Hot Tickets

The Book of Mormon is coming back to Denver!

By Susan Froyd Mon., Feb. 25 2013 at 1:04 PM
Categories: Backstage, Hot Tickets, Theater

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Remember The Book of Mormon? The musical from Coloradans and Broadway darlings Matt Stone and Trey Parker flew through here just last summer, electrifying Denver audiences, or at least the folks who were lucky to snag its fast-disappearing tickets. But if you missed it the first time around, here's your chance to try, try again: Denver Center Attractions announced this morning that Mormon will return to Denver this fall for a run from October 22 through November 24 at the Buell Theatre. Tickets go on sale to subscription holders first, on April 8; public ticket sales will follow at a later date, to be determined.

See also:
- The Book of Mormon really is that good
- In honor of Book of Mormon, here's a pop history of religious satire
- The Book of Mormon opening night: What the ticket holders had to say


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Curious Theatre Company announces its 2013-2014 season lineup, and it's a stunner

By Juliet Wittman Thu., Feb. 21 2013 at 6:00 AM
Categories: Arts and Culture, Backstage, Hot Tickets, Theater

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Reading theater reviews in the New York Times, you often find yourself suffering intense pangs of envy for those friends living there. You'll never see this fiercely confrontational drama or that hilarious but profound comedy, you think wistfully. Everything exciting is going on miles and miles away.

But year after year, Curious Theatre Company soothes those pangs by bringing in some of the most intriguing contemporary playwrights around -- including those you've seen so lavishly lauded in the Times. The 2013-2014 season is no exception.

See also:
- Best Theater Season - 2012: Curious Theatre Company
- Curious Theatre Company starts its new season with a new look
- Curious Theatre brings painter Mark Rothko to life in Red


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Meet Joey, the star of War Horse

By Mauricio Rocha Fri., Jan. 11 2013 at 11:29 AM
Categories: Arts and Culture, Backstage, Interviews, Theater

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It's not often that a performer lands a star role, yet no one recognizes that performer's face -- or, more accurately, three faces. But that's the case with Joey, the title character of War Horse, now playing at the Buell. Joey is a life-sized puppet created by the Handspring Puppet Company, which brings a breathing, galloping, charging horse to life on the stage for this production. Continue reading to learn about the three puppeteers in charge of Joey the War Horse, how they handle their unusual role, and why they find it so rewarding.

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-The bombastic War Horse is classic Spielberg
-War Horse @ Temple Buell Theatre
-Germinal Stage is leaving its theater building, but the memories play on

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Control Group Productions views dance globally this weekend at work | space

By Susan Froyd Thu., Nov. 29 2012 at 12:03 PM
Categories: Arts and Culture, Backstage, Dance, Performance

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It's no easy task to open a planetary cultural dialogue in landlocked Denver, a place where members of an already strong arts community are fiercely, and perhaps rightly, protective of their own. But Patrick Mueller of the dance and movement ensemble Control Group Productions thinks a more continental mindset might infuse the scene with fresh perspectives, without ignoring what's already here.

Beginning tonight, he'll be participating with Canadian dancers Eve Garnier and Martin Bélanger in Direct from Montreal: International Dance at work | space Denver, a cultural exchange he says has been a long time coming. Funded by a Western States Arts Federation grant, the program, which continues at work | space through Saturday, features three well-developed solo performances by Mueller and the other dancers, and a looser collaborative work-in-progress.

See also:
- 100 Colorado Creatives: Patrick Mueller, Control Group Productions
- Romance in the Air
- BINDERY's Last Dance: Patrick Mueller on the future of Control Group


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It's Christmas in August! Celebrate with ten items from Walmart's closed convention

By Show and Tell Fri., Aug. 24 2012 at 3:58 PM
Categories: Backstage, Holidaze, Shopping

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Colorado Convention Center, where Walmart is holding a closed-door Holiday Fair to prepare its employees for the big, big season ahead. The event has drawn close to 5,000 people to town to preview new merchandise in time (read: months early) for Christmas, and one of them supplied Westword with a sneak preview of what Santa might be delivering this year...if he shops at Walmart. Continue reading for photos of some of the fair's most notable goods.

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- Coming to a convention center near you: five thousand Walmart employees


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Street Fashion

What's in your bag? Local artist ASiEL and visitor Brooke Dawson look out of this world!

By Mauricio Rocha Wed., Jul. 11 2012 at 9:19 AM
Categories: Backstage, Fashion, Street Fashion, Style

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The summer continues to be a scorcher, and while many of us are too hot to do anything useful, cooler heads are using this time to plan ahead for the future. Take a look at this week's street-style subjects, who prove that you can be productive and look good at the same time.

See also:
- Denver musicians weigh in on Pride, being openly gay artists in 2012 and Freddie Mercury
- Street Style: Crystals, positive energy and a less-is-more mentality
- What's in your bag? Spirituality, Chipotle and more!


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It's sink or swim for the twelve designers in Frock Out 2012: Come Undone

By Susan Froyd Wed., Apr. 4 2012 at 7:30 AM
Categories: Backstage, Fashion, Style

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Are we there yet? Frock Out organizers Chris Loffelmacher and Brandi Shigley strike a Titanic pose.
Half the fun of Frock Out is just getting there: The occasional fashion extravaganza hosted by the Denver Public Library Friends Foundation and Fresh City Life will return on April 19 with a romantic Titanic theme. But before that ship sets sail, you can get onboard.

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Photos: Steampunks take over the Tivoli Student Union

By Nick Lucchesi Mon., Mar. 26 2012 at 9:01 AM
Categories: Backstage, Events, Festivals, Last Night, Photos

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AnomalyCon 2012, Denver's "first and only steampunk convention," came down March 23 through March 25 at the Tivoli Student Union. The highlight of the weekend-long string of conferences, celebrity appearances and networking was Saturday night's Grand Ball; Emily Driskill brings these photos back from the party.

See the full slide show: A steampunk grand ball at AnomalyCon.

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Colorado's small theaters have a meeting of the minds

By Jenn Wohletz Thu., Mar. 22 2012 at 9:02 AM
Categories: Arts and Culture, Backstage

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A group of local theater owners, actors and the newly-minted president of the Colorado Theatre Guild met at Denver's Dangerous Theatre Sunday night to share ideas on how to work together to share resources and information. This wasn't an official Colorado Theatre Guild meeting, but rather a gathering inspired by several recent depressing developments in the theater community, including the closing of Paragon and the loss of John Moore as a full-time theater writer at the Denver Post.

And, of course, there was plenty of talking about how to how to get more butts-in-seats at performances.

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Photos: Paper Fashion Show at the Denver Center

By Nick Lucchesi Fri., Mar. 16 2012 at 10:51 AM
Categories: Art, Backstage, Beauty, Events, Fashion, Last Night, Photos, Style

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The Art Directors Club of Denver presented the eighth annual Paper Fashion Show Thursday, March 15, 2012 at the Seawell Grand Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Guests were treated to 50 original fashion designs created (almost) entirely of paper. Flowers, wings, lace and all assortments of gowns, dresses, corsets and accessories found their way on the runway in every color of the rainbow. Jim Wills brings back these photos for Westword: Slide show: 2012 Paper Fashion Show.

Below are a few highlights.

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