>> WELCOME BACK TO WAKE UP DENVER'S EARLY BIRD HOUR.
>> OUR FIELD KOR RESPONDENT IS IN DOWNTOWN WHERE A BIG SHOW IS
IN THE WORKS. >> I'M AT REHEARAL WITH THE
MOST TALENTED YOUNG THESPIANS. >> THAT RHYMES WITH LEZ BIANCE.
HUBBA HUBBA. >> THEY ARE HARD AT WORK ON
THEIR NEW SHOW AND THERE IS 525,600 REASONS TO SEE LIL RENT.
I AM JOINED BY THE VERY BUSY DIRECTOR, LOWELL EVANS.
>> IT IS A MADHOUSE. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF HELL
WEEK LIVING UP TO ITS NAME. >> TELL US ABOUT THE SHOW.
>> LIL REPRESENT IS AN ABRIDGED FAMILY FRIENDLY VERSION OF THE
HIT MUSICAL ABOUT NEW YORK CITY ARTISTS LIVING THROUGH THE
HIV-AIDS CRISIS. >> HOW DOES LIL RENT HANDLE THE
SUBJECT MATTER WITH A CAST OF CHILDREN.
>> IT IS CHANGED TO DIABETES AND IT DOESN'T CHANGE THINGS AT ALL.
>> REALLY? IT'S JUST THAT IN THE ORIGINAL
HIV-AIDS, CHARACTERS DIE FROM IT.
HOW DID YOU CHANGE THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT?
>> I USED THE FIND AND REPLACE FEATURE IN MICROSOFT WORD AND
REPLACED HIV-AIDS WITH DIABETES. I THINK IT'S MORE POWERFUL THIS
WAY. >> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
LET'S MEET THE CAST. YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN HIM IN LAST
FALL. HE PLAYS ROGER.
>> I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE GOING TO BE DOING A SCENE FOR US?
>> YES, MA'AM. THIS IS A SCENE FROM ACT 1 WHERE
MY CHARACTER IS SINGING ABOUT HIS FRIEND, ROGER WHO IS
DIABETES POSITIVE. >> IN THE LATE 80s, DIABETES WAS
THIS THE NEW SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
DISEASE THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT.
IT WAS SCARY. >> DIABETES WAS --
BASICALLY A DEATH SENTENCE. >>
>> THEY SAY DIABETES IS A GAY DISEASE, BUT IT'S NOT.
ROGER GOT DIABETES FROM HAVING SEX WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND.
>> CLOSE ON ROGER WHOSE GIRLFRIEND LEFT HIM A NOTE
SAYING WE'VE GOT DIABETES BEFORE SLITTING HER WRISTS IN THE
BATHROOM. TAKE YOUR INSULIN, ROGER!
>> AND SCENE. VERY POWERFUL, BOYS.
>> LET'S MEET MORE OF THE CAST. >> THIS IS AMY MERIWEATHER
SHERMAN. SHE IS TALENTED AND FIERCELY
CONSERVATIVE. >> MY NAME IS AMY MERIWEATHER
SHERMAN AND I'M THIS MANY YEARS OLD AND MY FAVORITE POLITICAL
PARTY IS REPUBLICAN. AND AMELIA BE DEALIA GOES
CAMPING. >> WHO ARE YOU PLAYING?
>> I PLAY MIMI VASQUEZ. SHE'S A PUERTO RICAN STRIPPER
AND A HEROIN ADDICT WHO GOT DIABETES WHO SHARED AN INFECTED
HEROIN NEEDLE. >> WE SAY DANCER, NOT STRIPPER.
>> SHE TAKES HER CLOTHES OFF. >> TELL THEM ABOUT YOUR SPANISH.
>> SHE ONLY SPEAKS SPANISH AND I ONLY SPEAK WHITE.
THE WAY YOU SAY DIABETES IN SPANISH IS DIABETOS.
>> SHE WILL BE PLAYING HER SONG OUT TONIGHT.
>> THIS SONG IS ABOUT MY CHARACTER IS HOARDING AND SHE
WANTS TO HAVE SOMEONE TO HAVE SEX WITH.
♪♪♪ I'M A PUERTO RICAN STRIPPER AND
I WANT TO GO AYOO TONIGHT! MEOW.
>> AND SCENE, THANK YOU, AMY. IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE, BUY A
TICKET. >> LOCK HER UP.
LOCK HER UP. >> THAT IS FOR HOME.
>> YOU CAN BUY TICKETS ON LINE NOW FOR $175.
MY GOD. >> DO YOU THINK THAT'S TOO MUCH.
>> YEAH. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.