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'Color Purple' good, but not great

January 8, 2009

The musical already has audience support, thanks to Alice Walker's 1982 novel and Steven Spielberg's 1985 movie. But it does little to grow that support.

Arab-American actors find reality in 'Inana'

January 16, 2009

Working in a post-9/11 world is a blessing and a curse for Arab-American actors. There is more work than ever, but more than ever, the roles available are terrorists. Then along comes Inana.

Powerful 'Hole' brings both grief and relief

January 15, 2009

There is no wonderland in "Rabbit Hole," but there is plenty of wondering in Curious Theatre Company's wrenching drama. Wondering about how much grief a person can withstand, wondering about how anyone survives anything, wondering how we would survive under the same circumstances.

Don't miss these Broadway shows

January 9, 2009

Broadway shows may be closing in droves - and new ones canceled before they start rehearsals - but there are still shows to be seen. Rocky theater critic Lisa Bornstein says some of them create as much drama offstage as on.

Broadway the fast way for Keean Johnson

January 9, 2009

Keean Johnson propels himself to work through midtown Manhattan next to his father, Mark, each riding a push scooter along car-choked streets before arriving at the Imperial Theatre, where Keean takes the stage in Billy Elliot.

Making it on Broadway gets tougher

January 9, 2009

Happy New Year, now get out.

BORNSTEIN: 'Rita' leaves us wanting more

January 8, 2009

Educating Rita was never a revelation, but terrific performances and subtle direction make it an involving, entertaining production at Denver Victorian Playhouse.

Emotional payoff lost in 'Purple'

January 8, 2009

Much goodwill is extended toward the musical of The Color Purple, benefiting from the immense love audiences feel for Alice Walker's 1982 novel and Steven Spielberg's 1985 movie.

'Color Purple' reigns with pluck, Oprah

January 2, 2009

When Scott Sanders set his mind to staging The Color Purple, he had never produced a Broadway musical. Oprah Winfrey's name helped Sanders' persistence pay off ... big.

Cheeky 'Producers' shines

December 25, 2008

Boulder's Dinner Theatre's staging not only faithfully recreates the Broadway hit's anarchic raunchiness, it also comes up with several innovations of its own.

BORNSTEIN: Overstuffed 'Carol' stays too true to ritual

December 18, 2008

The Denver Center Theatre Company's current production of A Christmas Carol at times feels like an overstuffed Victorian sofa.

'Jersey Boys' is rock solid

December 15, 2008

There is a generation that grew up with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, that thrilled to their clean-cut, pitch-perfect harmonies and gently rocking love songs.

A rise to fame, set to music

December 11, 2008

At the age of 15, Bob Gaudio had his first hit with the future Nair commercial Short Shorts.

REVIEW: Other absurdist fare went swimmingly, but this Anywhere but Rome is off the deep end

December 11, 2008

Ambition is to be applauded in the arts, but this spoof of Ovid's epic poem, Metamorphoses is one case where too much ambition can be thematically oppressive.

REVIEW: Alas, it's a wonderful 'Life' in name only

December 11, 2008

It's a no-brainer: Take a beloved Christmas movie, add songs and dancing, open the doors.

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