Full Cast and Creative Team Announced for The Suffragette’s Murder

The Denver Center Theatre Company is excited to announce the full casting and creative team for the world premiere production of The Suffragette’s Murder by Sandy Rustin (Clue, Broadway’s The Cottage). The Suffragette’s Murder will begin performances in the Kilstrom Theatre on February 7, 2025. One of the most produced playwrights in American theatre, Sandy […]

It’s About Time: Back to the Future‘s Connection to Boulder, Colorado

One of the key plot twists in Back to the Future involves the Hill Valley Court House clock tower. In the year 1955, time would have been measured in this clock tower by Earth’s position in relation to the sun, moon and the heavens. The time on every clock in the world was based on […]

DCPA Education Preps Students for Careers in Theatre

In Sunset Boulevard, former silent-film star Norma Desmond says: “I’m ready for my close-up.” But exactly what does it take to get ready for your close-up, your audition or your first big role? The Denver Center for the Performing Arts offers a variety of educational programs from classes on acting, voiceover, and movement to in-school […]

A Game About a Game: MONOPOLY Trivia

Widely considered to be one of the world’s favorite board games, MONOPOLY has entertained decades of fans of all ages with the goal to buy all the properties and amass a fortune. Win or lose, the highly engaging game has stood the test of time. In its newest iteration, MONOPOLY LIFESIZED: Travel Edition comes to […]

Iconic Women Who Changed the Face of Comedy

It’s been 25 years since Jerry Lewis, appearing in Aspen at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, made headlines with his statement that women aren’t funny. “I, as a viewer, have trouble with it,” he said at the time. “I think of her as a producing machine that brings babies in the world.” Revenge is a […]

Finding Your Way Through The Reservoir

The presentation of The Reservoir by the Denver Center Theatre Company marks a full-circle return for a Colorado playwright who grew up at this theatre. Jake Brasch is coming home in multiple ways for the world premiere of The Reservoir, his deeply personal play about addiction, Alzheimer’s, and inter-generational connections, soon to be in production […]

Reclaiming Dignity: The Freedom 58 Project

Human trafficking. Sex trafficking. Modern-day slavery. Ugly phrases that describe the plight of an estimated 50 million individuals around the world. Fifty million largely nameless, faceless people who — through no fault of their own — have been robbed of their free will, independence, and dignity. Until now. The Freedom 58 Project is a Colorado-based […]

1980s Timewarp in Denver

The 80’s have made a comeback – whether you like it or not. It’s not just the fashion, though you will see colorful clothes, oversize jackets, big hair and scrunchies, and plenty of denim when you take look around. Even an 80’s themed bar, The Delorean, has opened in south Denver filled with memorabilia and […]

Celebrating Excellence in Denver’s Arts Scene

Since 1986 under the Federico Peña administration, the Mayor of Denver has recognized some of the city’s most outstanding artists and cultural organizations with the annual Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in Arts & Culture. In December 2024, current Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced the five recipients of this year’s honors, which included the Denver Center […]

A Tour of Colorado’s Jewish History

As Funny Girl takes audiences back into the life of Fanny Brice, the groundbreaking Jewish comedian of the early 20th century, fans can explore Jewish history closer to home, with a self-guided tour of Colorado’s own Jewish community. TEMPLE EMANUEL The oldest and largest synagogue between Kansas City and the West Coast, Temple Emanuel began […]