OnStage Colorado podcast OnStage Colorado
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The podcast about Colorado theatre from the creators of OnStage Colorado
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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
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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
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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 -
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
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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
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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