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Denver Center for the Performing Arts

1245 Champa St.
Denver, CO 80204

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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...

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,...

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…

Review: CRYPTIC at Oddknock

Review: CRYPTIC at Oddknock

by Tessa Nelson · April 7, 2026

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. Without spoiling too much, the premise is that a chipper tour guide (on my night played by Beau Fisher, though the role may alternately…

Review: BIRTHDAY CANDLES at Curious Theatre

Review: BIRTHDAY CANDLES at Curious Theatre

by Tessa Nelson · March 9, 2026

What did our critic think of BIRTHDAY CANDLES at Curious Theatre? Curious Theatre's talented team and more than capable actors show case a brilliant play new to the Denver area.…

Review: High-Flying Feats in WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at the Denver Center

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

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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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