“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 […]
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’ […]
Fall. 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 […]
This 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. […]
When the North American touring production of Disney’s The Lion King pulls into Denver’s Buell Theatre, an astonishing transformation begins. First, 17 semitrucks transport the puppets, set pieces, costumes, and other materials from city to city. Sixteen of the trucks are 53’ in length. Once unloaded, it takes four days of on-site technical preparation and […]
By Valerie Gladstone Big corporations usually stay with the tried and true. Risk isn’t their game. But in 1997, in an inspired act of hiring, Disney asked the choreographer Garth Fagan to take on The Lion King. Until that point, Fagan had choreographed on two other theatre works, the Duke Ellington opera, Queenie Pie, in […]
I have never bought a book, read a poem or seen a play because it was by a Pulitzer winner. — Ben Brantley, Former Theatre Critic, The New York Times As a child of the 60s, I lived through the heyday of Award shows. Family and friends would gather as if for a holiday, dressed […]
In 1969, as in so much of the country, residents of the largely Latino neighborhood of Auraria were in turmoil. Many young Latinos were being shipped off to Vietnam. Civil rights movements were in full swing, including the Chicano Movement led in Denver by Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales, founder of the Crusade for Justice. In 1969, […]
As one of the most beloved films and musicals of all times, Disney’s The Lion King has charmed the child in all of us. To complement our Denver engagement, Disney Theatrical Productions has provided coloring sheets, a family activity packet, a study guide, trivia, fun facts, and more. Make the most of your experience at The […]
Every year, as the growing season begins, farmers are full of hope for a successful crop. As for the rest of us, we grow more and more eager, as the summer wanes, for the bounty of fresh food available from local farms. One of the most enjoyable ways to observe what has grown from the […]
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