Theatre Aspen presents Disney’s The Lion King Jr., September 10-12 at the District Theatre. Disney’s The Lion King has long captivated the imagination of audiences around the world. Theatre Aspen Education is bringing the savanna to life with Simba, Rafiki and an unforgettable cast...
Theatre Aspen is presenting its All For One season, an altered lineup due to the health crisis. Soledad Hurst, chair of Theatre Aspen’s board of trustees, chatted with The Aspen Times about what the process has been like. “Jed and the team were pretty extraordinary at coming...
Theatre Aspen has added additional performances to its “One For All” season. Beth Melone will reprise her show, which debuted on July 27, next week. The show will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 4, at the Hurst Theatre. In additional, the company has...
Broadway favorite Brian Stokes Mitchell will perform during Theatre Aspen’s 2020 gala February 22 at the Hotel Jerome in Colorado. Mitchell is a two-time Tony recipient, winning Best Actor in a Musical in 2000 for his performance in Kiss Me, Kate and receiving the Isabelle Stevenson Award in 2016...
Theatre Aspen is the proud recipient of seven Henry Award nominations from the Colorado Theatre Guild for the company’s 2018 production of Ragtime.
Nominations include Outstanding Direction of a Musical: Mark Martino; Outstanding Musical Direction: Eric Alsford; Outstanding Actress in a Musical: Iris Beaumier; Outstanding Choreography: Mark Martino Outstanding Costume Design Tier 1: Kevin Brainerd; Outstanding Lighting Design Tier 1: Paul Black; and Outstanding Sound Design: David Thomas.
Ragtime with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty, led the 2018 Theatre Aspen season, running from June 23 – August 18, 2018, and was celebrated by audiences and critics alike.
Theatre Aspen has previously received Henry Awards for Outstanding Regional Theatre Company, 2008-2009; Outstanding Season for a Theatre Company, 2015-2016; and Outstanding Production of a Musical: Cabaret, 2015-2016.
The 2019 Theatre Aspen Mainstage season begins performances tonight, Friday, June 21, with the Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling, and Abe Burrows Tony Award-winning musical Guys and Dolls, directed by Tony Award nominee Hunter Foster and choreographed by Lisa Shriver, continues with a newly reimagined production of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman‘s Little Shop of Horrors directed and choreographed by Henry Award nominee Mark Martino, beginning July 11, and also includes the Tony-winning Best Play God Of Carnage, by Yasmina Reza directed by Karen Azenberg, Artistic Director of the Pioneer Theatre Company, beginning July 17.
Since 1983, Theatre Aspen has been rekindling a sense of discovery in audiences who live in and visit the Roaring Fork Valley by producing big theatre in a small space with intimate storytelling. Each season at Theatre Aspen promises to bring world-class theatre dramatically closer, with innovative and imaginative productions of both plays and musicals, complemented by an assortment of community events including late-night cabarets, educational programs and performances, collaborations with other Aspen arts organizations, and new works presentations. Theatre Aspen also boasts an impressive Apprentice Program, one of the largest in the country, devoted to training the next generation of theatrical artists and administrators. To learn more about Theatre Aspen visit www.TheatreAspen.org or call 970 925 9313.
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