By Joe Contreras, Latin Life Denver Media, Informational text and bio by Denver Center for The Performing Arts/Applause Magazine. Photos by MeredithMashburn Photography It’s not…
First off, ‘Guadalupe In The Guest Room’ is not about the Virgen de Guadalupe, the Virgin Mary, it is about a woman from Mexico named Guadalupe, played by Megally Luna, who has come to the U.S. to care for her ailing daughter. The daughter, Claudia, has passed away and she is now a guest in the home of her daughter’s husband. Guadalupe doesn’t speak English and Steve doesn’t speak Spanish.
By Joe Contreras, Latin Life Denver Media After a two day rain delay, of sorts, Hairspray finally made it to Buell Theatre stage. Apparently the…
By Joe Contreras, Latin Life Denver Media How Lucky is Denver to not only host the world premiere of Rubicon but to also have developed…
The laughs just keep rollin in, in this instantly popular, far fetched world premiere production about three Latina sisters who embark on a road trip from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Denver, Colorado with a dead body in the backseat who just happens to be a married man who was having an affair with one of the now pregnant sisters.
It’s a story about aspiring immigrant musicians struggling to make a life and a name for themselves in New York City shortly after world war II. This new production, loosely based on the 1977 Martin Scorsese film of the same name staring Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli. It features some new songs lyrics or additional lyrics by a famous Broadway talent: Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of “In the Heights” and “Hamilton.
Not many iconic American playwrights, screenwriters, film directors, and actors can say their work motivated the birth of an impenetrable power — the Chicano Movement! Playwright/director Luis Valdez can. Through his work with El Teatro Campesino and his films (La Bamba, Zoot Suit), he has left an indelible mark on the annals of Chicano theater and cinema.
When the original production of ‘1776, The Musical’ opened on Broadway in 1969 the entire cast was comprised of white men. In this new revival of 1776, the musical about the founding fathers on the brink of signing the Declaration of Independence, the cast is composed entirely of multi racial performers who identify as female, transgender, and non-binary.
Many traditions survive the test of time, others evolve, fade or are broken altogether. Through song, dance and superb acting that is what Fiddler on the Roof is all about. Trying to hold on to tradition as times and attitudes change in an ever unpredictable and evolving world.
This opera recounts the famous, fated, forbidden love affair between Venus, Goddess of Love, and the very mortal and handsome Adonis. The Spanish language libretto…
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