Beyond Telluride

"The Body of an American" is now up at Denver’s Curious Theatre Company through December 9, 2017. Tickets here. Our Denver theater critic, award-winning author Mark Stevens, reviews the production. [caption id="attachment_70230" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Sean Scrutchins as Dan O'Brien (left) and Michael McNeill as Paul Watson in...

My friend Katherine Stuart writes a wonderful blog,”Best Friend Handbook,” everything from fashion and beauty tips to nutrition and recipes – including recipes for success. In this special case, in light of recent, dark moves by the EPA and the current administration in general, Katherine's focus...

The headline in Katherine Brooks' the Huffington Post article read: "Banjo Player From North Carolina Is Writing The Next 'Hamilton': Newly dubbed MacArthur 'Genius' Rhiannon Giddens wants to bring one of the most overlooked moments in American history to the stage." Those in town who know...

Please scroll down to the bottom of the story to watch Clint Viebrock's video of the happy couple exchanging their vows. Here’s a happy headline for a change, one that, err, trumps all the "fake news," even the latest, greatest sex scandal. And in today’s world...

The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important, and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. Recently Cleo Abram explored the subject of a single-payer system and asked if that should be the goal for American...

On Tuesday we toured the High Line,the public park built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side. It runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to West 34th Street, between 10th and 12th Avenues. En route, New York’s...

The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important, and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. Recently Cleo focused on whether or not a single-payer system be the goal for American health care. This week she asks: Should...

The unending wonder and dramatic precariousness of the human condition are on parade in two distinctly different shows in two distinctly different mediums: “Mary Jane,” a play starring Carrie Coon at the New York Theatre Workshop; and the sculptures and drawings of Tom Otterness’ “Tipping Point” at the Marlborough Gallery. (Coincidently, both shows...

White Snake Projects REV 23 by creator-librettist Cerise Jacobs and composer Julian Wachner premieres at Boston’s John Hancock Hall on Friday September 29 – Sunday, October 1, 2017. The new opera is the centerpiece and opening show of the first Boston New Music Festival hosted by Juventas New Music....