Cincinnati, Ohio – The City of Cincinnati will recognize Cincinnati Music Theatre’s 60th anniversary with a proclamation by Mayor Aftab Pureval declaring Friday, May 31, CMT Day in Cincinnati.
The recognition coincides with the opening-night performance of On With the Show, CMT’s season-ending Studio Series production in the Fifth Third Bank Theater at the Aronoff Center for the Arts (7th and Main Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202).
“We are proud to be Cincinnati’s downtown community theater and proud to be the first resident company at the Aronoff Center,” said Kathy Beiting, president of the CMT board and co-producer of On With the Show. “We’re grateful to Mayor Pureval and to the city for their ongoing support of the arts in general and CMT in particular.
“This is a wonderful honor, especially since our residency at the Aronoff Center has been just one year shy of half of CMT’s 60 years.”
The formal proclamation will be read in the Fifth Third Bank Theater immediately prior to curtain at 7:30 p.m.
On With the Show distills 60 years of CMT history into a 90-mimute burst of nostalgia, taking audiences on a musical journey from CMT’s first show (The Most Happy Fella) to its most recent mainstage production (Children of Eden) and many points in between. It even offers a glimpse of the future with a musical medley highlighting the upcoming 2024-2025 mainstage season with music from Matilda and Sweet Charity.
Written and directed by CMT board historian Mark D. Motz, On With the Show features the talents of John Beiting, Marypat Carletti, Amelie de la Nuez, Kelly Even, Mike Fielder, Gregory Good Jr., Brett Parr (who also serves as co-producer) and Elizabeth Zerhusen Pille.
“Creating a new work from the ground up and telling the story of CMT with this cast is a singular privilege,” Motz said. “I’m excited for audiences to see these amazing performers and to celebrate this major milestone with us. That the city decided to bestow this honor on CMT makes it all the more special.”
In addition to its inaugural performance, On With the Show also plays at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, as well as 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 7, 3 p.m. Saturday, June 8 and closes with a 7:30 p.m. performance June 8.
Tickets to On With the Show are $26 and are available online, by phone at 513-621-ARTS or in person at the Aronoff box office.
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