Entries by Suzanne Yoe

Cast and Creative Teams for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Happiest Man on Earth Announced

The Denver Center Theatre Company is excited to announce the full casting and creative teams for the two productions leading the 2025/26 Theatre Company season, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams and directed by Chris Coleman and The Happiest Man on Earth adapted by Mark St. Germain and directed by Ron Lagomarsino. […]

Robert Petkoff: Murder, Madness, and Moulin Rouge!

  The national tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical! is a bit of a homecoming for actor Robert Petkoff, or at least that’s what we at the Denver Center like to think. After all, his first play in Denver was the granddaddy of theatre — Tantalus — the 10-part, nine-hour play recounting the Trojan War. […]

Cirque du Soliel ECHO: We are the Architects of Our World

  It 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 […]

Moulin Rouge! The Musical: Making a Stage Spectacular

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 […]

New Season. New Leaders.

Ruth 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.  […]

Inside the Creative Process with Some Like It Hot

Before you head to the Buell Theatre for the Broadway tour of Some Like it Hot, enjoy an inside perspective from the creative team. Ruthie Fierberg sits down with these artists in her podcast series, “Why We Theatre,” as they explain the motivations, challenges, and design choices involved in bringing one of Hollywood’s greatest comedies […]

Tupperware Trivia Time!

Step aside, grandma—Dixie Longate is rolling into Denver with a Tupperware party like you’ve never seen before! In her outrageously funny, award-winning show, Dixie’s Tupperware Party, this fast-talking, gum-chewing Alabama gal transforms the classic kitchen staple into a laugh-out-loud theatrical experience. Packed with sassy storytelling, audience participation, and a surprising dose of empowerment, Dixie dishes out heartfelt […]

Living Up to a Legacy: Leslie O’Carroll and Rodney Lizcano Named Lunt-Fontanne Fellows

When you consider the greatest acting couples of all time, you think of Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks (Sleepless in Seattle), Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire (Swing Time), Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart (Casablanca), Vivian Leigh and Clark Gable (Gone With the Wind), Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz (“I Love Lucy”), Carrie Fisher and Harrison […]