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’

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’

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 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’

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

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

Photos: Kids’ Night on Broadway, “Peter and the Starcatcher”

To see this photo gallery on a mobile phone, click here. By John Moore Aug. 21, 2013 The Denver Center for the Performing Arts hosted “Kids’ Night on Broadway” on Aug. 20, 2013, in conjunction with the launch of the national touring production of “Peter and the Starcatcher” at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Kids… Continue reading Photos: Kids’ Night on Broadway, “Peter and the Starcatcher”

John Moore, former Denver Post Theater Critic, joins DCPA

John Moore. Photo by Brian Landis Folkins

The cat has vacated the bag: I am going back to work — for pay! Alexandra Griesmer, P.R. and Promotions Manager for the Denver Center Theatre Company, made the announcement this morning: “John Moore, former theater critic of The Denver Post and founder of www.CultureWest.org, has been named to The Denver Center for the Performing… Continue reading John Moore, former Denver Post Theater Critic, joins DCPA

“Book of Mormon” scalpers: Score one for live theater

“The Book of Mormon” Broadway cast, 2011. Photo by Joan Marcus.   By John Moore With the sold-out Denver launch of the first “Book of Mormon” tour just a week away, an uncommon spotlight is shining on our often-ignored local theater community. Everyone, it seems, wants in. And buyers are being asked by scalpers to… Continue reading “Book of Mormon” scalpers: Score one for live theater

Daily “Book of Mormon” ticket lottery: Do you feel lucky, punk?

On Broadway, “The Book of Mormon” lottery typically draws upward of 300 hopefuls daily. Photo by John Moore   By John Moore True to Broadway form, the national touring production of “The Book of Mormon” will make 24 tickets available to at least 12 members of the general public for all performances through a daily lottery,… Continue reading Daily “Book of Mormon” ticket lottery: Do you feel lucky, punk?

Denver theater producer Robert Garner was a man for all ages

  Robert S. Garner By John Moore To ask Robert Garner, he was about in his mid-20s. Garner was a legendary theater producer and bon vivant for whom the Garner-Galleria Theatre at the Denver Performing Arts Complex is named. He died Thursday morning (July 19, 2012) at home, no doubt against his will, at the… Continue reading Denver theater producer Robert Garner was a man for all ages