CBS4: Moulin Rouge Actor Surprised By Reunion With Aurora Teacher And Inspiration: ‘This Is Your Victory’
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Story excerpt:
"As the 10-time Tony Award winning production of Moulin Rouge begins its nearly three week stay at the Buell Theater, one of the actors in the show is also celebrating a reunion with the place he first fell in love with theater. Andres Quintero, the actor who plays 'Baby Doll' in the Broadway tour, was raised in Aurora.
There he first discovered his passion for the arts in an Aurora Public Schools theater.
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'My formative years as an artist were in Aurora, Colorado at Rangeview High School,' Quintero said. 'I was involved in the theater department that was ran by Tammy Strouse.'
Just outside of the theater he grew up watching shows, Quintero gave praise to Strouse for helping him fulfill a dream of one day performing on the same stage.
What he didn't know was CBS4's Dillon Thomas found his old teacher, who is now the assistant principal of Rangeview High and had her hiding around the corner. As Quintero spoke about how Strouse inspired him to chase his dreams, she turned the corner and left him speechless."