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Gutenberg! The Musical!

Broadway, Cabaret, Comedy, Musical

Nov 2, 2024 – May 4, 2025
Garner Galleria Theatre
In this two-person musical spoof, a pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backers’ audition for their new, hilariously ill-advised project – a big, splashy musical about printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg.

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Little Shop of Horrors

Comedy, Musical, Theatre Company

Apr 11 – May 25, 2025
Wolf Theatre
Feast on a beloved sci-fi musical that has rocked the globe for generations! Unforgettable musical numbers, including the title track, “Skid Row,” and “Suddenly, Seymour,” will captivate musical theatre fanatics and newcomers alike.

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The Hot Wing King

Play, Comedy, Drama, Theatre Company

Apr 25 – May 25, 2025
Kilstrom Theatre

Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama! On the eve of the annual “Hot Wang Festival” in Memphis, Tennessee, Cordell Crutchfield thinks he has finally found a recipe that will land him the coveted title of Hot Wang King. His four-man team is cooking with plenty of spice and innuendo on prep night until a family emergency thrusts a troubled newcomer into the mix.

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2025 Bobby G Awards

Event

May 16, 2025
Ellie Caulkins Opera House

Modeled after the Tony Awards, the Bobby G Awards are a state-wide high school musical theatre program that recognizes Colorado students and educators in the areas of performance, design, direction, choreography and technical production. The awards ceremony serves as an opportunity for the DCPA to honor Colorado musical theatre programs and for students to celebrate and support each other.

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The Addams Family

Broadway, Comedy, Musical

May 2 – 4, 2025
Buell Theatre
A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, The Addams Family is the magnificently macabre hit musical featuring everyone’s favorite creepy, kooky characters. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. A man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, she confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.

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An Auraria Parable

Nontraditional, Off-Center

May 4 – 11, 2025

The area that we know today as Auraria has long been a place of gathering in Denver. The flowing and convergence of two rivers on its land has always made it fertile ground for Coloradan people, families, and communities.

Join us to understand the cycles of invitation and displacement on this land and foster your own story of connection and community by understanding what it means to call a place home.

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Public Tours

This is your chance to explore behind the scenes! Discover the handcrafted artistry of the DCPA Theatre Company and the astonishing stages of the Denver Performing Arts Complex in our newly relaunched public tours.

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THE BOOK OF MORMON

Broadway, Comedy, Musical

May 6 – 18, 2025
Buell Theatre
The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.” And Entertainment Weekly says, “Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.” Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show calls it “Genius. Brilliant. Phenomenal.” It’s THE BOOK OF MORMON, the nine time Tony Award® winning Best Musical.

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Bluebird Improv

Improv, Cabaret, Comedy

May 16 – 18, 2025
Garner Galleria Theatre

Bluebird is a collective of some of the best improvisers on the planet. The show is inspired by a short conversation with audience members and what follows is an evening of never before (and never again) scenes and characters that cascade into a hilarious and original freewheeling show.

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Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song

Cabaret, Comedy

May 28 – June 29, 2025
Garner Galleria Theatre

From Frozen to Phantom to Wicked, this all-new fall-down funny, satirical roast of over 30 Broadway hits features outrageous costumes, silly spoofs of the songs you know by heart and madcap impressions by a stellar cast!

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& Juliet

Broadway, Drama, Musical

Jun 4 – 15, 2025
Buell Theatre
Created by the Emmy®-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love—her way. Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name, including “Since U Been Gone‚” “Roar,” “Baby One More Time,” “Larger Than Life‚” “That’s The Way It Is,“ and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”

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MAMMA MIA!

Broadway, Comedy, Musical

June 25 – 29, 2025
Buell Theatre
A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! For nearly 25 years, people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story, and the timeless hits of ABBA that make MAMMA MIA! the ultimate feel-good show.

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Some Like it Hot

Broadway, Comedy, Musical

Jul 8 – 20, 2025
Buell Theatre
Winner of 4 Tony Awards®, including Best Choreography and Best Costumes, and the Grammy Award® for Best Musical Theater Album, Some Like it Hot is “A Super-Sized, All-Out Song-And-Dance Spectacular!” – The New York Times
Set in Chicago when Prohibition has everyone thirsty for a little excitement, Some Like it Hot is the “glorious, big, high-kicking” (Associated Press) story of two musicians forced to flee the Windy City after witnessing a mob hit. With gangsters hot on their heels, they catch a cross-country train for the life-chasing, life-changing trip of a lifetime.

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Dixie’s Tupperware Party

Cabaret, Comedy

July 16 – Aug 17, 2025
Garner Galleria Theatre

Not Your Mother’s Tupperware Party!
Dixie Longate is the fast-talking, gum chewing, ginger-haired Alabama gal who is bringing your grandma’s Tupperware party into the 21st century. Audiences howl with laughter as Dixie demonstrates the many alternative uses for the iconic plastic kitchen staple. Filled with outrageously funny tales, heartfelt accounts, audience participation and a little bit of empowerment and homespun wisdom, Dixie’s Tupperware Party leaves your heart a little bigger and your food a little fresher.

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Phamaly Theatre Company’s Pippin

Drama, Musical

August 7 – 24th, 2025
Kilstrom Theatre

Step into a world of wonder and self-discovery with one of American Theatre’s pride and joys: Pippin. This musical, from prolific writer Stephen Schwartz, follows the journey of young Pippin as he seeks happiness and fulfillment amidst a troupe of actors who may or may not have his best interests at heart.

Phamaly Theatre Company produced in partnership with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts

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Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Broadway, Drama, Musical

Aug 6 – 17, 2025
Buell Theatre

Pop the champagne, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards® — including Best Musical! Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory! Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. A celebration of Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and — above all — Love, Moulin Rouge! is more than a musical — it is a state of mind.

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Dixie’s Never Wear a Tube Top…

Cabaret, Comedy

Aug 20 – Sep 7, 2025
Garner Galleria Theatre

“Furiously Funny! A smartly written ‘Hoot and Holler” of a show!”- The Denver Post
Dixie Longate is known for her phenomenal success and hilarious antics in her wildly popular show, Dixie’s Tupperware Party. In her new hit show, Ms. Longate has reviewers cheering and audiences on their feet with nonstop laughter. Put on your cowboy boots and walk into her favorite honky-tonk as Dixie shares lessons learned after a hard night of drinking. What do a jeweled crown, a cardboard cutout of Julie Andrews and a box of moon pies have in common? Spend the night with Dixie and find out as she swaps her Tupperware bowls for a mechanical bull.

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The Happiest Man on Earth

Play, Drama, Theatre Company

Sept 19 – Nov 2, 2025
Singleton Theatre

Based on The New York Times best-selling memoir by Eddie Jaku, this “powerful and magnificent new work” (BroadwayWorld) tells a remarkable story of survival, revealing a paradox of joy built on a foundation of grief.

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Play, Drama, Theatre Company

Oct 3 – Nov 2, 2025
Kilstrom Theatre

Winner of the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for Drama! Raw, turbulent, and riveting from start to finish, this American classic by Tennessee Williams unfolds one sweltering night on the Pollitt family estate, where betrayals and unburied truths leave no one unscathed.

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Shucked

Broadway, Comedy, Musical

Oct 7 – 19, 2025
Buell Theatre

SHUCKED is the Tony Award®–winning musical comedy about an unlikely hero, a lovable con man, and an a-maize-ing battle for the heart & soil of Cob County.

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Disney’s The Lion King

Broadway, Family-friendly, Musical

Oct 23 – Nov 16, 2025
Buell Theatre

More than 100 million people around the world have experienced the phenomenon of Disney’s THE LION KING, and now you can, too, when Denver’s best-loved musical returns to the Buell Theatre. Winner of six Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, this landmark musical event brings together one of the most imaginative creative teams on Broadway. Tony Award®-winning director Julie Taymor brings to life a story filled with hope and adventure set against an amazing backdrop of stunning visuals. THE LION KING also features some of Broadway’s most recognizable music, crafted by Tony Award®-winning artists Elton John and Tim Rice. There is simply nothing else like THE LION KING.

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Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors

Cabaret, Comedy

Nov 8, 2025 – May 10, 2026
Garner Galleria Theatre

DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS is a Bram-new comedy you can really sink your teeth into. Filled with clever wordplay and anything-goes pop culture references, it’s a 90-minute, gender-bending, quick-changing, laugh-out-loud reimagining of the gothic classic, perfect for audiences of all blood types.

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The Hip Hop Nutcracker

Family-friendly, Holiday

Nov 21 – 23, 2025
Buell Theatre

A holiday mash-up for the whole family, The Hip Hop Nutcracker returns for another spectacular tour. Directed and choreographed by Tony and Olivier Award-nominated Jennifer Weber, this contemporary dance spectacle is a re-mixed and re-imagined version of the classic, smashing hip-hop dance and Tchaikovsky’s timeless music together into a heart-stirring and inspirational holiday event.

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A Christmas Carol

Family-friendly, Holiday, Musical, Theatre Company

Nov 21 – Dec 28, 2025
Wolf Theatre
Essential to the holiday season in Denver, A Christmas Carol is a joyous and opulent musical adaptation for the whole family that traces money-hoarding curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge’s triumphant overnight journey to redemption.

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Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

Broadway, Family-friendly, Holiday, Musical

Dec 3 – 7, 2025
Buell Theatre

Discover the magic of Dr. Seuss’ classic holiday tale as it comes to life on stage. Featuring the hit songs “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and “Welcome Christmas,” The Grinch discovers there’s more to Christmas than he bargained for in this heart-warming holiday classic. Max the Dog narrates as the mean and scheming Grinch, whose heart is “two sizes too small,” decides to steal Christmas away from the Whos, an endlessly cheerful bunch bursting with holiday spirit. Celebrate the holidays with the show The New York Times calls “100 times better than any bedtime story!

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The Notebook

Drama, Holiday, Musical

Dec 16 – 28, 2025
Buell Theatre

Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, THE NOTEBOOK tells the story of Allie and Noah, both from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart. “Full of butterfly-inducing highs and beautiful songs” (Entertainment Weekly), THE NOTEBOOK is a deeply moving portrait of the enduring power of love.

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SIX

Broadway, Comedy, Musical

Jan 7 – 11, 2026
Buell Theatre

From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over!

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Cowboys and East Indians

Play, Comedy, Drama, Theatre Company, World Premiere

Jan 16 – Mar 1, 2026
Singleton Theatre

A rare exploration of rural immigrant experiences in the American West, this premiere set in Casper, WY, examines how one understands their identity when they don’t see a reflection of it in their community.

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Godspeed

Play, Drama, Theatre Company, World Premiere

Jan 30 – Feb 22, 2026
Kilstrom Theatre

It’s 1865. Slavery has just been abolished in Texas. And a gunslinger named Godspeed returns to the Lone Star State with a six-shooter, one bullet, and vengeance on her mind. Think classic Western, with a twist.

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Water for Elephants

Broadway, Musical

Feb 11 – 22, 2026
Buell Theatre

After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life—and love—beyond his wildest dreams. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age.

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Colorado New Play Summit

Nontraditional, Theatre Company

Feb 14 & 15, 2026
Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex

At the Colorado New Play Summit, it’s your time to shine as you meet some of theatre’s most promising writers while helping them fine-tune their work. Listen to play readings by fabulous actors, share your feedback on these works in-progress, and enjoy two fully produced Theatre Company productions.

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Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN

Broadway, Comedy, Family-friendly, Musical

Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2026
Buell Theatre

There’s trouble in River City when a fast-talking salesman gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. Meredith Willson’s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef

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The Phantom of the Opera

Broadway, Drama, Musical

Mar 18 – Apr 5, 2026
Buell Theatre

“THE BRILLIANT ORIGINAL RETURNS “MORE SPECTACULAR THAN EVER” – Sunday Express
Cameron Mackintosh’s legendary production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is back to thrill American audiences once again! A revitalized production featuring Maria Björnson’s brilliant original design, which was rapturously received by London critics when it reopened at His Majesty’s Theatre in 2021, will launch in a multi-year North American Tour in November 2025, premiering at the Buell Theatre in Denver March 18 – April 5, 2026.

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Next to Normal

Drama, Musical, Theatre Company

Apr 3 – May 3, 2026
Wolf Theatre

Winner of three Tony Awards, this “impeccable” (The Washington Post) pop-rock musical deploys wry humor and brutal honesty to explore how a family navigates their darkest hours.

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Hell’s Kitchen

Broadway, Musical

Apr 14 – 26, 2026
Buell Theatre

Ali is a 17-year-old girl full of fire – searching for freedom, passion and her place in the world. How she finds them is a New York City coming-of-age story you’ve never felt before – HELL’S KITCHEN, a new musical from 17-time Grammy® Award winner Alicia Keys, whose new songs and greatest hits about growing up in NY inspire a story made for Broadway.

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English

Play, Comedy, Drama, Theatre Company

Apr 17 – May 31, 2026
Singleton Theatre

Undeniably one of the best plays of the decade” (Variety), this Pulitzer Prize winner is a disarmingly funny and tender new play about the foibles of language and miscommunication.

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Somewhere

Play, Drama, Musical, Theatre Company

May 1 – 31, 2026
Kilstrom Theatre

From the Tony Award-winning writer of The Inheritance and The Legend of Georgia McBride comes a music and dance-filled portrait of a tight-knit Puerto Rican family striving to make it in show business.

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Hadestown

Broadway, Drama, Musical

May 5 – 10, 2026
Buell Theatre

COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE.
Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, HADESTOWN is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.

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MJ

Broadway, Drama, Musical

May 13 – 17, 2026
Buell Theatre
Back by overwhelming demand, the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ is making a victorious return to Denver. Created by Tony Award-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, MJ goes beyond Michael Jackson’s singular moves and signature sound, offering a rare glimpse at the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour. Don’t miss your chance to experience the show that’s electrifying sold-out crowds on Broadway, in cities across North America, London’s West End, and Hamburg, Germany once again to the Buell Theatre in May 2026.

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Play, Broadway

May 30 – Jun 27, 2026
Buell Theatre

Broadway’s spellbinding spectacular Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Denver. Join Harry and his son on a mind-blowing new adventure—brought to life with the most astonishing theatrical magic ever seen on stage.

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The Sound of Music

Broadway, Musical

July 29 – Aug 2, 2026
Buell Theatre

For 65 years, THE SOUND OF MUSIC has been one of our “favorite things.” With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic isn’t just meant to be enjoyed – it’s meant to be shared. Directed by three-time Tony Award® winner Jack O’Brien (Hairspray), this vibrant and romantic tale of Maria and the von Trapp family features beloved songs like “Do-Re-Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” and “Edelweiss.”

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Beetlejuice

Broadway, Comedy, Musical

Aug 4 – 9, 2026
Buell Theatre

Based on the Tim Burton film comes BEETLEJUICE, a musical comedy about making the most of every Day-O. Entertainment Weekly calls it “A FEAST FOR THE EYES AND THE SOUL!”

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Spamalot

Broadway, Comedy, Musical

Aug 11 – 23, 2026
Buell Theatre

SPAMALOT, which first galloped onto Broadway in 2005, features a book & lyrics by Eric Idle and music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle. The original Broadway production was nominated for fourteen Tony Awards and won three, including best musical. The musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, SPAMALOT features well-known song titles such as “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” “The Song That Goes Like This,” “Find Your Grail” and more that have become beloved classics in the musical theatre canon.

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The Outsiders

Broadway, Drama, Musical

Sep 8 – 27, 2026
Buell Theatre

The winner of the 2024 Tony Award® for Best Musical is THE OUTSIDERS. This classic coming-of- age story takes you to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1967, where Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade, and their family of Greaser “outsiders” dream about who they want to become in a world that will never accept them. THE OUTSIDERS features a “tuneful and soul-bearing” (New York Stage Review) original score, “high-octane choreography” (New York Magazine), and a “sensational young cast” (The Wall Street Journal) that brings the show to life.

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