From the archives: this article was originally published on November 9, 2022 Charles Dickens called his little Christmas book a “carol” after the songs and ballads celebrating the holiday for the birth of Christ. He carried the pretense further by calling the chapters “staves.” “Stave” is an archaic from of the word “staff,” a stanza […]
Movements for women’s equality and opportunity reach throughout history, culminating in this country with the women’s suffrage movement, which marked its own beginnings with the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, the first women’s rights event in U.S. history. Today, groups throughout Colorado continue to carry the banner for equality and empowerment: Colorado Black Women for Political […]
Have you ever fantasized about going back in time, just like Marty McFly does in Back to the Future? Were things simpler back in the day or pretty similar? Imagine if you could get in a time machine to see Denver in 1955 and 1985 — what might you see in the Mile High City? […]
Please note: Restaurant hours, locations, and menus are subject change, so please visit the restaurant website or call in advance of visiting. Delicatessens cropped up in New York City’s Lower East Side after masses of German immigrants journeyed to the New World in the early 1800s. The German term “delikatessen” means something particularly tasty or […]
The origins of the board game MONOPOLY could come in handy for a trivia game night – or even while playing MONOPOLY LIFESIZED: Travel Edition sometime soon. The very first version of MONOPOLY was created by Elizabeth Magie Phillips, based on her political and feminist views. In 1903, she filed a patent for her “Landlord’s Game.” […]
The Denver Center Theatre Company is excited to announce the full casting and creative team for the world premiere production of The Reservoir by Jake Brasch (our tempest, How to Draw a Triangle). The Reservoir will launch a co-production in Denver on January 17, 2025, and then transfer to Atlanta where it will start performances […]
In 2024, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts published its five-year strategic plan, which set a course for the organization through its 2028/29 season. Among the goals was to modernize the organization’s use of technology to advance audience and donor relations. One major part of this goal was to implement a new ticketing system […]
For the First Time Ever, Audiences in More Than 60 Cities Will See a Live Orchestra Perform the Most Iconic Songs and Themes from the NARUTO Animated Series, Live-to-Picture, as Scenes Play Out on a Full-Size Cinema Screen Denvercenter.org is the only official ticketing source for the April 1 Denver engagement. GEA Live, Un Pour […]
Funny Girl‘s highly anticipated return to Broadway took place in 2022, with Beanie Feldstein starring as Fanny Brice. Take a look at these videos from the Funny Girl rehearsal room and stage; watch the creation of a musical, from running lines to a sitzprobe in action.
The year is 1857. The locale is a boardinghouse on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It’s a homey dwelling, run by an upstanding middle-aged couple. But behind its unremarkable façade lies a den of activists engaged in the fight for women’s suffrage — in an America where only men of property have the right […]