Finding Magic in Denver

If Harry Potter and the Cursed Child or The Tempest make 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” or “expelliarmus” like a pro. OFFICIAL TICKETS: Visit the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child or The […]

DCPA Connections to 2026 Tony Award Nominees

When people talk about six degrees of separation, that’s actually, well, a lot of separation. But if you talk about one degree — from Denver to New York — it’s just a four-hour plane ride away! That’s a little like this year’s nominees for the 2026 Tony Awards. While the full lineup of nominations is […]

Gentrification: At What Cost?

  Playwright Matthew López characterizes his play Somewhere as a “story about a family with dreams and a world that [is] indifferent to them.” Guided by the strength and spirit of a fierce, passionate mother, and brimming with undeniable talent, a tireless work ethic, and endless dedication, the members of this black, Puerto Rican family […]

DCPA Announces All Public On-Sale and Subscriber Pre-Sale Dates

  The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) announces both the Subscriber pre-sale and public on-sale dates for 2026/27. Subscriptions are available now at denvercenter.org.   OFFICIAL TICKETS: Visit the Subscription detail page for package options, seat maps, and pricing. “Planning ahead makes it easier for our audiences to say ‘yes’ to the experiences they love,” said […]

Once and The Tempest among titles in 2026/27 Denver Center Theatre Company Season

Denver Center Theatre Company Artistic Director Chris Coleman is proud to announce the 2026/27 season for the regional producing theatre arm of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA). The new Theatre Company season kicks off performances on September 11 and will feature eight mainstage productions including a fantastical William Shakespeare tale, a twist on an Alfred Hitchcock thriller, and a beloved folk-rock musical.   “The 2026/27 […]

In Pursuit of the American Dream in Somewhere

It was the summer of 1959. West Side Story was the biggest hit on Broadway and filming on the movie was just beginning. The neighborhood of San Juan Hill on the West Side of Manhattan was in the process of being demolished, so Director Robert Wise took advantage of the demolition to film scenes among half-destroyed buildings, using the rubble to suggest […]

Director Hamid Dehghani on English

These days, Iran appears in the news mostly through the language of crisis: war, repression, destruction, and fear. We see distant images of cities, explosions, and uncertainty. We hear about lives interrupted or lost, about people struggling under forces far larger than themselves. But what we rarely see are the intimate human spaces inside those […]

Director Nancy Keystone on Next to Normal

Is there such a thing as “normal?” As someone who has never really felt normal in my life, I’m not sure what that would actually look like. In Next to Normal, the veneer of normalcy of the Goodman family household cracks almost immediately, exposing the wounded hearts and souls of the characters as their raw struggles are […]

Learn English — or Farsi — as a Second Language

In Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play English, a group of students outside of Tehran are learning English as a second language —  foibles, inconsistencies, antiquated expressions and all. For local audiences who may want to take Enlish or Farsi as a second language or need help prepping for the TOEFL (Test of English as a […]

Word by Word

Learning to speak, and listen, in English    English Only. It’s a simple rule, but sometimes the simplest rules are the hardest ones to follow. For the students enrolled in Marjan’s advanced English course, the temptation to switch to their native tongue, Farsi, is often too great to resist. But in this particular classroom in Karaj, Iran, the magic of theatre means that English is indeed the only language the […]