35 years after being the first Broadway show to christen the Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre, The Phantom of the Opera returns It started out as an addition to the 1908 Denver Municipal Auditorium and became the highest grossing theatre of its size in the nation. The former Denver Auditorium Arena (1940-1989) was added adjacent […]
Local musicians are tapped to step into the orchestra pits of Broadway shows as they tour across the country. A Denver Orchestra With Deep Roots Most national Broadway tours travel with only a small core of musicians; the remaining artists are hired locally. It is a model built on trust — trust that a city will […]
35 Years After Opening Denver’s Buell Theatre, The Phantom of the Opera Returns in an All-New Production Maybe you saw the original performance on Broadway. Maybe you heard the music on a cassette or CD or through streaming — ripped a track to a mixtape or playlist to sing along to in your car. Or […]
This article was originally published in 2024 and was updated in 2026. Whether it’s William Shakespeare’s Hamlet or Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, period stories of love and revenge often feature sword fights, duels, and derring doo. Feeling like a swashbuckler, yourself? While DCPA Education regularly offers various classes in stage […]
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is thrilled to welcome a bold new production of the legendary rock opera The Who’s TOMMY playing Oct. 16–18, 2026 in the Buell Theatre at 14th & Curtis in downtown Denver. Fresh from Broadway, this high‑voltage revival brings renewed energy, emotional depth, and theatrical spectacle to one of […]
The famous chandelier has been made even more spectacular for new North American production .
Denver Public Library resources to enhance your experience at Water for Elephants READ The Ordinary Acrobat: A Journey Into the Wondrous World of the Circus, Past and Present by Duncan Wall Duncan Wall was an American Fulbright scholar in France when he decided to enroll in the École Nationale des Arts du Cirque, a […]
By Julia Schemmer, Founder of Puppetry on Broadway Feeling inspired by the incredible puppetry in Water for Elephants, and want to get started on your own puppetry journey? Thankfully, you don’t need to join the Benzini Brothers Circus to get started. There are so many incredible opportunities to learn, build, and play with puppets […]
Denver Public Library resources to enhance your experience at Meredith Willson’s The Music Man READ This Day Changes Everything by Edward Underhill Abby Akerman believes in the Universe. After all, her Midwest high school marching band is about to perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. If that’s not proof […]
Puppetry is an ancient form of storytelling where a person, called a puppeteer, manipulates a figure resembling a human, animal, creature, or inanimate object. In Water for Elephants, playing Denver’s Buell Theatre Feb 11-22, 2026, puppets and puppeteers are used to enhance the storytelling. Take, for example, Silver Star, the prized horse and equestrian act […]