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“The Notebook” musical sets sights on Denver, composed by Ingrid Michaelson
Just in time for the holidays, the iconic love story of “The Notebook” is coming to life on stage at Denver Center for the Performing Arts in December. The classic tale, now presented as a musical, plays the Buell Theatre starting in mid-December.
The story was first created as a novel and was later transformed into a hit movie in the early 2000s. Now, for the first time, the popular tale is being told as a musical touring the country.
“The story is already so emotional and beautiful. The music just elevates that,” said Kyle Mangold, the actor portraying young Noah in the show.
The story is told primarily through six actors and actresses, three of which play Noah and three of which play Allie through different phases of their lives.
Songwriter and singer Ingrid Michaelson served as lyricist and composer for the production, bringing a new art to the love story.
“I have always been a fan of Ingrid Michaelson, who of course wrote the music for the show,” Mangold told CBS Colorado. “It is gorgeous. It is so beautiful, intimate and soring.”
“It is amazing that this is her first musical,” said Ken Wulf Clark, the actor portraying middle Noah.
The six stars of the show sat down with CBS Colorado for an exclusive advanced preview of the production in Memphis, Tennessee. All six said they have loved how the music seamlessly helps tell the story without being distracting or feeling like a deviation from the original tale.
“It is so gorgeous, this music,” said Chloe Cheers, the actress who portrays young Allie.
“I think it is the best part, the writing, the lyrics, the melodies,” said Alysha Deslorieux, the actress portraying middle Allie.
Wulf Clark, Mangold, Deslorieux and Cheers co-star with Beau Gravitte and Sharon Catherine Brown who portray older Allie and older Noah.
“(The music) is amazing, and I feel like it elevates the story of the notebook in a way we have not yet seen in the book or the movie,” Deslorieux said.
During the live production, it was easy to see how music perfectly wove together big emotions into melodies in which audiences of all ages and backgrounds could connect with.
“There is this sort of ache to a lot of these songs that Ingrid captures so perfectly,” Wulf Clark said. “It invites the audience to do that thing where they are leaning forward. It is such a beautiful illustration of something is missing inside, and you want to see that thing get completed. And she captures that so well.”
“The Notebook” plays at DCPA Dec. 16 through Dec. 28, with exceptions for the Christmas holiday. CBS Colorado is a proud partner of the DCPA. For more information on tickets for the musical visit DCPA’s website.
Denverites looking for a stellar cup of Joe don’t need to travel far to savor the flavor of excellent coffee.
That’s according to The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops, a website that rates global hospitality establishments where coffee lovers can find better brew. The website recently announced its 2026 list of the best coffee shops in North America, Central America and the Caribbean and two local companies made the list.
Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters came in at No. 43, while Queen City Collective Coffee ranked No. 61. Not bad for a list that includes must-hit destinations in places like Guatemala and Costa Rica, which are known for their exports of coffee beans.
The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops decided the ranking through a mix of nominations and voting by both the public and experts. Places were evaluated based on the quality of coffee served, barista expertise, ambiance, sustainability practices, and innovation among other criteria, according to the website.
Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters, which came on the scene in 2013, helped usher the so-called fourth wave of coffee locally, which focuses on honoring the beans’ agricultural roots and using techniques like pour-over to extract more flavor from each brew. The company started with a wholesale roastery and retail shop in Lakewood before expanding to Arvada through a merger with another company called Two Rivers, and later to Westminster. In 2022, Food and Wine magazine named Sweet Bloom’s Westminster locale the best coffee shop in Colorado.
Queen City Collective has certainly earned the popular vote among Mile High City coffee drinkers if the company’s expansion is an indication. Since opening its first retail location in 2018, in a spot shared with Novel Strand Brewing Co., Queen City has expanded to seven locations between Denver and surrounding suburbs, including Wheat Ridge and Aurora.
To see the full list of must-hit coffee shops across the globe, visit theworlds100bestcoffeeshops.com. For additional recommendations, check out our list of Colorado’s best coffee shops with picturesque patios and views.
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DENVER (KDVR) — With the mild winter and warm start to spring, beekeepers are seeing swarms earlier in the year and expect the season to be longer than usual.
Gregg McMahan is a dispatcher for the Colorado Swarm Hotline. It’s usually his job to send a beekeeper to collect a swarm when someone calls, but on Sunday afternoon, he decided to handle one himself.
“Nice little swarm,” McMahan said. “It’s tricky, though, because it’s hanging on a fence.”
A warm winter and spring mean swarm season has begun four weeks early.
“Never seen it like this ever,” McMahan said.
This call is to a house on Denver’s east side. When McMahan arrived, he saw a swarm had taken up residence on the fence.
“Absolutely typical, it is on the small side,” McMahan said.
He got to work, first luring them into a box when he spotted a good sign.
“See all these girls, they got their butts up, they’re fanning their wings. That’s telling us the queens in here,” McMahan said.
With the queen in hand, the rest began to follow her into the box.
McMahan said two years ago, he had 400 calls like this. Last year, only 100, the Swarm Hotline was as unpredictable as the weather, which has caused bee activity earlier in the year than ever.
“It makes it hard on the bees, you know? Two days ago, I’m collecting swarms in the snow,” McMahan said.
Rescuing them is integral to Colorado’s ecosystem. McMahan hopes people give a beekeeper a call instead of spraying them or harming them in any other way.
“They do a phenomenal amount of pollination within this state. Not only our native flowers but all the other flowers that people bring in,” McMahan said.
Slowly but surely, the swarm left the fence and moved into the box. McMahan loaded them into his truck to deliver them to their new home.
“Westminster to the Stanley Lake Wildlife Refuge, so these girls will have lakefront property tonight,” he said.
As he wrapped up, McMahan’s phone was buzzing more than the bees. Just another call to start a swarm season, he thinks, could be a long one.
“This year I’m already 20 swarms deep, so I’m expecting way more than 100 this year,” McMahan said.
To have a bee swarm removed for free from your property anywhere statewide, the Swarm Hotline number is 1-844-SPY-BEES.
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