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Video: Jeffrey Nickelson memorial celebration
09/21/2009
Video excerpts from the Jeffrey Nickelson memorial celebration on Sept. 12, 2009, at Shadow Theatre Company. Nickelson was the founder of Shadow Theatre and died of a heart attack on Sept. 5. Run time: 19 minutes.  
Stimulus cash puts arts to work
09/20/2009 - A total of 47 arts groups will split $568,040 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Their promise is to keep 313 people gainfully employed either by preserving workers laid off or threatened, or by restoring reduced positions to full-time.  

Moore: Companies bet on cheaper tickets to draw bigger crowds
09/20/2009 - The fall season begins with some of our biggest theater companies adopting innovative pricing strategies to keep theatergoing affordable during the ongoing economic downturn. 

"The Voysey Inheritance": Staging a scheme
09/20/2009 - Ponzi schemes not only didn't originate with Bernie Madoff, they didn't even originate with Charles Ponzi. Scofflaws have been separating investors from their money since the beginning of enterprise. A new play takes a fresh look at a 1904 Ponzi.  

"Rain" more fab than other Beatles tributes
09/17/2009 - The Beatles are back — again. This time in the form of a tribute concert, "Rain," which lands at the Buell Theatre starting Tuesday. Steve Landes, who plays John Lennon, talked to us about taking on a legend. 

More sex charges for UNC theater professor
09/18/2009 - Charges are piling up against a University of Northern Colorado drama professor accused of illegally videotaping men as they used the toilet and shower at his Greeley home. 

Moore: Sept. 5 was saddest of days for theater community
09/20/2009 - John Moore's column: Jeffrey Nickelson — orator, actor, singer and storyteller — deserved a better ending to his own story.  

When does tragedy become art?
09/14/2009 - For eight years, Americans have been on a long, collective journey away from the overwhelming horror of Sept. 11. Are we there yet? Are we ready to let the nation's worst mass murder settle into a historic place in our collective memories? Not even close. 

2009 Bonfils Theatre reunion in pictures
09/11/2009 - More than 200 people showed up for a Labor Day weekend reunion of Bonfils Theatre actors, crew and friends Sept. 5-6, 2009. The theater was Denver's crown jewel from 1953 to 1986. Check out our photo gallery.  

2009 Fall Arts Preview: Theater
09/16/2009 - The local theater scene is waking up from its economically driven artistic nap. From the Denver Center to small companies all over the state, the upcoming fall season looks far more adventurous than last year's. Photos by John Sunderland.  



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Helicopter lifts an already soaring "Saigon"
P. Switzer
The Arvada Center's extraordinary production of "Miss Saigon" has it all: Gorgeous voices. Fluid scenery and eye-popping costumes to match. Reasonably ethnic casting. Deeply moving performances. And yes, even that infernal helicopter. Rating: ***1/2  
 
 

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Sample new plays

The Denver Post offers you the chance to read samples from original plays being performed in the area. Check back in the coming weeks for new additions.

2008 DENVER POST OVATION AWARDS


Here are your all your winners honoring the best in Colorado theater for 2008. To read the complete list of 2008 Ovation Awards winners and nominees, click here. To read all about 2008 theater person of the year Wendy Ishii, click here.

Theater blogs and web sites

Here's a roundup of area theater blogs and sites you may be interested in following:

John Moore's Running Lines blog.

Becca Fletcher's Theatre Colorado blog.

Denver Post contributing writer Bob Bows' web site and reviews.

Deb Flomberg is a Denver Theater Examiner.

Read reviews by Holly Bartges.

Brady Darnell is The Big Bad Wolf

Visit the Colorado Theatre Guild's official web site

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Running Lines at ... The 2009 Henry Awards

This week, This week, Denver Post theater critic John Moore gives you interviews and excerpts from the Colorado Theatre Guild's fourth annual Henry Awards held June 29, 2009 at the Denver Center. The video includes exerpts from all the nominated musicals, comments from Lifetime Achievement winner Robert Wells, "Les Miserables" director Rod A,. Lansberry after his show won 12 awards. Run time: 9 minutes. Also look for slideshows and additional video excerpts.

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