Tag: melodrama
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New melodrama to open at Butte Theater in Cripple Creek
The wonderful world of Disney would be nowhere if it weren’t for the genre of melodrama. Boy meets girl, boy falls in love, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back — it’s at the core of most Disney movies. And it’s at the core of playwright Chris Sorenson’s “The Colorado Colleen,” the latest melodrama to…
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New melodrama opens in Cripple Creek
The wonderful world of Disney would be nowhere if it weren’t for the genre of melodrama. Boy meets girl, boy falls in love, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back — it’s at the core of most Disney movies. And it’s at the core of playwright Chris Sorenson’s “The Colorado Colleen,” the latest melodrama to…
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New melodrama spoofing ‘Star Trek’ opens in Manitou Springs
Vintage “Star Trek” episodes seem tailor-made for one particular genre of theater: melodrama. “I’m definitely a Trekkie,” Iron Springs Chateau co-owner and manager Jolene Howard said. “The old episodes are so campy and cheesy; they’re perfect for melodrama.” And being that melodrama is also Howard’s favorite style of theater, it was only natural she’d use…
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New show pays homage to popular, long-running donkey festival in Colorado
Boy meets and falls in love with girl, boy loses girl, villain tries to get girl, boy wins girl and triumphs over evil. The Butte Theater in Cripple Creek will reignite the classic melodrama formula with its latest production, “Darling of the Donkey Derby,” followed by the olio, “Blame it on the Boogie: Songs of…
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New show pays homage to popular, long-running donkey festival in Cripple Creek
Boy meets and falls in love with girl, boy loses girl, villain tries to get girl, boy wins girl and triumphs over evil. The Butte Theater in Cripple Creek will reignite the classic melodrama formula with its latest production, “Darling of the Donkey Derby,” followed by the olio, “Blame it on the Boogie: Songs of the…