They come reaching up to hold the hands of giants, wearing their best dresses and bunny costumes, watching and hearing their favorite bedtime story brought to life. These children probably aren’t aware, however, that when they come to see Goodnight Moon, they are taking part in one of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ […]
Beyond the Script: Denver Public Library’s Guide to Goodnight Moon
/in Education, Community Engagement, General/by Denver Public LibraryThanks to the Denver Public Library, we’re delighted to provide these library resources to enhance your theatre experience of our Theatre for Young Audiences production of Goodnight Moon. READ Goodnight Sounds by Debbie S. Miller, illustrated by Michelle Jing Chan What sounds lull you to sleep? Listen closely and you might just notice the […]
A Little Book for the Christmas Trade
/in Theatre Company, General/by DCPA PressBy Dan Sullivan This article was originally published in Applause magazine in 2009. It has been edited for length. He wrote it for the money. Not just for the money, of course: Charles Dickens was no Grub Street hack. Still, his family was growing, he was behind on his bills and his latest novel, […]
Grinch Helps Rediscover the Magic of Christmas
/in Broadway, General/by DCPA PressTheodore Seuss Geisel began his career as a cartoonist in the 1920s after one of his fellow Oxford students noticed him spending more time doodling in class than taking notes. Not long after that, his work began appearing in magazines with the name “Dr. Theophrastus Seuss” next to them, which the cartoonist quickly shortened to […]
DCPA shifts approach to immersive programming
/in DCPA, Press, Breaking News, Off-Center/by DCPA PressAn Open Letter to Our Community Dear Friends, In 2010, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) embarked on a great experiment. Charlie Miller and Emily Tarquin co-founded Off-Center — a “test kitchen” for immersive theatre with a simple recipe — put the audience at the center of the story. As one of the […]
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Tickets go on sale on Halloween
/in Press, Breaking News, Broadway, Events, General, Uncategorized/by DCPA Press“One of the most defining pop culture events of the decade” – Forbes Tickets for the Denver engagement of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child go on sale October 31 at 10am — fittingly, on the most magical day of the year. This spellbinding continuation of the wizarding world’s legacy arrives in Denver as […]
Goodnight Moon: Designing Theatre for Young Audiences
/in Education, Events, General/by Lisa BornsteinThey come reaching up to hold the hands of giants, wearing their best dresses and bunny costumes, watching and hearing their favorite bedtime story brought to life. These children probably aren’t aware, however, that when they come to see Goodnight Moon, they are taking part in one of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ […]
Filleting Questions from the Fishbowl
/in DCPA, Broadway, Theatre Company, Off-Center/by Lisa KennedyA large glass bowl with what could be mistaken for paper confetti sits atop a table where Charlie Miller, John Ekeberg and Chris Coleman have gathered in the Wolf Theatre in the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex. Not a stooge among them, the three gents of the Denver Center’s Off-Center, Broadway and Theatre Company divisions respectively […]
Kernel of Truth: A Fact-finding Mission to the Chatfield Farms Corn Maze
/in Community Engagement, Events, General/by Collin Van SonFall. Autumn. The Great De-Leafing. No matter what you call it, harvest season is upon us, and with it comes an array of corn-themed activities for the discerning Denver pleasure seeker. From Denver Botanic Gardens’ annual corn maze to the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ upcoming production of Shucked, Denverites have more ways than […]
How to Build a Season to Remember
/in Broadway, Theatre Company, Off-Center, Uncategorized/by Lisa KennedyEver wonder how the heads of the Denver Center’s three branches — Broadway, the Theatre Company, and Off-Center — chart their seasons? When does Artistic Director Chris Coleman, start puzzling out the Theatre Company’s intricate season? What goes into the immersive offerings of Off-Center, helmed by Executive Director and Curator Charlie Miller? When […]
Julie Taymor: Queen of The Lion King
/in DCPA, Exclusive, Broadway, Events/by Sylvie DrakeThis article was originally published in Applause magazine for the national touring premiere of The Lion King in Denver in 2002. Almost from the moment Julie Taymor was born — in 1952, into a comfortable upper middle class Boston family — she was destined for a career in the theatre she could never have foreseen. […]