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The Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra at Dazzle Jazz Club – by Robin McNeil

Monday evening, November 10, the Dazzle Jazz Club on Lincoln Street in Denver, hosted the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra (MJO). In turn, the MJO hosted the Rocky Mountain High School Jazz […]

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A Streetcar Named Desire at Vintage Theatre

A review by Lisa Bornstein So often, in “A Streetcar Named Desire,” poor Stella becomes the mousy second banana, navigating the histrionics between Blanche and Stanley. But with Vintage Theatre’s […]

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Colorado Hebrew Chorale at Rodef Shalom: Kol Nashim

A review by Robin McNeil Wednesday evening, May 21, I attended a performance by Kol Nashim, which is the women’s choir of the Colorado Hebrew Chorale. Kol Nashim is translated […]

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A Passing of the Baton with Kantorei

A review by Ruth L. Carver Kantorei, one of Denver’s foremost choirs, closed its season this past weekend with a symbolic hand off of leadership, in a concert featuring its […]

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Clarinet sounds new and old brought to light

A review by Ruth L. Carver Colorado Chamber Players offered a curious program mixing new and old on May 9 at St. John’s Cathedral. In an evening centered around guest […]

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Ballet Ariel’s Coppélia at Lakewood Cultural Center

A review by Robin McNeil Saturday afternoon, May 10, I attended the matinee performance of the ballet Coppélia, by the French composer Léo Delibes (1836-1891). This exciting performance was presented […]

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“This” at Boulder Ensemble Theater Company

A review by Lisa Bornstein Twenty years after “Reality Bites” comes “This,” Melissa James Gibson’s popular Gen-X take on middle age. In the current production by Boulder Ensemble Theater Company, […]

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Hannah Kahn at Lakewood Cultural Center: Cross Purposes

A review by Robin McNeil Once again, it has been proven to me that the arts are alive and well in Denver. Saturday evening, I attended a marvelous performance of […]

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Refined Natural Sounds with the Boulder Philharmonic

A review by Ruth L. Carver The Boulder Philharmonic closed out its season in front of a packed house on April 26. Macky Auditorium was filled with flowers for ticket subscribers, […]

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A Song for Coretta at Vintage Theatre

By Lisa Bornstein Playwright Pearl Cleage has the rare talent of writing historical plays that still feel personally relevant, with vivid fictional characters. Hers was a familiar name over the […]

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