Matthew Lopez, Part 3: Is sweetness a risky trend in the American theatre?
Since the Greeks, theatre has often been mean, cruel and violent. But of late, there seems to be an emerging, organic trend in the American…
Part 2: Matthew Lopez to students: Be citizens. Be informed. Have opinions.
Playwright Matthew Lopez visited Denver School of the Arts as part of his year-long DCPA Playwriting Fellowship. He gave tips to acting and theatre students.
Kent Haruf: The complete final interview
In his final interview, with the DCPA’s John Moore, Kent Haruf said of his new book: “In some ways it felt as if it was…
Matthew Lopez in Denver, Part 1: Why? The hunger for new work
Matthew Lopez is making time to serve as the DCPA’s first-ever Playwriting Fellow for the 2014-15 Theatre Company season. He calls it a testament to…
By the numbers: ‘A Christmas Carol’ over 22 years at the DCPA
Did you know: In 22 productions of ‘A Christmas Carol,’ the DCPA Theatre Copany has employed seven Scrooges, 17 Tiny Tims, 45 actors as ghosts…
Podcast: Running Lines with Cyndi Lauper
John Moore chats with none other than Cyndi Lauper, who talks about bullying, drag queens, her anthemic song, “True Colors” and the Broadway musical “Kinky…
DCPA President Randy Weeks Dies at London Conference
Randy Weeks, who worked his way from the ground up to President of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, died today in London, DCPA…
Henry Lowenstein: ‘Father of Denver Theatre’ Passes Away
Henry Lowenstein, the namesake of the theatre that is now the Tattered Cover Book Store and considered by many the father of Colorado theatre, died…
The Making of The Unsinkable Molly Brown & the Origin of Every Song
Here’s our video on the making of “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” which includes a recalibrated Meredith Willson score. Plus, a list of where every song…
Writer Dick Scanlan on His Eight-Year Courtship with the Real Molly Brown
Acclaimed writer Dick Scanlan talks about his eight-year courtship with the real Molly Brown: “She is this indomitable, fundamentally American character who has an enormous…