The opening musical number of The Addams Family tells audiences just why the strange and macabre clan has stuck around for nearly a century. “When you’re an Addams, the standard answers don’t apply.” Wait, nearly a century? And they’re still relevant? Yes, it really has been that long – the comic strip by Charles Addams […]
Denver maintains an abundance of stereotypes. Behold: the outdoorsy types, wearing Patagonia and hiking every weekend, spending their paychecks at REI. There’s the craft beer types, wearing flannel with the sleeves rolled up (often with tattoos on display), debating the polarizing IPA selection at their favorite local brewery. Denverites are always dog owners, Trader Joe’s […]
LET’S RUN AWAY TOGETHER… DEATH BECOMES HER ANNOUNCES MULTI- YEAR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR LAUNCHING IN CLEVELAND IN FALL 2026 WITH A STOP IN DENVER “A cheek-aching laughter rollercoaster! Death Becomes Her Is the Most Fun Night Out on Broadway.” – The Daily Beast “★★★★ Savagely funny.” – Time Out New York “Wildly entertaining. A perfect […]
EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND “SPECTACULAR!” The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, NY1, TimeOut NY The Tony Award®-Winning Best Musical Moulin Rouge! The Musical Based on the 20th Century Studios Motion Picture by Baz Luhrmann August 6-17 Buell Theatre Denver Center for the Performing Arts announces today that the first North American tour of Moulin Rouge! […]
More and more often, Colorado is producing top notch talent headed to Broadway. Case in point, Overland High School (Class of 2020) graduate Gabriella Shead who we caught between shows as she transitioned from Company Management Production Assistant on THE WIZ tour launch to Assistant Company Manager on THE BOOK OF MORMON tour. “Truly, my […]
Real life survivor Margaret “Molly Brown” and Life of Pi’s fictional survivors Pi and Richard Parker (a Bengal tiger) have two things in common — both were adrift at sea following shipwrecks and both were, ultimately, destined for Colorado. DCPA Broadway’s engagement of Life of Pi (March 18-30, 2025) recounts the extraordinary story of a […]
Turn off the tv and turn on the tell-a-vision! Opalanga Pugh – Griot and Urban Storyteller – 1952-2010 Yann Martel, author of the book Life of Pi says the story can be distilled down to three ideas:: Life is a story. You can choose your story. A story with God is the better story. Telling […]
DCPA BROADWAY’S 2025/26 SUBSCRIPTION SEASON AND ADDED ATTRACTIONS WHERE MAGIC COMES TO LIFE Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Outsiders, and more Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway and Cabaret announces the 2025/26 subscription season and added attractions. The subscription season kicks off with the Tony Award®–winning musical comedy, […]
Naruto, a teenage boy in Hidden Leaf Village in Japan, is fighting to become his village’s Hokage, an honor bestowed on the strongest ninja. After years of ostracization and ridicule as a boy, he resolves to earn his village’s respect by forming strong friendships, accomplishing impossible tasks, and overcoming all obstacles. Naruto’s stubborn optimism and […]
Hinduism, Catholicism, and Islam are three of the world’s most populous and ancient religions. They are frequently seen as being at odds with one another, and wars have been fought for more than a millennium among them. Oppression and persecution by religious majorities still take place, but the play Life of Pi offers another possibility, […]