Unpacking the Origins of Everyday Superstitions As a trick in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice film, you have to say Beetlejuice’s name three times to make him appear. The Beetlejuice musical gives this classic film a Broadway makeover with crazy musical numbers, strong language, mature references and other behaviors from the well-known, inappropriately deranged demon. OFFICIAL TICKETS: […]
Best Places to Experience Colorado’s Dark Skies and Stargazing If you’re looking at the Colorado sky, it may be increasingly difficult to pick out the namesake of Beetlejuice. Betelgeuse, the tenth brightest star in the night sky and the second brightest star that is part of the Orion constellation. As humans have progressed from the […]
<em>Beetlejuice</em> choreographer Connor Gallagher aims to please diehard devotees of the film – and welcome new ones into the fold. Connor Gallagher knew fans of Beetlejuice, Tim Burton’s over-the-top 1988 movie, would have high expectations of the musical adaptation. But the choreographer also knew there’d be audience members who’d never seen the source material, and […]
A Guide to Denver’s Gothic Haunts and Happenings Walking in downtown Denver, you’ll see young couples with dogs, old folks carrying Trader Joe’s grocery bags, and bicyclists racing down Broadway. You might not even be aware of the Gothic subculture living its best life in Denver. In case you’re confused, we aren’t talking about the […]
For die-hard fans of Beetlejuice (be it the film or the stage production), these fun facts may be commonly known, but they help explain the otherworldly success of Tim Burton and his most well-known character whom we shall not say three times — Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetle… OFFICIAL TICKETS: Visit the Beetlejuice show detail page […]
There are many improv shows in Denver. This is not an article about improv shows. This is an article about improv theatre — a long-form type of improvisation wherein an entire plot of a performance is devised around a single audience suggestion. Denver audiences may recall the antics of The Improvised Shakespeare Company®, which appears […]
Cartoon superheros, talking cleaning bottles, instructional videos, the audiobook version of that best seller, and even some of the questions heard on the radio — these are all done by voiceover artists. “It can be so very broad. I think of voiceover as being anytime you hear a voice without the face of the person […]
Grayson Allensworth and Gillian Reynolds Perform at the Minskoff Theatre On June 22, 116 high school students from across America stood on the largest stage of their lives…thus far. Each was recognized as the Outstanding Lead Performer in their state’s high school musical theatre awards program. For Colorado, those were Grayson Allensworth of the Denver […]
Seeing a DCPA show for the first time? You’re in the right place. Here’s everything you need to know before you go. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents touring Broadway hits and produces original theatre right here in Denver, with performances happening in multiple venues throughout downtown’s Arts Complex. Whether you’re planning […]
Meet the five improvisers who make a new Shakespearean masterpiece each night. Founded in Chicago in 2005, The Improvised Shakespeare Company® has become one of the most acclaimed improv troupes in the world. Based on a single audience suggestion — the title of a play that has never been written — the company creates a […]