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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
What started with Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! has grown into the beloved Pigeon series, which now includes more than 15 books. Although the series is intended for children ages 3 to 5, its humor appeals to readers of all ages. At the heart of the series is the mischievous and charismatic Pigeon […]
Arapahoe HS & CU-Boulder grad. Previous Denver Center Theatre Company house manager. And now? Managing Director of Disney Theatrical Group In a video marking the 30th anniversary of Disney on Broadway, Julie Taymor, the Tony-winning director of The Lion King, offered a vital PSA. “Going to the theater and being in an audience is something […]
Reprinted with permission from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Study Guide Beauty and the Beast (“La belle et la bête”) is a traditional fairy tale that was first published in French in the mid-18th century in a version by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve. The first English translation appeared in 1757. Since then, the story […]
Denver Public Library recommends these resources to enhance your experience at Disney’s Beauty and the Beast READ Kill the Beast: A Tale of Everyone’s Favorite Guy by Serena Valentino We all know the story of Belle and the Beast, though this title takes a unique spin with the never before heard story of Gaston. […]