Entertainment
Puttin’ on the Fitz’
If “director Baz Luhrmann” and “restraint” have ever appeared in the same sentence together, they were the word-bread creating a sandwich around the phrase “has absolutely no.” Considering that the gaudy Jay Gatsby is basically Luhrmann’s spirit animal, the union ...
It was the cat rapist in the solarium with the enema...
In the “About the Show” section for Delirium Tremens on the Bump in the Night Entertainment website, the production company — presumably via playwright Rhett Jonke — admits that the classic murder mystery format is, by its very definition, contrived, and challenges ...
Up and Downey
Although traditionally necessary for filmmaking, the original Iron Man was rumored not to have had much of a real script, just an outline of key moments and the note “fill in gaps with Robert Downey Jr.’s swag.” Much to the chagrin of the Writers Guild of America, it...
Boulder Ensemble’s latest is ‘Survivor: Leipzig’
After the rather lackluster The Other Place, the usually metronomically reliable Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC) comes back strong with Bach at Leipzig. If you enjoyed the movie Amadeus — and if you haven’t seen that film I can’t recommend it enough — you’ll ...
Lysergic settings
There’s a nostalgic element to the term “psych-rock” that harkens back to the tie-dyed, patchouli-scented dorm rooms that spun the records of The Doors, Jefferson Airplane and Velvet Underground. Calling something “psychedelic” invokes a sort of free-love, tripped-...
Beethoven explained
Tired of weird spring weather? Bahmann Saless is doing something about it...
Reviving the Emerald Mile
Ten years ago, right before Kevin Fedarko’s first encounter with the watery force that barrels through the Grand Canyon, he found himself enraptured by the humble riverboat known as the dory...
As ‘Office’ finale nears, will Steve Carell’s Michael Scott return?
NBC's popular comedy The Office is drawing to a close as its ninth season ends, and speculation is ramping up that beloved former character Michael Scott will return...
REVIEW: Tony Stark, not Iron Man, is lead role in Iron...
Lots of superhero movies play on the vulnerabilities of their main characters. But can you have a superhero movie without a superhero...
When therapy and performance collide
Audience interaction is the bread and butter of any improvisational theater — in comedic shows, even just the mention of the next game of the evening will usually invite an eruption of suggestions from an eager crowd. But for troupes like Playback Theatre West, ...
The Yawpers: Going through changes
A slew of changes has rocked Nate Cook’s world this past year...