Sarah Rex

Denver Center For the Performing Arts has released a new flashback video to its DCPA Cabaret production of Xanadu!

Most musical theatre fans would probably agree the movie-musical Xanadu isn't the finest. You've got Olivia Newton-John in as a Greek muse in legwarmers and roller skates, on Earth to help a struggling artist build a roller disco. It's campy at best with some standout songs, visually fun but a reasonable flop.

Not all shows need to have exuberant sets, notable actors, or even a solidified plotlines to be impactful. As we move further and further into the age of 'contemporary musical theater,' more song cycles - shows composed primarily of music with no dialogue and presented themes instead of a plot - are making their way into the limelight. Musicals like Edges and Smokey Joe's Cafe are among those that have cemented their place in time, as is Songs for a New World, currently playing at the Aurora Fox Arts Center.

The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities continues its 42nd theatre season with the Broadway musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, directed by Gavin Mayer, opening on Friday, November 17 and running through December 23, 2017.

Ebner-Page Productions presents United in Love benefiting the Denver Actors Fund. Starring Annaleigh Ashford, Andy Kelso, Mara Davi and Beth Malone, Sunday, April 30, 2017, Lone Tree Arts Center

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR opened at the Arvada Center last night, March 21, and will run thru April 16, 2017.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR opened at the Arvada Center  last night, March 21, and will run thru April 16, 2017.

Tony Award-winning actor Annaleigh Ashford will reunite with her Kinky Boots co-star (and fellow Colorado native) Andy Kelso for United in Love, a special concert event presented by Ebner-Page Productions and benefiting the Denver Actors Fund on Sunday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone Tree, 80124.

Singing gangsters and nuns are taking the stage -- together - at the Arvada Center.

The year is 1977 and Disco is the name of the game. Brooklyn is overrun with small gangs and poverty, but club 2001 Odyssey is the oasis that all the well-dressed dancing youths flock to. Inside the doors of the club, the rules change, and dreams are made and broken on the glowing dance floor. Arvada Center has taken on this regional-premier musical based on the cult classic film, and with its many challenges, Saturday Night Fever is a high-energy show that dazzles the audience with is spectacle and glam.

The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities will open its 2015 - 2016 theatre season with the musical Saturday Night Fever directed by Rod A. Lansberry, tonight, September 15, 2015.

The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities will open its 2015 - 2016 theatre season with the musical Saturday Night Fever directed by Rod A. Lansberry, on Tuesday, September 15, 2015.  Check out a first look below!

The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities will open its 2015 - 2016 theatre season with the musical Saturday Night Fever directed by Rod A. Lansberry, on Tuesday, September 15, 2015.

The last time Denver audiences saw any incarnation of Forbidden Broadway was about two decades ago, and a return was long overdue. 'Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking!' is currently in the midst of a several month run at the Denver Center's Garner Galleria Theatre.

The Colorado Theatre Guild's 9th Annual Henry Awards will take place Monday, July 21, 2014 at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd in Arvada, Colorado. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with cocktails and a silent auction. The awards ceremony will begin at 7 p.m., followed by an after-party. Tickets are $23 for CTG members (limit 2 per person), $30 non-members or $50 VIP. Tickets go on sale beginning July 1 by phone only through the Arvada Center Box Office by calling 720-898-7200.

The Aurora Fox will be presenting the Tony Award-Winning musical comedy SPAMALOT from April 11th through May 4, 2014 (Originally scheduled to close April 27, THE RUN HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH MAY 4) at The Aurora Fox Arts Center (9900 East Colfax Avenue). Tickets are $28 for adults and $24 for seniors and students and $22 for groups of 10+. For tickets and/or group reservations call: 303-739-1970 or visit: www.AuroraFox.org

The Aurora Fox is pleased to be presenting the Tony Award-Winning musical comedy Monty Python's SPAMALOT.

The Arvada Center opened last night with LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, now playing through July 1 at the Main Stage Theater. BroadwayWorld shows you a first look at production shots below!

The Arvada Center opened last night with LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, now playing through July 1 at the Main Stage Theater. BroadwayWorld shows you a first look at scenes from the production below!

The Arvada Center presents LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, June 12 - July 1, with preview performances June 8-10 at the Main Stage Theater. Hayley Podschun as Elle Woods and Curt Hansen as Warner practice with Musical Director David Nehls. Check out the video below!