Music

Musical Theatre

Directors:
Josh Franklin
Packard 105
(719) 389-6550
jfranklin2025@coloradocollege.edu

Stephanie Brink
Packard 106
(719) 389-6551
sbrink@coloradocollege.edu

Students enrolled in the Vocal Studio are encouraged to audition at the beginning of each semester. Contact Josh Franklin or Steph Brink for more information.

Fall 2025

The CC music department, in association with the Colorado Springs Conservatory, will be presenting the musical, Anastasia, this December 5, 6, and 7 in Kathryn Mohrman Theatre.

*AUDITION NOTICE*

We are currently seeking performers, stage managers, spot operators, prop designers and crew members. If interested, please plan on attending the auditions posted below. Looking forward to bringing some Broadway magic to CC this December!

DATE: September 8th

TIME: 5pm-6pm, callbacks later that evening 7pm-8:30pm

LOCATION: Packard Performance Hall

Please prepare 32 bars of a musical theatre selection, appropriate for the style of Anastasia.

More about the team:

This production will be lead by new faculty member, Josh Franklin, and current CEO of the Colorado Springs Conservatory, Nathan Halvorson. Josh has had an extensive performance career on Broadway including the original Broadway casts of The Prom, Ghost, Anything Goes and Grease. Nathan is an accomplished executive director and a Henry award winning director and choreographer, having directed all over the country. Dan Brink, current CC music instructor, will be the musical director bringing his many years of experience as a musician and conductor to the team.

More about the musical:

The musical Anastasia tells the story of Anya, a young amnesiac woman who believes she might be the lost Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. She joins forces with two con men, Dmitry and Vlad, who plan to present her to the Dowager Empress in Paris as a way to escape Russia and claim a reward. The musical explores themes of identity, family, and finding one's place in the world amidst political turmoil.

About Musical Theatre

The students of the vocal program at Colorado College present two music theatre productions each year: one musical and one opera. The program is co-directed by principal vocal instructor Jennifer DeDominici and vocal instructor Ann Brink, with musical direction by pianist Dan Brink. Recent musicals have included The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Rocky Horror Show, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Elegies, Spring Awakening, How Green Was My Valley, The Light in the Piazza, and Little Women. Chamber opera works or opera pieces have included selections from Hansel and Gretel, La Divina and The Magic Flute, as well as Candide. The Vocal Studio strives to make these shows an all inclusive and rewarding experience, contributing to the strong network the department fosters among performers of all skill levels.