Who’s Who in Bluebird Improv?
Meet the team of four behind Bluebird Improv, coming to the Garner Galleria Theatre for one weekend only: May 16-18.
Q&A with Bluebird Improv’s Tim Meadows and Brad Morris
Bluebird Improv is coming to the Garner Galleria Theatre for a limited time – May 16-18. Don’t miss your chance to see these hilarious comedians in action, including Tim Meadows, Matt Walsh, Brad Morris, and Joe Canale. We had the opportunity to sit down with Tim Meadows and Brad Morris for a closer look at […]
Getting Spooky In Denver
From the archives: this article was originally published on August 16, 2023. Updated 2025. Walking in downtown Denver, you’ll see young couples with dogs, old folks carrying Trader Joe’s grocery bags, and bicyclists racing down Broadway. You might not even be aware of the Gothic subculture living its best life in Denver. In case you’re […]
Meet Piper Lindsay Arpan, Theatre and Dance Maven
Gutenberg! The Musical!, the Garner Galleria’s current production, is filled with humor, flexible truth telling, and…choreography? Piper Lindsay Arpan, a frequent DCPA collaborator (Xanadu, The Other Josh Cohen), works as the Assistant Director and Choreographer of Gutenberg! The Musical!. “It’s two acts of non-stop singing, dancing, and acting that leaves each performer drenched with sweat […]
10 Everyday Inventions You Didn’t Know Were German
Gutenberg! The Musical! – showing at the Garner Galleria Theatre through May 4 – is the meta spoof story of two playwrights auditioning a play about German inventor Johannes Gutenberg and his printing press, hoping to get a Broadway debut. Speaking of German inventors and inventions, we use numerous everyday inventions that you probably didn’t […]
Meet the Cast of Gutenberg! The Musical!
Meet the cast of DCPA Cabaret’s Gutenberg! The Musical!. And yes, there are supposed to be that many exclamation points in the title, because the cast is so delighted to share this show with Denver audiences. In this musical spoof, a pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backers’ audition for their new, ill-advised project – […]
Love on DCPA Stages in 2025
With February comes a month of love. Or at least one specific day for it: February 14. At the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, we love to uplift all kinds of stories. While Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, we want to highlight the different kinds of love that can be seen on our stages […]
Reigning Supreme: The History of Helvetica
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ current cabaret comedy, Gutenberg! The Musical!, is a play about inventor Johannes Gutenberg within a play about two would-be theatre composers attempting to raise some cash to produce their show. Two actors play a whole cast of characters including the famed inventor who created the first moveable-type press, […]
Johannes Gutenberg: Inventor of the Printing Press Makes Impression on History
Ask any historian to name the most significant invention in history and many would say the printing press. Created by Johannes Gutenberg around 1450, the moveable-type printing press revolutionized the publishing industry. Previously, the limited number of books in Europe were largely written by hand on a type of parchment called vellum. The work was […]
DCPA Transitions to New Ticketing Provider
In 2024, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts published its five-year strategic plan, which set a course for the organization through its 2028/29 season. Among the goals was to modernize the organization’s use of technology to advance audience and donor relations. One major part of this goal was to implement a new ticketing system […]