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CINCINNATI, OH—The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) will present eight masterworks spanning the spectrum of the theatre arts during its 2018- 19 Mainstage Series of Acting, Dance, Musical Theatre and Opera. Running from October 2018 through April 2019, these productions will showcase the phenomenal talent and polished professionalism of CCM’s young performing, design and media artists.
This season’s Mainstage Series includes classic and contemporary musicals with Frank Loesser, Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling’s Guys and Dolls and Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz and Peter Parnell’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the best of comedic and dramatic acting with Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector and Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s Good, great operas from master composers with Benjamin Britten’s The Turn of the Screw and W.A. Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito, and innovative dance programs that include a mixed repertoire concert of Birthday Variations and a fully-staged story ballet production of Sergei Prokofiev’s Cinderella.
The complete 2018-19 Mainstage Series lineup is listed below. Titles and dates are subject to change – rights pending. For the most current calendar of events, please visit us online at ccm.uc.edu.
CCM’S 2018-19 MAINSTAGE SERIES
Acting, Musical Theatre, Opera, Dance
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the original by Nikolai Gogol
Richard E. Hess, director
When the locals in a small Russian hamlet learn that an undercover government inspector is coming for a surprise visit, a case of mistaken identity sends the whole village spiraling into a world of panic and greed. Part farce, part slapstick and wholly entertaining, this timely and spirited adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s classic play exposes the corruption of a provincial town with biting hilarity.
Performance Dates: Oct. 3 (preview), Oct. 4-7, 2018
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
GUYS AND DOLLS
Book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Based on The Idyll of Sarah Brown and characters by Damon Runyon
Diane Lala, director and choreographer
Roger Grodsky, musical director
Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls is the perfect musical comedy. Nathan Detroit is a gambler trying to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck. Meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for 14 years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler Sky Masterson for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing straightlaced missionary Sarah Brown as a result. Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafés of Havana, Cuba and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.
Performance Dates: Oct. 19 and 21, Oct. 26-27, 2018
Note: A special gala performance of Guys and Dolls will be presented on Saturday, Oct. 20, in honor of CCM Musical Theatre’s 50th anniversary; special pricing applies.
Location: Corbett Auditorium
THE TURN OF THE SCREW
Music by Benjamin Britten
Libretto by Myfanwy Piper, after a story by Henry James
Mark Gibson, conductor
Vince DeGeorge, director
Based on Henry James’ classic ghost-story novella, Britten’s compelling chamber opera presents the story of a governess charged with the care of two orphaned children at their absentee uncle’s country estate, where the ghosts of a former valet and his lover haunt the grounds. With a blend of 12-tone techniques, arresting motifs and stirring lyricism, the action moves with incredible fluidity, creating a chilling tale of sexual repression and the corruption of innocence.
Performance Dates: Nov. 15-18, 2018
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
BIRTHDAY VARIATIONS
Jiang Qi, director
CCM Dance showcases an array of classic and contemporary works restaged and choreographed by CCM Dance faculty members. The thrilling highlight of the evening is Birthday Variations, originally choreographed by Gerald Arpino, former Artistic Director of the Joffrey Ballet, to music by Giuseppe Verdi. Birthday Variations is presented by arrangement with the Gerald Arpino and Robert Joffrey Foundation.
Performance Dates: Dec. 6-9, 2018
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD
By Timberlake Wertenbaker
Based on the novel The Playmaker by Thomas Keneally
Susan Felder, director
Set in Botany Bay in 1789, Our Country’s Good is a darkly comedic tale based on the true story of Australia’s first theatrical performance. A marine lieutenant decides to put on a play to celebrate the king’s birthday. He casts the play with convicts who populate an Australian prison camp. Few of them can read, let alone act, and the play is produced against a background of food shortages and barbaric prison punishments. Our Country’s Good is as an inspiring tribute to the transforming power of drama. For mature audiences.
Performance Dates: Feb. 13 (preview), Feb. 14-17, 2019
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by Peter Parnell
Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney film
Originally developed by Disney Theatrical Productions
Aubrey Berg, director
Stephen Goers, musical director
Katie Johannigman, choreographer
Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame begins as bells sound through the famed cathedral in fifteenth-century Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer, observes all of Paris reveling in the Feast of Fools, but he is held captive by his devious caretaker, the archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo. He escapes for the day and joins the boisterous crowd, only to be treated cruelly by all but the beautiful gypsy, Esmeralda. Quasimodo isn’t the only one captivated by her free spirit, though — the handsome Captain Phoebus and Frollo are equally enthralled. As the three vie for her attention, Frollo embarks on a mission to destroy the gypsies and it’s up to Quasimodo to save them all.
Performance Dates: March 7-10, 2019
Location: Corbett Auditorium
LA CLEMENZA DI TITO
(THE CLEMENCY OF TITUS)
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Caterino Mazzolà
Aik Khai Pung, conductor
Robin Guarino, director
Mozart’s last opera seria displays some of his most memorable and marvelous arias! The story centers on Roman emperor Titus (Tito) who must choose a wife, but is unable to find a suitable match. In his search for an empress, Tito narrowly avoids an assassination plot instigated by his best friend Sesto and the former emperor’s daughter, Vitellia, who wants the throne for herself. Caught between his duty and his heart, the emperor must choose whether to rule with mercy or with an iron fist.
Performance Dates: April 12-14, 2019
Location: Corbett Auditorium
CINDERELLA
Jiang Qi, director
Celebrate spring’s arrival with a fully staged fairytale ballet. A poor girl wishes to escape the authoritarian rule of her evil stepmother and stepsisters, so her fairy godmother gives her a ticket to the ball! The girl meets Prince Charming and they fall in love, but she vanishes when the clock strikes midnight. Set to music by Sergei Prokofiev, Cinderella is known for its jubilant melodies, lush scenery and graceful retelling of the timeless romance by Charles Perrault.
Performance Dates: April 26-28, 2019
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
Mainstage Series Subscriptions
The 2018-19 CCM Mainstage Series of Acting, Musical Theatre, Opera and Dance
productions includes subscription packages for combinations of Eight Shows, Six
Shows, Four Shows or Three Shows. Newly streamlined subscription packages make this process easier than ever before. Simply choose your shows and select whether you want seats in Section A (the best views) or Section B (the lowest prices)!
Renewal subscriptions are on sale now with packages ranging in price from $78-$176. Subscribers to CCM’s 2017-18 Mainstage Series can receive priority access to seating by renewing their subscriptions by May 1, 2018.
Subscription packages for new subscribers go on sale May 2, 2018, with packages ranging in price from $81-$192.
Single tickets go on sale beginning Sept. 10, 2018, but subscribing is the only way to guarantee your seats and your savings for CCM’s Mainstage Series!
To order subscriptions, contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183 or boxoff@uc.edu.
CCM Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Mainstage Season Production Sponsor: Macy’s
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
2018-19 MAINSTAGE SERIES OF ACTING, MUSICAL THEATRE, OPERA, DANCE
THE GOVERNEMENT INSPECTOR
Performance Times:
- 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 (preview)
- 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4
- 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5
- 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6
- 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6
- 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
GUYS AND DOLLS
Performance Times:
- 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19
- 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 (CCM Musical Theatre 50th Anniversary gala performance; special pricing applies)
- 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21
- 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21
- 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26
- 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27
- 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27
Location: Corbett Auditorium
THE TURN OF THE SCREW
Performance Times:
- 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15
- 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16
- 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17
- 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
BIRTHDAY VARIATIONS
Performance Times:
- 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6
- 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7
- 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8
- 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD
Performance Times:
- 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 (preview)
- 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14
- 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15
- 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16
- 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16
- 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
Performance Times:
- 8 p.m. Thursday, March 7
- 8 p.m. Friday, March 8
- 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9
- 8 p.m. Saturday, March 9
- 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10
Location: Corbett Auditorium
LA CLEMENZA DI TITO
Performance Times:
- 8 p.m. Friday, April 12
- 8 p.m. Saturday, April 13
- 2 p.m. Sunday, April 14
Location: Corbett Auditorium
CINDERELLA
Performance Times:
- 8 p.m. Friday, April 26
- 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27
- 8 p.m. Saturday, April 27
- 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater
A preeminent institution for the performing and media arts, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is the largest single source of performing arts presentations in the state of Ohio Titles and dates are subject to change.
For a complete calendar of events, please visit us online at ccm.uc.edu.
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