Lone Tree Arts Center unveils 15th-anniversary season, tickets on sale soon

Lone Tree Arts Center has opened package sales for its 15th-anniversary season, using the milestone to underline how the venue has become one of Lone Tree’s strongest cultural and economic draws. The 2026-2027 lineup blends Broadway names, nationally known musicians, dance, family programming and classic theater, a mix the center says reflects its hybrid model of award-winning productions and recognized artists.

The season opens Sept. 12 with Georgia on My Mind: Celebrating the Music of Ray Charles, led by Take 6, Nnenna Freelon, Clint Holmes and Tom Scott. That launch sets the tone for a schedule that moves from music to theater and back again, including Always...Patsy Cline from Oct. 8 to Oct. 25 and a spring run of Amadeus in April. Other announced acts include Time for Three, Ali Stroker, Stephen Wilkes: America at 250, Suzy Bogguss, Kalani Pe‘a and A Muppet Christmas Carol with the Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra.

The center is also pushing early subscription sales as part of the rollout. Package sales opened May 11 at 10 a.m. for 2025-26 subscribers and donors giving $125 or more. New package holders can buy beginning May 26 at 10 a.m. by phone or in person only, and single tickets go on sale to the general public June 1 at 10 a.m. Subscribers can save 10% by buying three or four shows and 15% by buying five or more, a pricing structure that rewards repeat attendance and helps lock in revenue before the season begins.

That sales strategy matters in Lone Tree, where the arts center is more than a performance hall. The venue was built in 2011 after a bond approved by Lone Tree residents, and the city says it opened that August with a 500-seat main-stage theater, a 200-seat Event Hall and a 350-seat outdoor amphitheater. RidgeGate says LTAC will take over programming for the amphitheater in High Note Regional Park, extending its reach into another public gathering space in south metro Denver.

Executive Director Leigh Chandler, who took over in 2022 after serving as artistic director and marketing director, has framed the anniversary season as a reflection of everything the center has become and still wants to be. The institution can point to multiple Colorado Theatre Guild Henry Awards, the Denver Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts and the SCFD Rex Morgan Award for Innovative Programming, along with sensory-inclusive performances for children and adults on the autism spectrum and others with sensory sensitivities.

The community payoff is already measurable. The arts center says it has served more than 91,000 students, seniors and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through community impact programs since 2011. For a fast-growing city along I-25 and Lincoln Avenue, the anniversary season is both a celebration and a signal that Lone Tree intends to keep investing in places that bring residents, visitors and revenue into the same room.