Announcing the #Ham4Ham Lottery in Denver: $10 Tickets to Hamilton

Producer Jeffrey Seller and Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway announce a digital lottery for HAMILTON tickets will begin in conjunction with the show’s first performance (Oct. 16) in Denver at the Buell Theatre.  A limited number of tickets will be available for every performance for $10 each. The lottery will first open at […]

Hamilton Guess The Emoji Activity

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The Man Who First Brought Us Hamilton — Ron Chernow On Serving As Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Right Hand Man”

From the archives: this article was originally published on January 12, 2022 Before Miranda wrote the show, Chernow wrote the best-selling biography on the once-forgotten Founding Father. How involved was Chernow in the making of the musical? What does he think of Hamilton as hip-hop? And what would Hamilton, himself, think? The story has already […]

Think You Know HAMILTON‘s Founding Fathers?

As the nation moves toward Election Day (Nov 5, 2024) and the City of Denver hosts the third engagement of Hamilton (Oct 16-Nov 24, 2024), explore an extremely abbreviated “social card” for the country’s Founding Fathers: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and Benjamin Franklin.

Digital Ticket Lottery Announced for KIMBERLY AKIMBO

Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway releases details about the digital ticket lottery for KIMBERLY AKIMBO. A limited number of tickets will be available at $31 each. KIMBERLY AKIMBO will launch the National Tour with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts September 22 – October 5 as part of the DCPA’s 2024/25 Broadway subscription season. […]

Creating a Musical

KIMBERLY AKIMBO, the most award-winning production of the 2023 season, is a musical about growing up and growing old – in no particular order. It features Tony Award-winning book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire (Shrek), a Tony Award-winning score by Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), choreography by Danny Mefford (Dear Evan Hansen) and direction by Tony-nominated […]

(l to r) Nina White, Bonnie Milligan, Fernell Hogan, Michael Iskander, and Olivia Hardy in KIMBERLY AKIMBO, photo by Joan Marcus

A Dynamic Duo: KIMBERLY AKIMBO’s Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire

Kimberly Akimbo is one of those magical musicals that makes you wonder, “how did they pull that off?” An intimate, smart, deeply human musical that arrived on Broadway without a big star or a recognizable title, it nevertheless became the talk of the town by winning over audiences and critics alike and by making them […]

“History Has Its Eyes on You” Behind the References in Hamilton

In addition to the well-known cast of principle characters featured in Hamilton there are dozens of references to other historical figures. Here is a closer look at these individuals in order of reference: Sam Adams Referenced in: “Aaron Burr, Sir” Line: “I’m John Laurens in the place to be! Two pints o’ Sam Adams, but […]

Listen to the Harmony of the Taiko and Erhu Instruments During Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert

Worldwide cultures and regions celebrate music in different ways. Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert, with award-winning composer Jeremy Zuckerman, will showcase unique instruments playing songs to live clips from the cult classic cartoon at the Buell Theatre on September 10 & December 2.  Avatar: The Last Airbender tells the story of a world divided […]

Avatar: The Last Airbender 101: A Crash-Course on the Cult Classic Cartoon

Forces unknown bonded Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko over their love of Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, and other pop culture favorites at the Rhode Island School of Design. They knew they wanted to create something that integrated their love of fantasy, Japanese Anime, Kung-Fu cinema, and Eastern philosophy. Soon, their dream […]