About
DENVER CASADO is an award-winning composer, writer and arts educator based in New York City.
His musicals have been performed in over 50 venues around the world, reaching from California to Germany. He wrote the music to Life on the Mississippi and Tea with Chachaji, which the New York Times called “…a tender and moving comedy-drama.”
Denver is also the founder of Beat by Beat Press, a new online children’s musical theatre publishing company. Beat by Beat Press provides schools and youth theaters fresh, contemporary musicals via an easy-to-use online publishing platform.
As an arts educator, Denver has spent nearly a decade leading musical theatre and songwriting workshops with thousands of children in New York City public schools. He was recently honored with the All Stars Projects’ Phyllis Hyman award, in recognition of his important contribution to the growth and development of young people in the NYC community.
In addition to theater, Denver’s music has been featured on network TV and in several independent films. Denver is an alumni of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop and holds a degree in Music Technology and Composition from New York University.
UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS
FEBRUARY
Feb 28, We Are Monsters, Manchester Memorial (Manchester, MA)
MARCH
Mar 1, We Are Monsters, Terrace Park Elementary (Terrace Park, OH)
Mar 3, Noble Gnarble, ArtsEast (La Grande, OR)
Mar 18, Noble Gnarble, Bronx Arts Ensemble (Bronx, NY)
Mar 22, The Grunch, Lake Avenue School (Saratoga Springs, NY)
Mar 31, Musicville, Seed of Wisdom Learning Center (Philippines)
APRIL
Apr 4, The Grunch, Garden International School (Thailand)
Apr 5, Musicville, The Independent School (Wichita, KS)
Apr 19-20, We Are Monsters, Lusher Charter School (New Orleans, LA)
Apr 20, We Are Monsters, Discovery Charter School (Las Vegas, NV)
Apr 26-27, Musicville, St. Paul Lutheran School (Bloomer, WI)
MAY
May 2, The Grunch, Bosqueville Elementary (Waco, TX)
May 30, We Are Monsters, American Community School (Jordan)
May 31-Jun 4, The Grunch, Town Hall Kids (Waterford, Ontario)
JUNE
Jun 1, We Are Monsters, Traylor Dance Acad. (Colonial Heights, VA)
