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Biography / History

In August 1966, the El Paso County Players was formed by Keith Willis and D. J. Brooks. The company’s first play was The Pajama Game, followed by A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Little Mary Sunshine. The Players were the only group in Colorado Springs performing Broadway musicals at the time. The El Paso County Players changed their name to the Colorado Springs Music Theatre in 1967.

Rehearsals for the company’s plays initially took place in an empty loft of an unused building and later moved to locations including the library, local schools, and what is now the Pioneers Museum.

Plays performed by the Colorado Springs Music Theatre include The Wizard of Oz, Kiss Me Kate, Annie Get Your Gun, and Funny Girl, among many others.

Source: Colorado Springs Music Theatre Records, MSS 0498

Scope and Content

The Colorado Springs Music Theatre Records date from 1970-1978 and are arranged chronologically. Material includes a history, board minutes, meeting minutes, correspondence, and production material.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public.

Use/Re-use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of label, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection.

Administrative Information

Colorado Springs Music Theatre Records, 1970-1978. MSS 0498. Special Collections, Pikes Peak Library District.

This collection was donated by Jerry Brown in December 2017.

Accession No. 2017-029.

Archivist's Notes: This collection was processed by Heather Jordan in January 2018.

Preferred Citation

Colorado Springs Music Theatre Records, Pikes Peak Library District

Index Terms

Theater - Colorado - Colorado Springs

Series I 
Colorado Springs Music Theatre Records