Hadestown Post-Show Discussion Guide

Thank you for attending the Broadway tour of Hadestown. We’ve prepared this post-show discussion guide to deepen your engagement. Use it with your friends, family, or other patrons to discuss the elements of the show. If you are looking for pre-show questions or educational materials, please visit the Hadestown online education center. Enjoy! OFFICIAL TICKETS: […]

DCPA Brings Mo Willem’s Beloved Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! to the Stage this Fall

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! will run Oct 23-Dec 20, 2026  Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is proud to announce that the next Theatre for Young Audiences production sure to delight the youngest theatregoer is Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!, based on the award-winning children’s book written […]

The Improvised Shakespeare Company’s “Ode to Denver”

In advance of the sixth engagement of The Improvised Shakespeare Company® to visit the Garner Galleria Theatre (May 27-July 26), founder Blain Swen extolled the virtues of our very own Mile High City in “Ode to Denver.” The humor is but a glimpse of what’s in store at this improvisational show that takes suggestions from […]

Gentrification: At What Cost?

  Playwright Matthew López characterizes his play Somewhere as a “story about a family with dreams and a world that [is] indifferent to them.” Guided by the strength and spirit of a fierce, passionate mother, and brimming with undeniable talent, a tireless work ethic, and endless dedication, the members of this black, Puerto Rican fight […]

From the Bobby G Awards to the Barricade: Thomas Beeker’s Journey

When Thomas Beeker walked across the Ellie Caulkins Opera House stage as a 2022 Bobby G Award winner, Denver audiences knew they would see him again. And just four years later, he is part of the North American tour of Les Misérables. “Every time I think about it, I can’t imagine doing anything else,” Thomas […]

Weaving a Spell of Friendship

On a dreary spring morning in St. Louis, actors Adam Grant Morrison and David Fine are talking about their pivotal roles in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’s national tour, now in its second year. Morrison mentions a scene in which his and Fine’s characters — Albus Severus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy, respectively — have […]

Q&A with the Creators and Producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Many producers had floated the idea of creating a Harry Potter musical, J.K. Rowling had always politely declined. But a play about the adult Harry, inspired by the epilogue of Rowling’s seventh and final novel? Now, that idea intrigued the author whose books have sold more than 600 million copies worldwide. Together with playwright Jack […]

Magical World Leaps to Life On Stage in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling ended her epic seven-volume series of novels with a tantalizing teaser: an epilogue titled “Nineteen Years Later,” in which Harry and his friends Hermione and Ron, now grown, are preparing to send their children off to school at Hogwarts. That brief chapter inspired the spectacular stage production, Harry Potter and […]

The Dry: A Story of Determination

In 1909, the United States government passed the Enlarged Homestead Act to encourage dry-land farming in most western states including Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Montana, Washington, Oregon, and Nevada. Individuals could claim up to 320 acres of land while married couples were entitled to 640 acres. Despite the daunting challenge of farming this seemingly barren […]

Beyond the Script: Denver Public Library’s Guide to Hadestown

READ Memento Mori by Eunice Hong Recasting the myths of Eurydice, Orpheus, Persephone, and Hades through the lens of a Korean American family, Eunice Hong’s novel weaves together Greek mythology, neuroscience, and family memories as a means of grappling with death. Memento Mori asks what happens when we no longer exist except for in the […]