As the countdown to “Miscast 2014” enters its final week, the Denver Actors Fund is tickled to introduce the 2014 Miscast Auction: Services provided by artists as they are “cast” in real life. Many of our most accomplished actors and artists have off-stage careers that call upon a wide variety of real-world skills. Some… Continue reading The online ‘Miscast 2014 Auction’: Bid now!
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Photos: Traci Kern Comes of Age
To see this photo gallery on a mobile phone, click here. By John Moore Aug. 16, 2013 Photos from Traci Kern’s birthday concert Aug. 12, 2013, at the Vintage Theatre. She performed with Donna Debreceni on keyboards, Larry Ziehl on drums, Jason Tyler Vaughn on guitar, Scott Alan Smith on bass, and singers Jalyn Courtenay… Continue reading Photos: Traci Kern Comes of Age
Video: Shout-outs to 2013 Henry Award nominees
By John Moore July 18, 2013 Members of the local theater community give their shout-outs to this year’s field of 2013 Colorado Theatre Guild Henry Award nominees. One comes all the way from Poland. The ceremony is July 22 at the Arvada Center. Video by John Moore for www.CultureWest.Org. Running time: 7 minutes. Shouters and… Continue reading Video: Shout-outs to 2013 Henry Award nominees
Photos: Opening weekend of ‘Always … Patsy Cline’
From left: Carla Kaiser Kotrc as Louise, music director Jalyn Courtenay Webb and Megan Van De Hey as Patsy Cline. By John Moore April 14, 2013 Opening No. 54: Starkey Theatrix’s “Always … Patsy Cline”: Photos from opening weekend, including an on-stage proposal! Starring Megan Van De Hey as Patsy Cline and Carla Kaiser… Continue reading Photos: Opening weekend of ‘Always … Patsy Cline’
2013 theater photo series: It’s Opening Night in Colorado
By John Moore Jan. 1, 2014 Welcome to my 2013 labor-of-love photo series bringing you iconic snapshots from behind the scenes on opening nights in Colorado theater. This series includes one representative shot from 151 of the performances we saw 2013. The intent was to allow the reader a window into a part of the… Continue reading 2013 theater photo series: It’s Opening Night in Colorado
Photos: My night at Backstage’s ‘Out of Order’ in Breckenridge
By John Moore Feb. 11, 2013 Here are bonus images from my night visiting the cast of the Backstage’s Theatre’s “Out of Order” after their first performance in front of an audience on Feb. 7. It’s a prototypical Ray Cooney farce harpooning a government official whose plans for an extramarital dalliance in a London hotel… Continue reading Photos: My night at Backstage’s ‘Out of Order’ in Breckenridge
Video: The making of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” Part 5: “Jackson Has It Going On”
By John Moore Oct. 9, 2012 Part 5: Jackson Has It Going On Veteran arts journalist John Moore followed the making of Ben Dicke’s “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” from inception to an opening night postponed by a serious backstage accident that hospitalized the director/starring actor. Part 5, the final chapter, chronicles the triumphant rescheduled… Continue reading Video: The making of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” Part 5: “Jackson Has It Going On”
Video: The making of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” Part 4: “This Is Happening”
Part 4: This is Happening Veteran arts journalist John Moore followed the making of Ben Dicke’s “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” from inception to an opening night postponed by a serious backstage accident that hospitalized the director/starring actor. Part 4 chronicles the crucial decision-making in the wake of the accident, and why and how this show… Continue reading Video: The making of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” Part 4: “This Is Happening”
Video: The making of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” Part 3: “Life Sucks”
Part 3: Life Sucks Veteran arts journalist John Moore followed the making of Ben Dicke’s “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” from inception to an opening night postponed by a serious backstage accident that hospitalized the director, who also happens to be the starring actor. Part 3: “Life Sucks” (a quote from the show) follows Dicke to… Continue reading Video: The making of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” Part 3: “Life Sucks”
Video: The making of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” Part 2: “The Perfect Mission”
Part 2: The Perfect Mission Veteran arts journalist John Moore followed the making of Ben Dicke’s “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” from inception to an opening night postponed by a serious backstage accident that hospitalized the director, who also happens to be the starring actor. Part 2: “The Perfect Mission” follows the cast through the creative… Continue reading Video: The making of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” Part 2: “The Perfect Mission”
Video : The making of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” Part 1
Part 1: Before the Fall Veteran arts journalist John Moore followed the making of Ben Dicke’s “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” from inception to an opening night postponed by a serious backstage accident that hospitalized the director, who also happens to be the starring actor. Running time: 9 minutes. Here is a link to Part… Continue reading Video : The making of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” Part 1