Forty-three years later, through more obstacles and good fortune than I can possibly enumerate, I am a cast member in the newest Broadway production of ‘Sweeney Todd.’ I guess 'these things do happen.’ Grateful and humbled beyond measure.” I could have never known what a pivotal night that was for me and for the entire course of my life. I saw George Hearn and Dorothy Loudon at that performance. I saw the original production of ‘Sweeney Todd’ while on that drama club sojourn. My mother convinced my father, who was raising four kids on an exceptionally tight postal worker's salary, to spend the little extra they had to send me on this fateful journey. “Back in 1980, my drama teacher, Nancy Priest, decided she'd take the drama club to New York City for spring break. George Washington High School alumna Patricia Phillips, who is appearing in the ensemble of Broadway’s “Sweeney Todd” (starring Denver-born Annaleigh Ashford), shouted out her legendary high-school teacher on social media last week: ‘Sweeney Todd’ local credits high-school teacherĭenver's Patricia Phillips Courtesy 'Sweeney Todd' on Broadway Her next gig is directing “ Escape to Margaritaville” for Give Five Productions at the PACE Center, opening June 23 in Parker. The process has been super, and people have been wonderful, and hopefully, it'll become a regular thing.” This opportunity fell into my lap, and I just couldn't be more happy about it. But hopefully, that'll change.” Of her first Arvada Center experience, she added, “It turned out great. In fact, only three of the past 24 directors nominated for Henry Awards have been women – which is more of a commentary on the Colorado theater landscape than the awards program. “Oh, it's a dream fulfilled,” said Van Oosbree, who was nominated for a Colorado Theatre Guild Henry Award for her direction of Cherry Creek Theatre’s “A Little Night Music” back in 2019 against a field with six men. (The other was the recently named Artistic Director Lynne Collins, who helmed “Into the Woods” last summer – her first time directing a musical anywhere in 27 years.) “ Damn Yankees,” playing through May 7, not only marks her first time directing at the Arvada Center, she’s believed to be only the second female director of a musical there in decades, if ever. The pandemic notwithstanding, Kelly Van Oosbree has been averaging about nine shows a year as a director or choreographer across the metro area, but her present gig is a major milestone. 'Damn Yankees' plays at the Arvada Center through May 7. "We're excited to celebrate such incredible content and bring together industry luminaries from around the world to inspire audiences and engage in conversations about the ever-changing television landscape," said SeriesFest co-founder and CEO Randi Kleiner. Original pilots making their world premieres at SeriesFest will include: “Hit Man: Secrets of Lies” (with Kind there to talk about it) “Full Bleed” and “Grown.” Nine scheduled panel discussions will tackle topics such as “Actors with Disabilities Making Their Mark in Hollywood: What More Needs to be Done,” and, “The State of Comedy” The May 10 closing event, which will feature Handler making her first appearance at Red Rocks, begins with a screening of Fox’s “Animal Control,” featuring McHale. Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey and Tom Campbell, executive producers of MTV’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” will receive the SeriesFest “Impact in Television Award.” premieres of Netflix’s new animated series “Mulligan,” Amazon Freevee’s “Primo,” Season 2 of NBC’s “Grand Crew,” National Geographic’s “A Small Light” and the Season 2 pilot of “Everyone is Doing Great.” Network screenings, many accompanied by their creative teams, will include the world or U.S. The party kicks off May 5 with a world-premiere screening of CNN’s latest installment in its decade anthology, “The 2010s,” followed by a Q&A with executive producer Mark Herzog. The lineup includes screenings of network premieres, a pilot competition featuring dozens of titles from all over the world, panels, workshops and a fascinating “Pitch-A-Thon” that lets dreamers present their big ideas before a panel of industry bigwigs. Last year, 13,000 attended events in Denver and Morrison. SeriesFest is a nonprofit organization dedicated to championing emerging and underserved voices in episodic storytelling. Chelsea Handler will make her first appearance at Red Rocks May 10 as part of SeriesFest.
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