Theaters in Denver

9900 E. Colfax Ave. Aurora

303-739-1970

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The Aurora Fox Arts Center is home to the Aurora Fox Studio Theatre and the Aurora Fox Children’s Theatre, and has been a real draw on East Colfax Avenue for close to three decades. It offers productions year-round in the 245-seat theater, as well as exhibits and other activities in the rest of the space.

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Avenue Theater

417 E. 17th Ave. Central Denver

303-321-5925

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Denver’s Avenue Theatre on the edge of downtown has been pleasing audiences for over twenty years. The comfortable, intimate theater offers shows year-round, ranging from musicals to spoofs to serious drama.

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Bug Theatre

3654 Navajo St. Northwest Denver

303-477-9984

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Denver’s Bug Theatre was originally built as a movie house in 1912 and passed through several different hands before landing in the hands of local artists Chandler Romeo and Reed Weimer. Since then, it has become a major venue for alternative arts, including movies, comedy, music and other performances.

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Candlelight Dinner Playhouse

4747 Marketplace Dr., Johnstown Northern Colorado

970-744-3747

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Central City Opera House

124 Eureka St., Central City Mountains

303-292-6500

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The historic Central City Opera House is fascinating in and of itself: Built in 1878 by miners, it boasts gorgeous fresco on its ceiling, and there are names of notable Coloradans of yore -- such as Horace Tabor and Buffalo Bill -- carved on the backs of the seats. (Those carvings were transferred when the seating was updated in 1999.) But the venue's real beauty lies in its programming, which is showcased with the opera house's beautiful acoustics. Every summer, Central City Opera presents three productions for opera lovers in the metro area, a mix of one classic, one lesser-known and one American opera -- proof that this small town knows how to put on a big show.

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Crossroads Theater at Five Points

2590 Washington St. Downtown Denver

303-832-5206

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The historic Five Points area welcomed the Crossroads Theater in 2007. The theater has a hundred seats and serves small, independent performing arts groups that offer everything from music to theater, poetry and storytelling artists.

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Curious Theatre Company

1080 Acoma St. Central Denver

303-623-0524

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Over the past two decades, Chip Walton and his Curious Theatre Company crew have put on some of Denver’s most provocative, award-winning productions. The company’s headquarters, a nineteenth-century church in the Golden Triangle, is ground zero for the area’s most compelling, provocative theater.

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D.L. Parsons Theatre

11801 Community Center Dr. North Denver

303-450-8800

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Denver Center Theatre Company

14th and Curtis streets Downtown Denver

303-446-4829

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The Edge Theater Company

1560 Teller St., Lakewood West Denver Suburbs

303-521-8041

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Ellie Caulkins Opera House

1400 Curtis St. Downtown Denver

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Putting the Ellie Caulkins Opera House inside the historic Quigg Newton Auditorium was like building a ship inside a bottle. The auditorium -- a 1908 buff-colored brick building designed in a neoclassical style by Robert O. Willison -- had become run down over the years and had long since lost its historic interior. And that history was an illustrious one: Then known as the Municipal Auditorium, it hosted the Democratic National Convention in 1908 and later became the city's premier opera house. The inside was restored in 2002 with a gorgeous, neo-modern interior that’s all rich woods and shining glass and metal, and the 2,225-seat theater still hosts opera -- and comedians, ballet performances, songsters representing a variety of genres, and high-school graduation ceremonies.

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Garner Galleria Theatre

14th and Curtis streets Downtown Denver

303-893-4100

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The Garner Galleria Theatre is the most intimate space in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. It hosts touring productions, local shows, acting classes and special events year-round. And since the Denver Center for the Performing Arts lies the Garner Galleria Theatre. And since the venue is small, there’s not a bad seat in the house. The excellent sound system makes an evening here even more enjoyable.

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Irey Theatre

1104 S. Broadway St. Boulder

303-492-8181

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Miners Alley Performing Arts Center

1100 Miner's Alley Golden

303-935-3044

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Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden began as the Morrison Theatre Company in 1989, and over the years the productions have just become more polished. The 130-seat theater is complemented by Lillie’s Saloon, a bar and lounge where actors and audiences alike can socialize after the show.

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Paramount Theatre

1621 Glenarm Place Downtown Denver

303-623-0106

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Since being built by Temple Buell in 1930, the gorgeous art-deco Paramount Theatre has had a storied history. The theater originally showed silent films, and it has a one-of-a-kind Wurlitzer twin-console organ that was designed to produce a variety of sound effects to accompany the films. And while the Paramount had a long run as one of the premier movie houses in the Rocky Mountain region, the venue, which can accommodate 1,900 people, has hosted an assortment of nationally recognized bands, comedians and other performances over the past few decades.

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Union Colony Civic Center

701 10th Ave., Greeley Northern Colorado

970-356-5000

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Vilar Performing Arts Center

68 Avondale Lane, Beaver Creek Mountains

970-845-8497

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Situated in the middle of Beaver Creek Resort, the 530-seat Vilar Center, owned and operated by the Vail Valley Foundation, hosts a variety of artists throughout the year, including nationally known touring acts such as Ringo Starr and Randy Newman; jazz luminaries like Diana Krall and Chris Botti; and internationally recognized opera and classical performers. The venue, which opened in 1998, also hosts comedy, dance, Broadway musicals, theater, film and family events.

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Vintage Theatre

1468 Dayton St. Aurora

303-839-1361

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Animas City Theatre

128 E. College Dr., Durango Southern Colorado

970-799-2281

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Anschutz Family Theater, Kent Denver School

4000 E. Quincy Avenue 80113-4916, Cherry Hills Village Englewood

303-770-7660

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Armory Performing Arts Center

300 Strong St., Brighton North Denver Suburbs

303-655-2026

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Arnold Hall Theatre

2302 Cadet Dr., Ste. 12, U S A F Academy Southern Colorado

719-333-4497

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ATLAS Black Box Theatre

1125 18th St. Boulder

303-735-4577

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Atlas Theatre

709 16th St., Greeley Northern Colorado

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Aztlan Theatre

974 Santa Fe Dr. Central Denver

303-573-0188

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BDT Stage

5501 Arapahoe Ave. Boulder

303-449-6000

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The mission of the creative staff at BDT Stage is to offer "Broadway-quality" theatrical entertainment at non-Broadway prices. Ordinarily, a statement like that might promote snickers from anyone who takes their theater seriously, but the cast and programming can hold a candle to more expensive productions any day of the week. The theater showcases four quality shows each year, and just as much attention is paid to the food. This isn't a dinner theater where you get two choices -- chicken or steak -- but an eatery offering a menu with appetizers, light entrees, heavier entrees and desserts catering to a wide range of palates, from the aforementioned chicken-and-steak lovers to vegans, and many of the ingredients are locally sourced. For a high-quality night on the town without the high-quality price tag, BDT Stage is where it's at.

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Benchmark Theatre

1560 Teller St. Lakewood

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The Bitsy Stage

1137 S. Huron Southwest Denver

720-328-5294

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Boedecker Theater

2590 Walnut St. Boulder