Applause Magazine 2015/2016 Season Media Kit

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JELANI REMY AS “SIMBA” AND THE ENSEMBLE IN “HE LIVES IN YOU” FROM THE LION KING NATIONAL TOUR. © DISNEY. PHOTO CREDIT: JOAN MARCUS

Paige Faure & Andy Jones in the National Tour of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Photo © Carol Rosegg.

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January-April 2015

Lakewood’s Heritage, Culture & the Arts Magazine

MAY 3 • 6 • 9 • 11

CARMEN (l to r) Keith Hines, Hayden Milanes, Drew Seeley and Nicolas Dromard Photo: Joan Marcus

ELLIE CAULKINS OPERA HOUSE 2014

JERSEY BOYS

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

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DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL

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Be engaged. Be inspired. Be here.

Global performance. World-class entertainment.

You have to be here.

The artifacts of Lakewood Heritage Center

1 January-April 2015 | BRAVO LAKEWOOD

Also inside: A ‘certified lunatic’ Lakewood.org/HCA meets the Symphony

BOULDER BALLET BOULDER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Boulder Children’s Chorale

COLORADO JAZZ REPERTORY ORCHESTRA FAVORITES • TONIC SOL-FA • AN EVENING WITH NATHAN GUNN & PIANIST JULIE JORDAN GUNN • JUDY COLLINS • DUO CLASSICA-GERMAN INSPIRATIONS • GUYS AND DOLLS IN CONCERT • YELLOWJACKETS • WONDERBOUND BOOMTOWN • COWBOY CHRISTMAS WITH SONS & BROTHERS AND BUCKAROO POET WADDIE MITCHELL • BUNTPORT THEATRE YESTERADO • EATING WORDS • COLORADO SYMPHONY BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS • VIVE LA FRANCE • SWING XING! THREE GENERATIONS OF SWING GUITAR • ARIAS AND ENSEMBLES & ROMEO AND JULIET OPERA COLORADO YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM • SERENADE • SONGS OF LOVE WITH MARK MASRI • CJRO A NIGHT IN NEW ORLEANS FEATURING BYRON STRIPLING • 80S NIGHT • SEASONS OF BROADWAY • YESTERDAY & TODAY, THE ALL REQUEST BEATLES TRIBUTE • COLORADO SYMPHONY HOLIDAY BRASS BEETHOVEN’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION • HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS • STEVE TRASH THE SCIENCE OF ECOLOGY • IGOR BUTMAN & THE MOSCOW JAZZ ORCHESTRA • COLCANNON • JIM HENSON’S DINOSAUR TRAIN LIVE: BUDDY’S BIG ADVENTURE • JAZZ IN THE AFTERNOON • CONJURE • FANCY NANCY • CJRO-BIG BAND CHRISTMAS • THE 39 STEPS • COLORADO SYMPHONY-BEETHOVEN’S SYMPHONY NO. 5 • THE MOTONES • NUTCRACKER BY CLASSICAL BALLET OF COLORADO • CJRO THE GREAT LADIES OF JAZZ FEATURING VOCALIST KIM NAZARIAN OF THE NEW YORK VOICES

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November 28—30, 2014 Macky Auditorium

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Season 2014 | 2015 A MIDSUMMER DREAM NIGHT’S

by Rosalie O’Connor Maria Mosina

THE MAGAZINE OF THE COLORADO SYMPHONY Volume 12 • Number 3

S P R I N G 2015

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DENVER PERFORMING ARTS COMPLEX APPLAUSE MAGAZINE is handed to patrons attending the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ Tony Award-winning productions and Broadway shows.

OVATION! MAGAZINE and the OPERA COLORADO PROGRAM combine to deliver aficionados with the news and events of the region’s premier company.

SOUNDINGS MAGAZINE goes behind the scenes to provide Colorado Symphony audiences with high points of every diverse performance.

COLORADO BALLET MAGAZINE introduces dancers, provides fascinating details for each performance and chronicles the company’s 50-plus years.

SOUTH & WEST METRO BRAVO LAKEWOOD MAGAZINE provides residents with details of the arts, classes and entertainment at the Cultural Center.

NEWMAN CENTER PRESENTS MAGAZINE educates patrons about the eclectic and timely performances in the stunning University of Denver facility.

VIEW, the magazine of the Lone Tree Arts Center, features performing arts highlights and details about the happenings at the south metro area’s state-of-the-art facility.

BOULDER BOULDER PHILHARMONIC and BOULDER BALLET MAGAZINES update loyal audiences with guest performance details and highlights.

CU PRESENTS MAGAZINE engages readers with the background on the Artist Series, CU Opera, Takács Quartet and Holiday Festival.

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Every patron is hand-delivered Applause Magazine. Each season, three-quarters of a million readers enjoy information about special features and upcoming shows.

Potential Audience 103,000 average issue Frequency 8 issues per season

DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts encompasses an exhilarating combination of Broadway shows, professional theatre and dazzling venues. The Broadway Division has hosted national touring premieres such as Pippin and The Book of Mormon.

The Denver Center Theatre Company received the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre in 1998.

DENVER PERFORMING ARTS COMPLEX

The Denver Performing Arts Complex features 10 venues united under an 80-foot-tall glass roof. The 2,830-seat Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre hosts grand-scale Broadway performances.

The Ellie Caulkins Opera House is among the world’s top opera venues. The Helen G. Bonfils Theatre Complex houses four intimate theatres: The Stage, The Space, The Jones and The Ricketson.

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APPLAUSE MAGAZINE 2015/2016 SCHEDULE August 2015 Issue

Marquee Issue August 11 - September 13 Space Deadline: July 2 Copy Deadline: July 10

THE BOOK OF MORMON August 11 - September 13 Following two record-breaking Denver engagements, the irreverent musical comedy from Trey Parker and Matt Stone returns to the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.

September-November 2015 Issue

September 9 - November 15 Space Deadline: July 31 Copy Deadline: August 7

MATILDA September 9-20 Based on the novel by Roald Dahl and winner of 50 international awards, including four Tony Awards, Matilda The Musical is the story of an extraordinary girl who takes a stand and changes her destiny.

LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY’S LOOKINGGLASS ALICE September 11 - October 11 Lookingglass Alice is a gravitydefying hit inspired by Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories. Lookingglass Alice transports audiences to a circus-infused playground as the story follows Alice down the rabbit hole.

AS YOU LIKE IT September 25 - November 1 Lovers become entangled in a beguiling game of mistaken identity when Rosalind disguises herself as a young man. Merry mischief flourishes in one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies.

TRIBES October 9 - November 15 Members of Billy’s fiercely intelligent and politically incorrect family share private languages, inside jokes and fiery arguments. But meeting Sylvia causes Billy, deaf since birth, to question what it means to be understood.

IF/THEN October 13-25 Launching its national tour in Denver, featuring Idina Menzel, If/Then is a contemporary Broadway musical that follows one woman’s two possible life paths, painting a deeply moving portrait of the lives we lead, and the lives we might have led.

November 2015 Issue

Marquee Issue November 4-29 Space Deadline: September 25 Copy Deadline: October 2

LION KING November 4-29 Denver’s best-loved musical returns to the Buell Theatre bringing to life a story filled with hope and adventure.

Set against an amazing backdrop of stunning visuals, it features some of Broadway’s most recognizable music.

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December 2015 Issue

November 27 - December 27 Space Deadline: October 23 Copy Deadline: October 30

A CHRISTMAS CAROL November 27 - December 27 When the holidays arrive, families flock to Denver’s favorite seasonal offering.

The story of Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey through life is joyous and eye-opening.

Based on Charles Dickens’ novel, the musical adaptation draws large crowds downtown every year.

CHRISTMAS STORY December 16-27 Based on the classic 1983 movie, Christmas Story, The Musical takes place in 1940s Indiana, where a bespectacled boy named Ralphie has one wish for Christmas. Outrageous pink bunny pajamas and a triple dogdare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the obstacles that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas dream.

January-March 2016 Issue

January 22 - March 13 Space Deadline: December 11 Copy Deadline: December 18

THE NEST January 22 - February 21 The middle-class regulars at a struggling bar called The Nest talk about everything you can imagine: Race, ethnicity, cultures and work struggles.

No conversation is off-limits ... until a woman walks in and offers a large sum for the beautiful antique bar. With its feisty humor and scorching dialogue, this new battle of the sexes holds a cracked mirror up to friendships, romantic relationships and families.

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ALL THE WAY January 29 - February 28 All The Way portrays Lyndon Baines Johnson as one of the most controversial, ambitious and ruthless figures of the 20th century. Set in the pivotal year between JFK’s assassination and Johnson’s election, LBJ hurls himself at the Civil Rights Act. FADE February 5 - March 13 In this sharp, world-premiere comedy, a one-time Mexican-American novelist named Lucia is hired to write for a popular weekly TV serial that features a Latina character. Lucia is out of her league but, as her friendship with the Latino studio custodian grows, she begins incorporating his very real stories into her scripts.

THE WIZARD OF OZ February 7-13 This new production of The Wizard of Oz is an enchanting adaptation of the all-time classic. Totally reconceived for the stage, it includes new songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

March-May 2016 Issue

Marquee Issue March 8 - May 15 Space Deadline: January 29 Copy Deadline: February 5

RIVERDANCE: THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR March 8-13 The Irish dance phenomenon is back by popular demand in Riverdance – The 20th Anniversary World Tour. Drawing on Irish traditions, the talents of the performers propel Irish dancing and music into the present day.

NEWSIES March 23 - April 9 A new musical from Disney, Newsies is based on true events and tells the story of a band of underdogs who become heroes when they stand up to the most powerful men in New York.

SWEENEY TODD April 8 - May 15 DeVotchKa, the Grammy-nominated, Denver hometown music heroes, take on the legendary demon barber of Fleet Street, serving up a delicious reinvention of Sondheim’s magnificent musical. Justice will be served with audacious humor, bloody good thrills, and DeVotchKa’s brand of gypsy punk.

Not only will DeVotchKa orchestrate this new version, members of the band will be among the live orchestra each night.

A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER February 16-28 Winner of Best Musical at the 2014 Tony Awards, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder tells the uproarious story of Monty Navarro, a distant heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession, by any means necessary.

Upcoming Shows ONCE May 24-29 Featuring an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments onstage, once tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who’s about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST June 7-12 Based on the Academy Award-winning animated film, this musical love story is filled with unforgettable characters, lavish costumes, and dazzling production numbers including “Be Our Guest” and the beloved title song.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC June 21-26 A brand new production of The Sound of Music is coming to Denver. The spirited, romantic and beloved musical story of Maria and the Von Trapp Family will once again thrill audiences with its Tony, Grammy and Academy Award-winning Best Score, including “My Favorite Things” and “Climb Ev’ry Mountain.”

BEAUTIFUL — THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL July 19-31 Beautiful – The Carole King Musical tells the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann.

Programming is subject to change and shows can be added, postponed or canceled.

THE SHIRELLES IN BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL ON BROADWAY ©JOAN MARCUS

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DIRTY DANCING January 26-31 Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage is a live theatre sensation, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensational dancing.

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