Denver is getting its first taste of Broadway’s “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” “Hell’s Kitchen” and the Tony-winning “The Outsiders” as part of Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ 2025-2026 artistic season.
The shows, which DCPA announced Monday, join new and returning titles for the regional market such as “MJ,” “Hadestown,” The Lion King,” “Beetlejuice,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and “The Sound of Music” (see below for the full list).
“The (new) Broadway season is full of spellbinding, spine-tingling (and slightly corny) hits and we can’t wait to see you at the theatre,” wrote John Ekeberg, executive director of DCPA Broadway and Cabaret, in a statement.
At this point the show announcements are aimed at subscribers, with tickets available at denvercenter.org. Single tickets will go on sale to the public later, DCPA officials said. They also announced an auto-renew feature for current subscribers that Ekeberg said will save them the trouble of re-subscribing every year, or else potentially “losing their favorite seats or their DCPA subscriber perks.”
The crowd-pleasing lineup is entirely intentional, DCPA leaders have said, with classics such as “The Sound of Music” sitting comfortably next to newer works such as the acclaimed “Hadestown.” Last season featured a similar mix, including comfort-food shows “Hamilton,” “Book of Mormon” and “Mamma Mia!” alongside the national tour launch of “Kimberly Akimbo” and other new bookings.
The season — which takes place at the Buell Theatre and other venues at the Denver Performing Arts Complex — is divided into subscription shows and added attractions, as DCPA calls them, with DCPA Cabaret shows (i.e. this year’s locally produced “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors”) as part of the full subscription package.
Here’s the complete list:
DCPA 2025-26 Broadway season
“Bluebird Improv with Tim Meadows, Matt Walsh, Brad Morris and Joe Canale”
May 16-18, 2025 (Garner Galleria Theatre)
“Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song”
May 28-June 29, 2025 (Garner Galleria)
“Dixie’s Tupperware Party”
July 16-Aug. 17, 2025 (Garner Galleria)
“Dixie’s Never Wear a Tube Top While Riding a Mechanical Bull …”
Aug. 20-Sept. 7, 2025 (Garner Galleria)
“Shucked”
Oct. 7-19, 2025 (Buell Theatre)
“Disney’s The Lion King”
Oct. 23-Nov. 16, 2025 (Buell)
“Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors”
Nov. 8, 2025-May 10, 2026 (Garner Galleria)
“The Hip Hop Nutcracker”
Nov. 21-23, 2025 (Buell)
“Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical”
Dec. 3-7, 2025 (Buell)
“The Notebook”
Dec. 16-28, 2025 (Buell)
“Six”
Jan. 7-11, 2026 (Buell)
“Water for Elephants”
Feb. 11-22, 2026 (Buell)
“Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man”
Feb. 27-March 1, 2026 (Buell)
“The Phantom of the Opera”
March 18-April 5, 2026 (Buell)
“Hell’s Kitchen”
April 14-26, 2026 (Buell)
“Hadestown”
May 5-10, 2026 (Buell)
“MJ”
May 13-17, 2026 (Buell)
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”
May 30-June 27, 2026 (Buell)
“The Sound of Music”
July 29-Aug. 2, 2026 (Buell)
“Beetlejuice”
Aug. 4-9, 2026 (Buell)
“Monty Python’s Spamalot”
Aug. 11-23, 2026 (Buell)
“The Outsiders”
Sept. 8-27, 2026 (Buell)