Arts (general) - The Durango Herald

Creede troupe bringing comic relief

Improv side project Boomtown to perform 2 shows in Durango

DATE: Sep 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

‘Lilia!’ tells an incredible story

Playwright pays homage to her grandmother in one-woman show

DATE: Aug 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

New Broadway season has something for everyone

NEW YORK – There’s Denzel Washington and Billy Crystal, plenty of Shakespeare and a nice dash of Harold Pinter. There’s even a musical of the boxing classic “Rocky” and the much anticipated ...

DATE: Aug 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Things are tough all over

Boston-set play has universal themes

DATE: Aug 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Durango actor bowing out, for now

Alyse Neubert, a theater lifer, prepares for European life

DATE: Aug 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

‘Cabaret’ auditions are this week

The Durango Arts Center will hold auditions for the Broadway musical hit “Cabaret” from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in the DAC Theater. Actors ages 18-60, especially men, are needed. ...

DATE: Aug 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

No need to travel to New York City; opera comes here

This story is a triumph for small town America. Beginning Oct. 4, The MET: Live in HD will return to Durango. Ten transmissions of matinee performances at the Metropolitan Opera i...

DATE: Aug 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch

New Carole King musical will star Jessie Mueller

NEW YORK – Jessie Mueller has nabbed a beautiful Broadway role – she’ll be playing celebrated songwriter Carole King in a new musical about the woman who wrote such hits as “It’s Too Late” a...

DATE: Aug 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Denver troupe rocks the ballet

When Denver’s Ballet Ariel takes the stage Sunday night at the Smiley Building for “The Birth of Rock and Roll,” it will be a special night for at least one of the dancers. And more than a b...

DATE: Aug 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Cars and bugs – Shakespeare in the Parking Lot

NEW YORK – Acting in one of Shakespeare’s plays is difficult enough without having to dodge a 3,600-pound SUV. That’s just one of the challenges facing the cast performing “Richar...

DATE: Aug 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts