Being a teenager is tough. You’re dealing with puberty and hormones; pressure from school, peers and parents, plus self-consciousness exacerbated by social media. Now, consider being an LGBTQ+ teenager. All of the normal anxiety plus the risk of being marginalized, ostracized or outright unwelcome. Fortunately, there are amazing support opportunities right here in our community, […]
Discovering the Magic of Carnivorous Plants and Where to Find Them
/in Community Engagement, General/by Linnea CovingtonYou won’t hear “feed me Seymour” at any of these plant shops, but that doesn’t mean the residents don’t bite. Luckily the Venus flytrap, monkey cup, and cobra lily have more interest in consuming bugs than they do people. As Denver embraces the stage production of Little Shop of Horrors, running now until May 25 […]
THE BOOK OF MORMON Announces Digital Ticket Lottery
/in Press, Breaking News, General/by DCPA PressTHE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards® including Best Musical, is pleased to announce a lottery ticket policy for the Denver engagement at The Buell Theatre from May 6-18. A limited number of tickets will be available at $25 each. The wildly popular lottery for the Broadway production has attracted as many as […]
2025/26 Theatre Company Season Announced
/in Press, Breaking News, Theatre Company, General/by DCPA PressCat on a Hot Tin Roof and Next to Normal among titles in 2025/26 Denver Center Theatre Company Season Denver Center Theatre Company Artistic Director Chris Coleman is proud to announce the 2025/26 season for the regional producing theatre arm of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA). The new Theatre Company season kicks […]
2024-25 Bobby G Awards Nominees are Announced
/in Bobby G Awards, Education, General/by Emma HolstBlood and Score: How to Cook up a Cult Classic
/in Theatre Company, General/by Collin Van SonHorror comedies are like Hawaiian pizza: they combine two elements that, on paper, should never work together. Ham and pineapple seem destined to clash, but there’s something about the pizza format that turns the meat-fruit combo into something greater than the sum of its parts. The same goes for the onstage horror comedy; except in […]
The Addams Family Reflects American Values in a Funhouse Mirror
/in Broadway, General/by Emma HolstThe 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 […]
Annaleigh Ashford: From Waders to Wicked Tony Award winner to headline Saturday Night Alive
/in Community Engagement, Events, General/by Suzanne YoeLabeled a “The Teen to Watch” (Rocky Mountain News) when she was only fourteen, Wheatridge-born Annaleigh Ashford was destined for greatness from an early age. Having studied at the Kit Andreé Dance studio, this hometown girl got her start at the age of nine playing Tina Denmark in Ruthless! at Denver’s Theatre on Broadway. Now […]
Getting Spooky In Denver
/in Community Engagement, General/by Linnea CovingtonFrom the archives: this article was originally published on August 16, 2023 Walking in downtown Denver, you’ll see young couples with dogs, old folks carrying Trader Joe’s grocery bags, and bicyclists racing down Broadway. You might not even be aware of the Gothic subculture living its best life in Denver. In case you’re confused, we […]
Area Resources for LGBTQ+ Youth
/in Community Engagement, General/by DCPA PressBeing a teenager is tough. You’re dealing with puberty and hormones; pressure from school, peers and parents, plus self-consciousness exacerbated by social media. Now, consider being an LGBTQ+ teenager. All of the normal anxiety plus the risk of being marginalized, ostracized or outright unwelcome. Fortunately, there are amazing support opportunities right here in our community, […]
A Change is Gonna Come
/in Theatre Company, General/by Twanna LaTrice HillEven an infrequent patron of the theatre can’t help but notice that, in recent years, the array of options available has undergone a noticeable shift. The classics are still there – stories that reflect the white (mostly male) experience, some which we have seen repeatedly. The stories spring from the minds of (mostly) white, CIS, […]