Denver Center for the Performing Arts
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DCPA is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating unforgettable shared experiences through beloved Broadway musicals, world-class plays, educational programs, and inspired events. The center has a blog that talks about its activities, shows, events, about the center's educational programs, and more.
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
4d ago
Finally, after years of school, school and, yep, more school, Alex is graduating. There’s just one little problem…Alex doesn’t have a clue what’s next. But not knowing what your future holds is no reason not to celebrate. Instead, audiences are invited to join Alex for a graduation party when The Catamounts, in collaboration with Hanzon ..read more
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1w ago
Former Rocky Mountain News Theatre Critic Lisa Bornstein and current fourth grade math teacher at Polaris Elementary School gives her first-hand account of her school’s participation in the 40th annual DPS Shakespeare Festival. It was 10am on Friday, April 26 when downtown Denver’s Skyline Park came alive with Roman senators, harlequins, a living brick wall ..read more
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1w ago
Two months into the pandemic, in May of 2020, I began reading Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. The book traces 70,000 years of human development, beginning with the dawn of modern cognition, to the development of nomadic societies, the advent of agriculture, to the building of ancient empires, and finally, inevitably, the creation ..read more
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1w ago
Ahead of this year’s Bobby G Awards, the DCPA’s annual celebration of high school musical theatre, taking place on May 17 in the Buell Theatre, meet the ten Lead Performer nominees. During the awards ceremony these students will sing an original medley kicked off by last year’s Lead Performer winners, Camille Nugent and Connor O’Brian ..read more
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1w ago
Hailed as “a genuinely epic production” by The New York Times (original New York run), The Lehman Trilogy follows three German-Jewish immigrant brothers, and their descendants, as they navigate fire, flood, war, and panic to build a financial behemoth that changed America. Take a look at some of the production photos below ..read more
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1w ago
On Tuesday, April 30, nominations were announced for the 77th annual Tony Awards. Among the nominees were two bound-for-Denver hits plus six individuals who are affiliated with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. And the nominees with DCPA connections are… Gutenberg: The Musical Nomination: Best Revival of a Musical In this two-person musical spoof ..read more
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1w ago
“Those people.” You’ve heard that phrase uttered by individuals and you instantly know what is implied. Well, let’s chat about “those people.” Apart from indigenous peoples who were the original stewards of the soil beneath our feet, the remaining individuals who embody America are immigrants or ancestors of immigrants or ancestors of ancestors of immigrants ..read more
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1w ago
The DCPA’s 2024 Women with Hattitude luncheon was the most successful in the event’s history – by a landslide. Tickets were sold out and the event received unprecedented support through sponsorships. Nearly 650 guests were in attendance who raised almost $110,000 by the event’s end. Women with Hattitude serves as a fundraiser for the Women’s ..read more
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1w ago
Nine-year-old Bee Quijada sits in a suburban classroom. During a history lesson on Rosa Parks, she asks, “Where did Latinos sit on the bus?” What follows is a theatrical mixtape of Bee’s life. It’s a one-person show that immerses the audience in elaborate, layered soundscapes by fusing Latin rhythms, hip-hop, and spoken word poetry. And it’s ..read more
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
2w ago
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Off-Center and Realscape Productions, in partnership with UK-based creators of innovative immersive experiences, DARKFIELD, are proud to announce Denver as the US tour launch of the multisensory series DARKFIELD, featuring SÉANCE, FLIGHT and COMA, from July 11 – August 11 in the city’s River North (RiNo) Art ..read more