Author: John Moore
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DCPA joins the “golden age of podcasting”
True crime has been called “podcasting crack.” There are more than 2 million podcasts out there. And according to National Public Radio, half of the 10 most downloaded podcasts in America are focused on true crime. The most popular, “My Favorite Murder,” averages 35 million downloads per month. The highest-rated prime-time TV series right now…
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Stacey Abrams brings her political conversation to Denver with Oct. 13 show at Paramount
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, whose mantra has been “Keep Up the Fight” since the 2020 election, is taking that fight on the road with a newly announced national tour stopping at Denver’s Paramount Theatre on Wednesday, Oct. 13. Tickets for the onstage conversation with Abrams will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday,…
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City Cast designed to deliver a little bit of Denver
When City Cast Denver promised to deliver a little bit of anything Denver each weekday, the developing podcast needed a host who has lived her life a little bit all things Denver. Enter Bree Davies, whose identity over the past two decades has spanned journalist to rocker to civic cheerleader to community organizer to disability…
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UMS music festival to return this August
The Underground Music Showcase, the largest continuously held annual music festival in Denver, will return for its 21st year from Aug. 27-29, it was announced Monday. After a hybrid COVID year, the 2021 UMS is being billed as “Back to Broadway,” and back to in-person performances. Pre-sale will start on Wednesday, May 12, at undergroundmusicshowcase.com.…
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Raanan named as Phamaly’s new director
As a kid, Ben Raanan says, “All I wanted to be when I grew up was the artistic director of a disability-centric theatre company.” On Saturday, he got his wish. Denver’s disability-affirmative Phamaly Theatre Company today named Raanan its incoming artistic director. Raanan, from Chicago, will work alongside the departing Regan Linton before officially taking…
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2020 gave Jamiylah Nelson a second chance
Many people will remember 2020 as the worst year of their lives. Jamiylah Nelson will remember 2020 as the year she went from life In prison … to a second chance at life. It’s a tale straight out of Dickens – who actually plays his own small role in this redemption story. Of all that…
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A new hire at Colorado College faces new, challenging times
Idris Goodwin was hired to be a leader for these times. He just could not have known at the time that these times are, well … these times. On Feb. 5, 2020, Goodwin was named the first person of color to lead the century-old Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, which includes world-class…
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‘Mayor Mike’ and the art of politics
Mike Waid, or “Mayor Mike,” as he was known for eight years in Parker, is a unique politician. He’s a conservative maverick who often performs in musicals like “The Full Monty” at the PACE Center, and in the town’s annual holiday ballet. Why? “Because my sons love ballet,” he says. Waid describes himself as “a…
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With extensive COVID provisions, Arvada Center to resume live indoor theater
The most significant sign of an eventual return to normal in local performing arts came today when the Arvada Center announced a return to live indoor theater on April 30. The Arvada Center becomes the first company in the region to receive approval from the Actors’ Equity Association to produce indoor theater with an in-person…
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SUZANNE FOUNTAIN | Award-winning actress recalled as ‘fearless and funny and giving’
One of Suzanne Fountain’s best friends says she was the kind of person who almost certainly died while saving others’ lives. In fact, “I wouldn’t be surprised if she was confronting the (person) who did this, to be honest with you,” said Martha Harmon Pardee, Fountain’s friend of 30 years. “She was fearless and funny and giving, and…