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Writers on Resistance Will Be a Space Where People Can “Talk About What’s Going On”

By Teague BohlenJanuary 27, 2026

Boulder’s East Window Gallery hosts a night of action against escalating threats to America and the world.

A scene from a local production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Colorado Theatre Guild Creates Commercials to Promote Scene

By Toni TrescaJanuary 26, 2026

The Colorado Theatre Guild’s new commercials spotlight live theater statewide, and its leaders preview a collaborative vision for 2026.

The ensemble of Shrek the Musical performs "Freak Flag" with Pride flags

Over the Rainbow: Pride Flags Too Freaky for Parker?

By Toni TrescaJanuary 25, 2026

The Shrek cast decided to “protest this request” mid-show by performing with the flags anyway, sparking a larger debate about art and censorship.

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The Sickest Comedy Show Puts Disabled Comics Center Stage in Denver

By Toni TrescaJanuary 19, 2026

“The more people you see living out in the world like this, the more comfortable people are to be themselves.”

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The Next Step: Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Opens New Healing Arts Center

By Kristen FioreJanuary 17, 2026

“Anything that’s in your mind, anything that’s in your body, gets cleared away for that moment of time when you dance.”

Two women rehearse a scene for a play

Bad Books, A New Comedy About Book Banning, Is Coming to Denver and Boulder

By Toni TrescaJanuary 9, 2026

Curious Theatre and Local Theater Company co-produced a timely new comedy that’s “not about censorship; it’s about parental rights.”

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Aurora Opens 1400 Dallas Arts, a Rehearsal Home for Performers

By Toni TrescaDecember 26, 2025

A former police station finds new life as a city-run creative hub in the Aurora Cultural Arts District.

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A First Look at Midnight’s Dream, Denver Immersive Repertory Theater’s Debut Production

By Toni TrescaDecember 22, 2025

Denver Immersive Repertory Theater is set to open in LoDo in spring 2026 with Midnight’s Dream, a multi-level, experiential “sex comedy.”

Aurora’s Bowen Yang Leaving SNL After Tonight: His Best Bits on Weekend Update

By Teague BohlenDecember 19, 2025

The comedian got his first taste of comedy at Smoky Hill High School.

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Dairy Arts Center Buys Back Its Building from the City of Boulder

By Toni TrescaDecember 18, 2025

After 25 years of city ownership, the Dairy Arts Center has repurchased its building at 2590 Walnut Street.

Motus Theater Debuts <i>What Love Requires</i>, Sharing Stories from Parents of Trans Adults

Motus Theater Debuts What Love Requires, Sharing Stories from Parents of Trans Adults

By Toni TrescaDecember 5, 2025

Motus Theater’s sold-out debut of “What Love Requires” begins a broader effort to share parents’ stories of supporting trans and nonbinary adults.

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Top Holiday Theater and Dance Events Around Denver

By Toni TrescaNovember 21, 2025

Your guide to the season’s most festive holiday theater and dance events happening around the Denver metro area.

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Camp Christmas Expands Across Stanley Marketplace for 2025 Return

By Toni TrescaNovember 19, 2025

Lonnie Hanzon’s immersive holiday event is back, transforming the Stanley Marketplace into a sprawling (mostly free) holiday playground.

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Dinos Alive Brings Prehistoric Fun and a Bit of Science to Denver

By Toni TrescaNovember 5, 2025

The latest immersive experience at Exhibition Hub is now open.

A theatrical shadow effect frames a person reaching up to the sky.

Gen Z Creators Dig Into How Art Survives in How to Starve an Artist

By Toni TrescaNovember 4, 2025

“Artists will keep creating no matter what, because it’s part of human nature. Whether or not that art is supported, nourished or funded is a different conversation.”

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A Clown Ballet Cabaret Brings Whimsical Dancing Clowns to Aurora

By Toni TrescaOctober 23, 2025

For creator Lavi McConaughey, the surreal story mirrors a personal escape: years of ballet’s rigid discipline giving way to the anarchic joy of burlesque and clowning.

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Brooke Shields Calls Out Casa Bonita and South Park Creators Over Treatment of Entertainment Workers

By Kristen FioreOctober 22, 2025

The actress is the president of the Actors’ Equity Association, the union that represents the Casa Bonita performers fighting for fair wages.

Ready to Go Public? Read Your Most Personal Unsent Messages on Stage

By Hannah MetzgerOctober 22, 2025

The Unsent: Death Edition show will be held on Saturday, October 25.

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The Catamounts Premiere A Town Called Harris, a Ghostly Comic Romp in a Historic Schoolhouse

By Toni TrescaOctober 21, 2025

“A Town Called Harris is like Noises Off or The Play That Goes Wrong, but immersive,” says the show’s playwright, Jessica Austgen.

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John Mulaney Is Coming to Red Rocks

By Kristen FioreOctober 20, 2025

Mulaney will make history as the first comedian ever to headline the iconic Wrigley Field in Chicago, but first he’s coming to Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

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Buntport Theater Is Buying Its Building

By Kristen FioreOctober 13, 2025

The theater is more than doubling the total square footage of space available for rehearsals, storage and productions.

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How Conspiracy Circus is Keeping Colorado Sideshow Alive

By Toni TrescaOctober 9, 2025

Denver’s Conspiracy Circus celebrates 44 shows of sideshow spectacle at the Learned Lemur on East Colfax on October 11.

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