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Theater review: Lovely, complicated, bloodied truth of DCPA’s “Last Night and the Night Before” unfolds subtly

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3 stars The opening moments of “Last Night and the Night Before” provide a feeling more than a complete introduction. Think of it as a triptych. On a darkened stage, a guy bends into the work of digging a tomb; there sits a girl looking out into the night; a woman stands in the shadows
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From “Dior” to “Dear Evan Hansen,” Denver’s big-name shows building city’s cultural reputation

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RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post The Star Wars and The Power of Costume display at The Denver Art Museum on Nov. 10, 2016. RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post A Tusken Raider costume is really on screen at the Star Wars and The Power of Costume display at The Denver Art Museum, Nov. 10, 2016. RJ
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Why everyone in the classical arts ought to be paying attention to Philly

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There were instances during Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O18 a week when you wondered precisely how weird things were going to get. It may happen to be when the mezzo-soprano showed up in a fake beard singing “We Are the Champions. ” Or possibly when that trio of youthful singers came far too close to getting
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Lowry’s Spotlight Theater, closing after 20 years, goes out with a laugh

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Why don’t laugh as we lament the demise of a longtime theater company? Lowry’s Spotlight Theater will close this season after 75 shows 20 decades, and more than 750 performances for a few 45,000 theater-goers. It really goes out on a high note with a enjoyable creation of this classic screwball humor “You Can’t Take
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Neil Simon dies at 91: Gentle humor was the lifeblood of playwright

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NEW YORK — When master playwright Neil Simon admitted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2006, he was visibly nervous. But his humor was evident. “It took to write my play,” he explained, recalling that he found the title for “Come Blow Your Horn” from among his daughter’s s nursery rhyme books. He
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Want to hang out with Neil Patrick Harris? Denver’s Alamo Drafthouse has your ticket

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Neil Patrick Harris may stop by the Alamo Drafthouse Sloan’s Lake location on Thursday, Sept. 27 to get a book discussion, movie viewing and also ldquo;meet-and-greet chance,” the Drafthouse announced today. The “How I Met Your Mother” co-star along with Tony-award winning stage actor, famous as much for his eponymous online fan base as his
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Comic Chris Charpentier on recording his first album, Denver vs. L.A., and the value of silly

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When Colorado native Chris Charpentier decided to record his first comedy album, the pieces came together very quickly. “I’m still very shy about everything, so when I was talking to my roommate, Dave (Ross), and he said, ‘You should reach out to (Los Angeles comedy label) A Special Thing, because they’d be honored to have
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