Tag: jim jackson
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Put ballet, comedy and improv on your weekend to-do list
GREG WARREN: Greg Warren brings his family-friendly humor to Loonees Comedy Corner for one night only. Known for specials including “The Champ” and “The Salesman,” as well as appearances on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and “The Late Late Show,” Warren’s comedy has earned praise from across the nation. 7:45 p.m. Sunday, 1305 N. Academy…
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The little theater that could
Once upon a time, a clown and an actress fell in love and built a theater in a tiny Colorado town. That fairy tale is still unspooling today, a quarter of a century later. Jim Jackson and Birgitta De Pree were two sweethearts and solo theater makers when they dreamed up the Millibo Art Theatre.…
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Millibo Art Theatre to host ‘The Making of a Great Moment’
What lengths will artists go to show to showcase their work? That’s the question actors Anna Faye Hunter and Michael Lee will explore in “The Making of a Great Moment”, opening at the Millibo Art Theatre on Thursday. The play will run through March 24. “It’s a good comedy; there’s lots of laughs in it,”…
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Colorado Springs music venues, theater companies look back on wreckage of 2020
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save We all know 2020 wreaked havoc upon those who entertain us. The musicians and actors, the music venues and theater companies. Jobs and gigs were lost. Shows were canceled. Entire seasons were slashed. But was there some gold in the rubble? For artists, the urge…
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Colorado Springs music venues, theater companies look back on wreckage of 2020
We all know 2020 wreaked havoc upon those who entertain us. The musicians and actors, the music venues and theater companies. Jobs and gigs were lost. Shows were canceled. Entire seasons were slashed. But was there some gold in the rubble? For artists, the urge to create can’t be dampened. So people found other ways…
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Colorado Springs theaters livestreaming nightly holiday productions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Grinch almost stole Christmas this year. But he was powerless in the face of two of the region’s longest-running arts organizations: Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College and Theatreworks. The two institutions rounded up some of the Pikes Peak region’s best-loved musicians,…
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Colorado Springs theaters livestreaming nightly holiday productions
The Grinch almost stole Christmas this year. But he was powerless in the face of two of the region’s longest-running arts organizations: Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College and Theatreworks. The two institutions rounded up some of the Pikes Peak region’s best-loved musicians, performers and other artists to perform nightly in two holiday…