The Ushers of Elitch Theatre Company

10/20/2024

R.I.P. Mitzi Gaynor

08/19/2024

🤩 We celebrate our wonderful alumna, Jan Sterling, who passed away 20-years ago today. She first came to Historic Elitch Theatre as part of the 1939 summer stock cast, and then returned in 1970 in the production Light Up The Sky. (The attached photo is from a 1953 visit to the theatre where she pointed out her summer stock photo.) Sterling won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Info on Sterling's appearances at the theatre: https://historicelitchtheatre.org/jan-sterling/

04/27/2024

04/02/2024

RIP to Historic Elitch Theatre alumna, Barbara Rush! She appeared at our theatre twice, in 1982 and 1987.

For her 1987 appearance, playing Bess Steed Garner in A Woman of Independent Means, the Denver Post review commented: “Rush’s final 10 minutes on stage, as she withers and dies before our eyes, is a moving technical feat.”

Barbara Rush at Historic Elitch Theatre: https://historicelitchtheatre.org/barbara-rush/

03/24/2024

Alumni Spotlight: William L’Estrange Millman! (What a name!)

William Millman was born on May 7, 1883, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was part of the 1926 Summer Stock cast at Elitch Theater, along with Fredric March, Beulah Bondi, Florence Eldridge, Douglas Dumbrille, and Cora Witherspoon. He died on July 19, 1937, in Hollywood, California.

Check out our alum pages:

William L’Estrange Millman: https://historicelitchtheatre.org/william-lestrange-millman/

Fredric March: https://historicelitchtheatre.org/fredric-march/

Beulah Bondi: https://historicelitchtheatre.org/beulah-bondi/

Florence Eldridge: https://historicelitchtheatre.org/florence-eldridge/

Cora Witherspoon: https://historicelitchtheatre.org/cora-witherspoon/

03/08/2024

March 8th
Happy Birthday Lynn Redgrave

03/08/2024

Today we celebrate International Women's Day by wishing a Happy Birthday to the late, Lynn Redgrave, an Elitch alumna. She appeared at the theatre in 1975 in The Two of Us, and then returned in 1977 in California Suite.

Michael Frayn, the reviewer from the Rocky Mountain News, said: "Let me state, straight out and with no reservation at all, that my favorite Redgrave is named Lynn." That is high-praise considering the fact that Redgrave comes from a family of accomplished actors, including her father, Sir Michael Redgrave, and her sister, Vanessa, who is certainly considered one of the best and has gone on to win an Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and an Olivier Award.

Today we celebrate her two appearances at the Historic Elitch Theatre!

Lynn Redgrave at Historic Elitch Theatre: https://historicelitchtheatre.org/lynn-redgrave/

03/01/2024

“In a minor scene, set in the corner of a barn, the script of The Rainmaker called for (Dirk) Benedict to take off his shirt. Prolonged whistles and stomps…erupted from the audience, and Benedict hung his head while he waited.” [Rocky Mountain News, July 27, 1979]

Happy Birthday, Dirk Benedict!

The review from Benedict's 1979 appearance at the Historic Elitch Theatre was clearly a "rave"! We're thrilled to have him among the legendary alumni of our Historic Elitch Theatre! 🤣🥰😍🤩

Benedict's Alumni Page: https://historicelitchtheatre.org/dirk-benedict/

02/26/2024

𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝐵𝑖𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑑𝑎𝑦 to Elitch Theatre alumna, Karen Grassle!

In 1967 she appeared at the theatre in The Bashful Genius, and then she returned in 1972 with Maureen O’Sullivan and Brandon DeWilde in Butterflies Are Free.

𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬:
Karen: https://historicelitchtheatre.org/karen-grassle/
Brandon: https://historicelitchtheatre.org/brandon-dewilde/
Maureen: https://historicelitchtheatre.org/maureen-osullivan/

01/30/2024

Happy Birthday, John Raitt!

Check out this rehearsal photo from 1976 when Raitt was at Elitch Theatre and rehearsing Shenandoah.

Now we're just hoping to have come to the theatre for a fundraiser to preserve this cultural institution! 😁🤩🥰