Eden Lane News

In this week's episode of 'In Focus', host Eden Lane gives us an early look at ONCE ON THIS ISLAND: A CARIBBEAN FAIRY TALE MUSICAL at The Aurora Fox Theatre Company. This exclusive visit to rehearsal includes a conversation with Broadway veteran Candy Brown who serves as director and choreographer. Leading lady SuCh returns to the Fox where she made her acting debut just last season in THE COLOR PURPLE. She also won the Henry Award for that role. Click below to watch the interview!

In the season six finale of IN FOCUS, host Eden Lane follows the company of 'SHREK the Musical' at Boulder's Dinner Theatre from the first rehearsal to opening night. Check it out below!

The Denver Actors Fund (DAF) is a non-profit that offers modest relief when members of the Denver theater community find themselves in situational medical need. Their slogan is 'The new Denver Actors Fund: For when you break a leg.' This week, host of 'In Focus' Eden Lane sits down with the board to learn about the DAF programs. Click below to learn more!

Artists of the West, a special art program by American Furniture Warehouse, is connecting Colorado artists to wider audiences. The program produces the artists work for sale in partnership with another Colorado company, Circle Graphics. This week, host Eden Lane meets with some of the artists, the art buyer, and the CEO of the print company to learn more about the program. Eden also takes viewers to LOCAL Theater's Local Lab during a master class to meet guest instructor Jill Rafson, the literary manager of Roundabout Theatre Company. Check it out below!

The Arvada Center is making a bold move with its current main-stage production. The regional premiere of END OF THE RAINBOW follows Judy Garland during a six week run in London six months before her tragic death. While it includes many of Judy's actual arrangements of some of her most loved songs, it isn't a musical. It is a play with music. This week, 'In Focus' host Eden Lane takes viewers behind the scenes for some of the early rehearsals to meet the creative team and the cast. Click below!

In this edition of IN FOCUS, host Eden Lane meets Tony Award-winning playwright Eve Ensler ('The Vagina Monologues') and Queen of Krump Miss Prissy. The women appeared at LOCAL Theater Company's special event 'Body of Work' - an eclectic evening of words, dance and music revering the body. Click below to hear what they had to say!

In this week's episode of 'In Focus', host Eden Lane sits down with two of the stars -- Caroline Bowman (Eva) and Sean MacLaughlin (Peron) -- of the EVITA tour, stopping in Denver this week. She also takes viewers behind the scenes for rehearsal of Parasol Arts new Tango Ballet, El Corazon de Tango - The Heart of Tango. Watch the interviews below!

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced Edgar G. Ulmer: Back From The Margins, a spotlight on the near-forgotten émigré filmmaker, taking place January 10, 11, 17 and 18.

Phamaly is an award-winning Colorado-based Theatre Company comprised entirely of performers with a wide variety of physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities. In this week's episode of 'In Focus', host Eden Lane takes viewers along to rehearsal for Phamaly Theatre Company's first-ever holiday presentation, 'It's a Wonderful Life.' There she meets co-directors Bryce Alexander and Steve Wilson. Eden also meets the married couple playing the iconic roles of George and Mary Bailey, Jeremy and Lyndsay Palmer. Watch the interviews below!

With the Holidays in full swing, many arts organizations are offering family friendly programing. In this week's episode of 'In Focus', host Eden Lane takes viewers to the rehearsal room of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, where she meets the cast of their all-new produciton of The Wizard Of Oz. Eden meets with director Scott RC Levy who also serves at the Producing Artistic Director and Director of Performing Arts. Watch below!

In this week's episode of 'In Focus', host Eden Lane gets in the holiday spirit at the Arvada Center with 'A Christmas Carol, The Musical.' Going behind the scenes, Eden takes viewers to rehearsal to meet the creative team as well as the star of the show - Scrooge himself. She also gets a sneak peek in the wig shop to see how local technicians bring the show to life. Watch below!

Opera Colorado has reorganized their company and are preparing their annual Gala. This week, General Director Greg Carpenter tells 'In Focus' host Eden Lane about the season ahead and how the company made it through the fiscal challenge. Eden also meets the Colorado filmmakers behind the new documentary HANNA RANCH. This Colorado story makes its world premiere during the Starz Denver Film Festival on the big screen at The Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Click below to go behind the scenes!

The cast from the acclaimed Vintage Theatre is reunited in a 'revival' of sorts as Ignite Theatre remounts the popular musical AVENUE Q. In this episode of 'In Focus', host Eden Lane meets with the cast on stage to discuss reuniting after two years, and adding one new cast member. Watch below!

On this edition host Eden Lane meets the four actors Yunuen Pardo, Adriana Gaviria, Cynthia Bastidas, and Ruth Livier, who play the young women in 'Just Like Us' a True Denver Story. The play by Karen Zacarias based on the book by Helen Thorpe makes it's world premier at the Denver Center Theatre Company. The sotry follows four latinas in Denver as immigration status begins to erode their opportunities and their friendships.

On this edition of 'In Focus', host Eden Lane continues with Part 2 of her interview with the creators of the provocative new play 'Who Killed Jiggaboo Jones?' a satirical examination of the 'Hip-hop Industrial Complex'. Emmy Award winner donnie l. betts and performance artist Jeff Campbell go 'Behind the Black-face' to learn about the characters, the structure of the piece, and the creators intent. Click below to watch the interview!

On this edition of 'In Focus', host Eden Lane meets Emmy Award winner Donnie L. Betts and performance artist and writer Jeff Campbell to learn about their provocative theater project, 'Who Killed Jigaboo Jones?', a satirical examination of the 'Hip-hop Industrial Complex'. Click below to watch the interview!

In this episode of 'In Focus', host Eden Lane brings you the Ballet Mistresses of Colorado Ballet's GISELLE. Lorita Travaglia's experience with this classic storybook ballet began with Nureyev and Evdokimova at Berlin Ballet in 1978. Sandra Brown's started at American Ballet Theater in 1988. Both of these incredible women have danced most of the roles form corps de ballet to soloist. Lane learns how this extensive experience helps the young dancers capture the unique spirit of 'Giselle'. Watch below!

On this edition of 'In Focus', host Eden Lane spends time at the 'press day' for for the 1st National Tour of Peter and the Starcatcher, launching in Denver. Lane meets with Donyale Werle, who won the 2012 Tony Award for her Peter and the Starcatcher set design. Donyale is a leader at the Broadway Green Alliance and has gained much acclaim for her use of salvaged materials in her sets. Click below to watch the interview!

On this edition of 'In Focus', host Eden Lane spends time at the 'press day' for for the 1st National Tour of Peter and the Starcatcher, launching in Denver. She meets four of the cast members. John Sanders (Black Stache), Luke Smith (Smee), Megan Stern (Molly), and Joey deBettencourt (Boy). Eden also gives us a glimpse of the special presentation by Tony Award wining set designer Donyale Werle. Click below to watch the interview!

Central City Opera is bringing a spectacular production of SHOWBOAT to the Buell Theater. This week, host of 'In Focus' Eden Lane sits down with local actor Emily Pulley who plays Miss Julie. This marks her ninth season with Central City Opera. Click below to watch the interview!