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Toni Tresca

Toni Tresca is a Colorado-based arts reporter originally from Mineola, Texas, who writes about the evolving world of theater and culture — with a focus on the financial realities of making art, emerging forms and leadership in the arts. He is the Editor of Bucket List Community Cafe, a regular contributor to multiple local outlets and co-host of the OnStage Colorado podcast (Feedspot’s #1 Colorado Art Podcast). He also has an MBA and an MA in Theatre and Performance Studies from CU Boulder.

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Laugh It Up at the Third Annual RISE Comedy Festival This Weekend

By Toni TrescaJuly 24, 2024

From July 26 to August 3, the RISE Comedy Festival will showcase standup talent from Colorado and around the US.

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Elevate Immersive’s Killer Summer Camp Delivers Retro Thrills and Chills

By Toni TrescaJuly 23, 2024

This expertly designed retro summer-camp experience puts visitors back in 1999 to solve a murder at Camp Z.

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How to Make the Most of Su Teatro’s Five-Day Chicano Music Festival 2024

By Toni TrescaJuly 22, 2024

The 28th annual event honors Chicano music in all its forms in an event featuring live music, dancing, film screenings and more.

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Second Chance Comedy Is a “Show About Addiction Delivered With Humor”

By Toni TrescaJuly 17, 2024

“When people are in this dark place, they can appreciate humor and find that joking about addiction brings them some relief.”

Moms Unhinged founder Andrea Vahl

Mommy Moves: Local Comedy Group Moms Unhinged Is Going National

By Toni TrescaJuly 16, 2024

Andrea Vahl, a Denver-based comic, founded a comedy collective of parents who perform across the country.

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Cthulhu: The Musical! Brings Pop Songs and Puppetry to Meow Wolf

By Toni TrescaJuly 15, 2024

“We’ve evolved so much from where we started, and performing at such a renowned venue is a testament to our hard work and creativity,”

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How Pat Treuer Went From Corporate Sales to Comedy Success

By Toni TrescaJuly 12, 2024

This local comedy entrepreneur used his business background to start Treuer Laughs and Of the Comics.

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Revival of The Bonfils Girl Tells the Story of Denver Legend Helen Bonfils

By Toni TrescaJuly 9, 2024

“Helen Bonfils is a little more well-known than she was ten years ago, but I hope this broadens people’s understanding of who she was and even excites them,” says Mike Broemmel, author of The Bonfils Girl.

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Rocky Mountain Regional Rodeo, Longest-Running Gay Rodeo, Rides Back Into Denver

By Toni TrescaJuly 8, 2024

“It’s so surreal to have been from Colorado, have made so much of the book here, and now be back to open the Colorado Gay Rodeo Association.”

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Colorado Comedy Legend Chris Fonseca Is the Subject of an Upcoming Documentary

By Toni TrescaJuly 2, 2024

Discover the incredible story of a legendary comedian with cerebral palsy and the new documentary celebrating his comedy career.

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Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction With Bryan Cook Is a Comedy Event You Won’t Want to Miss

By Toni TrescaJune 28, 2024

Local comedians will compete in a live storytelling competition to create the best erotic fan fiction.

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Su Teatro Expands Its Cultural Footprint With Acquisition of New Building

By Toni TrescaJune 27, 2024

As other Denver theaters downsize, Su Teatro expands with the purchase of space across the street at 659 Santa Fe Drive.

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Korey David’s Mix of Comedy and True Crime Takes Denver by Storm

By Toni TrescaJune 26, 2024

Interrogation: True Crime Stories is an interactive comedy show where local comics share and riff on real-life crimes.

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Top Ten Eric André Skits to Watch Before His Denver Show

By Toni TrescaJune 20, 2024

Eric André performs at the Ogden Theatre on June 20.

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Field of Dreams: The Making of Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre

By Toni TrescaJune 19, 2024

Commissioned by the Museum of Outdoor Arts in 1983 to host small-scale events, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre now brings in major touring artists.

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Your Ultimate Guide to Denver PrideFest This Weekend

By Toni TrescaJune 17, 2024

The annual festival rings in its fiftieth anniversary this year.

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Let It Go in Denver as Disney’s Frozen Returns to the Buell Theatre

By Toni TrescaJune 14, 2024

Learn more about the production from the perspective of Olaf, who is played Jeremy Davis, an actor with strong Denver ties.

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StirFry Sessions Is a New Hub for Denver Musicians to Collaborate

By Toni TrescaJune 13, 2024

Ian James established a new artists’ collective to help Denver musicians promote and perform their work to a larger audience.

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Broadway’s Next Hit Musical Brings Unscripted Innovation to Denver

By Toni TrescaJune 10, 2024

Watch improvisers create spontaneous scenes and songs based on audience suggestions in Denver Center’s cabaret space from June 12 to 30.

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Five Points Jazz Festival 2024: Everything You Need to Know

By Toni TrescaJune 5, 2024

Here’s how to make the most of this year’s Five Points Jazz Festival in Denver on June 8.

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Your Ultimate Guide to Denver Fringe Festival 2024

By Toni TrescaJune 4, 2024

The Denver Fringe’s founder discusses the event’s fifth anniversary and recommends must-see events for this year.

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe Takes Center Stage in Art Installation by Chloé Duplessis

By Toni TrescaMay 30, 2024

Explore the legend of the “Godmother of Rock and Roll” with an art installation at the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library.

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