05/22/2026
So many of our Candlelight Family members perform in shows all over the region! Let’s take a look at what the faces you see here are up to around the state and beyond! For more details on seeing these productions, click through each picture.
Coire Geare, Adam Rojas, Christina Smith, and Chris Norwood are all currently performing in Avenue Q at the Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton, running now thru June 7.
Tickets: https://townhallartscenter.org/event/avenue-q/
Returning to the Town Hall Arts Center stage by popular demand, this hilarious musical is part felt, part flesh, and all heart! Follow Princeton, a recent college graduate (and a puppet), as he navigates love, work, and purpose in a quirky New York neighborhood filled with colorful characters. Oddly hopeful, think of this show as a sort of “R-rated” Sesame Street for the stage. With clever songs and playful moments aplenty, this fan favorite tackles life’s messy bits in a way that is funny, relatable, and delightfully naughty.
Jerod Mose and Jazz Mueller are doing a cabaret titled “And They Were Roommates” at Vintage Theatre in Aurora on May 27.
Tickets: https://www.vintagetheatre.org/performances/andtheywereroommates
Get your matcha and feminist literature ready, as two of Colorado’s rising performative males take the stage and make their voices heard with “And They Were Roommates”, an evening with Jazz Mueller and Jerod Mose. Joined by amazing local talent, these roommates promise a night of tote bags, turtlenecks, and titillating tunes. Show up, throw down, and help us hold space for the theatre’s most oppressed minority: tenors.
Morrow Pavlik will be playing Ariel in A Dance Place Junior Musical Theatre production of The Little Mermaid at the Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley on May 30.
Tickets: https://ucstars.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=946
ADP Musical Theater Presents an under-the-sea adventure in The Little Mermaid Jr.! Join our incredible Junior Cast as they dive into Ariel’s world, filled with colorful sea creatures, catchy songs, and unforgettable characters like Sebastian, Flounder, and Ursula. With fun dancing, lively music, and a story full of heart and adventure, this magical journey is perfect for the whole family!
Annabeth Gayle is in The Merry Wives of Windsor at OpenStage Theatre & Company, running June 6-July 12.
Tickets: https://openstage.com/show/the-merry-wives-of-windsor/
The stumbling and bumbling Sir John Falstaff has a plan: Seduce two wealthy housewives and make off with their fortunes. But these “merry wives” are far more clever than he, and are ready to play some tricks of their own. Shakespeare’s satire pokes fun at the audacious and overly confident “Falstaffs” of the world, while celebrating brilliant women and the nuance of everyone in between. Walk in, bike in, or drive in for a magical night under the stars! Be sure to bring your own blankets/chairs.
Brandy Laszlo will be in The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show at the Fort Collins Marriott on June 13.
Tickets: https://www.thedinnerdetective.com/fort-collins/
Join us for a Fort Collins, CO true crime murder mystery experience that is very different from a traditional murder mystery dinner show. Our actors are not dressed in costume and are hidden in the audience! This results in a fun, social and interactive evening suitable for all adults.
Paul Falk will be playing keyboard in the band for the Denver Gay Men's Chorus's upcoming Madam Hair Concerts at the following venues: June 7, 3 pm, Parsons Theatre, Northglenn; June 12-13, 7:30 pm, King Center, Denver; June 14, 3:00 pm, Arvada Center, Arvada.
Tickets: https://denverchoruses.org/madamhair/
Promising to be a high-energy show, Madam Hair celebrates the beauty and significance of hair – a vital part of gender expression, identity, and culture for many, especially within the LGBTQIA+ community. Centering the legacy of hair entrepreneur A’Lelia Walker, daughter of Madame C.J. Walker and staunch advocate of the LGBTQIA+ community of Denver, the Denver Gay Men’s Chorus will honor both Colorado and LGBTQIA+ history as the Centennial State turns 150. Expect songs that celebrate hair, identity, culture, and the power of expression to shape and unite our diverse community.
Charlotte Campbell is Eliza Doolittle, with Alayna Weber and Kellie Fox in Ensemble, with Coire Geare in the orchestra pit, will be in My Fair Lady with Performance Now Theatre Company performing at the Lakewood Cultural Center in Lakewood, running June 12-28.
Tickets: https://www.performancenow.org/my-fair-lady
Lerner and Loewe’s award-winning story of a cockney flower girl transformed into an elegant lady is widely considered one of the greatest musicals of all time.
Shelly Gaza is directing JULIUS CAESAR at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, showing in the Roe Green Theatre at University of Colorado Boulder, running June 13 - Aug 2.
Tickets: https://cupresents.org/show-details/julius-caesar-6
Fearing that Julius Caesar, returning to Rome after triumph in battle, will seize total power, Rome’s elite plot his murder. After Caesar dies at the hand of his friend Brutus, his successor Mark Antony drives the conspirators out of Rome and defeats them in battle, leaving him to rule. This production spotlights the insidious effects of patriarchy, while Shakespeare’s portrayal of ambition, power and betrayal make for an unsettling parallel between ancient Rome and contemporary culture.
Alisha Hayes is directing “Breakaway: Sky Camp,” with actors Sara Kowalski, Melissa Jane Morris, David Wygant, Mikeal Macbeth, and Phil Forman, at Grace Place in Berthoud, June 22-26.
Registration: https://www.graceplace.org/breakaway
Breakaway isn't your average VBS week! Your kids are going to have an awesome time learning about who God is and building lasting relationships through interactive stories, hands on creative art, and adventurous recreational activities. Don't miss out on this amazing and memorable experience!
Melissa Williams is Director, Steve Wilson is Artistic Producer, and Adeleia Odekirkis performing in Alice By Heart with CenterStage Theatre Company performing at the Dairy Arts Center, running July 3-12.
Tickets: not yet available
In the rubble of the London Blitz of World War II, Alice Spencer’s budding teen life is turned upside down, and she and her dear friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground tube station. When the ailing Alfred is quarantined, Alice encourages him to escape with her into their cherished book and journey down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. As they travel through the tale, Alice by Heart explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward. This world premiere musical encourages us all to celebrate the transformational power of the imagination, even in the harshest of times.
Libby Shull* is performing in a new musical called Broadside at Vintage Theatre in Aurora, running July 3-19.
Tickets: https://www.vintagetheatre.org/performances/broadside
Broadside the Musical is a messy breakup story set to music: Britain and America, once in harmony, fall out of sync in a war of words before the first musket is fired. In pre-Revolutionary Boston, broadsides were everywhere: they were sharp and fast, working like the first social memes, they could shape public opinion overnight. At the center is Paul Revere, an artisan whose etchings become weapons in a growing information war. Caught between worlds is Margaret Gage, navigating loyalty as tensions rise and neighbors turn into rivals. Broadside reveals how songs, satire, and rumor didn’t just reflect the conflict, they fueled it.
*You can also catch Libby performing at the Fringe Festival in Scotland this fall!
Jacob Meyerson will be playing Nigel Bottom in Something Rotten! with Thin Air Shakespeare at Off Square Theatre Company at The Center Amphitheatre in Jackson, Wyoming, running July 10-19.
Tickets: https://offsquare.org/2026-season/
Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as “The Bard.” When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.
You can also catch Coire Geare performing all summer with her cover band Rock Candy!
Follow them to see their upcoming appearances: https://www.facebook.com/rockcandycolorado/events
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{Compiled by Ashley Savage.}
