Plus the latest shows and an interview with Debut Theatre Founder and Artistic Director Lee KaplanIn this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Toni Tresca and Alex Miller dive into the latest shows they’ve seen and take a look at theatre programs. How do people feel about no program, or a “light” program with just one page and a QR code link? Also, what’s up with the decision for NY theatres to dispense with the casts-change slip in the program?Later in the episode, Alex catches up with Lee Kaplan, the founder and artistic director at Fort Collins’ Debut Theatre. With more than three decades of teaching youth everything from acting to set design, lighting and more, the theatre is poised to get its own space finally in an old AMC theatre.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Plus the latest shows and an interview with Debut Theatre Founder and Artistic Director Lee Kaplan&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Toni Tresca and Alex Miller dive into the latest shows they’ve seen and take a look at theatre programs. How do people feel about no program, or a “light” program with just one page and a QR code link? Also, what’s up with the decision for NY theatres to dispense with the casts-change slip in the program?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Later in the episode, Alex catches up with Lee Kaplan, the founder and artistic director at Fort Collins’ Debut Theatre. With more than three decades of teaching youth everything from acting to set design, lighting and more, the theatre is poised to get its own space finally in an old AMC theatre.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Plus the latest shows and an interview with Debut Theatre Founder and Artistic Director Lee Kaplan In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Toni Tresca and Alex Miller dive into the latest shows they’ve seen and take a look at theatre programs. How do people feel about no program, or a “light” program with just one page and a QR code link? Also, what’s up with the decision for NY theatres to dispense with the casts-change slip in the program? Later in the episode, Alex catches u...

The trouble with theatre programs

In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Toni Tresca and Alex Miller jump into what they’ve seen lately on stage, run through some arts news from around the state and discuss the week’s Top 10 Colorado Headliners. This week’s list: <ul><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/job/'>Job</a>, Curious Theatre, Denver, through Dec. 7</li><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/jerrys-girls/'>Jerry’s Girls</a>, Veritas Productions/Mizel Center Denver, Nov. 13-23</li><li><a href='https://thedairy.org/series/feather-fall-theatre-company-presents-daisy-violet-the-bitch-beast-king/'>Daisy Violet the Bitch Beast King</a>, Feather Fall/Dairy Arts Center in Boulder, Nov. 13-30</li><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/event/drag-queen-magic/'>Drag Queen Magic</a>, Local Theater Company/e-Town in Boulder, Nov. 18</li><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/million-dollar-quartet-christmas/'>Million Dollar Quartet Christmas</a>, Candlelight, Johnstown, Nov. 20-Jan. 11</li><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/murder-on-the-orient-express-3/'>Murder on the Orient Express</a>, Viva Theater, Boulder Dairy Arts Center through Nov. 23</li><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/the-elixir-of-love-by-donizetti/'>The Elixir of Love</a>, Boulder Opera at Dairy Arts Center, Nov. 15-16</li><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/angry-raucous-and-shamelessly-gorgeous/'>Angry, Raucous and Shamelessly Gorgeous</a>, Vintage Theatre, Aurora, through Nov. 23</li><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/sherlock-holmes-the-greek-chorus/'>Sherlock Holmes &amp; the Greek Chorus</a>, Theater Company of Lafayette, through Nov. 23</li><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/a-dolls-house-2/'>A Doll’s House</a>, Millibo Art Theatre, Colorado Springs, Nov. 13-23</li></ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Toni Tresca and Alex Miller jump into what they’ve seen lately on stage, run through some arts news from around the state and discuss the week’s Top 10 Colorado Headliners. This week’s list:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/job/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Job&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Curious Theatre, Denver, through Dec. 7&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/jerrys-girls/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jerry’s Girls&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Veritas Productions/Mizel Center Denver, Nov. 13-23&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://thedairy.org/series/feather-fall-theatre-company-presents-daisy-violet-the-bitch-beast-king/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Daisy Violet the Bitch Beast King&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Feather Fall/Dairy Arts Center in Boulder, Nov. 13-30&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/event/drag-queen-magic/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Drag Queen Magic&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;,&lt;/em&gt; Local Theater Company/e-Town in Boulder, Nov. 18&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/million-dollar-quartet-christmas/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Million Dollar Quartet Christmas&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;Candlelight, Johnstown, Nov. 20-Jan. 11&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/murder-on-the-orient-express-3/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Murder on the Orient Express&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Viva Theater, Boulder Dairy Arts Center through Nov. 23&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/the-elixir-of-love-by-donizetti/'&gt;The Elixir of Love&lt;/a&gt;, Boulder Opera at Dairy Arts Center, Nov. 15-16&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/angry-raucous-and-shamelessly-gorgeous/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Angry, Raucous and Shamelessly Gorgeous&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Vintage Theatre, Aurora, through Nov. 23&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/sherlock-holmes-the-greek-chorus/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sherlock Holmes &amp;amp; the Greek Chorus&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Theater Company of Lafayette, through Nov. 23&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/a-dolls-house-2/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Doll’s House&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Millibo Art Theatre, Colorado Springs, Nov. 13-23&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description>

In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Toni Tresca and Alex Miller jump into what they’ve seen lately on stage, run through some arts news from around the state and discuss the week’s Top 10 Colorado Headliners. This week’s list:   Job, Curious Theatre, Denver, through Dec. 7Jerry’s Girls, Veritas Productions/Mizel Center Denver, Nov. 13-23Daisy Violet the Bitch Beast King, Feather Fall/Dairy Arts Center in Boulder, Nov. 13-30Drag Queen Magic, Local Theater Company/e-Town...

November reviews, news and headliners

In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Alex Miller and Toni Tresca look at some recent A&amp;E news — including the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s season announcement and a chat with Ballyhoo Table &amp; Stage founder Julia Tobey on the new venue’s grand opening this Saturday. Later in the podcast, Alex chats with Scot Merchant, creator of the new musical Ichabod, which has its world premiere at Denver’s Mizel Center Oct. 30. Also in this episode, the Top 10 Colorado Headliners — upcoming shows from around Colorado that may be worth checking out. Here’s the list in no particular order: <ul><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/event/ghostlight-2/'>Ghostlight</a>, Oct. 29, Oct. 31, Nov. 1 and Nov. 12, at various venues in the Denver metro area</li><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/edgar-allan-poe-is-dead-and-so-is-my-cat/'>Edgar Allan Poe Is Dead and So Is My Cat</a>, Oct. 31-Nov. 16, Buntport Theater, Denver</li><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/la-traviata/'>La Traviata</a>, Nov. 1-9, Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver</li><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/hedwig-and-the-angry-inch-remount/'>Hedwig and the Angry Inch - remount</a>, Nov. 6-23, Ballyhoo, Denver</li><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/r-u-r/'>R.U.R.</a>, Nov. 6-23, Spring Ensemble Theatre, Colorado Springs, </li><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee/'>The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee</a>, Schoolhouse Theater, Parker, through Nov. 16</li><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/dracula-main-st-live/'>Dracula</a>, Main St. Live, Trinidad, through Nov. 2</li><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/dracula-a-comedy-of-terrors/'>Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors</a>, Denver Center Garner Galleria, through May 10</li><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/misery-2/'>Misery</a>, OpenStage at Fort Collins Lincoln Center, Oct. 31-Nov. 29</li><li><a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/alibis-other-lies/'>Alibis &amp; Other Lies</a>, What If Theatre, Lakewood, through Nov. 1</li></ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Alex Miller and Toni Tresca look at some recent A&amp;amp;E news — including the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s season announcement and a chat with Ballyhoo Table &amp;amp; Stage founder Julia Tobey on the new venue’s grand opening this Saturday.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Later in the podcast, Alex chats with Scot Merchant, creator of the new musical &lt;em&gt;Ichabod&lt;/em&gt;, which has its world premiere at Denver’s Mizel Center Oct. 30.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Also in this episode, the Top 10 Colorado Headliners — upcoming shows from around Colorado that may be worth checking out. Here’s the list in no particular order:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/event/ghostlight-2/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ghostlight&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Oct. 29, Oct. 31, Nov. 1 and Nov. 12, at various venues in the Denver metro area&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/edgar-allan-poe-is-dead-and-so-is-my-cat/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Edgar Allan Poe Is Dead and So Is My Cat&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;Oct. 31-Nov. 16, Buntport Theater, Denver&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/la-traviata/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;La Traviata&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Nov. 1-9, Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/hedwig-and-the-angry-inch-remount/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hedwig and the Angry Inch - remount&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Nov. 6-23, Ballyhoo, Denver&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/r-u-r/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;R.U.R.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Nov. 6-23, Spring Ensemble Theatre, Colorado Springs, &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Schoolhouse Theater, Parker, through Nov. 16&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/dracula-main-st-live/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dracula&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Main St. Live, Trinidad, through Nov. 2&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/dracula-a-comedy-of-terrors/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Denver Center Garner Galleria, through May 10&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/misery-2/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Misery&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, OpenStage at Fort Collins Lincoln Center, Oct. 31-Nov. 29&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/alibis-other-lies/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Alibis &amp;amp; Other Lies&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, What If Theatre, Lakewood, through Nov. 1&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Alex Miller and Toni Tresca look at some recent A&amp;E news — including the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s season announcement and a chat with Ballyhoo Table &amp; Stage founder Julia Tobey on the new venue’s grand opening this Saturday.   Later in the podcast, Alex chats with Scot Merchant, creator of the new musical Ichabod, which has its world premiere at Denver’s Mizel Center Oct. 30.   Also in this episode, the Top 10 Colorado Head...

A musical 'Ichabod,' Shakespeare Festival news and more 

Just a bit of news and reviews from around the theatre communityIn this episode of the OnStage Colorado podcast, hosts Toni Tresca and Alex Miller talk about recent productions they’ve seen, including Wonderbound&apos;s Rock Ballets, Audacious Immersive&apos;s Cult of Cthulhu, Diva Royale at Miners Alley and Lizzie at Aurora Fox. They also discuss Colorado arts news including leadership changes at the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, the upcoming 48th Denver Film Festival and ongoing sound quality issues at the Buell Theater.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Just a bit of news and reviews from around the theatre community&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode of the OnStage Colorado podcast, hosts Toni Tresca and Alex Miller talk about recent productions they’ve seen, including Wonderbound&amp;apos;s &lt;em&gt;Rock Ballet&lt;/em&gt;s, Audacious Immersive&amp;apos;s &lt;em&gt;Cult of Cthulhu&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Diva Royale&lt;/em&gt; at Miners Alley and &lt;em&gt;Lizzie&lt;/em&gt; at Aurora Fox. They also discuss Colorado arts news including leadership changes at the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, the upcoming 48th Denver Film Festival and ongoing sound quality issues at the Buell Theater.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Just a bit of news and reviews from around the theatre community In this episode of the OnStage Colorado podcast, hosts Toni Tresca and Alex Miller talk about recent productions they’ve seen, including Wonderbound's Rock Ballets, Audacious Immersive's Cult of Cthulhu, Diva Royale at Miners Alley and Lizzie at Aurora Fox. They also discuss Colorado arts news including leadership changes at the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, the upcoming 48th Denver Film Festival and ongoing sound quality issues a...

What’s up onstage this October

Miners Alley’s Len Matheo joins to talk about the pros and cons of running a bar, plus Top 10 Colorado HeadlinersIn this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Toni Tresca and Alex Miller are joined by Len Matheo, Producing Artistic Director at Miners Alley Performing Arts Center in Golden. We wanted to talk about serving alcohol in theatres — the pros and cons, revenue opportunities, disruptive patrons etc. — and since Miners Alley has one of the most full-service theatre bars in Colorado, we figured Len would have some thoughts. He also gives us the low-down on what’s up on stage at MAP this year and next.Later in the episode we dig into our Top 10 Colorado Headliners — upcoming shows from around Colorado you might want to check out. Here they are, in no particular order: ·      <a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/angry-raucous-and-shamelessly-gorgeous/'>Angry, Raucous and Shamelessly Gorgeous</a>, Vintage Theatre, Oct. 17-Nov. 23 ·      <a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/bless-me-ultima/'>Bless Me, Ultima</a>, Su Teatro, Oct. 16-Nov. 2 ·      <a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/disneys-the-lion-king/'>Disney’s The Lion King</a>, DCPA, Oct. 23-Nov. 16 ·      <a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/rocky-horror-show/'>Rocky Horror Show</a>, Durango Arts Center, Oct. 24-Nov. 1 ·      <a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/goodnight-moon/'>Goodnight Moon</a>, DCPA Theatre for Young Audiences, Oct. 24-Jan. 25, 2026 ·      <a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/same-time-next-year-2/'>Same Time, Next Year</a>, Bailey Theatre Co., Oct. 9-19 ·      <a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/schoolhouse-rock-live/'>Schoolhouse Rock Live!,</a> Aurora Fox, through Oct. 18 ·      <a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/lizzie/'>LIZZIE</a>, Aurora Fox, Oct. 10-Nov. 2 ·      <a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/cult-of-cthulhu/'>Cult of Cthulhu</a>, Audacious Immersive, various Front Range locations ·      <a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/diva-royale/'>Diva Royal</a>, Miners Alley, Golden, through Oct. 31

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Miners Alley’s Len Matheo joins to talk about the pros and cons of running a bar, plus Top 10 Colorado Headliners&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Toni Tresca and Alex Miller are joined by Len Matheo, Producing Artistic Director at Miners Alley Performing Arts Center in Golden. We wanted to talk about serving alcohol in theatres — the pros and cons, revenue opportunities, disruptive patrons etc. — and since Miners Alley has one of the most full-service theatre bars in Colorado, we figured Len would have some thoughts. He also gives us the low-down on what’s up on stage at MAP this year and next.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Later in the episode we dig into our Top 10 Colorado Headliners — upcoming shows from around Colorado you might want to check out. Here they are, in no particular order: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;·      &lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/angry-raucous-and-shamelessly-gorgeous/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Angry, Raucous and Shamelessly Gorgeous&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Vintage Theatre, Oct. 17-Nov. 23&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; ·      &lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/bless-me-ultima/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Bless Me, Ultima&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Su Teatro, Oct. 16-Nov. 2&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; ·      &lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/disneys-the-lion-king/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Disney’s The Lion King&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;DCPA, Oct. 23-Nov. 16&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; ·      &lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/rocky-horror-show/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rocky Horror Show&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, &lt;/em&gt;Durango Arts Center, Oct. 24-Nov. 1&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; ·      &lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/goodnight-moon/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Goodnight Moon&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, DCPA Theatre for Young Audiences, Oct. 24-Jan. 25, 2026&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; ·      &lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/same-time-next-year-2/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Same Time, Next Year&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Bailey Theatre Co., Oct. 9-19&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; ·      &lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/schoolhouse-rock-live/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Schoolhouse Rock Live!,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Aurora Fox, through Oct. 18&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; ·      &lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/lizzie/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;LIZZIE&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Aurora Fox, Oct. 10-Nov. 2&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; ·      &lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/cult-of-cthulhu/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cult of Cthulhu&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Audacious Immersive, various Front Range locations&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; ·      &lt;a href='https://onstagecolorado.com/series/diva-royale/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Diva Royal&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Miners Alley, Golden, through Oct. 31&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Miners Alley’s Len Matheo joins to talk about the pros and cons of running a bar, plus Top 10 Colorado Headliners In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Toni Tresca and Alex Miller are joined by Len Matheo, Producing Artistic Director at Miners Alley Performing Arts Center in Golden. We wanted to talk about serving alcohol in theatres — the pros and cons, revenue opportunities, disruptive patrons etc. — and since Miners Alley has one of the most full-service theatre bars in Co...

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