The Denver Center for the Performing Arts News

TRACES, the show by the Montreal-based troupe 7 Fingers, will perform at Segerstrom Center for the Arts for a limited one-week engagement February 28 - March 4.

The Denver Center Theatre Company will present William Shakespeare's comedy THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, playing the Stage through February 26. Tickets may be purchased now, by calling 303.893.4100 or visiting www.denvercenter.org.

Casting has been announced for the upcoming North American tour of Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT, the two-time Tony Award®-winning Broadway hit called "wonderfully raucous" and "emotionally charged" by The New York Times, which will play The Buell Theatre March 6 - March 11, 2012. Tickets are now on sale at www.denvercenter.org or by calling 303.893.4100.

The Old Globe today announced the cast and creative team for the Globe's revival of Anna Christie, Eugene O'Neill's masterpiece about the knotty relationship between an old sailor and his estranged daughter. The production will be directed by Daniel Goldstein, who is currently represented on Broadway with the hit revival of Godspell. Anna Christie will run March 10 - April 15, 2012 in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Preview performances run March 10 - March 14. Opening night is Thursday, March 15 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park.

Denver Center Attractions presents I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, at the Garner Galleria Theatre through June 24. See a video montage of the production below!

TWO THINGS YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT AT DINNER, by Lisa Loomer, will play The Space Theatre January 20 - February 19 (opening night Thursday, January 26).

Denver Center Attractions presents I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, at the Garner Galleria Theatre through June 24. I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE opened to positive reviews on June 29, 2000 becoming Denver's longest running musical by 2005. Tickets are now on sale at www.denvercenter.org or by calling 303.893.4100.

Sixteen years ago, Michael Flatley created and launched LORD OF THE DANCE, the world's highest grossing Irish dance show selling out arenas and theatres today. Presented by MagicSpace Entertainment and Global Entertainment Group, LORD OF THE DANCE opens in Denver at the Buell Theatre this Friday, February 17, for five performances only. Tickets are now on sale at www.denvercenter.org or by calling 303.893.4100.

The Denver Center Theatre Company announced today that Playwrights Horizons, located in New York City, has selected THE WHALE, by Samuel D. Hunter, as part of its 2012/13 season. THE WHALE, which originated as a reading during the 2011 Colorado New Play Summit, has received critical acclaim and audience praise leading to the extension of the run at The Ricketson Theatre through February 25. Tickets are limited and can be purchased by calling 303.893.4100 or visiting www.denvercenter.org.

Sixteen years ago, Michael Flatley created and launched LORD OF THE DANCE, the world's highest grossing Irish dance show selling out arenas and theatres today. Presented by MagicSpace Entertainment and Global Entertainment Group, LORD OF THE DANCE opens in Denver at the Buell Theatre this Friday, February 17, for five performances only. Tickets are now on sale at www.denvercenter.org or by calling 303.893.4100.

The Denver Center Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare's comedy THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, playing at the Stage Theatre through February 26. Tickets may be purchased now, by calling 303.893.4100 or visiting www.denvercenter.org.

Broadway's biggest blockbuster, will return for a fourth engagement at the Buell Theatre April 11-May 20. Tickets for the return engagement are now on sale at www.denvercenter.org or by calling 303.893.4100.

The Denver Centre Theatre Company announced today four added performances of the World Premiere of THE WHALE, by Samuel D. Hunter. Since its opening, THE WHALE has received critical acclaim and audience praise and the run has been extended to play The Ricketson Theatre through February 25. Tickets can be purchased by calling 303.893.4100or visiting www.denvercenter.org.

The Denver Center Theatre Company (DCTC) today announced of the lineup of playwrights and directors for its Seventh Annual Colorado New Play Summit. Over three days, February 10 -12, 2012 in downtown Denver, DCTC will present multiple showings of four play readings, a multimedia workshop and two fully-produced main stage plays, including new works by Pulitzer nominee Lisa Loomer, 2011 Obie winner Samuel D. Hunter, and direction by Broadway veterans Marcia Milgrom Dodge (Ragtime) and Sam Buntrock (Sunday in the Park with George).

THE BOOK OF MORMON, the new Broadway musical nominated for 14 Tony Awards including Best Musical and winner of the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical, will launch its national tour in December 2012. The premiere stop, at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA), has already sold out.

The Denver Center Theatre Company, in partnership with Rocky Mountain PBS' Women and Girls Lead Initiative, will host its second Town Hall Meeting at the station's downtown Denver location (1089 Bannock St.) on January 28 from 10am-5pm in conjunction with the opening of THE TAMING OF THE SHREW.

The Denver Center Theatre Company will present William Shakespeare's comedy THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, playing the Stage Theatre January 27-February 26. Tickets may be purchased now, by calling 303.893.4100 or visiting www.denvercenter.org.

Denver Center Events will open the doors to the Seawell Grand Ballroom for the first wedding showcase and fashion show on January 22 from 1:00-3:00pm. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at denvercenterevents.org or by calling 303.572.4466.

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts has announced that the Lewis E. Myers, Jr. Scholarship Program for The Denver Center Theatre Academy has been established at The Denver Foundation by The Pioneer Fund.

TWO THINGS YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT AT DINNER, by Lisa Loomer, will play The Space Theatre January 20 - February 19 (opening night Thursday, January 26).