ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES

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Once Upon A Mattress

11/22 - 12/29/2024

Prince Dauntless’s outspoken Queen mother and mute King father decree that no one in the kingdom may marry until their son finds someone sensitive enough ...

Clybourne Park

2/14 - 3/30/2025

The scene is one house on Clybourne Street in Chicago’s South Side. In 1959, a Black family moves in. In 2009, a white family does. ...

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

3/28 - 5/11/2025

Getting away with murder is just so much fun. Charming and cunning, Monty Navarro discovers he’s in line for an earldom in the aristocratic D'Ysquith ...

by Blair Ingenthron - February 19, 2023

The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra's (CJRO) will return to the Arvada Center and Lone Tree Arts Center for two special nights of jazz and soul to celebrate the release of their latest recording Compared to What with Larry Braggs. Led by Colorado favorites Robert Johnson and Marion Powers, musical...

Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra to Present BIG BAND ROYALTY in January

by Blair Ingenthron - December 11, 2022

The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra's (CJRO) will bring in the new year with two evenings of live jazz that will delight its listeners. From Counts to Dukes, jazz has a long lineage of royalty and heirs, and a fresh take on many of these greats will be heard when the CJRO big band takes the Arvada...

Past Shows

Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really

9/27 - 11/3/2024

One part horror, one part humor, playwright Kate Hamill upends the sexism in Bram Stoker’s vampire classic in a thrilling, gory and funny new adaptation. ...

Waitress

8/30 - 10/13/2024

Jenna is a waitress and expert pie-maker trapped in a small town and a rocky marriage. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Jenna fears her dreams ...

Recite Me

7/30

Recite Me will launch on July 30 at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, enhancing the accessibility of its website for users with ...

The River Bride

9/30 - 11/6/2022

The River Brideby Marisela Trevio OrtaDirected by Jamie Ann RomeroOnce upon a time in a Brazilian fishing town, a mysterious man is pulled from the ...

Into the Woods

9/9 - 10/9/2022

Into The WoodsMusic and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James LapineDirected by Lynne Collins, Musical Direction by Trent HinesHow long can Happily Ever After ...

The Liar

2/4 - 5/22/2022

Charming, handsome, and a compulsive liar, Dorante arrives in Paris looking for a good time. He falls in love with the beautiful Clarice, but his ...

Animal Farm

2/25 - 5/21/2022

All animals are created equal...or are they? Animal Farm is a timely fable of power and corruption revealing sharp insights and relevant questions about todays ...

Stick Fly

3/18 - 5/19/2022

What should be a relaxing summer weekend on Marthas Vineyard goes south when the LeVay brothers bring new girlfriends home to meet their wealthy and ...

Kinky Boots

3/25 - 4/24/2022

A struggling factory owner encounters a vivacious entertainer and together they brew up a high-heeled, bedazzled, and brilliant idea to save the family business. This ...

Getting to Know...Oklahoma!

7/15 - 7/16/2018

G2K Cinderella

8/6 - 8/7/2016

The 'G2K' Getting To Know Series: Uniquely adapted musicals specifically for youth performers. The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the ...

TARZAN

7/8 - 8/3/2014

Based on Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan of the Apes and the smash-hit 1999 Disney animated film, TARZAN tells the story of an infant boy orphaned ...

Tarzan, the Stage Musical

7/11 - 8/3/2014

Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins Book by David Henry Hwang Adapted from the story “Tarzan of the Apes” by Edgar Rice Burroughs Originally Produced ...

Getting to Know... The Sound of Music

7/26 - 7/27/2014

The Getting To Know Series: Uniquely adapted musicals specifically for youth performers. The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's ...

The Great Gatsby

4/29 - 5/25/2014

By F. Scott Fitzgerald Adapted for the stage by Simon Levy Directed by Gavin Mayer In this 2006 adaptation of one of the greatest American ...

End of the Rainbow

3/25 - 4/13/2014

A musical drama by Peter Quilter Directed by Rod A. Lansberry It's December 1968 and Judy Garland is poised to make a triumphant comeback... again. ...

The Mousetrap

1/28 - 2/23/2014

By Agatha Christie Directed by Pat Payne This classic Agatha Christie mystery unfolds when a group of strangers find themselves stranded in a boarding house ...

A Christmas Carol, The Musical

11/26 - 12/22/2013

Music by Alan Menken Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Book by Mike Ockrent & Lynn Ahrens Based on the story by Charles Dickens Directed by Gavin ...

Around the World in 80 Days

10/1 - 10/27/2013

Adapted by Mark Brown from the novel by Jules Verne Directed by Charlie Oates Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons and runaway trains! Join fearless adventurer Phileas ...

Footloose

8/10 - 8/11/2013

One of the most explosive movie musicals in recent memory bursts onto the live stage with exhilarating results. When Ren and his mother move from ...

G2K Once Upon a Mattress

8/3 - 8/4/2013

The 'G2K' Getting To Know Series: Uniquely adapted musicals specifically for youth performers. If you thought you knew the story of 'The Princess and The ...

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DENVER SHOWS


		Clybourne Park Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities (2/14 - 3/30)
		Moulin Rouge! Buell Theatre- Denver Center for the Performing Arts (8/5 - 8/10)
		Ebenezer Scrooge's Big Aurora Fox Christmas Show! Aurora Fox Arts Center (11/30 - 12/22)
		Antigone by Jean Anouilh, translated by Jeremy Sams Roe Green Theatre, University Theatre Building (11/8 - 11/17)
		Ballet Ariel presents “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” Lakewood Cultural Center (11/22 - 12/29)
		Mean Girls (Non-Equity) Pikes Peak Center [El Pomar Great Hall] (3/3 - 3/5)
		Heathers: The Musical Music Theatre (N1B95), Imig Music Building (11/14 - 11/17)
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