This article was published on September 30, 2018 Future star of stage and screen headlined inaugural production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle but did not finish the run When the Denver Center Theatre Company debuted on New Year’s Eve 1979 with the first of three plays opening on successive nights, Tyne Daly was not yet […]
Playing Tiny Tim leaves large imprint on actors who play him
/in Archive, Theatre Company/by John MooreAs young actors grow into adults, the message of Charles Dickens’ timeless 1843 cautionary tale only deepens
Conservatory Theatre re-named in honor of the late Randy Weeks
/in Archive, General/by John MooreThis article was published on November 11, 2018 Video by DCPA Video Producer David Lenk and Senior Arts Journalist John Moore. The second video to play will show the unveiling of the new sign in the lobby naming the Randy Weeks Conservatory Theatre. Philanthropists support capital campaign with gift that honors late DCPA President’s passion […]
CBCA: Metro arts are a $1.9 billion annual economic engine
/in Archive, Community Engagement/by John MooreBiennial report shows increases in every measurable area from education programs to attendance to arts employment
A Bite-Size nibble: The stories in the words of the storytellers
/in Archive, Off-Center/by John MooreThe local creators of the five featured short pieces offer some insight for audiences who will go on the “micro journey” starting October 23
2019 Colorado New Play Summit featured playwrights announced
/in Archive, Theatre Company/by John MooreTheatre Company’s signature event will bring Bonnie Metzgar back to Denver and feature a one-night concert from The Lumineers’ Neyla Pekarek
It’s simple to Semple: Chairman leads by example with gift
/in Archive, Community Engagement/by John MooreChairman Martin Semple and fellow Trustee Isabelle Clark respond to the call from the Denver Center’s first-ever capital campaign
Donna Bryson: How a black Oklahoma! is an even more deeply American story
/in Archive, Theatre Company/by Donna BrysonThe end of the play serves as an ominous foreshadowing to the struggles black Americans would face in coming decades.
Russell Costen remembered: A bear of an actor, a teddy bear of a man
/in Archive, Community Engagement/by John MooreFrom the film Hair to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, beloved actor delivered winning performances with heart right up to his twilight
Matthew Shepard: 20 years later, the killing hasn’t stopped
/in Archive, Community Engagement/by John MooreColorado theatre companies will stop to reflect on brutal murder that led to the Denver Center’s premiere of ‘The Laramie Project’
DCPA at 40: Tyne Daly recalls short and sweet Denver opening
/in Archive, General/by John MooreThis article was published on September 30, 2018 Future star of stage and screen headlined inaugural production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle but did not finish the run When the Denver Center Theatre Company debuted on New Year’s Eve 1979 with the first of three plays opening on successive nights, Tyne Daly was not yet […]