The Lion King Kids’ Corner
As one of the most beloved films and musicals of all times, Disney’s The Lion King has charmed the child in all of us.
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The Lion King Trivia
Test your Disney’s The Lion King knowledge with trivia.
Is this Shakespeare which I see before me?
This season is all about returning favorites — A Christmas Carol, Camp Christmas, Hip Hop Nutcracker and Shakespeare!?! While Romeo and Juliet isn’t on the season lineup, it returned — for free — as part of DCPA Education’s Shakespeare in the Parking Lot program.
A grand reopening to a long-awaited theatre season
New Year’s Eve 1979 was not just the birth of a new year. It was the beginning of professional theatre in Denver.
How Dickens Inspired Charity at Christmas
Charles Dickens probably had more influence on the way that Christians celebrate Christmas today than any single individual in human history except Jesus Christ.
A Q&A with Kurtis Blow, the rap legend who puts the “hip” in The Hip Hop Nutcracker
Anyone who knows rap or hip hop knows Kurtis Blow. As the first rapper to be signed by a major label, Blow has been blowing up the charts since 1979 with 10 albums in 11 years including the self-titled “Kurtis Blow,” “Deuce,” “Party Time,” “Ego Trip” and “America.”
10 Fun Facts about Disney’s The Lion King
With more than 70 global theatre awards, The Lion King is a theatrical masterpiece. Here are 10 Fun Facts that make this one of the longest running and most successful musicals of all time.
The Lion King: Bringing the Music to Life
The Lion King’s musical score reflects the influence of both western popular music and African rhythms.
Masks Make the Story in Disney’s The Lion King
Long before masks were ever considered “personal protective equipment,” they were functional works of art. In Africa, for instance, they are meant to be used and serve ceremonial purposes: Accepting a boy into manhood, exorcising evil spirits, capturing invisible supernatural forces and…to tell stories.
DCPA Theatre Company Announces Playwrights for the 16th Annual Colorado New Play Summit
The 16th annual festival will take place over two weekends, February 25-26 and March 4-6, and feature readings of new plays by James Ijames, Kimber Lee, Leonard Madrid, and Kirsten Potter.