COVINGTON, KY- The Carnegie Theatre Series has a lot to celebrate in 2012-13; a fifth season of self-produced plays and musicals in the beautifully restored Otto M. Budig Theatre, the successful expansion to a four-show season, a 49% increase in subscription sales from the previous year and a bevy of awards for excellence. The season-long party in 2012-13 includes collaborations with new friends and old, a world premiere thriller, some of the nation’s top emerging theatre talent, and yes, a roller disco.
The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center (The Carnegie) is pleased to announce its 2012-13 Theatre Series, beginning in August with the funny and feel-good roller skating musical XANADU, featuring the directorial return of Cincinnati product Alan Patrick Kenny. In the fall, The Carnegie joins forces with Dayton’s Human Race Theatre Company to present the November world premiere of the taut psychological thriller UNDER A RED MOON, by Michael Slade. January 2013 sees a reprise of the popular “in concert” format at The Carnegie with Lerner & Loewe’s beloved CAMELOT, featuring musicians from the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. The series closes in April 2013 with the stirring, Tony Award-winning musical PARADE, featuring an all-CCM Musical Theatre cast under the direction of Ed Cohen & Dee Anne Bryll.
The Carnegie’s 2012-13 Theatre Series
The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center presents
XANADU
Book by Douglas Carter
Music & Lyrics by Beane Jeff Lynne & John Farrar
Lyrics by Jeff Lynne & John Farrar
Based on the Universal Pictures Film
Screenplay by Richard Danus & Marc Rubel
Originally produced on Broadway by Robert Ahrens, Dan Vikckey, Tara Smith/B. Swibel, Sara Murchson, Dale Smith & Cari Smulyan
Directed by Alan Patrick Kenny
Musical Direction by Brian D. Hoffman
Weekends August 11 – 26, 2012
Friday & Saturday Evenings at 7:30pm, Sundays at 3:00pm
Special 7:30pm performance on Sunday, August 26
Beautiful Greek muse, Kira, has journeyed from Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California in a quest to inspire a struggling chalk artist, Sonny, to create the most resplendent and staggering work of art the world has ever known… the roller disco! But can Sonny capture the imagination of a jaded landlord to save his disco from the wrecking ball, and will Kira’s jealous muse sisters destroy Sonny and Kira’s forbidden love?
Roll up your leg warmers for an “all-skate” of funny and feel-good 80’s pop-rock pandemonium, featuring musical hits including “Magic,” “All Over The World,” “Suddenly” and “Evil Woman.”
Tickets $19 – $26
Eight Performances:
Saturday, August 11, 7:30pm ● Sunday, August 12, 3:00pm ● Friday, August 17, 7:30pm ● Saturday, August 18, 7:30pm ● Sunday, August 19, 3:00pm ● Friday, August 24, 7:30pm ● Saturday, August 25, 7:30pm ● Sunday, August 26, 7:30pm
AUDITIONS for XANADU will take place on Tuesday, May 22 from 6pm – 9pm at The Carnegie. Actors interested in auditioning should contact Adrianne Eby at aeby@thecarnegie.com for more information and to register.
XANADU is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
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The Carnegie and The Human Race Theatre Company present the World Premiere of
UNDER A RED MOON
By Michael Slade
Directed by Margarett Perry
Weekends November 2 – 18, 2012
Friday & Saturday Evenings at 7:30pm, Sundays at 3:00pm
Special Thursday, November 15 Performance at 7:30pm
It’s 1949. John George Haigh, Britain’s infamous Acid Bath Killer, has been arrested after six years of homicide and somewhere from six to nine murders. He has confessed to the killings, but a big question remains – is he sane or insane? One answer means hanging, the other life in a psychiatric ward. A female psychiatrist comes to examine Haigh, and as the tension mounts and he twists and turns her thoughts, you begin to wonder just who is examining whom.
A taut psychological thriller in the mold of Silence of the Lambs, UNDER A RED MOON receives its world premiere production at both The Carnegie and Dayton’s Human Race Theatre Company.
Tickets $16 – $23
Nine Performances:
Friday, November 2, 7:30pm ● Saturday, November 3, 7:30pm ● Sunday, November 4, 3:00pm ● Friday, November 9, 7:30pm ● Saturday, November 10 7:30pm ● Sunday, November 11, 3:00pm ● Thursday, November 15, 7:30pm ● Saturday, November 17, 7:30pm ● Sunday, November 18, 3:00pm
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The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center presents
CAMELOT, In Concert
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Original Production Directed and Staged by Moss Hart
Based on “The Once and Future King” by T.H. White
Presented In Concert with Musicians from the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra
Musical Direction by Mischa Santora
TENTATIVE DATES: Weekends January 25 – February 10, 2013
Friday & Saturday Evenings at 7:30pm, Sundays at 3:00pm
In the magical age of Merlin and the Round Table, Arthur and Guenevere preside over tranquil Camelot in enlightened bliss, until bold Sir Lancelot and the queen succumb to a romance that betrays Arthur and threatens to tear his kingdom and his ideals asunder.
With cherished songs including “If Ever I Would Leave You” and “How To Handle a Woman,” Lerner & Loewe’s lyrical score enchants under the baton of Mischa Santora and members of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra.
Presented in concert, with an on-stage orchestra and limited costumes and scenic design.
Tickets $19 – $28
TENTATIVE PERFORMANCE DATES:
Friday, January 25, 7:30pm ● Saturday, January 26, 7:30pm ● Sunday, January 27, 3:00pm ● Friday, February 1, 7:30pm ● Saturday, February 2, 7:30pm ● Sunday, February 3, 3:00pm ● Friday, February 8, 7:30pm ● Saturday, February 9, 7:30pm ● Sunday, February 10, 3:00pm
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The Carnegie and CCM Musical Theatre present
PARADE
Book by ALFRED UHRY
Music & Lyrics by JASON ROBERT BROWN
Co-Conceived and Directed on Broadway byHAROLD PRINCE
Directed by Ed Cohen and Dee Anne Bryll
Music Direction by Steve Goers
Weekends April 5 – 21, 2013
Friday & Saturday Evenings at 7:30pm, Sundays at 3:00pm
In the sweltering intolerance of 1913 Atlanta, northerner and Jewish factory manager Leo Frank is wrongfully accused of murdering of a thirteen year-old girl under his employment. As press frenzy and public outrage whip his trial into a referendum, Frank’s only hope lies in a brave crusade by the southern wife he never understood, among a people that never understood him.
The 2000 Tony Award winner for “Best Book” and “Best Score,” PARADE is a transformational story of a country at odds with its declarations of equality, brought to life by the remarkable talent of CCM’s musical theatre program.
Tickets $19 – $26
Nine Performances:
Friday, April 5, 7:30pm ● Saturday, April 6, 7:30pm ● Sunday, April 7, 3:00pm ● Friday, April 12, 7:30pm ● Saturday, April 13, 7:30pm ● Sunday, April 14, 3:00pm ● Friday, April 19, 7:30pm ● Saturday, April 20, 7:30pm ● Sunday, April 21, 3:00pm
PARADE is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
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2012-13 Auditions
AUDITIONS for XANADU will take place on Tuesday, May 22 from 7pm – 10pm at The Carnegie. Actors interested in auditioning should contact Adrianne Eby at aeby@thecarnegie.com for more information and to register.
UNDER A RED MOON, CAMELOT In Concert and PARADE will not have open auditions.
Ticketing
The 2012-13 Theatre Series has two subscription packages available:
Full Subscription: Patrons attend all four 2012-13 Theatre Series offerings, selecting one performance of their choice for each. Full Subscriptions are $82; $76 for Carnegie Members.
Pick Three Subscription: Patrons attend three 2012-13 Theatre Series offerings of their choice, selecting one performance of their choice for each. Pick Three Subscriptions are $69.
Single ticket pricing is as follows:
XANADU
$26 Adults
$23 Carnegie and Enjoy The Arts Members
$21 Groups of 8 or More
$19 Students
UNDER A RED MOON
$23 Adults
$21 Carnegie Members, Enjoy The Arts Members
$17 Groups of 8 or More
$17 Students
CAMELOT, In Concert
$28 Adults
$25 Carnegie and Enjoy The Arts Members
$21 Groups of 8 or More
$19 Students
PARADE
$26 Adults
$23 Carnegie and Enjoy The Arts Members
$21 Groups of 8 or More
$19 Students
Subscriptions for the 2012-13 Theatre Season will be on sale beginning Tuesday, June 19 at noon. Single tickets will be on sale beginning Tuesday July 3 at noon. Tickets may be purchased through The Carnegie Box Office at 859.957.1940, open Tuesday through Friday, noon to 5:00pm, or online at http://www.thecarnegie.com.
About The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center
THE CARNEGIE THEATRE SERIES produces professional, innovative stagings of an eclectic range of popular and rarely-performed works. Striving to unite the greater Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati theatre community through partnerships and collaborations, the series engages and nurtures both emerging and established talent, including working professionals, committed part-time theatre artists, university performing arts students, and younger students. Carnegie Theatre Series productions bring together these forces to provide quality theatre for Northern Kentucky and the Greater Cincinnati area.
THE CARNEGIE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER is a multidisciplinary arts venue serving the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati community. Over the course of the past ten years The Carnegie has “morphed” from a grassroots gallery with an education component into an all-inclusive arts organization offering professional theatre, art exhibitions showcasing the best of local and regional artists, and a comprehensive arts education program.
The Carnegie is home to The Carnegie Galleries, comprised of more than 6,000 square feet of gallery space where emerging and established artists exhibit in multiple shows throughout the year; the Eva G. Farris Education Center, which provides arts education to thousands of children, many of whom are at or below the poverty level; and the newly renovated 465-seat Otto M. Budig Theatre, which offers an affordable theatre space for local, up-and-coming and established production companies and is home to The Carnegie’s Theatre and Concert Series. The Carnegie is the largest arts venue in Northern Kentucky.
The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center receives ongoing operating support from ArtsWave, Kenton County Fiscal Courts, the Kentucky Arts Council and the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. / US Bank Foundation.
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