The Future on Film

Hoverboards, it must be said, have not lived up to their promise. They still touch the ground, for starters, and then there’s the minor matter of them exploding without warning. All in all, though, the Back to the Future franchise has had a pretty good track record when it comes to predicting the future of […]

The Funny Thing About Show Business

Funny Girl is the beloved, fictionalized story of Fanny Brice, a comedic actress who rose to fame performing with the Ziegfield’s Follies revue. Brice was married and divorced three times in her life, notably to Nick Arnstein, a convicted conman whose trial was front page news at the time. Her rise in the entertainment industry and […]

Great Scott! Back to the Future: The Musical Takes Flight

This much they knew: the DeLorean would have to fly. As screenwriters Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis contemplated bringing their beloved 1985 film, Back to the Future, to the stage, they were aware that not everything would transfer. Audiences in 2024 wouldn’t have the same appetite for the terrorists pursuing Doc, for example, and the […]

Finish the Funny Girl Lyrics

When Funny Girl opened on Broadway in 1964, it launched the career of none other than Barbra Streisand who was cast to portray the real-life of Fanny Brice who inspired the musical. Its score by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merrill and book by Isobel Lennart was nominated for eight 1964 Tony Awards including Best […]

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical Activity Pack

Are you ready to see Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Hermey the elf, Sam the Snowman and more of your favorite characters onstage this holiday season? Before seeing the musical, check out the plethora of activities below. Whether you want to test your knowledge or bring a coloring activity to the theatre for your child, there […]

Burl Ives: The Sound of Christmas

There are certain associations with Christmas. The smell of pine trees. The taste of gingerbread. The feel of a crisp winter day. The sight of snowflakes. But when I think of the sound of Christmas, I think of Burl Ives. My parents had that old record player…you know the one I mean, the one that […]

Hamilton Prop Details As Told By the Prop-Makers Themselves

This article was originally published on January 13, 2022 As Hamilton was gearing up for the road, the team went to see where the sausage gets made! Actually, they visited Mary Therese Creede and her team at Jerard Studio in Red Hook, Brooklyn where all of the Hamilton props are created. Mary Therese’s team knows […]

Avatar: The Last Airbender 101: A Crash-Course on the Cult Classic Cartoon

Forces unknown bonded Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko over their love of Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, and other pop culture favorites at the Rhode Island School of Design. They knew they wanted to create something that integrated their love of fantasy, Japanese Anime, Kung-Fu cinema, and Eastern philosophy. Soon, their dream […]

If Hamilton Visited Denver

This article was originally published on February 4, 2022 Of course, Alexander Hamilton never visited Denver. The city wasn’t even founded until 54 years after his death. But if Hamilton did come to Denver today, what would he visit?

A Day in the Life of a Company Manager for Broadway

Back to the Future: The Musical tours The Buell Theatre January 22 through February 9, and it’s a homecoming for Jack Stephens who grew up in Aurora. So DCPA asked this theatre-kid-turned-Broadway-Company-Manager what a typical day on the road is like and learned that it’s anything but typical. DCPA: Welcome home! Growing up in Aurora […]