COLORADO THEATRE NEWSROOM

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The Denver Center for the Performing Arts announced public on-sale and subscriber pre-sale dates for its upcoming season, including DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and DESTINY OF DESIRE.

Playwright Drake Susuras will premiere SHEL SILVERSTEIN ON FYRE ISLAND, a stage reading examining Silverstein's Playboy-era visit to Fire Island's Cherry Grove community, at Boulder's Junkyard Social Club as part of the IGNITE New Play Festival.

ALOK, the internationally acclaimed poet, comedian, and actor known for the Netflix special BIOLOGY! and a Sundance docu-short executive produced by Jodie Foster, will perform at Denver's Paramount Theatre.

Comedy Works Entertainment announced a second show for the RENE VACA 2026 TOUR at Paramount Theatre in Denver after the first performance sold out.

Theatre Aspen revealed initial casting for Theatre Aspen’s 43rd summer season including Sylvia, Tony and Pulitzer Prize–winning musical A Chorus Line, and Grease.

Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts tells a perfectly coherent story—it’s just not a very interesting one.

Jay Pharoah, former SNL cast member and host of FOX's The Quiz with Balls, will perform stand-up at Comedy Works Landmark in Denver, with tickets available at ComedyWorks.

Denver Center for the Performing Arts has released first look footage of NEXT TO NORMAL, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical now playing through May 3, 2026 at the Wolf Theatre.

This concert will feature the nineteen-piece CJRO Big Band along with Marion Powers on vocals.

Brilliant musicianship, soulful performances, and expert craft make Next to Normal at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts deeply identifiable.

Firehouse Theater Company will present THE CAKE by Bekah Brunstetter, directed by Troy Lakey, at the John Hand Theater in Denver.

Opera Colorado will present Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, directed by Mo Zhou, who reframes the opera as a story of survival and power dynamics set during Japan's Rokumeikan era.

Comedy Works Entertainment will present MATTEO LANE & BOB THE DRAG QUEEN at Paramount Theatre in Denver.

Denver Center Theatre Company announced its 2026/27 season, featuring eight mainstage productions including ONCE, THE TEMPEST, two world premieres, and a staging of DIAL M FOR MURDER.

Cypherbird Projects will present the world premiere of STEP ON ME: STACY & HER SCALE, A CAUTIONARY TALE.

Leslie Jones will bring her I’M HOT TOUR to Denver, Colorado.

DUDE DAD’S PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT has added a new performance in Boulder, Colorado.

The Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra and The Spirituals Project will perform American Spirit at the Lone Tree Arts Center, featuring works by Bernstein, Gershwin, Copland, and Florence Price.

Coal Creek Theater of Louisville will present A FOX ON THE FAIRWAY, Ken Ludwig's farce comedy at the Louisville Center for the Arts.

Marc Maron, known for his podcast WTF with Marc Maron and Netflix series GLOW, will perform at Comedy Works South at the Landmark April 9-11, with tickets priced at $40.

Tom Papa will tape a new Netflix stand-up special in Denver during his Grateful Bread Tour.

Cryptic, co-produced by Fictive and OddKnock Productions turned a warehouse space into an immersive production that felt more like a fast-paced amusement park ride.

Comedian and impressionist Frank Caliendo, known for his work on MADtv and ESPN's Fox NFL Sunday, will perform at Comedy Works South at the Landmark on April 17 and 18.

The Denver Concert Band will present STORIES IN SOUND on April 26 at Lone Tree Arts Center, featuring a collaboration with nonprofit Sing Me a Story, a Young Artist Competition winner, and more.