Humble Origins, Proud Pies

The Ten-Year Anniversary of Waitress A diner may seem ordinary, but step inside the doors of the right one and you may find yourself changing your life. That’s the simple beauty of Waitress, now on tour to celebrate its ten-year anniversary of gracing Broadway with its intimate story of friendship, work, and the desire for […]

Test Your Knowledge: Jersey Boys Trivia

Are you a Four Season fan? Do you love Jersey Boys? Then test your knowledge of the Broadway sensation before it returns to Denver in December 2026. OFFICIAL TICKETS: Visit the Jersey Boys show detail page for official tickets, seat maps, and pricing. What year did Jersey Boys win the Tony Award for Best Musical? […]

A Beginner’s Guide to Newark Slang

Francesco Castelluccio, better known by his stage name, Frankie Valli, was born in the First Ward of Newark, New Jersey in 1934. A working-class neighborhood filled with immigrants, the world in which Frankie Valli grew up would have been a mashup of Italian and American culture.   The colorful language that has become synonymous with North […]

From Page to Stage: Why Mo Willems’ Stories Feel Made for Theatre

Theatre for Young Audiences Invites Children to Step Inside the Story   Long before the curtain rises, children already know exactly what they’re going to say. “No!” It’s the response readers have been shouting at Mo Willems’ famously persistent pigeon for years. Whether he’s begging to drive a bus, stay up late, or adopt a […]

Bluey’s Big Play Activity Pack

See Bluey onstage during Bluey’s Big Play! The whole family will be in Denver on November 21 & 22, 2026 Whether your kids are coming to the theatre or you are a kid at heart, download these Bluey-approved activities to enhance your experience. Draw step-by-step portraits of Bluey, Bingo, Mum, and Dad; make paper masks […]

The Mob in Denver

The Smaldone family, Denver’s version of the Mafia, was low key, unlike their more high-profile brethren in New York, Chicago and New Jersey. They wore big hats and spiffy suits, but they didn’t race around town in big cars, mowing down rivals. In fact, they weren’t in the Mafia. Isolated far out in Denver, they […]

Oh, Mary! to play Denver

Tony Award®-winning and Pulitzer Prize Finalist Play Coming for Strictly Limited Engagement   On the heels of a sold-out tour launch in Hartford and record-breaking San Diego engagement, producers Kevin McCollum & Lucas McMahon and Mike Lavoie & Carlee Briglia announced today that the North American tour of Oh, Mary!, Cole Escola’s Tony® and Olivier […]

The Amazing History of Nation’s Original Summer Stock Theatre

Historic Elitch Theatre Celebrates 135th Anniversary People in Denver driving along 38th Avenue at Tennyson Street can be forgiven if they wonder what those two strange structures are, just fleetingly visible off to the south. One appears to be a 12-sided, open-air pavilion with a gently rounded circular roof, while behind across a grass lawn […]

Activity Central: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!

Everyone’s beloved storybook comes to life on stage when the Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents its annual Theatre for Young Audiences production. Designed for PreK through third grade students, this play expands Mo Willems’ delightful children’s book into a full-scale production. Inspired by Willems’ simple story and illustrations, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive […]