The Second City opened its doors on a snowy Chicago night in December of 1959, and a comedy revolution began. The small cabaret theater grew to become the most influential and prolific comedy empire in the world, developing an entirely unique way of creating art and fostering generation after generation of superstars. The Second City’s […]
Colorado is always bursting with new attractions, organizations, and events — and we’re fortunate that our citizens support them with attendance and enthusiasm. The miners, merchants and other settlers who streamed into Colorado quickly established centers of arts and culture, building an opera house in 1878 and forming a symphony in 1892. Many other institutions […]
In 1900, author L. Frank Baum, wrote a charming book called The Wonderful Wizard of Oz that became a children’s classic. The book was turned into a stage musical a year later and begat another great classic: the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Judy Garland played a girl who, after a close encounter of […]
In Broadway’s Next Hit Musical, the Garner Galleria’s upcoming improvised musical comedy show, a band of master improvisers create musical numbers based on audience suggestions. These spur-of-the-moment showstoppers then compete for the coveted Tony – ahem – Phony Awards. The winning song is then fleshed out into a full musical production with a plot, characters, […]
This year, summer officially runs from June 20 through September 19, which means that Denver will see approximately 70 days of sunshine. While that won’t quite live up to the PR-spin that the railroads used to attract visitors in the late 1800s, it is more than enough to lure the locals to step outside and […]
We’re pretty sure Elsa loves ice cream. Escape the heat of summer when Frozen comes back to the Denver stage (June 19-July 3, 2024). Another great way to cool off? Ice cream, and plenty of it. Thanks to the delicious trend of high-end ice cream parlors, the Mile High City has no lack of options. […]
Let’s set the stage. It’s opening night in the Buell Theatre. Two thousand eight hundred people are taking their seats to see the next big Broadway hit. And then it happens. Heads swivel. Crowds part. Whispers of “Who is that?” begin. Enter Judi Wolf, stage right. Opening night after opening night the same reaction occurs. […]
PERFORMANCES OCTOBER 16-NOVEMBER 24 | BUELL THEATRE Producer Jeffrey Seller and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts announced today that single tickets for HAMILTON go on sale to the public July 9 at 10 a.m. MT, online at hamilton.denvercenter.org or by phone at 303.893.4100. HAMILTON returns to the Buell Theatre October 16-November 24, 2024, […]
So a friend says, “Hey, let’s go out tonight to this thing in a shipping container. I don’t know what it is, but it’s in the dark and supposed to be really cool and there’s something about a séance. I dunno…” You want me to go where to do what…in the DARK? Yep. We get […]
Disney’s Frozen may only be in town for a limited time, but there’s no shortage of sparkly frozen spectacles in the Centennial State. From holiday extravaganzas to castles to year-round ice skating, here are some of our favorite places so that — when it comes to the Frozen vibe — you don’t have to sing […]