“Oklahoma,” Rodgers and Hammerstein’s American classic musical,
plays through June 28 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St.,
downtown Littleton. Oklahoma territory at the turn of the century.
Sharlene Wanger directs. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through
Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. 303-794-2787, www.townhallartscenter.com.
“Conviction” by Oren Neeman will play June 27 to July 12 at
Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver, presented by Maya
Productions. The play was a 2008 Denver Center Theatre Company
Commission and an award winner in Israel, adapted by Ami Dayan and
Mark Williams from the novel “Confession” by Yonatan Ben-Nachum.
The novel is a story of faith and forbidden love during the Spanish
Inquisition. Jeremy Cole and Ami Dayan direct. Scheduled for an off
- Broadway engagement in early 2010. Tickets: $20 ($15 if bought
before June 18. 303-623-0524, www.curioustheatre.org.
Information: www.ConvictionsOnStage.com.
“Information for Foreigners” by Griselda Gambaro plays at 7:30
p.m. on Tuesdays through Aug. 25 at the 73rd Avenue Playhouse, 7287
Lowell Blvd. in Westminster. This political work, recommended for
mature audiences, was written in Argentina in 1971 and was banned.
It deals with brutality and torture as a government denies and
continues to make citizens disappear. It’s described as an
educational and social awareness experience. Admission free.
720-276-6936.
“Home” by British New Wave dramatist David Storey Plays through
July 12 at Germinal Stage Denver, 2450 W. 44th Ave., Denver.
Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 7 p.m. Sundays, with
preview matinee June 12 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $17.75, $19.75, $21.75
depending on night chosen. 303-455-7108.
“Over the River and Through the Woods” by Joe DiPietro through
July 19 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden.
Love in an Italian-American family. Performances: 7:30 p.m.
Fridays, Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays; 2 p.m. only Sunday, July 19.
Tickets: $20, 303-935-3044, www.minersalley.com.
“26 Miles” by Quiara Alegria Hudes through June 20 at Curious
Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver. Hudes won the 2008 Tony for Best
Musical for “In the Heights.” Pesha Rudnick directs. A Cuban mother
reunites with her half-Jewish daughter for a cross-country road
trip. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m.
Sundays. Tickets: 303-623-0524, curioustheatre.org.
“The Squabble,” based on a Nikolai Gogol story: “How Ivan
Ivanovich Quarreled With Ivan Nikiforovich” through June 20 at
Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver. Performances: 8 p.m.
Thursdays through Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays June 7, 14. Tickets:
$16, $13. 720-946-1388, www.buntport.com.
Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s box office is open,
303-492-0554. The season’s plays are “Hamlet,” “Much Ado About
Nothing,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Two Gentlemen of Verona,”
“Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged.” A full schedule
may be found online at www.coloradoshakes.org, as is a
menu for Falstaff’s Fare Box Suppers.
“Red Herring,“ a comedy murder mystery by local playwright Don
Fried, premiers through June 27 at Theater Company of Lafayette, at
the Mary Miller Theater, 300 E. Simpson St., Lafayette.
Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays June 14
and 21. Tickets: $10, $15, 720-209-2154, www.tclstage.com.
“Don’t Drink the Water” by Woody Allen, presented by Spotlight
Theatre through June 20 at the John Hand Theater, 7653 E. First
Place, Denver. Luke Terry directs. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays,
Saturdays; 6:30 p.m. Sundays May 24 and June 7. Tickets: $17/$15.
720-880-8727, www.thisisspotlight.com.
“Altar Boyz” is Evolution Theatre Company’s debut production
through June 27 at Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret, 16th Street Mall at
Arapahoe, Denver. Cast includes Kenneth Moten Jr. (Highlands Ranch
HS grad). Directed by Brian Bell. Performances: 8 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays. Doors open at 7 p.m. Appetizers, desserts and full bar.
Tickets: $35. 303-293-0075.
“The Fantasticks” through June 27 at the Denver Victorian
Playhouse, 4201 Hooker St., Denver. Sarah Roshan directs this all -
time popular musical. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $22. 303-433-4343, www.denvervic.com.
“Quilters,” by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek, which
originated at the Denver Center in 1982, returns to DCTC through
July 12. The musical, inspired by lives of pioneer women, has
played internationally. Performances: 6:30 p.m. Mondays through
Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays. Tickets, 303-893-4100,
denvercenter.org, TicketsWest
at King Soopers.
“That Was Loud, This is Now” is the Heritage Square Music Hall’s
always-popular take on rock ‘n’ roll — then and now. Through Sept.
6. Performances: Wednesdays and Thursdays: 5:30 p.m. meal; 7:30
p.m. show. Fridays and Saturdays: 6 p.m. meal, 8 p.m. show;
Sundays: 12 p.m. meal; 2 p.m. show. Address: 18301 W. Colfax Ave:
D-103, Golden. Tickets: 303-279-7800.
“That Woman Show: A Broad Comedy” starring Pamela Clifton and
LuAnn Buckstein is extended through August at the Avenue Theater,
417 East 17th Avenue, Denver. Performances: June 18, 20, 25, 28;
July 9, 11, 18, 23, 25, 26, 30; August 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 23,
27, 29. Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at 7:30 through July 11,
then 6 p.m; Sundays 2 p.m. on June 21, July 26, Aug. 23. Tickets:
$15, $11. 303-321-5925, avenuetheater.com.
“$15 Funny Fridays Festival” at the Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th
Ave., Denver, will feature a different comedy performance each
Friday June 12 through Aug. 28. Performances: 7:30 p.m. See
www.avenuetheater.com
for schedule and to reserve tickets. 303-321-5925.
“Girls Only — the Secret Comedy of Women” by Barbara Gehring and
Linda Klein is playing at the Galleria Theatre, Denver Performing
Arts Complex. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays to Saturdays and 2
p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. (Intended for female audiences).
Tickets start at $29, www.denvercenter.org,
303-893-4100, TicketsWest at King Soopers.
“Greater Tuna” will be presented by The National Park Players
June 22 through Aug. 23 at the Park Village Playhouse in Estes
Park, on Moraine Avenue (Highway 36). Performances 7:30 p.m.
Wednesdays to Sundays; 2 p.m. Wednesdays. Tickets: 9 to $16,
1-970-577-7469, nationalparkplayers.com.
Children’s Theater
“Pinocchio” plays through July at Heritage Square Childrens
Theatre. Performances at 1:30 p.m. Saturdays. Tickets: $6, children
and adults; $5, seniors. Heritage Square is at 18301 W. Colfax Ave.
D-103, Golden. 303-279-7800, www.hsmusichall.com.
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