Whitfield Connor (1949)
In 1948 Connor became a member of the resident theatre company at the Elitch Theatre in Denver, Colorado. This was “an association with the theatre that was to last for […]
Gelsey Kirkland (1981)
In 1981, Internationally-known ballerina, Gelsey Kirkland, appeared at the theatre in a benefit performance for the Colorado Ballet. For the benefit Gala she performed Giselle with Patrick Bissell. While the […]
Steve Allen (1974)
Before there was Jack, Johnny, Jay, or Jimmy, there was Allen, Steve Allen, who was the original host of The Tonight Show (from 1954 to 1957). Allen was also an […]
Jayne Meadows (1974)
In 1974 Jayne Meadows appeared at Elitch Theatre with her husband, Steve Allen, in the play Tonight at 8:30 by Noël Coward. Some of Jayne Meadows’ most notable films were […]
Kim Hunter (1975)
Stellaaaa!! For the 1951 film, A Streetcar Named Desire, Marlon Brando was shouting at our own, Kim Hunter! She played Stella Kowalski and won both the Academy Award and Golden […]
John Raitt (1976)
John Raitt may be best known for his Broadway musical roles, including Carousel and Oklahoma! or he may actually be best known as Bonnie Raitt’s father. Raitt appeared at the […]
Maureen O’Sullivan (1972)
Most of the world knows Maureen O’Sullivan as Jane, to Johnny Weissmuller’s Tarzan, or she is know as Mia Farrow’s mother…. At the Historic Elitch Theatre, we got to know […]
Karen Grassle (1967)
There is certainly an unofficial trend of featuring TV Moms at the Elitch Theatre, and Karen Grassle continues that trend! In 1967 she appeared at the theatre in The Bashful […]
Brandon deWilde (1972)
In a century of history, one would expect some tragic stories related to the Historic Elitch Theatre, and Brandon deWilde is certainly one of those stories. He was an acting […]
Gary Merrill (1974)
In 1946, Gary Merrill opened on Broadway with the original cast of the play, Born Yesterday. 28 years later he appeared in the same play at the Historic Elitch Theatre. In […]