Tag: theatreworks
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Award-winning musicals, plays coming to Colorado stages this spring
Through April 5: “The Phantom of the Opera”Denver Center for the Performing Arts In Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award-winning tragic musical, based on the 1920 novel by Gaston Leroux, a mysterious, disfigured musical genius who lives in the subterranean labyrinth beneath the Paris Opera House develops an obsession with a singer. April 2-19: “Frozen” by…
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Colorado Springs theater company announces new leader
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The new leadership model at Theatreworks is complete. After a national search the professional regional theater company announced Matt Giles will fill the role of general director, a new position the organization announced in April,…
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Final play of Theatrework season highlights plight of Black women homesteaders
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A celebration and a reckoning — both words used to describe the final play of Theatreworks’ 2024-25 season. The company will end the season with “Flyin’ West,” running weekends through July 27 at the Ent Center for the Arts. The show highlights the plight of…
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Colorado Springs-area actors earn nominations for Colorado Theatre Guild’s Henry Awards
Colorado Springs is putting the Henry in the Henry Awards this year. Two actors from Theatreworks’ “Henry IV and V” have been nominated as outstanding leading actors in a play by the Colorado Theatre Guild’s Henry Awards, which celebrate achievements in the statewide theater community. Colton Pratt played Prince Hal, the sodden prince who cleans…
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Pikes Pick: Free summer Shakespeare around Pikes Peak region
Theatreworks’ program ACT OUT is for those who like their Shakespeare short and sweet. This year’s free 65-minute production of “2 Gents,” better known as “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” can be seen at libraries, schools, community centers, parks and senior centers throughout the Pikes Peak region. The next two shows are at 6 p.m.…
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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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Theatreworks, Chamber Orchestra to present ‘Into the Woods’ with on-stage musicians
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ever wonder what goes on in the orchestra pit? A new production of “Into the Woods” will show you, bringing just over a dozen musicians on stage alongside the actors to give a fuller insight into musical theater and celebrating the often behind-the-scenes artists. Theatreworks,…
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Theatreworks, Chamber Orchestra to present ‘Into the Woods’ with on-stage musicians
Ever wonder what goes on in the orchestra pit? A new production of “Into the Woods” will show you, bringing just over a dozen musicians on stage alongside the actors to give a fuller insight into musical theater and celebrating the often behind-the-scenes artists. Theatreworks, in collaboration with the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs and…
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Colorado Springs theater company offers free Shakespeare in locations around Pikes Peak region
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Shakespeare play doesn’t need an elaborate set, intricate costumes or a huge cast to make it a crowd-pleaser. Sometimes the playwright’s work can thrive with half a dozen actors, no set, and props that include sponges and rubber gloves, and all performed in a…
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Colorado Springs theater company offers free Shakespeare in locations around Pikes Peak region
A Shakespeare play doesn’t need an elaborate set, intricate costumes or a huge cast to make it a crowd-pleaser. Sometimes the playwright’s work can thrive with half a dozen actors, no set, and props that include sponges and rubber gloves, and all performed in a park, library, senior center, school or community center. This is…