Arvada Center

Weekend Update

Oh, Henry! A Rewarding Night of Theater Awards

Ballast From the Past

Jack Redux

Classic beanstalk tale gets a sequel

Best ticket deals

Hot Tickets

Best heroine in the making

Sara Smith

Best children's production

Babe, the Sheep-Pig

Best Photo Show

Fresh Eyes

Life Affirmation

The Arvada Center adapts a Christmas classic to the stage.

A Good Time

The performers have a ball with Guys and Dolls.

Dynamic Duo

Two shows focus on the kith and kiln of Colorado ceramics.

Cycle of Seasons

Two shows focus on the kith and kiln of Colorado ceramics.

Now Playing

Brief reviews of current shows

Now Playing

Brief reviews of current shows

Testify and Memento Mori (remember death)

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The Good Guys' Goods

The Full Monty's striptease is more rousing than arousing.

Separate Ways

Chuck Parson and Emilio Lobato follow different paths to formalist abstraction.

The Playwrights' Stuff

The play’s the thing at the Arvada Center this weekend.

Summer Barbecü

Arvada Center cooks up a Texas-sized musical

Book Look

Cohen Festival honors the literary tradition

Heaven Must Have Sent Them

Bug’s The cast of Honky Tonk Angels gets into the holiday mood.

Spun Gold

Bug’s The cast of Honky Tonk Angels gets into the holiday mood.

Feats of Strength

A double dose of Frank Sampson's idiosyncratic paintings.

Hip in Hicksville

Jerry Gilmore continues the Arvada Center's tradition of supporting contemporary art.

This week's Day-by-Day

Jerry Gilmore continues the Arvada Center's tradition of supporting contemporary art.

Summer and Smoke

The good, the bad and the ugly at the Arvada Center and the MCA.

Where Dinosaurs Rule

Both adults and children will be enchanted by The Dinosaur Play.

All Hands Down

The Arvada Center offers an uneven salute to some of the state's best craft wizards.

Ants Without Pants

The Arvada Center puts a buggy new spin on an old fable.

Time Flies

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

Thrills for the week

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

Suffer the Children

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

New Again

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

Looking Back

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

Fully Installed

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

My Baloo Heaven

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

Down New Mexico Way

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

BLOWN OFF COURSE

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

GLASS ACT

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

ONE-STOP SHOPPING

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

THRILLS

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

THRILLS

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

Fabulous Fellini

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

A Bigger Stage

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

Bah Hum...A Few Bars

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

The Arvada Center's Cabaret is highly entertaining, if a little mild

A portrait of the state's artistic past is deftly captured with Colorado Abstraction.

Q&A: Mondo Guerra on the art of costuming and dressing Tracy and Edna Turnblad

​When the Arvada Center's new production of Hairspray officially opens tomorrow night, Everyone, but everyone, will be checking out the costumes. That's because Denver hero Mondo Guerra designed them, putting his way with fresh and professional looks to the test. And besides, if Mondo wasn't m ... More >>

Mondo Guerra on the Art of Costuming and dressing Tracy and Edna Turnblad

​When the Arvada Center's new production of Hairspray officially opens tomorrow night, Everyone, but everyone, will be checking out the costumes. That's because Denver hero Mondo Guerra designed them, putting his way with fresh and professional looks to the test. And besides, if Mondo wasn't m ... More >>

Fall premieres and season-openers: Five more plays to catch this week

P. Switzer"Ragtime," Arvada Center.​ Denver's fall theater season is already off to a hot and heavy start with offerings of every stripe, from classically funny (The Liar and Unnecessary Farce) to explosive (Justin Bieber Meets Al Qaeda) to thought-provoking (Clybourne Park) to just plain sill ... More >>

Turn Up the Dial

P. Switzer"Ragtime," Arvada Center.​ Denver's fall theater season is already off to a hot and heavy start with offerings of every stripe, from classically funny (The Liar and Unnecessary Farce) to explosive (Justin Bieber Meets Al Qaeda) to thought-provoking (Clybourne Park) to just plain sill ... More >>