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Denver Center for the Performing Arts

1245 Champa St.
Denver, CO 80204

Upcoming Shows

The Outsiders

Sep 8 – Sep 27, 2026

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1967, Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade and their Greaser family of “outsiders” battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs. This thrilling new Broadway musical navigates the complexities of self-discovery as the Greasers dream about who they want...

FDR's Very Happy Hour

Oct 14 – Nov 1, 2026

FDR's Very Happy Hour offers an interactive experience that resurrects Franklin Delano Roosevelt for a new generation. Created by Regan Linton and M. Graham Smith, the show combines cocktails, game-show trivia, and personal reflections on disability, inviting audiences to engage...

Review: 504: THE MUSICAL at Kilstrom Theater

Review: 504: THE MUSICAL at Kilstrom Theater

by Bee Levy · August 11, 2026

In 1977, a group of disabled activists peacefully occupied the San Francisco federal building in support of the signing of the first major piece of legislation that mandated enforcement of legal protections for the disabled community. 504: The Musical is a fictionalized version of the twenty-five da…

Review: FURLOUGH'S PARADISE at Curious Theatre

Review: FURLOUGH'S PARADISE at Curious Theatre

by Tessa Nelson · May 7, 2026

Furlough’s Paradise at Curious Theatre Company examines the strained relationship between estranged cousins Mina and Sade, reunited by grief and forced to confront the divergent paths their lives have taken. …

Review: ENGLISH at Denver Center For The Performing Arts

Review: ENGLISH at Denver Center For The Performing Arts

by Tessa Nelson · April 29, 2026

Elham, playwright Sanaz Toossi’s brilliant character played by an equally brilliant Vanah Assadourian, frustratedly exclaims in a tongue unfamiliar to her mouth, “I want everyone to know I am not an idiot and also I am nice.” English, produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, capt…

Review: ALICIA KEYS' HELL'S KITCHEN at Denver Center For The Performing Arts

Review: ALICIA KEYS' HELL'S KITCHEN at Denver Center For The Performing Arts

by Tessa Nelson · April 21, 2026

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. An overprotective mother badgers her daughter to stay safely in her apartment and away from the glitz, glamour, and danger of those pernicious New Y…

Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at The DCPA Theatre Company

Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at The DCPA Theatre Company

by Tessa Nelson · April 15, 2026

Brilliant musicianship, soulful performances, and expert craft make Next to Normal at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts deeply identifiable. Unfortunately, the pathos it creates through these immense talents may cast more doubt on mental health care than broker clarity surrounding mental ill…

Past Shows

MJ

MJ

May 13 – May 17, 2026

He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry has finally arrived on Broadway in a brand-new musical. Centered around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour, and created by Tony Award®-winning...

Goodnight Moon

Goodnight Moon

Oct 24 – Jan 25, 2026

As the clock strikes seven o’clock, all your favorite characters in the Great Green Room spring to life on stage: Bunny, kittens and mittens, bears and chairs, the red balloon, a (not-so-quiet) old lady, and – of course – cows jumping over the magical moon. Featuring whimsical...

Sweet & Lucky: Echo

Aug 13 – Oct 5, 2025

Sweet & Lucky: Echo is an immersive theater experience presented by Third Rail Projects and DCPA Off-Center, set to premiere in Denver on August 13, 2025. Directed by Zach Morris, this production invites audiences to explore a warehouse of memories, where a couple's life is...

The Wild Party

Oct 12 – Oct 31, 2017

Adapted from a book-length poem written in and about the Roaring Twenties, Andrew Lippa's THE WILD PARTY tells the story of one wild evening in the Manhattan apartment shared by Queenie and Burrs, a vaudeville dancer and a vaudeville clown. In a relationship marked by vicious...

Tantalus

Tantalus

Oct 21 – Dec 2, 2000

UK TOUR: Prior to its spring 2001 season at the Barbican, Tantalus will visit Manchester, Nottingham, Milton Keynes, Newcastle and Norwich.

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