Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO) has a sterling reputation not only in its home state, but across the nation and within opera communities globally. Their visionary growth strategy has given Iowans unique bragging rights. Their programming is celebrated each year and draws a significant part of its patr
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Carousel Theatre of Indianola’s production of “Next to Normal” won the award for best musical, while Iowa Stage Theatre’s staging of “The Cake” won the award for best play during the seventh annual Cloris Awards Ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Jamie Hurd Amphitheater in West Des Moines.
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And the winner is. local theater in greater Des Moines for returning to the stage after the pandemic finally moved out of the spotlight.
After skipping a year, the seventh (almost) annual Cloris Awards will honor eight local theater companies that produced 33 shows during the 2021-2022 season.
Central Iowa continues to celebrate a special Oscar-winning actress who continued to maintain a strong relationship with her hometown, Des Moines. Cloris Leachman departed this mortal stage in January of 2021, joining a celestial band of fellow performers and luminaries. One special legacy she left