2024: The year that was in Colorado theatre

A month-by-month review of 2024, plus a chat with Leslie O’Carroll and Branden Smith from Breckenridge Backstage Theatre In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts ToniTresca and Alex Miller take a walk down memory lane and review some of the big stories of the year. From some theatres closing to others expanding, new plays, exciting playwrights and lots more, we touch on every month of an eventful yearin theatre.Later in the episode, Alex catches up with Leslie O’Carrolland Branden Smith, who are co-directing a production of Every Christmas Story Ever Told at the Breckenridge Backstage Theatre this month. Leslie is a well-known face on Colorado stages, and here she’s lending her comic chops from the director’s chair with this high-speed spoof along with Branden, BBT’s creative producer. As usual we hit our Top 10 Colorado Headliners, our weeklylist of shows you might want to check out. This week’s list: Christmas en Colorado, Su Teatro, Denver, Dec. 5-22Yule Be Naughty, Millibo Art Theatre, Colorado Springs, Dec. 12-21The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane & Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol (in rep), Merely Players, Durango, Dec. 5-22Idiot Theatre, Chaos Bloom Theatre, Denver, Dec. 132 Guys 1 Mic: Noman Hosni and Zach Mama, The Bug Theatre, Denver, Dec. 16Amahl and the Night Visitors, Lone Tree Arts Center, Dec. 14The Adventures of Pinnochio, Dec. 14-15, Boulder Opera, eTownA Christmas Story, Steel City Theatre Company, Pueblo, Dec. 6-22Funny Girl, Denver Center, Dec. 10-22Who’s Holiday, Vintage Theatre, Aurora, Dec. 2-31