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Central City Opera celebrates 80th season

Central City Opera is in it’s 80th season, and gloriously intimate opera house was graciously refurbished a couple of seasons ago with comfortable, truly luxurious seating.

INTERVIEW: Get wigged with ‘Legally Blonde the Musical’

The musical – which a large cult following now – is slated to play the main stage at The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities from June 26 to July 15. Director Gavin Mayer says that local designer Mondo Guerra, winner of Project Runway: All Stars, is doing the costumes, and that there’s plenty of pink!

In the Spirit: Five of Denver’s Pride-perfect cocktails

Denver’s Pride-Fest is undoubtedly our pride and joy – a weekend to remember what our…

Classic Arthur Miller play ‘A View From the Bridge’ comes to Colorado

It’s been quite a long time since any Denver area theater company has done one of Arthur Miller’s plays. Arguably the greatest American playwright, Miller has penned classics: Such as Death of a Salesman, All My Sons and The Price.

Gratitude for activists of change

Part of that recognition is calling to mind a simple lesson of days past: The importance of gratitude. We must remember the constant, self-sacrificial efforts made by all those on our behalf. And so, I think, we have some thanking to do.

Take a deep breath, and back away from the cell phone

She interrupts the order with her hand in the air, a referee’s “timeout,” and an urgent call from her friend Susan, who, incidentally, is also eating at California Pizza Kitchen. The event necessitates unending giggles, followed inevitably by, “Really? No way! Oh my gawsh! That’s crazeeeeeeee!”

Interview: Opera Colorado’s ‘Il Trovatore’ brings 15th century opera a modern twist

When we realized that Opera Colorado was going to be producing Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece, Il Trovatore, little did we know how lucky Out Front Colorado would get – an interview with a major player in the production. Greg Carpenter, Opera Colorado’s General Director said Il Trovatore brings a modern twist to the age-old art of opera.

Interview: ‘Amateur Night at the Big Heart,’ play set in Colorado, hits close to home

The Big Heart’s patrons face the opening of another Country and Western Disco Bar across town. The show, which has been performed at The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities and at San Jose Stage, is co-directed by Dodd and Tony Award nominee Randy Myler.

Food for thought: What happens when we win?

I, too, have long been an advocate for same-sex marriage. But what’s slowly coming to the fore in states where this is already a reality is a social double-take. Advocates and allies have been pushing – with tremendous passion – for this equal right and opportunity, but some haven’t thought much past the signing of the legislation that they seek. What, after all, does it mean to be married?

Auto Review: Hyundai Genesis strives to be unique

It is important today to keep hold of your individualism; to make sure that your personality is allowed to shine through the sea of other people. You might wonder what this has to do with the 2012 Hyundai Genesis, the 2012 Denver Auto Show and the LGBT community. The link is a shared quality: striving to be unique.