News: DMPA Conversations
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DMPA Conversations
DMPA CONVERSATIONS: LEIGH SILVERMAN
Join Suffs Director Leigh Silverman in conversation with Des Moines Performing Arts President and CEO Monica Holt. They discuss the process of creating the musical, the continuously relevant message, and more.
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DMPA Conversations
DMPA CONVERSATIONS: RICK KUPERMAN & JEFF KUPERMAN
Join The Outsiders choreographers Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman in conversation with Des Moines Performing Arts President and CEO Monica Holt. The brothers discuss working together, using bodies in motion to tell the iconic story, and more.
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DMPA CONVERSATIONS: DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE
Join Kimberly Akimbo book and lyric writer David Lindsay-Abaire in conversation with Des Moines Performing Arts President and CEO Monica Holt. Lindsay-Abaire discusses the creation of the Tony Award–winning musical, its journey to Broadway, and why its story continues to resonate with audiences.
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DMPA CONVERSATIONS: INGRID MICHAELSON
Join incoming DMPA President and CEO Monica Holt in a conversation with recording artist Ingrid Michaelson, writer of the music & lyrics for the musical The Notebook. They discuss the inspiration for the songs, the well-known story, and more!
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DMPA CONVERSATIONS: KEN DAVENPORT
Join A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical Producer Ken Davenport in conversation with Des Moines Performing Arts President and CEO Jeff Chelesvig. Ken discusses the beginnings of the show, working with a musical legend, and more.
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DMPA CONVERSATIONS: JASON ROBERT BROWN
Join PARADE Composer and Lyricist Jason Robert Brown in conversation with Des Moines Performing Arts President and CEO Jeff Chelesvig. Brown recounts the development of this production’s sweeping score which won him a Tony Award in 1999. He talks about its award-winning 2023 return to Broadway and its relevance on tour now in 2025.
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DMPA CONVERSATIONS: SUSANNA WOLK
Join & JULIET Associate Director Susanna Wolk in conversation with Des Moines Performing Arts President and CEO Jeff Chelesvig as she explains what it’s like taking one of Broadway’s most popular shows from New York to national tour. Wolk describes the larger-than-life fun and the empowering message behind this playful retelling of Juliet’s story.
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DMPA CONVERSATIONS: Dominic Moore-Dunson
Join director and choreographer of the stage adaptation of The Remember Balloons, Dominic Moore-Dunson, in conversation with Des Moines Performing Arts Director of Education, Karoline Myers. Moore-Dunson talks about bringing this popular children’s book about memory loss to the stage as well as the developmental residency that DMPA supported. See this incredible show on March 29 as part of the Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Family Series.
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DMPA CONVERSATIONS: Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman
Join Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer and lyricist Marc Shaiman and Tony and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Scott Wittman as they converse with Des Moines Performing Arts President and CEO Jeff Chelesvig about the writing process for the score of SOME LIKE IT HOT. The genius musical duo who also brought us catchy tunes from Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can and soon to come, Smash, share a few laughs and talk about the making of this HOT, HOT show!
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DMPA CONVERSATIONS: NATASHA KATZ
Join eight-time Tony Award winner and the lighting designer for MJ, Natasha Katz, and DMPA President and CEO, Jeff Chelesvig, as they discuss Natasha’s incredible career, how she approaches her craft and what it takes to illuminate a show like MJ.
