Category Archives: Performing Arts

Summer Concert at Opera House: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons, 6/15

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The heat’s on this summer at the historic Sheridan Opera House, especially since the jewel-box venue begins a year-long celebration of its 100th year in operation. (Its birthday is July 3, 1913. Stories to follow on the Speakeasy Gala July 6.) Among the performers on its robust schedule is Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons, who…

SPARKy PRODUCTIONS: 2013 SUMMER LINE UP

  Sparky Productions‘ summer programming begins Tuesday, June 11, at the Palm Theatre, where SPARKy presents “This House” by James Graham. The is a live simulcast of a National Theatre of Great Britain’s theatrical production is currently playing to sold-out houses in London. This is the second of a series of SPARK NT LIVE programs…

TIO DENVER: “GOD OF CARNAGE” AT CURIOUS THEATRE

Dee Covington & Karen Slack in "God of Carnage"

By the time Veronica Novak holds up a piece of paper and asks if the three other adults are comfortable with “the statement,” we know where this is headed. This moment happens just a few seconds after the lights have come up. The play starts mid-scene with negotiations between two upscale New York couples. For…

GOIN’ HOME, GOIN’ COUNTRY

Keb' Mo' with The Time Jumpers

I grew up listening to the Grand Ole Opry on a big old battery powered radio; I’ve spent a lot of my life pickin’ and singin’ country music; I’ve traveled all over this country and the world. But I’ve never been to Nashville. Not until last Monday night. The “why” is too long a story…

SPARKY PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS “PEOPLE” AT PALM

Scene from "People." Image shot by the BBC.

Tuesday, April 30, 7 p.m., SPARKY Productions presents Alan Bennett’s new play “People” as part of the first NT LIVE program with Telluride’s Palm Theatre. NT LIVE is a simulcast, live broadcast of a National Theatre of Great Britain productions. “People” is currently running at the National Theatre in London to great acclaim. “Now, in…

TIO DENVER: LOTS OF HEAT FROM “OTHER DESERT CITIES”

Other Desert Cities

Editor’s Note:  Sometimes the truth is strange, stranger than fiction. Sometimes it is fiction. Sometimes it is both. We saw Jon Robin Baitz’s “Other Desert Cities,” a play about truth, in preview. Denver Center policy prohibits reviews of previews, so I obediently sat on my hands and requested one of our Denver writers, Mark Stevens,…

DENISE MONGAN PRESENTS: THE CAVE SINGERS AT THE MOON, 3/28/13

The Cave Singers

At the dawn of the new millennium, meditative, folky indie acts drew juice from canonical folkies such as Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie and took off like a house on fire, among them, The Cave Singers. Mark your calendar. Denise Mongan presents The Cave Singers baying at The Moon – I am talking about the…

SHERIDAN OPERA HOUSE: DUNWELLS WITH BRONZE RADIO RETURN

The Dunwells

The Sheridan Arts Foundation presents British folk rock band The Dunwells, with opening support from Bronze Radio Return. The performance takes place on Sunday, March 24, 2013. Doors are at 7:30 p.m.; show time is 8 p.m. Seats are out for dancing. The Dunwells are renowned for striking an exhilarating blend of English rock and…

HE’S MY BROTHER SHE’S MY SISTER

He's My Brother, She's My Sister

Featured with Paper Bird, Thursday, March 21 The Sheridan Arts Foundation presents one night of two very talented indie-pop bands,  He’s My Brother She’s My Sister and Paper Bird.  The event takes place Thursday, March 21, 2013 at the intimate, historic Sheridan Opera House. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; show time is 8 p.m. Seats out…

OPERA HOUSE: PICKWICK + DEEP SEA DIVER, 3/20

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After wowing audiences at the 2012 Telluride Blues & Brews, the Sheridan Arts Foundation is proud to host the return of Seattle’s neo-soul band, Pickwick. The concert takes place Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Show time is 8 p.m. The opening act is Deep Sea Diver. The concert is seats out,…