Denver Mental Health Resources for Teens and Families

Nearly 1.2 million adults in Colorado have a mental health condition and many don’t have access to help in their communities. Here are some local and national mental health resources. In March 2025, the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Colorado reported that 1,186,000 adults in Colorado have a mental health condition. The Colorado stats […]

From Dog-eared Book to Best Musical: The Outsiders Stays Gold

Long before Twilight, Divergent, and The Hunger Games, a teenage girl in Tulsa, Oklahoma invented the young adult genre. Susie Hinton was 16 when she wrote The Outsiders, which she sold to Viking Press under the name S.E. Hinton, so she wouldn’t be dismissed as just another girl. “There was only a handful of books […]

Affordable French Restaurants in Denver

Please note: Restaurant hours, locations, and menus are subject change, so please visit the restaurant website or call in advance of visiting. Thanks to everyone’s favorite candelabra in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, we have classic French food on the brain. Think coq au vin, escargot, steak frites, beef Bourguignon, onion soup, delicate pastries and […]

New Collaboration Debuts with Film Festival in Boulder

Boulder Histories Film Festival highlights the People, Places, and Preservation throughout the Region   The Boulder Histories Film Festival (BHFF) is Boulder’s newest documentary film festival. Taking place at the foot of the iconic Flatirons in the newly renovated Chautauqua Auditorium, BHFF screens short documentaries about Boulder County made by Boulder-based filmmakers, focusing on the […]

Shakespeare Comes to a Parking Lot Near You

Shakespeare in the Parking Lot is a testament to the magic of live theatre, reaching audiences in unexpected ways; whether they are performing in an under-served community, making Shakespeare relatable to a teenager, or sparking an interest in the arts in a child. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is immensely proud of […]

Finding Magic in Denver

If The Tempest makes you want to try your hand at sorcery, discover the many magical offerings throughout Colorado. From magic shows to classes and stores, we’ll have you saying “abracadabra” like a pro. OFFICIAL TICKETS: Visit The Tempest show detail page for verified tickets, seat maps, and pricing. MAGIC SHOWS Cosmo’s Magic Theater 1045 Garden of […]

Latinx Creatives Spur Denver’s Arts Economy

Meet the Denver and Colorado Latinx creatives transforming arts, culture and community. Everyone knows the soap opera drama of a telenovela. Whether we admit it or not, it’s hard to resist being pulled along by a story that makes us gasp as well as laugh and cry, like Destiny of Desire: A Telenovela Play with […]

Screen-to-Stage Adaptions in DCPA’s 2026/27 Season

In the indie movie Once, a girl and a guy sit at a piano in a musical instruments store in Dublin. He’s a busker and vacuum repairman. She’s a talented pianist and Czech immigrant. When these near strangers’ voices find their way to a lovely harmony in writer-director John Carney’s hushed yet rousing film (“Take […]

Designing The Outsiders

Inside The Outsiders with the Creative Team Get a glimpse inside the creative process of The Outsiders with Tatiana Kahvegian (Set Design), Brian MacDevitt (Lighting Design), Sarafina Bush (Costume Design), Cody Spencer (Sound Design), Hana Sooyeon Kim (Projection Design), and Lillis Meeh (Special Effects Design). OFFICIAL TICKETS: Visit The Outsiders show detail page for official […]

The Outsiders: Inside the Music and Lyrics

In Conversation with Book Writer, Composer, Lyricist, Music Supervisor, Orchestrator, and Arranger Justin Levine   You wear a lot of hats on The Outsiders. Can you talk a little bit about all those roles and how they come together on this production? I often tend to be a multihyphenate on shows that I work on. […]