Medieval Technological Advancements
We have a lot to thank the printing press for: the spread of knowledge in the Renaissance; the force of political movements, including the U.S. Revolution, through the dissemination of political...
View ArticleFavorite Characters Onstage in 2025
A new year and new (familiar) faces. The DCPA is ushering in 2025 with plenty of fan-favorites, sure to bring some beloved characters to the stage. Check this list below to see who will be walking in...
View ArticleMean Girls Underlines Women-Centered Storytelling
From a pop culture phenomenon in the 2000s to a feminist shift in Broadway representation, Mean Girls always comes along at a time when we need it the most. Twenty- five years ago, the box office was...
View ArticleHost a Throwback Party: Your Guide to Planning a 50s or 80s Fête
The 1950s and 1980s hold a special sort of nostalgia in the hearts of Americans. These are iconic decades with plenty of instantly recognizable music, food, style, and film. Both eras are featured in...
View ArticleReigning Supreme: The History of Helvetica
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ current cabaret comedy, Gutenberg! The Musical!, is a play about inventor Johannes Gutenberg within a play about two would-be theatre composers attempting to...
View ArticleSeeing Yourself in The Wiz
Standing in the pastel-blue living room, hair in some incongruous “Broadway” style, an 8-year-old sings “Home,” wistfully crooning in her best Stephanie Mills style. Three years later, she and her...
View ArticleCleo Parker Robinson Dance Celebrates Topping Out of New Facility
Later this year, there will be a new cultural facility in Denver when Cleo Parker Robinson Dance (CPRD) celebrates the opening of its new facility — The Cleo Parker Robinson Center for the Healing...
View ArticleBoosting Cognition with Memory Games
If genetics are any indication (fingers crossed), I will live a long, healthy life and have a better memory than my children. After all, my mom is 94 (95 next month. Happy birthday, Mom!) and knocks...
View ArticleHow the Secret Soap Gang Came to Run Denver
Denver has had its share of secret societies over the years trying to avoid police investigation, but none was more colorful than a gang of criminals known as “The Soap Gang.” It was led by a handsome,...
View ArticleAmerican Women’s Suffrage Movement
In America, support for women’s rights was building steam early in the 19th century, but many mark the beginning of the women’s suffrage movement with the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. Prior to the...
View ArticleDaniel L. Ritchie, Former DCPA Chairman and CEO, Passed Away Age 93
The last among hundreds of plays Daniel L. Ritchie ever saw could not have been more perfectly chosen. On the day after Thanksgiving, the Denver business titan sat among giggling children watching a...
View ArticleLove on DCPA Stages in 2025
With February comes a month of love. Or at least one specific day for it: February 14. At the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, we love to uplift all kinds of stories. While Valentine’s Day is...
View ArticleRTD ART District Connect: A Sustainable Option to Get to the Show on Time
Imagine being driven to the theatre. Cars move out of your way, clearing a path for your early arrival. You’re dropped off in the heart of Denver’s dining scene for a pre-show dinner before walking...
View ArticleSeeing Yourself in The Wiz
Standing in the pastel-blue living room, hair in some incongruous “Broadway” style, an 8-year-old sings “Home,” wistfully crooning in her best Stephanie Mills style. Three years later, she and her...
View ArticleCleo Parker Robinson Dance Celebrates Topping Out of New Facility
Later this year, there will be a new cultural facility in Denver when Cleo Parker Robinson Dance (CPRD) celebrates the opening of its new facility — The Cleo Parker Robinson Center for the Healing...
View ArticleBoosting Cognition with Memory Games
If genetics are any indication (fingers crossed), I will live a long, healthy life and have a better memory than my children. After all, my mom is 94 (95 next month. Happy birthday, Mom!) and knocks...
View ArticleHow the Secret Soap Gang Came to Run Denver
Denver has had its share of secret societies over the years trying to avoid police investigation, but none was more colorful than a gang of criminals known as “The Soap Gang.” It was led by a handsome,...
View ArticleAmerican Women’s Suffrage Movement
In America, support for women’s rights was building steam early in the 19th century, but many mark the beginning of the women’s suffrage movement with the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention. Prior to the...
View ArticleLove on DCPA Stages in 2025
With February comes a month of love. Or at least one specific day for it: February 14. At the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, we love to uplift all kinds of stories. While Valentine’s Day is...
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