THE MARLOWE AWARDS for 2018

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF OUR GOOD FRIEND, ROSS HALEY, THE CREATOR OF BOULDER'S DINNER THEATRE (NOW BDT STAGE) RIP DEAR FRIEND

BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY

THE KENTUCKY CYCLE, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

LEND ME A TENOR, BRECKENRIDGE, BACKSTAGE THEATRE

DEATH OF A SALESMAN, THE EDGE THEATER COMPANY

DISTRICT MERCHANTS, MINERS ALLEY PLAYHOUSE

BEST ACTRESS

DEBORAH PERSOFF, THE AUDIENCE, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

PATTY YACONIS, DEATH OF A SALESMAN, THE EDGE THEATER

CANDACE JOICE, DISTRICT MERCHANTS, MINERS ALLEY PLAYHOUSE

MAGGY STACEY, WHAT YOU WILL, BENCHMARK THEATRE

BEST ACTOR

KEVIN HART, DEATH OF A SALESMAN, THE EDGE THEATER

CHRIS KENDALL, DISTRICT MERCHANTS, MINERS ALLEY PLAYHOUSE

MARK RUBALD, SLEUTH, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

SAM GILSTRAP, THE KENTUCKY CYCLE, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

MARK PERGOLA, LEND ME A TENOR, BRECKENRIDGE BACKSTAGE THEATRE

ANTONIO AMADEO, DEATH OF A SALESMAN, THE EDGE THEATER

DAN CONNELL, YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU, SPOTLIGHT THEATRE COMPANY

CRIS DAVENPORT, DISTRICT MERCHANTS, MINERS ALLEY PLAYHOUSE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

SUZANNA WELLENS, THE AUDIENCE, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

LUANN BUCKSTEIN, LEND ME A TENOR, BRECKENRIDGE BACKSTAGE THEATRE

KATIE MANGETT, RUMORS, SPOTLIGHT THEATRE COMPANY

KRISTINA FOUNTAINE, DISTRICT MERCHANTS, MINERS ALLEY PLAYHOUSE

BEST NEW PLAY

WHAT YOU WILL, JEFFREY NEUMAN, BENCHMARK THEATRE

BEST ENSEMBLE

THE SUNSHINE BOYS, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

BEST ACTRESS IN A SOLO ROLE

MISSY MOORE, THE PINK UNICORN, AND TOTO TOO PRODUCTIONS

BEST ACTOR IN A SOLO ROLE

LEROY LEONARD, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE RADIO SHOW, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

BEST DIRECTOR PLAY

CRAIG A BOND, THE KENTUCKY CYCLE, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

PAMELA CLIFTON, LEND ME A TENOR, BRECKENRIDGE BACKSTAGE THEATRE

WARREN SHERRILL, DEATH OF A SALESMAN, THE EDGE THEATRE COMPANY

BERNIE CARDELL, YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU, SPOTLIGHT THEATRE COMPANY

BEST SOUND DESIGN

JASON DUCAT, THE HUMANS, CURIOUS THEATRE COMPANY

JOHN HAUSER, UNCANNY VALLEY, BENCHMARK THEATRE

CARLOS FLORES, DEATH OF A SALESMAN, THE EDGE THEATER COMPANY

 LUKE RAHMSDORFF-TERRY, THE KENTUCKY CYCLE, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS                                

BEST SCENIC DESIGN

BRANDON CASE, DEATH OF A SALESMAN, THE EDGE THEATER COMPANY

AMY CAMPION, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, BDT STAGE

RYAN WALKOVIAK, DISNEY'S MARY POPPINS, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

M. CURTIS GRITTNER, MY NAME IS ASHER LEV, CHERRY CREEK THEATRE COMPANY

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN

CHARLES DEAN PACKARD, THE HUMANS, CURIOUS THEATRE COMPANY

KEVIN TAYLOR, DEATH OF A SALESMAN, THE EDGE THEATER COMPANY

VANCE MCKENZIE, DISTRICT MERCHANTS, MINERS ALLEY PLAYHOUSE

NATHANIEL QUINN, LEND ME A TENOR, BRECKENRIDGE BACKSTAGE THEATRE

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

LINDA MORKEN, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, BDT STAGE

CHERYL FAULKNER, DISNEY'S MARY POPPINS, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

JEFF CONE, OKLAHOMA, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY

 JULIE LEBLANC, LEND ME A TENOR, BRECKENRIDGE BACKSTAGE THEATRE

BEST PUPPET DESIGN

KARL HERMANSON, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, BDT STAGE

BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR

MITCH SAMU, FUN HOME, MINERS ALLEY PLAYHOUSE

NEAL DUNFEE, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, BDT STAGE

DARIUS FROWNER, OKLAHOMA, THE DCPA THEATRE COMPANY

DAVID NEHLS, XANADU, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY

BEST ACTRESS MUSICAL

CAROLYN LOHR, DISNEY'S MARY POPPINS, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

LAUREN SHEALY, XANADU, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY

LILLIANN BUONOCORE, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, BDT STAGE

SUSANNAH MCLEOD, FUN HOME, MINERS ALLEY PLAYHOUSE

BEST ACTOR MUSICAL

ANTOINE L. SMITH, OKLAHOMA, THE DCPA THEATRE COMPANY

DAMON GUERRASIO, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

COLE LAFONTE, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, BDT STAGE

 MICHAEL O’SHEA, DISNEY'S MARY POPPINS, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

  

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR MUSICAL 

KALOND IRLANDA, DISNEY'S MARY POPPINS, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTION

AARON VEGA, XANADU, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY

BOB HOPPE, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, BDT STAGE

CHAS LEDERER, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, BDT STAGE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS MUSICAL

ALICIA KING MEYERS, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, BDT STAGE

KERRI EMSWILLER, DISNEY'S MARY POPPINS, VINTAGE THEATRE 

PRODUCTIONS

SHERYL MCCALLUM, OKLAHOMA, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY

SARAH REX, XANADU, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY

BEST DIRECTOR MUSICAL

MATTHEW PETERS, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, BDT STAGE

CLAY WHITE, DISNEY'S MARY POPPINS , VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

LEN MATHEO, FUN HOME, MINERS ALLEY PLAYHOUSE

JOEL FERRELL, XANADU DCPA THEATRE COMPANY

BEST MUSICAL

DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, BDT STAGE 

DISNEY;S MARY POPPINS, THE BROADWAY MUSICAL, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

FUN HOME, MINERS ALLEY PLAYHOUSE

OKLAHOMA, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

ADRIANNE HAMPTON, DISNEY'S MARY POPPINS, VINTAGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

MATTHEW PETERS, DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID, BDT STAGE

JOEL FERRELL, XANADU, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY

DOMINIQUE KELLEY, OKLAHOMA, DCPA THEATRE COMPANY

BEST TOURING COMPANY

HAMILTON, DCPA BROADWAY

BEST PRODUCTION OF AN OPERA

IL TROVATORE, CENTRAL CITY OPERA

BEST OPERA SINGER FEMALE

ALEXANDRA LOUTSION, IL TROVATORE, CENTRAL CITY OPERA

BEST SUPPORTING OPERA SINGER FEMALE

LYNDSAY AMMAN, IL TROVATORE, CENTRAL CITY OPERA

BEST OPERA SINGER MALE

JONATHAN BURTON, IL TROVATORE, CENTRAL CITY OPERA

BEST SUPPORTING OPERA SINGER MALE

MICHAEL MAYES, IL TROVATORE, CENTRAL CITY OPERA

BEST DIRECTION OPERA

JOACHIM SCHAMBERGER, IL TROVATORE, CENTRAL CITY OPERA

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OPERA

DAVID MARTIN JACQUES, IL TROVATORE, CENTRAL CITY OPERA

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OPERA

MADELEINE BOYD, DIE ZAUBERFLOTE, CENTRAL CITY OPERA

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OPERA

DANA TZVETKOVA,  DIE ZAUBERFLOTE,CENTRAL CITY OPERA

A BRONX TALE: The Musical

THE BUELL THEATRE: 1/8 – 1/20

 

                 The cast of A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL

“A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL” IS ONLY HERE THROUGH THE 20^TH.  RUN TO GET TICKETS!

     Shades of Jersey Boys and West Side Story notwithstanding, A BRONX TALE stands on its own with confidence and pride, skillfully walking that line between sentimental nostalgia and the representation of harsh reality.

     Alan Menken’s tunes, from doo-wop to the guy group harmonies of the 60s, are as infectious as Glenn Slater’s lyrics are engaging.      

     “Look to Your Heart” and “One of the Great Ones” are especially memorable numbers. 

     Not having seen the 1993 movie nor having read the promo, this reviewer wasn’t exactly sure what to expect with Chazz Palminteri’s A BRONX TALE,THE MUSICAL. What a pleasant surprise to find that it’s a fantastic new musical that’s firing on all cylinders!

     “A BRONX TALE” is the story of young Calogero (Frankie Leoni), a boy growing up fast into an older, tougher Calogero(Joey Barreiro), on the mean streets of the Bronx. After witnessing a murder, the kid refuses to rat on the killer. As a result he’s taken under the wing of Sonny (Joe Barbara), the neighborhood godfather, who becomes his streetwise mentor. As Young Calogero, Frankie Leone really shines in “Roll Em” and “I Like it.”

   Joey Barreiro, who plays Calogero as a young adult, is a superb actor with solid stage presence and great vocals such as“Out of Your Head” and “A World Like This.”

     The conflicts that ensue between the kid, his father (Richard H. Blake), and Sonny make up the rest of the tale. 

     Mr. Barbara’s stentorian command of the stage as Sonny will be especially well remembered for his speech describing “One of the Great Ones.” No spoilers here. It’s unforgettable! 

     Mr. Blake’s mellifluous voice is ear-pleasing indeed in the role of the boy’s father, Lorenzo.

     A male-driven work, the superb voices of Michelle Aravena, Calogero’s mother, and Briana Marie Bell , his new flame, get short shrift.

    Nevertheless, both these women’s vocals are outstanding! 

     There’s a great orchestra in the pit, that’s conducted with gusto by Brian P. Kennedy, as well as some muscular choreography thanks to Sergio Trujillo.

     It’s a great story and the talent shines at peak performance levels throughout!   

     Teens and adults should love this musical, but leave the wee ones at home.

     It’s not hard to imagine a film version of this exciting musical showing up soon. 

                      Just sayin’.

   In case you missed something… I Loved it! 

For tickets call 303-893-4100 or go online at Denvercenter.org