To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Oct. 30, 2013 Opening No. 126: Phamaly Theatre Company’s “Vox Phamalia: G.I.M.P. Nation”: “Vox” is an annual evening… Continue reading Photos: My night at Phamaly’s ‘Vox Phamilia: G.I.M.P. Nation’
Year: 2013
Photos: My night at Off-Center’s ‘Wheel of Misfortune’
To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Oct. 30, 2013 Opening No. 127: Off-Center @ The Jones’ “Wheel of Misfortune”: This new theatrical adventure from… Continue reading Photos: My night at Off-Center’s ‘Wheel of Misfortune’
Video: Watch ‘After the Darklights,’ Episode 2
The pilot episode of “After the Darklights,” above, and the newly released Part 2. Each runs about 10 minutes. By John Moore Oct. 29, 2012 The second episode of “After the Darklights,” an online, post-apocalyptic web series written and directed by Denver’s Michael Morgan, has been launched. In the story, the world as we knew it… Continue reading Video: Watch ‘After the Darklights,’ Episode 2
Photos: My night at Springs Ensemble Theatre’s ‘A Steady Rain’
To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Oct. 25, 2013 Opening No. 124: Springs Ensemble Theatre’s “A Steady Rain”: If you loved “The Shield” on… Continue reading Photos: My night at Springs Ensemble Theatre’s ‘A Steady Rain’
Photos: My night at The Catamounts’ ‘Failure: A Love Story’
To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Oct. 24, 2013 Opening No. 123: The Catamounts’ “Failure,” A Love Story”: This fanciful musical fable is about… Continue reading Photos: My night at The Catamounts’ ‘Failure: A Love Story’
Photos: My night at the Denver Center Theatre Company’s ‘The Most Deserving’
To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Oct. 23, 2013 Opening No. 122: Denver Center Theatre Company’s “The Most Deserving: The Denver Center’s new world… Continue reading Photos: My night at the Denver Center Theatre Company’s ‘The Most Deserving’
Upstart Crow announces death of longtime company member Jim Fogelberg
Boulder’s Upstart Crow has announced the death of longtime actor, director and board member Jim Fogelberg. The company issued the following statement: “We lost Jim in a traffic accident on October 8. In his decades with The Upstart Crow, Jim played many roles, most recently as Caesar in ‘Caesar and Cleopatra.’ He has directed shows,… Continue reading Upstart Crow announces death of longtime company member Jim Fogelberg
“Warm Cookies of the Revolution” serves up sugar and civics
Andrew Newman is the king of the world: The “Star Wars”-themed Monopoly world. The vanquished do not look amused. I was. By John Moore “Warm Cookies of the Revolution” is a “civics health club” that meets once a month to exercise your civics muscles. Evan Weissman of the innovative Buntport Theater ensemble founded his cool… Continue reading “Warm Cookies of the Revolution” serves up sugar and civics
Breaking news: LIDA Project founder Brian Freeland moving to New York
Brian Freeland and wife Catherine Worster Freeland at the opening of the LIDA Project’s new home at the Laundry Lawrence in 2011. The play was called “Justin Bieber Meets Al Qaeda.” By John Moore Brian Freeland, founder of the 18-year-old LIDA Project, has announced he is moving with his family to New York. Freeland’s wife,… Continue reading Breaking news: LIDA Project founder Brian Freeland moving to New York
Funds raised for the late Doug Rosen donated to Denver Actors Fund
By John Moore Sarah Roshan established a fund in 2009 to help Denver actor Doug Rosen battle cancer. The local community responded, so much so that Rosen never got the chance to take advantage of the funds raised before he passed away. Even after Roshan assigned about $2,700 of the $3,000 the Rosen campaign had… Continue reading Funds raised for the late Doug Rosen donated to Denver Actors Fund
Terry Rhoads, “Denver’s leading man,” dies at 61
By John Moore Terry Rhoads may have moved on from Denver years ago, but his impact on Colorado theater was enduring. Rhoads played the leading man at dozens of Country Dinner Playhouse shows. He was the undisputed star for much of producer Bill McHale’s heyday in the 1980s before moving on to a significant career… Continue reading Terry Rhoads, “Denver’s leading man,” dies at 61
In case you are wondering where the rest of my stuff is …
By John Moore. In case you are wondering where the rest of my stuff is … I got this job, you see. Maybe you heard about it — as a journalist for the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. It’s kind of a dream job. And the best part is, the fine folks at the… Continue reading In case you are wondering where the rest of my stuff is …
Photos: My night at Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company’s ‘Seminar’
To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. By John Moore Oct. 4, 2013 Opening No. 120: Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company’s “Seminar”: In Theresa Rebeck’s new exploration of academic… Continue reading Photos: My night at Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company’s ‘Seminar’
Photos: My night at the Denver Center’s ‘Death of a Salesman’
To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. If you prefer see this feature in its previous format (with each new photo stacked on top of the last), click… Continue reading Photos: My night at the Denver Center’s ‘Death of a Salesman’
Photos: My day with the national touring production of ‘Sister Act’
To see caption information for any photo above, or to see the gallery if watching on a mobile phone, click here. (The information is posted on the lower-left corner of each photo.) Or just click the “show info” option on any photo. By John Moore Sept. 30, 2013 Opening No. 118: National touring production of… Continue reading Photos: My day with the national touring production of ‘Sister Act’
Kidney update: Rollman’s gift saved nine lives
By John Moore Sept. 27, 2013 On Sept. 8, we told you in a Denver Post story all about how Buntport Theater’s Erin Rollman set off a life-saving chain by volunteering to give up one of her kidneys to a stranger. What we didn’t know then was just how many lives her sacrifice would eventually… Continue reading Kidney update: Rollman’s gift saved nine lives
Photos: My night at The Wit Theatre’s ‘Edges: A Song Cycle’
To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. If you prefer see this feature in its previous format (with each new photo stacked on top of the last), click… Continue reading Photos: My night at The Wit Theatre’s ‘Edges: A Song Cycle’
Photos: My night at the Arvada Center’s ‘Camelot’
To see caption information on any photo above, or to see the gallery on a mobile phone, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. If you prefer see this feature in its previous format (with each new photo stacked on top of the last), click… Continue reading Photos: My night at the Arvada Center’s ‘Camelot’
Photos: My night at Firehouse’s ‘Next Fall’
To see caption information on any photo above, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. If you prefer see this feature in its previous format (with each new photo stacked on top of the last), click here. By John Moore Sept. 15, 2013 Opening No.… Continue reading Photos: My night at Firehouse’s ‘Next Fall’
Photos: My night at Curious Theatre’s ‘After the Revolution’
To see caption information on any photo above, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. If you prefer see this feature in its previous format (with each new photo stacked on top of the last), click here. By John Moore Sept. 14, 2013 Opening No.… Continue reading Photos: My night at Curious Theatre’s ‘After the Revolution’
Photos: My night at “Evil Dead, the Musical”
To see caption information on any photo above, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. If you prefer see this feature in its previous format (with each new photo stacked on top of the last), click here. By John Moore Sept. 12, 2013 Opening No.… Continue reading Photos: My night at “Evil Dead, the Musical”
Denver Center launches statewide high-school playwriting initiative
By John Moore Sept. 12, 2013 When Kent Thompson was the artistic director of the Alabama Shakepseare Festival, he saw what can happen when you put pens where young people’s minds are. By the fifth year of the young playwriting program he started in Alabama, he was receiving 1,200 submissions annually from around the state.… Continue reading Denver Center launches statewide high-school playwriting initiative
Buntport’s Erin Rollman: Kidney donation starts “a beautiful chain”
“I feel like I raised a gem,” says Erin Rollman’s mother, Georgianne. Photo by Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post. By John Moore Sept. 10, 2013 Last Sunday, I wrote my final freelance piece for The Denver Post, my home off and on for the past 24 years. It was about Denver actor Erin Rollman,… Continue reading Buntport’s Erin Rollman: Kidney donation starts “a beautiful chain”
Video podcast: “Priscilla” opening night is also Drag Night in Denver
By John Moore Sept. 9, 2013 Sept. 3 wasn’t just opening night of the national touring production of “Priscilla Queen of the Desert” in Denver. It was also Drag Night at the Buell Theatre, with many of Denver’s top entertainers in attendance. They brought both vibrant color and the same air of freedom and tolerance… Continue reading Video podcast: “Priscilla” opening night is also Drag Night in Denver
Photos: Edge Theatre’s “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo”
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My Night at Screw Tooth’s “Some Kind of Fun”
To see caption information on any photo above, click here. (It will be on the lower-left corner.) Or just click “show info” on any photo. If you prefer see this feature in its previous format (with each new photo stacked on top of the last), click here. By John Moore Sept. 4, 2013 Opening… Continue reading My Night at Screw Tooth’s “Some Kind of Fun”
Photos: My night at the Aurora Fox’s “Metamorphoses”
To see caption information for any photo above, or to see the gallery if watching on a mobile phone, click here. (The information is posted on the lower-left corner of each photo.) Or just click the “show info” option on any photo. By John Moore Sept. 3, 2013 Opening No. 106: Aurora Fox’s “Metamorphoses”: That… Continue reading Photos: My night at the Aurora Fox’s “Metamorphoses”
Video podcast: The final performance at Germinal-Stage Denver
“Offending the Audience” was the final play staged by Germinal Stage-Denver at its 26-year home in northwest Denver. Here’s my video podcast capturing the emotion of the closing-night performance on Aug. 25, 2013. Video by John Moore. Running time: 9 minutes. Direct link to the video By John Moore Sept. 1, 2013 People have been… Continue reading Video podcast: The final performance at Germinal-Stage Denver
As others fold, Colorado Shakespeare Festival comes back strong
Interim artistic director Timothy Orr addresses a sold-out opening-night crowd at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in July. Photo by John Moore. By John Moore Aug. 29, 2013 An ill wind has blown from North Carolina to California this month as two major Shakespearean festivals have announced they are either closing or… Continue reading As others fold, Colorado Shakespeare Festival comes back strong
Video: “The Kid” Joey McIntyre takes on disgraced Yankees star Alex Rodriguez
By John Moore Aug. 28, 2013 Joey McIntyre, The Kid from The New Kids on the Block, is a die-hard Boston Red Sox fan, so we had to ask him what he thought of the brouhaha when Red Sox pitcher Ryan Dempster beaned New York Yankees nemesis Alex Rodriguez with a pitch on Aug. 18.… Continue reading Video: “The Kid” Joey McIntyre takes on disgraced Yankees star Alex Rodriguez