Kent Thompson News

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is proud to announce full casting and creative team for the Theatre Company's upcoming production of Sweeney Todd, featuring new orchestrations from Denver's own Grammy-nominated gypsy-punk band, DeVotchKa.

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) has announced full casting and creative teams for the Theatre Company's world premiere productions of Theresa Rebeck's The Nest and Tanya Saracho's FADE.

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is proud to announce full casting for the Theatre Company's production of Robert Schenkkan's Tony-Award winning drama, All The Way.

The Good to Go Festival is proud to host their inaugural summit with industry leaders on Wednesday, November 18th at 5:00 PM at Theater Center located at 1627 Broadway in NYC.

Due to popular demand, the DCPA Theatre Company has added an additional performance of TRIBES on the production's closing day, Sunday, November 15 at 6:30 p.m. All previously scheduled performances of Nina Raine's TRIBES are currently sold out. Tickets are now on sale for the additional performance.

The Theatre Company at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts is proud to announce the four selected playwrights for the 2016 Colorado New Play Summit. The festival of new work will take place over two weekends, 2/13-2/14 and 2/19-2/20 and will feature new plays by Jose Cruz Gonzalez, Lauren Gunderson, Tira Palmquist, and Mat Smart.

Shakespeare returns to the Denver Center for the Performing Arts with the romantic comedy 'As You Like It.' After falling head over heels under one another's spell, the lovers Orlando and Rosalind are separately banished and become entangled in a beguiling game of mistaken identity when Rosalind disguises herself as a young man. Merry mischief, curiosity, and surprise flourish in one of Shakespeare's richest and most popular comedies, helmed by Producing Artistic Director Kent Thompson.

The Theatre Company at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts is proud to announce their partnership with the New York-based Third Rail Projects. Together, the Theatre Company and Third Rail Projects will create a new immersive theatre piece at an off-site location in Denver.

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is proud to announcethat they have been selected for the New York-based Wallace Foundation's Building Audiences for Sustainability effort - a  new, six-year, $52-million initiative aimed at developing practical insights into how exemplary performing arts organizations can successfully expand their audiences, the foundation announced today.

Elitch Gardens, now in its 21st year downtown since relocating from northwest Denver, remains one of Colorado's the most popular entertainment destinations. It now features a vast array of modern roller-coasters, and because many of 'The 12' cast members from the DCPA Theatre Company are thrill-ride aficionados, the staff at Elitch's invited cast members Tuesday to ride the famous Carousel, which dates back to 1927 - and two coaster rides: The Brain Drain and the Boomerang. Video and photos by David Lenk and John Moore. Check out the videos below!

The DCPA Theatre Company announced today that they will open up additional seating during the final performances of The 12 to fulfill audience demand.

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents the world premiere of THE 12, a brand new rock musical with book and lyrics by Tony Award winner Robert Schenkkan and music and lyrics by Neil Berg. The show begins tonight, March 27, and runs through April 26, with an opening slated for April 3, 2015. Check out a first look at photos from the production below!

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents the world premiere of THE 12, a brand new rock musical with book and lyrics by Tony Award winner Robert Schenkkan and music and lyrics by Neil Berg. The show began on March 27, and runs through April 26, with an opening slated for tonight, April 3, 2015.

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents the world premiere of THE 12, a brand new rock musical with book and lyrics by Tony Award winner Robert Schenkkan and music and lyrics by Neil Berg. The show begins tonight, March 27, and runs through April 26, with an opening slated for April 3, 2015. Check out a first look at highlights below!

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents the world premiere of THE 12, a brand new rock musical with book and lyrics by Tony Award winner Robert Schenkkan and music and lyrics by Neil Berg. The show begins tonight, March 27, and runs through April 26, with an opening slated for April 3, 2015. Check out some behind-the-scenes videos below!

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts presents the world premiere of THE 12, a brand new rock musical with book and lyrics by Tony Award winner Robert Schenkkan and music and lyrics by Neil Berg. The show begins tonight, March 27, and runs through April 26, with an opening slated for April 3, 2015.

The Tony Award-winning Theatre Company at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and Producing Artistic Director Kent Thompson are proud to announce the full lineup for their 37th season, which includes the return of Shakespeare and partnerships with Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre and Denver's own DeVotchKa. The new season kicks off September 11 running through May 15 and will feature eight main stage productions.

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts has announced the full casting for the Theatre Company's world premiere of The 12,a brand new rock musical with book and lyrics by Tony Award winner Robert Schenkkan (All The Way) and music and lyrics by Neil Berg (Grumpy Old Men).

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Theatre Company announced today that Colorado playwriting group Rough Draught Playwrights will curate the inaugural Local Playwrights' Slam during the local weekend of the 2015 Colorado New Play Summit. The Slam will take place in the Jones Theatre at 7:30 p.m. tonight, February 14.

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Theatre Company has announced that they are the recipients of a $125,000 grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to support their upcoming World Premiere production of Benediction.