Columnist Mike Littwin observes that getting kicked out of a Denver theater for bad behavior amounts to just another day in the life of Lauren Boebert, Colorado’s gun-totin’ congresswoman.
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“What’d I Miss?”: Whatabout a boorish theater patron?
In “What’d I Miss?” Myra tells Ossie about Rep. Lauren Boebert’s deflective response to getting tossed from a Denver show — and imagines another “whataboutism.”
Posted inCulture
As some Colorado drive-ins fade out, others keep the dream alive
Even as the 88 Drive-In in Commerce City gets ready to close, remaining drive-in theater owners around Colorado are still hopeful
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Barbie was created 64 years ago by Denverite Ruth Handler. Here’s how the doll came to be.
Barbie has inspired — and disturbed — generations that grew up with the toy. Director Greta Gerwig’s new film plays with both perceptions of Handler’s boundary-pushing Barbie doll.
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Step into an intimate mystery in 19th century Colorado with the play “Ruin” at Boulder’s Dairy Arts Center
Aaron Klass, the writer and director of the play, runs a museum out of his Longmont home, and also mines for gold.
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A new global dance festival in Aurora centers Colorado artists and invites the community to dance with them
Dancetopia, a daylong event on Saturday, features a lineup of all Colorado artists leading workshops in styles like Polynesian, Afro-Brazilian and belly dance
Posted inColoradans, COVID, Education, Health, News
Can singing and wind instruments be made safe during coronavirus? Colorado researchers are trying to find out.
Fabric mask dangling around her neck, Tehya Stockman guides her fingers through a series of arpeggios from muscle memory – her wrists buried in the distinct yellow armholes of a sturdy canvas bag. “Any clarinet player would despise it,” she said. “My fingers kept getting snagged by it.” A simple white shoelace cinches the bag […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Silverman: Hamilton offers us the inspiration we need during the coronavirus
We’ve “seen the lights go out on Broadway” until at least 2021. Live theater is gone. Talk about your tragedies. I love a good play, especially a musical. Hamilton was scheduled to return to Denver’s Buell Theatre this summer. It would have sold out again. Alexander Hamilton epitomized the American dream. Our first Treasury Secretary, a […]
Posted inOpinion, Write On, Colorado
Who knows when we’ll see live theater again. Meanwhile, we have virtual shows.
It’s hard to believe it was only about eight weeks ago that I saw my last live theater performance. It was “The SpongeBob Musical” at the Buell Theatre on March 10 – just about the time all this coronavirus shit came down hard. Even on that night, the handwriting was on the wall. The crowd […]
Posted inOpinion, Write On, Colorado
I watched love bloom over Zoom. Beautiful things still happen.
When the quarantine began in Colorado, I forced myself to find one small silver lining—now I would have time to take a memoir and essay writing class that I’d been wanting to take for years. I work as a playwright and director in theater, and usually rehearsals and performances keep me busy. Now, of course, […]