AURORA | Luck be a mild and warm evening or day for an outing to a local show — and a lady. Top songs from a time long before many theater goings are still top hits in the Vintage Theater’s Guys and Dolls, on stage this weekend. It’s just one event of several near or dear to the hearts of cultural enthusiasts this weekend. Scroll down for more.
Guys and Dolls
Back from the past, some of the most memorable favorites of the stage will run through March 23 at the Vintage Theatre in Aurora.
Guys and Dolls and all the favorites, including “Adelaide’s Lament,” “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” “If I Were a Bell,” and “Luck Be a Lady,” and all the classic characters from the legendary Broadway musical are on tap.
IF YOU GO:
Dates: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through March 23. Evening curtains at 7:30 p.m. and matinees at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20-$39
Venue: Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St.
Details: vintagetheatre.org and 303-856-7830
Alexa Wildish and Connor Garvey
Colorado singer-songwriter Alexa Wildish grew up in a musical family in the horse country of Southern California, where her father collected vintage guitars and she studied classical voice from age seven. Wildish released her self-titled debut EP in 2020, staking her claim as one of Americana’s most compelling new voices and making it easy to see why she took home first place at Planet Bluegrass’s emerging singer-songwriter competition in 2019. Connor Garvey is an award-winning singer-songwriter from Portland, Maine, with the amiable presence of an entertainer, the lyrical depth of a poet, and the enchantment of a storyteller.
IF YOU GO:
Time: 8 p.m. March 1
Venue: Swallow Hill, 71 E. Yale Ave.
Details: https://swallowhillmusic.org/
Tickets: $25
Portrait of Aretha Starring CeCe Teneal
Aretha Franklin taught us how to “Think” and demand “Respect” all while ridin’ on the “Freeway of Love!” InPORTRAIT OF ARETHA, CeCe Teneal honors the legacy of the Queen of Soul with personalized interpretations of both popular and niche songs from this 18-time Grammy Award-winning icon’s 50-year career.
IF YOU GO
When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28
Where: Parson’s Theatre, 1 E. Memorial Parkway Entrance
Tickets: $25-$30 online at NorthglennARTS.org or call the box office at 303-450-8888
Pig and web
The Mizel Arts and Culture Center’s Denver Children’s Theatre presents “Charlotte’s Web,” offering both in-theatre and in-school performances.
School group performances will take place at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center at the
Based on E.B. White’s beloved story, “Charlotte’s Web” follows the friendship between Wilbur the pig and Charlotte the spider, celebrating kindness and sacrifice. As Wilbur faces the fate of the farm, Charlotte weaves her magic to save him, proving that love, friendship, and sacrifice can create the most miraculous changes. The play is suitable for kids ages 4 and up.
IF YOU GO
Date: 10 a.m. March 2, 9, 1n 16
Venue: Mizel Arts and Culture Center 350 S. Dahlia St.
Tickets: $13-$16
Details: 303-399-2660 and jccdenver.org
Vaudeville meets ventriloquism in “The VOD Villains” Variety Show
It’s a world of mischief and melody as “The VOD Villains: A Vaudeville Variety Show” takes center stage at.
“This adults-only performance revives the scandalous charm of classic vaudeville with a lineup of sultry songs, eccentric comedy, and spectacular variety acts,” production creators said.
Leading the show is “Joshua the Ventriloquist,” a Colorado native known for his blend of ventriloquism, juggling, magic, music, and comedy.
IF YOU GO:
Date: 7 p.m. March 1
Venue: Wonders HUB Stage at 40 West Arts Hub, 6501 W. Colfax Ave.
Tickets: $16.66, “not recommended for children.
Details: 303-909-6266 and magicisavanishingart.com
Baroque Splendor: “Fanfares and Flourishes”
As part of the Lakewood Cultural Center Presents 25th anniversary season the center offers a showcase with violinist Cynthia Miller Freivogel and Kathryn James Adduci on Baroque trumpet. The program includes “Handel’s Suite in D for trumpet and strings, Telemann’s “Don Quixote.”
IF YOU GO
Date: 7:30 p.m. March 7 and 2 p.m. March 8
Tickets: $29 -$44
Details: 303-987-7845 and Lakewood.org/LCCPresents
Venue: The Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway
Latingrass: A musical fusion like few others
Don’t miss this groundbreaking blend of Venezuelan folk and Appalachian bluegrass as “Larry and Joe” and their signature “Latingrass* concert to the local stage.
The performance unites two musical virtuosos, Larry Bellorín, a Venezuelan Llanera music legend, and Joe Troop, a Grammy-nominated bluegrass artist. Their collaboration fuses traditional instruments, including the harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, guitar, and maracas, to create a unique and electrifying musical experience.
IF YOU GO:
Date: 2 p.m. March 2
Venue: Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway
Tickets: Start at $29
Details: Lakewood.org/LCCPresents and 303-987-7845