Playbill
September 14* 3:00 PM
$15.00 Students with ID - Seniors 60+ - Military and Groups of 10+.
Matinee performances are $15.00* for all seats.
OIF/OEF vets - Free
*Plus Box Office fees/surcharges
303 309 3773 Denver Civic Box Office - 9-5 Weekdays
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Front Range King Soopers
"The Eyes of Babylon is one of the simplest, most honest shows, and it will hit most people like a sucker punch to the gut.
Gary Zeidner - Boulder Weekly
Outfront Colorado
"The Eyes of Babylon reveal the thoughts of a gay marine in Iraq.
Juliet Wittman - Westword
"Jeff Key has a story to tell, and he does so with agility, humor, heartbreak, richness, poignant thoughtfulness with fired eyes that laugh, cry, and pierce.
Holly Bartges - Colorado Backstage
" ... a brave play that is gripping, poetic and deeply moving.
RTE
"Key wonderfully overturns the intent of those who continue to deny gay armed forces members of their full identity."
RTE
A Colorado Backstage Interview with Jeff Key
"Author of anti-war play refuses to be seen as hero." -
John Moore . Denver Post
"Good theater gets people off their couches, and if there's anything we need in America right now, it's to get people away from the TV and doing something about what they believe in — whatever that is."
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Jeff Key with John Moore in Denver Post
The Eyes of Babylon
written and performed by
Jeff Key
directed by
Yuval Hadadi
Crew
Production Coordinator
Steven Tangedal
- The Hollywood Reporter
"CRITICS' CHOICE: Disarms our defenses with considerable humor and lingering punch . . . A poetic depiction worthy of Allen Ginsberg."
L.A. Times
"CRITCS' PICK: His performance really soars . . . he'll be an unstoppable force.."
- L.A. Weekly
"CRITICS' CHOICE: An important piece . . . sadly conveys the human cost of this unnecessary war."
RTE Ireland
"The Eyes of Babylon is a brave play that is gripping, poetic and deeply moving."
RTE Ireland
"[With] genuine compassion, anger and tears, this revelation naturally packs a vital punch"
- Dublin Metro
"Deafeningly simple yet monumentally epic . . . could some day change the world."
- Backstage West
"A powerful one-man show . . . from humor to tears to outrage in the blink of an eye."
The Advocate
"I was blown away by Jeff's artistry. He was meant to influence us all."
- Lily Tomlin
"He is magnificent in every way. I was so moved!."
- Jane Wagner
"The Eyes of Babylon is as astonishing to me as any other work of art which appears, fresh, from a highly gifted artist. I was drawn into it, disarmed, and stilled to a state of positive shock and awe. As moved as I was throughout the presentation, I didn't weep until later, when the worth and weight of it had sunk in."
- Joan Baez
“Jeff Key is the living embodiment of the Great American ideal... compassionate, fair and honorable. He is my American hero.”
--RuPaul
"Jeff Key's The Eyes of Babylon is a moving, touching, thought-provoking piece of theatre that is important and deeply disturbing. Do not miss it!"
--Del Shores
"Knowing Jeff personally I was privileged to watch some of the events unfold in 'real life time', but when I saw the stage version of his story and of his struggle, I was moved beyond words..."
-- Leslie Jordan
"It's the actor's blend of humor and pathos that makes his story compelling theater. [An] honest, profane account of his journey of conscience."
--Salt Lake Tribune
"A different night of theater . . . a well-told story . . . beautifully written."
--Deseret Morning News
"Key's perspectives are intensely emotional with a sense of noble reflection."
--The Kentucky Kernel
"It is an artful unburdening of his private struggles. Being himself becomes an exultant act performed on a stage where Key is obviously right at home."
-- Birmingham Weekly
Opens August 21, 2008