Review: High-Flying Feats in WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at the Denver Center
by Jon Bee - February 12, 2026
The national tour of Water for Elephants is the latest show to stop at DCPA as it makes its way across the country. I only just last year read the novel by Sara Gruen followed quickly by the feature film starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson. ...
Review: COWBOYS AND EAST INDIANS Defies Assumptions at DCPA
by Jon Bee - January 26, 2026
DCPA Theatre Company's legacy of 'outdoing' themselves continues with their latest world premiere production of Cowboys and East Indians, based on the short story collection by Nina McConigley and written by McConigley and Matthew Spangler....
Review: THE NOTEBOOK Makes it Rain at DCPA
by Jon Bee - December 18, 2025
It is no wonder so many movies, tv shows, and musicals start out as the written word. I would argue the best stories are those that draw you in and keep you engaged from start to finish, regardless of how long it takes to finish. Perhaps that is why when I first read The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks ...
Past Shows
Xanadu
May 24 – Sep 7, 2025
A MUSICAL COMEDY ON WHEELSXanadu follows the electrifying tale of Kira, a magical Greek muse who descends from the heavens of Mount Olympus to Venice Beach...
Always...Patsy Cline
May 29 – Sep 17, 2022
The true story of the legendary country singer's friendship with Louise Seger, a super-fan she met at a Texas honky-tonk in 1961. The two corresponded...
Pride and Prejudice
Jun 26 – Sep 14, 2019
Youve never seen Jane Austen quite like this! With the heart of this masterful love story still very much intact, Kate Hamills farcical take on...
Hazardous Materials
Aug 16 – Sep 13, 2019
One apartment. Two different eras. Each creating unlikely friendships. In 1955, two widows explore a blossoming connection against all odds. In 2015, two reluctant co-workers...
Peter and the Starcatcher
May 31 – Aug 25, 2019
A curious, intelligent girl from a magical family, a nameless orphan boy, two ships full of sailors n pirates, and adventure at every turn! This...
Little Shop of Horrors
Jun 28 – Aug 24, 2019
Its a familiar story: Boy meets Girl. Girl is dating a sadistic dentist. Boy meets mysterious, blood-thirsty plant. In an effort to win over Girl,...
Ripcord
Jun 14 – Aug 8, 2019
Cantankerous assisted living resident Abby learns shes been assigned a roommate after years of willful solitude. Enter Marilyn: an energetic and positive force who charms...
The Road to Mecca at the Arvada Center
Oct 11 – Nov 6, 2011
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