Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1971)
While Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.’s father has an even greater connection to the Historic Elitch Theatre, in the 1970s Douglas Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps and appeared at the theatre […]
Joan Van Ark (1960)
Joan Van Ark appeared at the Historic Elitch Theatre in 1960, when she was just 17, and was about to start her senior year at Fairview High School in Boulder, […]
Robert Forster (1965)
In 1986 Robert Forster’s movie, The Delta Force, opened. But, over 20 years earlier, in 1965, Robert Forster was just getting his start acting and he appeared at the Historic […]
Lynn Redgrave (1975)
In 1967 Lynn Redgrave won the Golden Globe for Georgie Girl. In 1975 she appeared at the Elitch Theatre in The Two of Us, and in 1977 she returned in […]
Timothy Bottoms (1982)
As Sonny Crawford in The Last Picture Show, Timothy Bottoms became an instant star, and two years later he faced off against John Houseman in The Paper Chase. These two […]
Dick Van Patten (1964)
Dick Van Patten may forever be known as the father on the Eight Is Enough TV Show, but in 1964 he appeared at the Historic Elitch theatre in a tour […]
Edd Byrnes (1968)
Theatre alumnus, Edd Byrnes, has a great story from his most-notable role as Kookie on 77 Sunset Strip. He played a serial killer in the pilot (who endlessly combed his hair) […]
Mary Jo Catlett (1960)
Mary Jo Catlett! Denver native, Mary Jo Catlett, appeared at the Historic Elitch Theatre many times over the years, and she even appeared in a 1994 PBS video about the […]
Spring Byington (1906)
Another legend who not only appeared at the Historic Elitch Theatre, but she actually got her start acting here… Spring Byington was born in Colorado Springs in 1893 and at […]
Vivian Vance (1966)
In 1947, Vivian Vance opened on Broadway in the original cast of It Takes Two. Almost 20 years later, in 1966, Vance came to the Historic Elitch Theatre in the […]