Bonus photos: My night at Longmont Theatre Company’s ‘Over the Tavern’

From left: Beau Wilcox, Marian Bennett and Peter Cabrera after the opening curtain call.   By John Moore Jan. 30, 2013 Here are some bonus images from my night visiting the cast of the Longmont Theatre Company’s “Over the Tavern,” a bittersweet family story about growing up poor and Catholic in 1959 Buffalo. Featuring Peter Cabrera, […]

Bonus photos: My night at the Denver Center’s “Grace, Or the Art of Climbing”

  By John Moore Jan. 26, 2013 Here are some bonus images from my night visiting the cast of the Denver Center Theatre Company’s world-premiere staging of “Grace, or the Art of Climbing” on Jan. 24. In the story by Lauren Feldman, rock climbing serves as both metaphor and call-to-action for a reluctant young athlete […]

Bonus photos: My night with the Arvada Center’s ‘Blithe Spirit’

Actor Mark Rubald emerges from backstage following the opening performance of the Arvada Center’s “Blithe Spirit” on Jan. 22.   By John Moore Jan. 24, 2013 Here are some bonus images from my night visiting the cast of the Arvada Center’s “Blithe Spirit,” the classic Noel Coward comedy playing  at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. The cast […]

Bonus photos: My night with Phamaly’s “The Foreigner”

Director Edith Weiss, who had to miss the opening performance of Phamaly’s “The Foreigner” on Jan. 19 because of illness, texted her final words of encouragement to her cast via actor Jeremy Palmer’s cell phone. Photo by John Moore.   By John Moore Jan. 20, 2013 Here are some bonus images from my night visiting […]

Bonus photos: My night with “Motherhood Out Loud”

By John Moore Jan. 20, 2013 Here are some bonus images from my night visiting the cast of The Avenue Theater’s “Motherhood Out Loud,” a series of comic and poignant vignettes authored by 14 writers from the fields of journalism, fiction, TV and theater. Starring Mehry Eslaminia, Megan Heffernan, Jane Shirley, Cindy Laudadio-Hill, LuAnn Buckstein […]

Bonus photos: My night backstage with Lake Dillon’s ‘Sleuth’

  By John Moore Jan. 20, 2013 Here are some bonus images from my night visiting the cast of the Lake Dillon Theatre Company’s “Sleuth” on Jan 17. Starring Joel Rainwater and Tom Borrillo. Directed by Alan Osburn. Through Feb. 10 at 176 Lake Dillon Dr., about 70 miles west of Denver. Call 970-513-9386 or […]

Photo Gallery: My night backstage with “Maple and Vine”

By John Moore Jan. 17, 2010 Here are some images from my night visiting the cast of the Curious Theatre’s 1950s parallel-universe comedy “Maple and Vine,” just before their opening-night performance on Jan. 12. Starring Josh Robinson, C. Kelly Leo, Karen Slack, Dale Li and Stuart Sanks. Through Feb. 23 at 1080 Acoma St., 303-623-0524 […]

Photo gallery: My night backstage at Town Hall’s ‘Forever Plaid’

By John Moore Jan. 11, 2010 Here are some images from my night visiting the cast of the Littleton Town Hall Arts Center’s “Forever Plaid” just before their first performance in front of an audience. Starring Tim Howard, Barret Harper, Mark Middlebrooks and Jacob Villareal. Through Feb. 10 at 2450 W. Main St., 303-794-2787 or […]

Photo gallery: My day backstage at “War Horse”

By John Moore Jan. 10, 2013 Here are some images from my day visiting the cast of the national touring production of “War Horse,” playing through Jan. 20 at the Buell Theatre. 303-893-4100 or www.denvercenter.org                                         […]

Photos: McNichols Building re-opens as culture center in Denver’s Civic Center Park

  Click here to see my full slideshow of photos from Friday’s grand opening.   By John Moore Nov. 11, 2012 The anchor of Denver Mayor Robert Speer’s turn-of-the-century civic beautification project was Civic Center Park. The Carnegie Library, completed in 1909, was the first completed building. The Greek Revival-style library was designed by Albert Ross […]

Video: Churchill, Barcelona and Navy at the Bluebird Theater

By John Moore Oct. 1, 2012 Churchill celebrated its recent major-label signing with two headlining shows at the Bluebird Theater in Denver on Sept. 29-30, 2012. On Day 2, the set included “Ark in a Flood,” above. The lineup included Navy and Barcelona. Video by John Moore. Barcelona: Seattle’s Barcelona played in support of Denver’s […]

Photos: Opening night of Local’s “Elijah: An Adventure”

  By John Moore Sept. 22, 2012 Photos from the party following the opening-night performance of Local Theater Company’s “Elijah: An Adventure,” by Michael Mitnick. It’s one of our “11 most intriguing titles of the fall season.” More on the production here. I crashed (what else?) the party after seeing Abster Productions’ “August, Osage County,” […]

Photos, video: Churchill performs “Change” at Denver party

By John Moore Sept. 21, 2012 Just two weeks after signing with national label A&M Octone Records, home of Maroon 5, Denver acoustic indie-rock band Churchill played a down-low private party on Sept. 20 at a Denver art studio. The evening of mostly casual, unplugged goodness included a rendition of the popular new radio hit […]

Photos: Curious Theatre vs. Buntport at “Smackdown-A-Mania”

By John Moore Sept. 20, 2012 “Wrestlers” from the Curious and Buntport theater companies joined local comedians on Wednesday for “Smackdown-A-Mania,” a ridiculous night of silliness filled with spandex, swerves  and several incidents of … self-flagellation. The night was part of Curious Theatre’s “urban adventures” series, designed not only to promote current programming but to […]

Photos: Arvada Center’s “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”

A look at the Arvada Center’s  2012- 13 season-opener, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” running through Sept. 30. Photos by P. Switzer, Arvada Center                   Principal cast: Dennis Parlato (Lawrence Jameson); Ben Nordstrom (Freddy Benson); Laura E. Taylor (Christine Colgate); Gary Lynch (Andre Thibault); Susie Roelofsz (Muriel Eubanks) and […]

Photos: Theater at Rock Ledge Ranch

By John Moore One of the quintessential Colorado summertime experiences is attending TheatreWorks’ annual Shakespeare offering at the historic and picturesque Rock Ledge Ranch, located at the entrance to the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Here are a few photos I’ve snapped over the past two summers at the ranch. The “Love’s Labor’s […]