Theater

The Five Points Nutcracker isn't just your ordinary staging of the familiar ballet. It uses a jazz score from Duke Ellington and tells the story of prominent Black figures from Five Points, such as businesswoman Clara Brown, Black sheriff Willie Kennard, and philanthropists the Cousins family.

A new theater production in Greeley taps into some intense feelings about women’s rights and current events. Hear about the ancient Greek play being performed by Aims Community Theater this weekend – and why it feels particularly powerful right now.

Comedians at a “Stand Up for Climate Comedy” show hope global warming jokes will make climate a priority in the upcoming elections.

Rep. Lauren Boebert apologized after getting kicked out of a musical play and then falsely denying that she had been vaping.

Surveillance video shows U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and another guest being kicked out of a Sunday "Beetlejuice" show in Denver.

History was made at the Golden Globes early this year when Michaela Jaé Rodriguez won best actress in a tv drama for her role in Pose. This was the first time a transgender actor has won a Golden Globe. As Hollywood becomes more accepting, the ripple effects can be felt here, including at a local collegiate theater program.

In the aftermath of the Me Too movement and a long period of self-reflection during the pandemic, artists and arts groups are changing how they work.

With the return of spring weather and the arrival of large-scale vaccinations, we’re finally able to turn our attention to something we haven’t had in a while: live music, in small clubs, outdoor venues and at festivals.

Most performing arts venues and theater companies should be starting their fall seasons right now, but things are complicated with COVID-19. Some have gone virtual or outdoors. Others are stepping back onto their regular stages with live shows. But whatever they’re doing, the pandemic is changing the process.

"It's cold. And it's getting colder."The opening lines from "Aggregate Immateriality" are a pretty apt description of Denver theatre company Control…