Denver’s best live theatres

Send us Fan MailA Top 5 list of great places to see shows (that aren’t theDenver Center), catching up with Kelly Van Oosbree and our weekly Colorado Headliners In this episode of the podcast, Toni Tresca and Alex Miller look at a Top 5 list Toni did for the Bucketlist Community Café site about what he thinks are the top 5 Denver theatres that aren’t part of the Denver Center. The list includes Buntport Theater, Firehouse Theater, The Denver Savoy, Curious Theatre and Su Teatro, and we go through all of them to talk about their particular areas of excellence. Note: This short list only includes theatres within Denvercity limits.Later in the pod at around the 1:00 minute mark is Alex'sinterview with Kelly Van Oosbree. Currently the artistic director of the Platte Valley Players in Brighton, Van Oosbree is a familiar face in Colorado theatre, having directed and choreographed for a variety of theatre companies. Herlatest show is a banger production of Cabaret (readour review), and she talks about her path to where she is today, where she’s going and how she does what she does. And as usual we go through our weekly Colorado Headliners, a Top 10 list of upcoming shows we think are worth a look. This week’s Headliners include: Phamaly Theatre in Rep at The People’s Building in Aurora — Funny As a Crutch, Oct. 11-20; The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks and Curls, Oct. 17-20Frankenstein, Nomadic (Odell’s Brewing-Oct. 11-12, Fiction Beer Company-Oct. 18-19, Hudson Gardens & Event Center-Oct. 20 and Fiction Beer Company (Parker)-October25, 26, & 31)Let the Right One In, Loft Theatre, University of Colorado Boulder Theatre Building, Oct. 11-20The Fall of the House of Usher, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Oct. 11-26Hamilton, Buell Theatre, Oct. 16-Nov. 24 Stormy Daniels, Denver Improv Oct. 10, 11Fringe Reprise, Oct. 19-20, Denver SavoyIolanthe, Loveland Opera Theatre at the Rialto Theater, Oct. 12-19Haunting of Breck Theatre, Breckenridge Backstage Theatre, Oct. 10-26The Last Night of Red Barker, The Catamounts at Westminster Grange Hall, Oct. 10-Nov. 2Links referenced:Go Fund Me for Westcliffe Performing Arts Center newprojector: https://gofund.me/b77d814b*Note: As of Oct. 8, they’ve surpassed their goal!  Chapters00:00 Introduction and Weekend Recap02:09 Theater Highlights: Cabaret and I Am NotYour Perfect Mexican Daught