By David Cote Along with baseball, rock ’n’ roll and jazz, the Broadway musical is uniquely American. And, like any cultural tradition, it didn’t just appear. Its origins lie in 19th-century European operetta, which emigrated to the New World, got mixed up with jazz, chorus girls and vaudeville comedy—and before you know it, you’ve got […]
DCPA Tickets for 35 Shows Now on Sale
/in DCPA, Press, Broadway, Theatre Company, Off-Center, Education, Cabaret/by Suzanne YoeDCPA Tickets for 35 Shows Now on Sale Tickets available for most shows including The Phantom of the Opera, The Outsiders, and Next to Normal DENVER — The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) announces today that tickets for most titles for the 2025/26 season programming are now on sale to the public. […]
Sweet & Lucky: A Retrospective
/in Off-Center/by Joanne OstrowIn 2016, the original Sweet & Lucky immersive theater experience opened in a 16,000-square-foot RiNo warehouse, commissioned by the DCPA’s Off-Center in collaboration with New York-based Third Rail Projects. No two audience members had exactly the same experience: only 72 people were admitted per night, with 25 cast and crew. Led in small groups […]
Sweet & Lucky returns with Echo
/in Off-Center/by Joanne OstrowSweet & Lucky, the 360-degree, dream-like dance-theater experience that catapulted Denver, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, and Off-Center to the forefront of the immersive theater world in 2016, returns with Sweet & Lucky: Echo. Neither sequel nor prequel, Echo has been incubating for years and aims to be similar enough but different enough […]
Cirque du Soliel ECHO: We are the Architects of Our World
/in General/by Suzanne YoeIt took some doing and a leap of faith, but, finally, Cirque du Soliel chose to make its Denver debut in 1995 with Saltimbanco. But what’s a little showbiz without a lot of risk? The company which formed in 1982 from a talented bunch of street performers had two things in common. Vision and […]
Step right up: Phamaly’s Pippin dares you to find your light
/in Other Theatres/by Madison StoutEarlier this year, we shared an article highlighting the seasons of various local theatre companies, including Phamaly Theatre Company. In it, Phamaly’s Artistic Director, Ben Raanan, announced the theme for the disability-affirmative theatre company’s 36th season: “Find Your Light.” Raanan explained that disabled individuals are often pushed aside and forgotten. His goal this season […]
Moulin Rouge! The Musical: Making a Stage Spectacular
/in Broadway, General/by Suzanne YoeBy David Cote Along with baseball, rock ’n’ roll and jazz, the Broadway musical is uniquely American. And, like any cultural tradition, it didn’t just appear. Its origins lie in 19th-century European operetta, which emigrated to the New World, got mixed up with jazz, chorus girls and vaudeville comedy—and before you know it, you’ve got […]
A Reading Companion to the DCPA’s 2025/26 Season
/in Broadway, Theatre Company, Uncategorized/by Suzanne YoeThis season, no fewer than 16 productions on Denver Center stages are based on or inspired by literature. From children’s books and memoirs to Greek myths and fantasy, here is your reading companion to the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ 2025/26 season alphabetized by show title. CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (playing […]
New Season. New Leaders.
/in DCPA, Press, General/by Suzanne YoeRuth Krebs advances to the role of Chair of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and four new Trustees are appointed On July 1, 2025, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) announced that Ruth Krebs succeeds Hassan Salem as Chair of the Board of Trustees following his three years in this role. […]
Designing the Spectacular World of Moulin Rouge! The Musical
/in Press, Broadway, General/by DCPA PressDesigning the Spectacular World of Moulin Rouge! The Musical By David Cote Entering Moulin Rouge! The Musical, you encounter a world like no other: sensual, mysterious, decadent. A hypnotic dance loop plays as aristocratic men in top hats circle seductive women in lace and bustiers. You take your seat and gaze at rich, red […]
An Auraria Parable: An Unforgettable Story Sharing Experience
/in Off-Center, Community Engagement, General, Uncategorized/by DCPA PressAn Auraria Parable: An Unforgettable Story Sharing Experience By Rowena Alegría Have you ever wished to journey back in time, to walk the streets of yesteryear and not only hear but witness the stories of Denver’s past told by the people living them? In May, over a limited run, DCPA Off-Center partnered with local artist James […]