Tag: alan menken
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Faith-based Colorado Springs theater company to stage ‘Newsies’ musical
“Newsies” is the “Law and Order” of Broadway musicals. Based on the 1992 musical film of the same name, the Tony Award winner is ripped from historical headlines and inspired by the true-life newsboys’ strike of 1899, when newsboys Kid Blink and David Simons led a band of orphan and runaway kids on a two-week…
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Colorado Springs theater company brings ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ musical to life
What makes a monster and what makes a man? That’s the question at the core of Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” The faith-based nonprofit theater company Village Arts of Colorado Springs will mount the musical version, based on Hugo’s novel and the 1996 Disney film, with a score by Alan Menken…
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Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center announces new theater season
Hans Christian Andersen, bilingual children’s theater and a world premiere. The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College recently announced its 2024-2025 theater season. “The upcoming season will be a series of firsts for the theater company,” said Producing Artistic Director Chris Sheley. “And every show on the main stage will lift up the…