"Denver Center's 'Almost Heaven' extended with new weekend
 schedule and two new cast members"
Press Release 12/3/03

Denver: The Denver Center Theatre Company, anticipating a
demand for new and repeat visits from audience members with
out-of-town holiday guests, has extended the popular new
musical "Almost Heaven: Songs and Stories of John Denver"
through mid-January. The Company has also changed the
performance schedule to Tuesday through Sunday placing new
shows on Sunday afternoons in the Ricketson Theatre.
    Two new actor-singers have joined the cast of "Almost
Heaven." Kingsley Leggs comes to the cast directly from
Nashville and a successful run of "It Ain't Nothin' But The
Blues" at the historic Belcourt Theatre. Mr. Leggs' credits
also include leading roles in "Ragtime", "Dreamgirls", "Miss
Saigon" and "Violet."
    Denver's own Laura Ryan performed with Denver Center
Attractions as both Patsy and Louise in "Always...Patsy
Cline." Regionally, she has performed with the San Bernardino
Civic Light Opera as Mary Magdalene in "Jesus Christ
Superstar" and Maria in "The Sound of Music", as the Wicked
Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz" for California Music
Theatre and in "Annie Get Your Gun" at Denver's Country Dinner
Playhouse.

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