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The podcast about Colorado theatre from the creators of OnStage Colorado

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The podcast about Colorado theatre from the creators of OnStage Colorado

    Podcast: Is Colorado becoming comedy central?

    Podcast: Is Colorado becoming comedy central?

    >The growing standup scene around town, plus catching up with Vintage Theatre’s Bernie Cardell



    In this episode of the OnStage Colorado podcast, hosts Alex
    Miller and Toni Tresca take a look at the many shows up and opening around the state.



    Later in the pod, Toni goes over some of his reporting in a Westword cover story about how much touring comedians love to play Denver as well as all the other comedy happening around Colorado.



    Finally, Toni meets up with one of the hardest-working
    theatre artists in Denver, Bernie Cardell. As the artistic director at Aurora’s Vintage Theatre, Cardell keeps up a brisk pace producing, directing and even acting in shows. In fact, he recently notched 150 shows as an actor in director since coming to Denver, and he reflects on some of his favorites and the road ahead for Vintage.

     

    Theatre companies and organizations mentioned in this
    episode:

     


    Arvada Center
    Aurora Fox
    Boulder Theatre
    Comedy Works
    Cripple Creek
    Curious Theatre
    Denver Center
    Firehouse Theater
    Millibo Art Theatre
    No Tell Comedy
    OpenStage
    Paramount Theatre
    Performance Now
    Phamaly
    Rise Comedy
    The Bug
    Theatre Artibus
    Town Hall Arts Center
    Vintage Theatre

    • 58 min
    Managing many Kens with Mandy Moore

    Managing many Kens with Mandy Moore

    The choreographer on the buzz around Ryan Gosling’s big
    number at the Oscars, plus a look at picking a strong theatre season

     

    In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Alex
    Miller and Toni Tresca talk about some of the season announcements from Colorado theatres. What does it take to put together a good mix of shows that put butts in seats while also satisfying the quest to do socially relevant or
    new plays?

     

    Later in the episode, Alex catches up with Mandy Moore (not that one, the other one!) Mandy, who grew up in Breckenridge, has gone on to be one of the top choreographers in the world, with credits including La La
    Land, So You Think You Can Dance, Zoe’s Incredible Playlist, Taylor Swift’s Eras tour and, just this month, two pieces at the 2024 Oscars ceremony.

     

    Working with Ryan Gosling and 62 other dancers — plus Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen — Mandy put together a Barbie tribute that pretty much eclipsed any other big Oscar numbers in recent memory. She also choreographed the In Memoriam segment, using dance to add a touching new
    layer to the annual tribute. In the interview, Mandy talks about how it all came together as well as her own path as a choreographer and how dance still resonates with people.

     

    And by the way, Mandy is now the third member of the Moore Family to be feature on the podcast. Her dad Bob and sister Missy have also been on!

     

    >Theatre companies and organizations mentioned in this episode:

     


    Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
    Arvada Center
    Aurora Fox
    Boulder Ballet
    Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
    Codpiece Players
    Colorado Ballet
    Curious Theatre
    Denver Center
    Durango Arts Center
    Firehouse Theater Company
    OpenStage Theatre & Company
    Performance Now
    Phamaly
    Stories On Stage
    Su Teatro
    Theatre Artibus
    Town Hall Arts Center
    Vintage Theatre
    Viva Theater

    • 49 min
    Who needs theatre critics anyway?

    Who needs theatre critics anyway?

    >The vanishing arts reviewers — plus a conversation with SCFD’s Deborah Jordy

     

    In this episode of the OnStage Colorado podcast, hosts Alex Miller and Toni Tresca are joined by veteran performing arts critic Alice Kaderlan to talk about the role of the critic. In a media landscape where newsrooms are cut to the bare minimum, arts reporters are often the first to go. What’s left are part-time critics, bloggers and others who may not be as blunt as those critics of yore.

     

    Also in this episode, Toni catches up with Deborah Jordy, executive director of the Science & Cultural Financial District. SCFD  is a taxing distric between seven Colorado counties that funds some 300 organizations along the Front Range to the tune of $60 million a year. Toni and Deborah talk about how they choose recipients, the organizations they support and a lot more.

     

    Theatre companies and other organizations mentioned in this episode include:


    Bas Bleu
    Boulder Bllet
    Boulder Weekly
    Cirque du Soleil
    Colorado Ballet
    Curious Theatre
    Denver Center                     
    Denver Post
    Durango Arts Center
    ENT Center
    Funky Little Theatre Company
    Iron Springs Chateau
    Local Theater/Local Lab
    Longmont Theatre Company
    Magic Circle Players
    Millibo Art Theatre
    Motus Theater
    Ovation West
    SCFD
    Stillwater Music
    Vintage Theatre
    Viva Theatre
    Westword

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Whaddaya gotta do to get a drink around the Denver Center?

    Whaddaya gotta do to get a drink around the Denver Center?

    A look at dining and drink options around the theatre complex, plus an interview with ‘A Jukebox for the Algonquin’ playwright Paul Stroili


    In this episode of the OnStage Colorado podcast, hosts Alex
    Miller and Toni Tresca recap some of the action from the Denver Center’s
    Colorado New Play Summit and have some fun with the new musical Gwyneth Goes
    Skiing — a campy retelling of the recent lawsuit between the film star and
    Goop magnate and a litigious optometrist. Will it come to Colorado? We hope so!
    (Here’s the trailer.)

     

    Later in the pod, Alex catches up with playwright Paul
    Stroili, whose newish comedy A Jukebox for the Algonquin is now running
    at Miners Alley Performing Arts Center. Stroili, who also appears in the MAP production,
    recounts how the story came about, his experience premiering it at Jeff Daniels’
    famous Purple Rose Theatre and
    what it’s been like acting in his own play.

     

    Theatre companies and other organizations mentioned in this
    podcast include:

     


    801 Fish
    Arts HUB Lafayette
    Bas Bleu
    Benchmark Theatre
    Bistro LeRoux
    Boulder Ballet
    Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
    Colorado New Play Summit
    Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
    Creede Repertory Theatre
    CU Boulder Theatre Dept.
    Dazzle
    Denver Center
    Funky Little Theatre Company
    Garner Galleria
    Geffen Theatre
    Hotel Teatro
    Impossible Players
    Local Theater/Local Lab
    Miners Alley
    Pleasance Theatre
    Prelude & Post
    Purple Rose Theatre
    Sam’s No. 3
    STK Steakhouse

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Theatre in the mountains — it’s a thing

    Theatre in the mountains — it’s a thing

    A roundup of some of the many great theatres in the Colorado
    high country, plus an interview with Blaine Swen from the Improvised Shakespeare Company

     

    In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Alex
    Miller and Toni Tresca do a rundown of some of the top theatres outside the Denver metro — particularly in the mountain towns like Aspen, Telluride, Breckenridge, Silverthorne and Creede.

     

    Later in the pod, Alex and Toni have a great interview with Blaine Swen with The Improvised Shakespeare Company. The comedy troupe is in residence at the Denver Center’s Garner Galleria Theatre through the end of April, and Blaine offers some insight on what people love about Shakespeare, how they perform a unique, completely improvised show every night and why Denver is one
    of their favorite places to perform. 

    Theater companies and organizations mentioned in this
    podcast include:


    Arvada Center
    Aspen Community Theatre
    Bas Bleu
    Benchmark Theatre
    BETC
    Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
    Butte Theatre
    Central City Opera
    Coal Creek Theatre Company of Lafayette
    Colorado ACTS
    Colorado Mesa University
    Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
    Creede Repertory Theatre
    Crested Butte Mountain Theatre
    Denver Center
    Evergreen Players
    Foothills Theatre Company
    Funky Little Theatre Company
    Glenwood Vaudevill Revue
    Impossible Players
    Ovation West
    Picketwire Players
    Porchlight Players
    Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre
    StageDoor Theatre
    Telluride Theatre
    The Arts Hub
    The Bug
    The Improvised Shakespeare Company
    Theater Silco
    Theatre Aspen
    Theatre Company of Lafayette
    Thunder River Theatre Company
    Upstart Crow
    Vail Valley Theatre Company
    Vilar Center
    Vintage Theatre
    Wesley Players
    Wonderbound

    • 55 min
    The future of dinner theatre in Colorado

    The future of dinner theatre in Colorado

    Plus catching up with Josh Blanchard at Colorado Creative
    Industries



    In this episode of the OnStage Colorado podcast, hosts Alex
    Miller and Toni Tresca talk dinner theatre in the wake of the demise of BDT Stage and the continues rise and coming expansion of the Candlelight. As usual, they’ll run down many of the shows onstage right now around the state and take a look at what’s coming up later in February and into March.

     

    Later in the pod, Alex catches up with Josh Blanchard, director of Colorado Creative Industries. Blanchard, who took over at CCI in
    2023, talks about state funding for the arts, how the organization collects and distributes money and some potentially positive news for more of it in 2024.



    Organizations mentioned in this episode include:


    Adam’s Mystery Playhouse
    Arvada Center
    Aurora Fox
    Bas Bleu
    BDT Stage
    Benchmark Theatre
    BETC
    Boulder Opera
    Candlelight
    Coal Creek Theatre of Louisville
    Colorado Creative Industries
    Colorado New Play Summit
    Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
    Denver Center
    Ft. Lewis College
    Glenwood Springs Vaudeville Revue
    Lone Tree Arts Center
    Main Street Live
    One Night Stand Theatre
    StageDoor Theatre
    The Catamounts
    Thunder River Theatre Company
    Vintage Theatre
    Wonderbound

    • 1 hr 8 min

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