreet 1960s Catskills getaway for "the girls," that is, the men who liked to escape the city and their
An immersive, experiential dance-theater piece is about to take over a 16,000-square-foot RiNo warehouse retrofitted to look like a speakeasy and antique shop.
Not as funny as HBO's "Veep" — nor as subtle as that unsubtle, laugh-out-loud satire of presidential politics — David Mamet's "November" is a political comedy unmoored from any p…
Poor Norma Desmond. Deluded, deranged, forgotten by her legions of long-ago fans. In Vintage Theatre's elaborate production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber warhorse "Sunset Boulevard," Norma is w…
