Refreshed Legacy: The Phantom of the Opera

25 Years After Opening Denver’s Buell Theatre, The Phantom of the Opera Returns in an All-New Production   Maybe you saw the original performance on Broadway. Maybe you heard the music on a cassette or CD or through streaming — ripped a track to a mixtape or playlist to sing along to in your car. […]

Denver Fencing and Sword Fighting Classes for the Swashbuckler in You

This article was originally published in 2024 and was updated in 2026.   Whether it’s William Shakespeare’s Hamlet or Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, period stories of love and revenge often feature sword fights, duels, and derring doo. Feeling like a swashbuckler, yourself? While DCPA Education regularly offers various classes in stage […]

Rock Opera Revival: The Who’s TOMMY Comes to Denver in a Dazzling New Production 

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is thrilled to welcome a bold new production of the legendary rock opera The Who’s TOMMY playing Oct. 16–18, 2026 in the Buell Theatre at 14th & Curtis in downtown Denver. Fresh from Broadway, this high‑voltage revival brings renewed energy, emotional depth, and theatrical spectacle to one of […]

Cameron Mackintosh on the bathtub birth of The Phantom of the Opera

 The famous chandelier has been made even more spectacular for new North American production .

Adult Education Students: Making their Mark in Video Games

This article was originally publihed in 2022 and updated in 2026.    The Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ Education program offers a wide range of classes from introduction to acting, scene study, stage combat, and more. A unique part of the program is that teaching artists largely continue to work within the theatre community, […]

The Art of the Audition: Learn how to nail that callback and what directors want

This article was originally published on November 17, 2022 All the books, lessons and performances in the world won’t guarantee an actor a leading role, but mastering the art of the audition just might. That’s why for the past five years Grady Soapes, the DCPA Theatre Company’s Director of Casting, has long taught classes on […]