The Pippin Profiles: Original cast member Candy Brown’s place in The Manson Trio

Denver school teacher Candy Brown, an original ‘Pippin’ cast member, has an indelible place in theatre lore that is linked, alas, to one of the…

Molly Brown Opens: The rags-to-riches story of Denver’s heroine

“Colorado, My Home!” Molly Brown sings in “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.” It’s true of the title character. It’s true of the actor singing it. And,…

Octavio Solis Scores Prestigious Award for Denver-Born Se Llama Cristina

Solis’ ‘Se Llama Cristina’ was introduced as a staged reading at the DCPA’s 2011 Colorado New Play Summit. At the time, it was titled ‘Cecilia…

The 'Pippin' Profiles: Sabrina Harper on the joy of being conniving, clever and sexy

Sabrina Harper seems like a nice person. Yet there she is playing nasty Fastrada in the national touring production of ‘Pippin.’ You know: The one…

The 'Pippin' Profiles: Sasha Allen finds her voice in the raw art of live theatre

After her time on “The Voice,” do you think Sasha Allen is intimidated by the prospect of performing in front of nearly 3,000 people in…

The 'Pippin' Profiles: Diane Paulus on directing without a net

Our series of exclusive interviews with the ‘Pippin’ creative team continues with Director Diane Paulus, recently named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people…