DMPA Conversations

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Join Wicked Company Manager Steve Quinn in conversation with Des Moines Performing Arts President and CEO Monica Holt. They discuss the job of a Company Manager, bringing Wicked back to his home state of Iowa, and much more.

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.

Join The Music Man choreographer Joshua Bergasse in conversation with Des Moines Performing Arts President and CEO Monica Holt. They discuss the iconic music, bringing the production to Iowa, and more.

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.

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.

Join new 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!

Join Ken Davenport as he chats with DMPA President and CEO Jeff Chelesvig about how A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical went from concept to stage production and much more.

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 …

Join HAMILTON Choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler in conversation with Des Moines Performing Arts President and CEO Jeff Chelesvig as he shares personal stories about what it took to get the choreography just right for this ground-breaking blockbuster. This three-time Tony Award-winning dance genius …