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Performing Arts in Denver

Some may look to the East and West coasts for the U.S.’s best opera, theater, classical music and ballet — but aficionados know that Denver is home to a performing arts scene to rival any other city. Explore the best upcoming performing arts events in Denver. 

This Month

'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'

WHEN: May 30–June 21, 2026
WHERE: Buell Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex

Broadway’s spellbinding spectacular is coming to Denver. Join the next adventure and experience the wizarding world like never before at this record-breaking hit and winner of six Tony Awards, including best play.

'Somewhere'

WHEN: through May 31, 2026
WHERE: The Dorota & Kevin Kilstrom Theatre

From the Tony Award-winning writer of "The Inheritance and The Legend of Georgia McBride" comes a music-and-dance-filled portrait of a tight-knit Puerto Rican family striving to make it in show business. It’s 1959, "West Side Story" is a Broadway sensation, and the Candelarias’ small Manhattan apartment is filled with big love and plenty of talent. With news of a film version of the hit musical in the works, it seems that the family’s dreams of the spotlight might finally come true. But a sudden notice announcing a neighborhood-wide eviction threatens to destroy their home and the passions that have sustained their American Dream.

'English'

WHEN: through May 31, 2026
WHERE: Singleton Theatre

“English Only.” This one rule governs language instructor Marjan’s classroom, where she teaches four adult students outside of Tehran. Together, they leapfrog through a linguistic playground, chasing fluency through a maze of word games, listening exercises and show-and-tell sessions. They hope that one day English will make them whole. But it might be splitting each of them in half. Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer Prize-winning English is a disarmingly funny and tender play about the foibles of language and miscommunication. Make sure you’re marked as “present” for a work Variety calls “undeniably one of the best plays of the decade.”

'Avenue Q'

WHEN: through June 7, 2026
WHERE: Town Hall Arts Center, Littleton

This hilarious musical is part felt, part flesh and all heart! Follow Princeton, a recent college graduate (and a puppet), as he navigates love, work, and purpose in a quirky New York neighborhood filled with colorful characters. Oddly hopeful, think of this show as a sort of “R-rated” Sesame Street for the stage. With clever songs and playful moments aplenty, this fan favorite tackles life’s messy bits in a way that is funny, relatable, and delightfully naughty. And fun fact: in 2004, "Avenue Q" beat out "Wicked" to win the Tony Award for Best Musical, reminding underdogs everywhere never to lose heart! Because for better or worse… everything in life is only for now.​

 

Coming Soon

Denver Fringe Festival

WHEN: June 3–7, 2026
WHERE: Various venues
Look for dozens of original shows at creative venues around the city, including comedy, clown, theater, dance, aerial, magic, immersive arts and more. 

Derek Hough - Symphony of Dance: Encore

WHEN: June 28, 2026
WHERE: Buell Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex

Join the dance party with four-time Emmy Award-winning and New York Times best-selling author Derek Hough.

'The Sound of Music'

WHEN: July 29–Aug. 2, 2026
WHERE: Buell Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex

This vibrant and romantic tale of Maria and the von Trapp family features beloved songs like “Do-Re-Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” and “Edelweiss.”

'Spamalot'

WHEN: Aug. 11–23, 2026
WHERE: Buell Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex

Based on the classic film, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," this dramatic live version features flying cows, killer rabbits and tons of international humor. 

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