Brighton Cultural Arts Connection

The Bridges of Madison County by Platte Valley Players
2025-08-02 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-08-03 14:00 - 16:30 (America/Denver) | Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong Street, Brighton, CO, 80601, United States
Based on the best-selling novel, The Bridges of Madison County is a sweeping romantic musical with a breathtaking score by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade) and a poignant book by Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman. Winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Score and Orchestrations, this story captures the beauty of America’s heartland and the timeless question, “What if…?”

Flix & Kicks –Inside Out 2 & Drone Show
2025-08-07 17:30 - 21:00 | Carmichael Park, 650 Southern Street, Brighton, CO, 80601, United States
Activities Start: 5:30 p.m.
Movie Starts: 7 p.m. featuring Inside Out 2 (2024,PG)
Drone Show Starts: Time TBA

Brighton on Broadway by Platte Valley Players
2025-08-15 18:15 - 22:00 | Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong Street, Brighton, CO, 80601, United States
JOIN US for a night of good food and live Broadway musical performances all in support of award-winning & youth theatre!
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Attendees will enjoy buffet dinner, a cash bar and a show with Platte Valley Theatre Arts’ best performers–live musicians, a hilarious emcee and your favorite showtunes.
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More information to come!

Frankenstein by Platte Valley Players
2025-10-10 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-11 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-10-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-16 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-17 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-18 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-10-18 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-19 14:00 - 16:30 | Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong Street, Brighton, CO, 80601, United States
Nick Dear’s adaptation of Frankenstein delves into the dark complexities of creation, ambition, and humanity. Told through the eyes of the Creature, the story explores what it means to be human in a world that often fears the unfamiliar. Through its gripping narrative, the play examines themes of isolation, the consequences of unchecked ambition, and the longing for connection, offering a haunting reflection on our own capacity for empathy and cruelty.
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What sets this adaptation apart is its raw emotional depth, visceral storytelling, and bold staging. Audiences are drawn into the Creature’s journey in an intense, thought-provoking way that challenges traditional notions of hero and monster.

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
2025-11-01 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-01 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-11-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-03 11:30 - 12:30 | Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong Street, Brighton, CO, 80601, United States
FREE SHOW FOR ALL AGES! Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance.
An entertaining and innovative treatment of the classic C.S. Lewis story. The heroic tale of love, faith, courage and giving; the life and death struggle for control of Narnia and the grandeur of the triumph of good over evil has enthralled audiences of all ages. This unique and excellent two-actor adaptation was toured by Lincoln Center.
This production is generously sponsored by the Brighton Cultural Arts Commission and the City of Brighton Lodging Tax Grant.
Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.

Platte Valley Youth Theatre - Seasonal Musical Theatre Mini Workshop - Session 2
2025-11-15 09:00 - 15:30 | Trail Winds Rec Center, 13495 Holly Street, Thornton, CO, 80602, United States
Winter-themed songs
2nd-5th grade – 9:00-11:30 a.m.
5th-8th grade – 12:30-3:30 p.m.
COST: $25 per youth per session. Scholarships are available, contact pvyt@plattevalleytheatrearts.org for more information.
LOCATION: Trail Winds Rec Center (13495 Holly St, Thornton, CO 80602)
Come join us for a seasonal musical theater workshop. Learn an entire musical theatre number in a few hours and perform it for your family at the end of the class! These sessions will increase your skills of learning musical theater quickly, and increase your confidence performing through hard work, dedication and lots of fun!
