Please note: Restaurant hours, locations, and menus are subject change, so please visit the restaurant website or call in advance of visiting. If you’re salivating for a taste of the South—grits, fried chicken, Creole spice, crawfish, catfish, and other classics–Denver has a surprising abundance of Southern cuisine to choose from so you can decide how […]
2023 Colorado New Play Summit: A Celebration of the Written Word
/in Theatre Company, General, New Play Summit/by Cynthia BarnesIn the beginning was the Word. In the beginning of every play — before the set, the costumes, the makeup — are the words that make the story, the story that ultimately becomes the play. Lovers of words and the stories they create converged February 25 at 26 at the DCPA’s Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex […]
Gumbo, Hush Puppies, Fried Chicken and More of Denver’s Southern Food
/in Broadway, General/by Mindy SinkPlease note: Restaurant hours, locations, and menus are subject change, so please visit the restaurant website or call in advance of visiting. If you’re salivating for a taste of the South—grits, fried chicken, Creole spice, crawfish, catfish, and other classics–Denver has a surprising abundance of Southern cuisine to choose from so you can decide how […]
DCPA Theatre Company Announces Two World Premiere Productions for 2023/24 Season
/in Press, Breaking News, Theatre Company, General/by DCPA PressThe DCPA Theatre Company, the regional producing theatre arm of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA), is thrilled to announce two world premiere productions for the 2023/24 DCPA Theatre Company season. During the 2023 Colorado New Play Summit (CNPS), attendees were the first to learn about two shows that will be on the 2023/24 DCPA Theatre Company season lineup. […]
Denver’s Mural Art Celebrating Black Lives
/in Community Engagement, General/by Mindy SinkDenver is home to many colorful murals that celebrate Black lives. Here’s a guide for where to find many of them by two notable artists who made them. DETOUR The artist Detour, whose name is Thomas Evans, has his work splashed around the city in vibrant and full murals. Detour’s work can be found on […]
Ahrens, Flaherty and Anastasia: Legendary songwriters revisit legendary tale
/in Broadway, General/by John MooreWhat they came up with ‘is a story that is just as transporting as the source film, but in a more grown-up way’
Dear Les Misérables: You should cast me as Gavroche
/in Broadway, General/by Jessica AustgenAn urchin-like, thirtysomething Denver actress makes her pitch to play the boy who gets shot at the barricade in the touring production of ‘Les Misérables.’
Les Miz: Once more, with feeling
/in Broadway, General/by Sylvie DrakeHugo’s epic masterpiece returns to Denver bringing larger-than-life characters that are becoming more and more uncommon in our modern world
Darko Tresnjak on how Anastasia teaches men to be better men
/in Broadway, General/by John Moore‘The hope that one of them survived, this magical child, is very appealing’
DCPA Theatre Company Announces Full Cast and Creative Teams for The Color Purple and The 39 Steps
/in Press, Breaking News, Theatre Company, General/by DCPA PressThe Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Theatre Company is excited to announce the full casting and creative teams for the compelling musical The Color Purple and audience favorite The 39 Steps. “The DCPA Theatre Company season is rounding out with two productions that audiences will love and recognize,” said Artistic Director Chris Coleman. […]
Egyptian Influence on Colorado Architecture
/in Community Engagement, General/by Cynthia BarnesHot, hot, hot: Egyptomania was all the rage in the Roaring ’20s when British archaeologist Howard Carter “discovered” the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. American audiences breathlessly devoured developments of the excavation, which was documented in detail by newspapers, magazines and movie news-reels. This wasn’t the first time the ancient civilization was front-page news — […]