It's official! six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald will return to Broadway this fall, taking on what is widely regarded as the greatest role in musical theatre, “Rose” in GYPSY. We have all of the details!
Will Smith takes on a life of crime in his new film FOCUS. The actor stopped by ABC's Good Morning America and discussed how he and co-star Margot Robbie learned to pickpocket for the movie.
The world premiere of a new version of the Meredith Willson musical, THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN, is open at the Denver Center Theatre Company. Host of 'In Focus', Eden Lane learns about the project from the creative team Dick Scanlan and the Director/Choreographer Kathleen Marshall. Beth Malone (Molly Brown) and Burke Moses (J.J. Brown) tell Eden about creating this new look at their characters. Click below to watch the interviews!
Below, from the PIPPIN National Tour launch in Denver, 'In Focus' host Eden Lane brings us her full one-on-one with Sasha Allen (a finalist on the 4th season on THE VOICE) who portrays the 'Leading Player'. Click to watch the interview!
The national tour of Pippin launched in Denver this week, and host of 'In Focus' Eden Lane sat down for a one-on-one with composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz (GODSPELL, WICKED, Pippin, and more). Lane also met the director and driving force behind this re-imagined Pippin, Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus. This episode also includes highlights with cast members Matthew James Thomas as Pippin, Lucie Arnaz as Berthe, Sasha Allen (a finalist on the 4th season on THE VOICE) as Leading Player, and Tony Award-winner John Rubinstein, who created the role of Pippin in the 1972 original Broadway production. Click below to watch the interviews!
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!
Click below to watch a special moment from 'In Focus' with Eden Lane's one-on-one with composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz during the PIPPIN National Tour launch in Denver. Schwartz discusses a special one-night-only event he is executive producing. 'Uprising of Love: A Benefit Concert for Global Equality' will be hosted by Jane Lynch and features Sting, Patti LuPone, Celina Jaitly, Greg Louganis, Billy Porter, Chely Wright, and the casts of WICKED, ONCE, I AM HARVEY MILK, and more!
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!
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!
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!