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Part 7 of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ interview series with the cast and creative team from the Broadway musical “If/Then,” which launched its first national tour in Denver in October 2015 and starred Broadway headliners Idina Menzel, LaChanze, Anthony Rapp and James Snyder.

Next up: Producer David Stone, whose credits include “Wicked” and “Next to Normal,” talks about what he feels is his obligation to develop challenging and risky new musicals for the American theatre. Stone said it was encouragement from late DCPA President Randy Weeks that planted the seeds for an If/Then national tour, which he had not been planning. He said his success has made developing new work for the American theatre his obligation. 

“I think Wicked has given me a gift,” he said, “and I have to repay that gift (by working) with living, breathing writers on new work.”

Video by John Moore and David Lenk for the DCPA NewsCenter.

If/Then played in Denver from Oct. 13-25.

(Photo above right: David Stone hosted a conversation in Denver with ‘Razzle Dazzle’ author Michael Riedel. Photo by John Moore for the DCPA NewsCenter)

Read our complete interview with David Stone
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The video series to date:
Part 1: The cast talks about The Tour Reunion
Part 2: Is The Butterfly Effect a real thing?
Part 3: Favorite line or lyric
Part 4: On writing original music for Idina Menzel
Part 5: Mark, Maureen and Michael (Greif): The Rent reunion
Part 6: Cast: Final thoughts from Denver
Part 7: Final thoughts from Producer David Stone
Bonus: Our Opening Night video from Denver
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Bonus: Our Opening Night Photo Gallery:

To download any photo for free, in a variety of available sizes, click “View original Flickr image.” All photos by Emily Lozow and John Moore for the DCPA’s NewsCenter.
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Our previous NewsCenter coverage of If/Then and Idina Menzel:

•  If/Then: Choosing between two roads diverged
•  Video, photos: Our complete Opening Night coverage
•  Composers: Writing for Idina Menzel is like learning to drive a Porsche
•  Next to Normal composers’ words of comfort after local suicide
•  Producer David Stone on Denver’s rise among elite touring cities
• Composers introduce you to If/Then score samples
• A conversation with Michael Riedel in Denver
  
• Time-lapse video of the set load-in
• Our video interview with LaChanze
• Video: How the set was installed for Denver launch
• Breaking: Idina Menzel will launch ‘If/Then’ national tour in Denver
• Milestone: ‘If/Then’ will reunite major principal cast in Denver
• Tell us YOUR If/Then story
• Video, photos: LaChanze’s National Anthem Day with the Denver Broncos
• John Moore’s review of Idina Menzel’s 2015 concert at Red Rocks
• John Moore’s review of Idina Menzel’s 2011 concert at Red Rocks
• John Moore’s 2011 interview with Idina Menzel in The Denver Post
• DCPA’s If/Then show page
• Read all about the 2015-16 Broadway season in Denver here
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