The beloved musical ‘1776’ is coming to Denver, and its cast is as diverse as the Second Continental Congress was not
The new production features a cast reflecting many representations of race, gender, and ethnicity. That is to say, it’s not all white guys.
Bach and Lizzo: For these Colorado string musicians, no music is off limits
This ain’t your grandparents’ string quartet.
This Coloradan started working on a project with some musicians 6,000 miles away. Then the Ukraine war changed everything
At the beginning of 2021, Paul Christiansen started making new music. The pandemic shutdowns gave him time to focus on his craft.
These playwrights are hoping to follow in the footsteps of ‘The Whale’ at the DCPA’s New Play Summit
Now in its 17th year, the Colorado New Play Summit is a working lab for playwrights to develop new work. ”The Whale,” by Samuel D.
Arvada Center announces new season lineup, will stage one fewer production in 2023-2024
Officials say they will stage five shows instead of six to focus on the “physical and emotional well-being of all Arvada Center staff.”
For actor in DCPA’s ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ the latest staging is taking on special meaning during the current political climate
“This show hopefully creates an environment where people can see the Jewish people and the Ukraine struggle in a lens that is different than what they originally thought,” said Jonathan Hashmonay who plays Tevye in the show.
A new play in Denver is exploring ‘Macbeth’ from the female perspective
One of the writers says the idea came from a frustration that there are so many female characters in Shakespeare’s plays, living inside fascinating circumstances, who do not get the amount of text — or the stage time — the male characters do.
A Colorado musician makes an unexpected connection in Ukraine
Musician Paul Christiansen dreamt of working on his first album for almost a decade. The pandemic shutdown finally gave him the time to focus on making that dream a reality, but there was a catch: working with other musicians remotely. When he found a team in Ukraine, none of them could have imagined that a war would be just around the corner. He spoke with CPR arts and culture reporter Eden Lane, along with Anatoly Shmargun who runs a studio in Ukraine called Kaska Records.
Greeley’s celebration of new music is marking its 15th anniversary at the University of Northern Colorado
The pipa is a stringed Chinese instrument with about 2,000 years of history. A new composition in Greeley will feature it prominently.
This group usually uses actors to perform short fiction. Now, they’re returning to their roots with a new reading — of a play
Since June 2000, Stories on Stage has used actors to bring stories to life, and it has been described as your favorite book club on steroids.
The Boulder International Film Fest is returning and organizers selected films from more than 1,500 entries
The four-day celebration is expected to attract more than 25,000 attendees.
This Fort Collins group is bringing ‘experiences’ to interactive theater in Northern Colorado
In its new work, LuneAseas combines old and new literature with music, dance, theater, fashion, visual art, and other forms of art to make the site-specific “experiences.” Their latest project has scenes built around the Greek words for love.
From childhood to adolescence to adulthood, Denver Center show uses comedy to explore what it’s like to grow up a girl
The transition from adolescence to adulthood can be rough.
A new play is exploring life at the height of jazz in Denver’s Five Points — and remembering those not often talked about
We often talk about the glorious past of jazz in Five Points, “but who do we remember?” writer Jeff Campbell asks in his new show.
Fort Collins is celebrating books with a festival — for a whole month
The celebration of all things book will last for a month — and breweries will hold some special events hosting.
Musicals are usually about love. This one premiering in Littleton is about what comes after
Graham and Kristina Fuller are big musical buffs. But the couple noticed that not many tackle the challenges they are facing in life right now: raising children. So they wrote one.
