Tag: jennifer mulson
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LA-based storyteller, comedian Steven Briggs to perform in Colorado Springs
A gift for gab has opened all the right doors for comedian Steven Briggs. His ability to tell a funny story off the cuff and in front of a crowd initiated him into the world of comedy at 19. His mom’s friend thought he was funny, so he took him to a comedy club in…
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6 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr.,’ Touch a Truck and more
FRIDAY-SUNDAY Belle will fall in love with a beast this weekend during Academy of Community Theatre’s (ACT II) production of “Beauty and the Beast Jr.,” a shorter version of the Tony Award-winning musical. Adapted from Disney’s Academy Award-winning 1991 animated film, the show features popular songs like “Be Our Guest,” “If I Can’t Love Her” and “Human…
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Bird Call: Popular Colorado Springs-area festival takes advantage of spring migration
The third week in May is to bird lovers what fall is to pumpkin spice fanatics. Spring migration is upon us. What birdie will show up this year? Who will be blown off-course and spend a few days recuperating in the Pikes Peak region? Nobody knows until a tiny, yellow-rumped warbler is spotted picking through…
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‘Little Women’ musical coming to Colorado Springs
The March sisters and their Marmee have been sprung from the pages of a book and hurled on stage. Louisa May Alcott’s famous family, introduced in her 1868 novel “Little Women,” became the stuff of a Broadway musical in 2005. Both storylines focus on the siblings: traditional Meg, ambitious and aspiring writer Jo, shy Beth…
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Theatreworks in Colorado Springs announces new 2024-2025 season
Theatreworks will pay homage to classic authors in its upcoming season. The long-running professional, regional theater company at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, founded in 1975, will perform adaptations of works by William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Henry James, along with the Colorado premiere of “The Heart Sellers,” a new play by Lloyd Suh,…
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Pikes Pick: Will they or won’t they in Netflix’s romantic drama ‘One Day’
I’m deeply into the whole opposites attract trope showcased in Netflix’s 14-episode British series “One Day.” Starring Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod, each episode is set on the same day over the course of two decades, following them as they meet in 1988 at college graduation and make their way into the world. It’s based…
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Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center announces new theater season
Hans Christian Andersen, bilingual children’s theater and a world premiere. The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College recently announced its 2024-2025 theater season. “The upcoming season will be a series of firsts for the theater company,” said Producing Artistic Director Chris Sheley. “And every show on the main stage will lift up the…
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6 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Women’s Theatre Festival, Colorado Springs Philharmonic and more
THURSDAY-APRIL 21 Get a glimpse into the minds and hearts of Colorado women during the Women’s Theatre Festival at Millibo Art Theatre. Performances feature original short plays, poetry, monologues, movement and dance dreamed up by the ladies and themed around bread and butter. It opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and runs 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through…
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Pop rock band of brothers to perform at Weidner Field in Colorado Springs
Three popular siblings will land in downtown this summer. The Jonas Brothers will perform July 20 at Weidner Field. Tickets are $59-$299 . Call 719-368-8480 ext. 119 or go online to seatgeek.com or switchbacksfc.com. The three pop rock brothers — Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas — formed their band in 2005 and soon found attention…
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New Colorado Springs amphitheater’s lineup keeps growing: Grammy Award-winning rock musician, country star added
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter John Fogerty and country pop star Walker Hayes will bring their tours to town this summer. Longtime rocker Fogerty’s “Celebration Tour” will perform Aug. 27 at Sunset Amphitheater. Blues rock band George Thorogood & the Destroyers and rock band Hearty Har will open. Hayes and his “Same Drunk Tour” will take the…