Author: John Moore
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REVIEW: ‘Lion King’ still rules musical jungle
Just when you’re sure you’ve grown impervious to the visceral joy and underlying gravitas that is “The Lion King” … you see it again, for a fourth time, through the wide eyes of a captivated 8-year-old.Talk about the circle of life.Since “The Lion King” chose Denver to launch its first national tour in 2002, Papa…
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‘Book of Mormon’ coming sooner than expected
The Denver Center’s much-anticipated launch of the Broadway darling “The Book of Mormon” will happen Aug. 14-Sept. 2, 2012, it was announced this morning. That’s four months earlier than previously announced. But Denver fans will be disappointed to learn the winner of nine 2011 Tony Awards, including best musical, will be stopping here for only…
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Janet Elway, new beau to bow for the “Love” of a good cause
There’s an Elway coming out of retirement! No, not him. Janet Elway is about to make her first stage appearance since playing Bashful in a third-grade production of “Snow White.” The not-so-experienced actress is one of several Denver semi-celebs performing in the Cherry Creek Theatre’s debut staging of “Love Letters,” a rotating Valentine’s weekend fundraiser…
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Local actress behind ‘Cups’ dies
Writer and actor Joni Sheram was never shy about her illness, or her ideology. “I am a donor, and I want my organs to go to a democrat,” she liked to joke. “And I want my heart to go to a republican – because it might do them some good.” Sheram, who has made a…
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Professor facing sex charges resigns from UNC
Raymond Vance Fulkerson, who faces 15 counts of sexual misconduct involving 13 alleged victims, has resigned as theater professor at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. Fulkerson, 63, taught at UNC for 18 years. He was arrested July 2 after police discovered a video camera hidden in an alarm clock in the bathroom of…