Beetlejuice choreographer Connor Gallagher aims to please diehard devotees of the film – and welcome new ones into the fold. Connor Gallagher knew fans of Beetlejuice, Tim Burton’s over-the-top 1988 movie, would have high expectations of the musical adaptation. But the choreographer also knew there’d be audience members who’d never seen the source material, and […]
Last June saw the founding of the Colorado Historic Opera Houses Circuit. Celebrating its first anniversary, the circuit connects five historic mountain opera houses. These historic venues are a reminder of the days when rough and rugged mining towns competed to construct elaborate buildings to showcase their newfound riches and support their aspirations of culture […]
The great Irish playwright Oscar Wilde once said: “I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.” In other words, theatre builds community and compassion. Theatre uplifts and illuminates. […]
DCPA Design Director, Kyle Malone, has been creating season artwork for Theatre Company for 10 seasons. From color schemes and textural elements to emotional ties a show’s characters, Malone pulls inspiration from the script and creative direction, but most of all, he thrives on the collaborative process. Watch the video below as he explains what […]
A Tribute to DCPA Theatre Company Founding Artistic Director, Edward Payson Call by Gully Stanford, DCPA Theatre Company Managing Director (1981-84) Word of his death came as like a thunderbolt out of the blue: despite the passage of decades since he left the Denver Center, he remains a towering figure in the Denver Renaissance, transforming […]
When kids play ball or make-believe while zipping through the backyard, they demonstrate good, healthy behaviors that parents encourage. But while playing proves natural for younger people, it turns out play is good for adults too, according to DCPA sponsor UCHealth. “When you think of play you probably have a visual of kids running and […]
Let’s raise a glass to one of Denver’s favorite southern gals who is back in town with the show Dixie Longate – Cherry Bombs & Bottle Rockets, appearing July 8. If you, like Dixie, appreciate an un-fussy drink in a tell-it-like-it-is bar, where you can make new friends before your glass is empty, you’ll want […]
Dixie Longate doesn’t need real fireworks to light up the stage, and neither do you. In fact, there are plenty of ways to dazzle this summer without fire and have just as much fun as the host of Dixie’s Cherry Bombs & Bottle Rockets, playing at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House on July 8. While […]
One hundred and twenty five miles east of Pueblo, Colorado is the small town of Granada. Situated along Highway 50 a mere 15 miles from the Kansas border, this dwindling town of 445 is fairly unremarkable save for the dubious part it played in World War II as the site of the Granada War Relocation […]
Advice from America’s favorite Tupperware Lady, Dixie Longate Momma always used to say, “Well, you bought the ticket, now you gotta go for the ride.” She also said lots of stuff about goats, mostly because we didn’t have one but I know she always wanted one, but that’s not what I’m focused on here. I’m focused on […]