‘The 12’: Three days that rocked the world
The world-premiere musical, says co-writer Robert Schenkkan, is about finding a way to recover your faith and move forward after experiencing a dark night of…
DeVotchKa frontman promises a ‘Sweeney Todd’ that’s ‘loud and proud’
Local band DeVotchKa will adapt Stephen Sondheim’s classic “Sweeney Todd” score for a fresh new staging by the DCPA Theatre Company. Frontman Nick Urata promises…
Mike Hartman brings the ‘Plainsong’ Trilogy full circle
‘Benediction’completes the first trilogy in the DCPA’s 36 years, and Mike Hartman has been front and center as all three plays have brought the Colorado…
‘Benediction’ opens as a celebration of ‘The Precious Ordinary’
Tonight’s opening of ‘Benediction’ completes the remarkable, eight-year process of adapting esteemed Colorado novelist Kent Haruf’s ‘Plainsong’ Trilogy for the stage.
Kent Haruf, Author of ‘Plainsong’ Trilogy, Dies at Age 71
Kent Haruf, who authored “The Plainsong Trilogy” brought to the stge by the DCPA, died Sunday morning of lung disease. He gave his final interview…
By the numbers: ‘A Christmas Carol’ over 31 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…
Colorado New Play Summit expands to two weekends; playwrights announced for 2015
2015 lineup will include works by Theresa Rebeck, Tanya Saracho, Catherine Trieschmann and Jason Gray Platt.
The scenic canvas of 'Lord of the Flies': Fire, smoke, rocks … and blood
“Lord of the Flies” brings fire and smoke to the stage. An airplane crash. A parachuting corpse. A murder off a high rock. The Space…
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…