Land Acknowledgement: Honoring Indigenous Peoples

A land acknowledgement is a traditional practice of many Native nations that has been used for centuries. Land acknowledgements are increasingly used by Native and non-Native individuals and groups to recognize Indigenous Peoples as the original stewards of the lands upon which we now reside.

Things to do in Denver (by a local)

by Nate Lemming Recently, Denver local and self-described “recovering attorney and digital nomad” Nate Hake reached out to the NewsCenter. He included the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in his roundup of the best things to do in Denver and wanted us to know. And while we are truly grateful, the real clincher was […]

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Bobby Lefebre: ‘Love in the time of Corona’

Colorado Poet Laureate Bobby LeFebre is offering words of poetic inspiration for the people of Colorado through the COVID-19 crisis: Love in the time of Corona Today, my love, let the crackle of the world burning outside our door be the music we slow-dance to. Let us unclench our raised fists to make space for […]

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2018 True West Award: Diana and Mike Kinsey

‘They give because theatre has the power to change lives, open hearts and minds to new ideas – and remind us of our humanity’

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Wicked! Five movie musicals to look forward to

Aladdin, The Lion King, In the Heights and West Side Story are all planning big-screen adaptations in the next two years It’s true that musicals have risen in popularity in recent years, and that Broadway theater attendance is at an all-time high. Movies such as The Greatest Showman, Beauty and the Beast and La La […]

Candlelight Dinner Playhouse has just opened the Colorado premiere of 'Newsies' in Johnstown, located about 45 miles north of Denver. Garland Photography.

Follow us ‘Into the Woods’ for all of your July theatregoing options

Candlelight Dinner Playhouse has just opened the Colorado premiere of ‘Newsies’ in Johnstown, located about 45 miles north of Denver. Garland Photography.  Up north: Newsies. In Denver: Phamaly, Mixed Taste, Les Misérables, Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man You say theatre slows down in the summertime? Pshaw. Across Colorado, you have a whopping 80 theatregoing […]