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August 20, 2020 · 12:05 pm

OPEN AIR CABARETS Coming to the Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre Aug. 28-Oct. 10

WFIT_Open Air CabaretsThe shows must go on, safely.

Cincinnati Landmark Productions announces today the ‘Open Air Cabarets at the Incline,’ a series of benefit performances in support of the venerable west side non-profit arts group. All performances will take place on the top deck of the parking garage at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, with safety in mind.

The series launches on Friday, August 28 and will run Fridays and Saturdays for multiple weekends. All shows will begin at 8pm and last no longer than 90 minutes.

Each audience pod comes with a table and 4 seats. Tables will be sold each night for $80 and will be spaced over 12’ apart on the parking deck, all with great views of a temporary stage next to the building. The musicians and singers will be a collection of Landmark Productions cast favorites and friends, performing songs from hit shows or pop tunes through the years.

Tables are on sale now through the CLP Box Office. Call (513) 241-6550 Monday through Friday from 11am to 5pm. Advance sales are highly encouraged.

Executive Artistic Director Tim Perrino promises a night of needed fun.

“Whether you know us from our 23 years at the Showboat, 19 years at the Covedale or 39 years of Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre – you know that CLP brings the most exciting talent to our stages,” Perrino said. “Up-and-comers, big local names and even stars from National Tours and Broadway will be performing at the ‘Open Air Cabaret’ at the Incline. They’re devoting their time and talent to support our theaters during the crisis. Join them in their support while you enjoy their dazzling performances outdoors at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater.”

All proceed from the events will go toward Landmark Productions operational costs. Due to mandated performance cancellations, the organization estimates a $1.5 million drop in revenue. But facility and overhead fixed costs remain during this trying time. Table sales for the Open Air Cabarets and other important fundraising initiatives will allow the organization to stay financially solvent, until normal operations can resume.

Seating will be capped at 25 tables (100 people) per night, for necessary safety and spacing. Parking for the event will be available in the lower level public parking garage, accessed from Matson Place, or on nearby neighborhood streets.

Carryout food from one of the nearby Incline District restaurants is encouraged; however outside drinks/alcohol will NOT be permitted to be brought on site. No coolers etc. Event staff will sell drinks outside at drink stations or in the lobby bar. Note that the lobby and restrooms will have posted occupancy limits. Landmark officials ask that attendees please respect the guidelines and wear masks inside at all times.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call the Box Office at (513) 241-6550.

Complete Performance Dates/Times:

  • Friday, August 28 at 8pm
  • Saturday, August 29 at 8pm
  • Friday, September 4 at 8pm
  • Saturday, September 5 at 8pm
  • Friday, September 11 at 8pm SOLD OUT
  • Saturday, September 12 at 8pm SOLD OUT
  • Friday, September 18 at 8pm SOLD OUT
  • Saturday, September 19 at 8pm SOLD OUT
  • Friday, September 25 at 8pm ADDED DATE
  • Saturday, September 26 at 8pm ADDED DATE
  • Friday, October 2 at 8pm CANCELLED
  • Saturday, October 3 at 8pm ADDED DATE
  • Friday, October 9 at 8pm ADDED DATE
  • Saturday, October 10 at 8pm ADDED DATE

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August 10, 2020 · 10:39 am

Young Performers’ Benefit Concert 2 for Theaters from Equality Productions

EP_logoTalented young performers recorded Broadway songs to benefit theaters as part of Equality Productions’ mission to encourage donations to theaters during the pandemic.

To view the concert on YouTube, send a donation to the following email: equalityproductionscincy@gmail.com through Paypal or Venmo. The suggested donation is $10, but donate what you can. Specify which theater should receive your donation.

Once your donation is received, you will be emailed a YouTube link to watch the concert for those in your household. Equality Productions will distribute 100% of the donations to the theaters chosen.

The second concert includes these performers (listed with the song and theater they chose for donations):

  • Locke Hargis sings “What If” from THE ADDAMS FAMILY benefiting Redline Performing Arts in Louisville, KY.
  • Abby Guinigundo sings “Alyssa Greene” from THE PROM benefiting Greater Hamilton Civic Theater.
  • Adeleke Goring sings “I’d Rather Be Sailing” from A NEW BRAIN benefiting Mason Community Players in Mason, OH, and Beechmont Players in Cincinnati, OH.
  • Elsa Hargis sings “Dead Mom” from BEETLEJUICE: The Musical” benefiting Sacred Heart School of the Arts in Louisville KY.
  • Kennedy Smith – Waiting for Life” from ONCE ON THIS ISLAND benefiting Andrews Osbourne Academy in Willoughby, OH.

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August 3, 2020 · 2:03 pm

High School Opera Company Fills the Air with Classical Sound in Outdoor, Socially Distant Performances

CYAPP_Outside1Opera lovers can see performances outdoors August 6th and August 7th

Each year 20 or so exceedingly talented high school vocalists audition and are selected for Cincinnati’s Young Artist Preparatory Program (YAPP).  YAPP  is one of only a handful of High School Opera Programs in the United States.  The company traditionally concludes its training with an Opera Showcase in June.  That could not happen this year.  “But we just could not give up,”  said Lincoln Chapman, the group’s Director.  “These kids have worked too hard, and their sound is too beautiful.”  So, Lincoln, with the support of Karl Resnick and the Musical Arts Center, YAPP’s home conservatory, just kept working.  “We met by Zoom for months. Once we could meet again, and it was allowed, we began meeting outside. We feel incredibly lucky to have found two spaces where we can perform in a responsible and socially distant way for both performers and audience alike.”

Thanks to some innovative choreography and large, outdoor stages, YAPP will present works like Libiamo from LaTraviata and the Sextet from the Marriage of Figaro while at least 6 feet apart on stage to audiences nestled on blankets or in lawn chairs 20 feet away and 6 feet apart.  “Rehearsing in masks is challenging,” said Riley Spatz, a senior member of YAPP. “But it was a blessing in disguise, there has never been a better reminder to lean on your body or perfect your support,” they concluded.   Karl Resnick,  Founder and Executive Director of the Musical Arts Center said,  “Working in these dire conditions, the pandemic, the heat, the masks, the difficulty of summer schedules, etc. –  working through all of this to get an excellent product is so much more difficult. I’m so proud of  Lincoln, our Director,  Sam, our accompanist,  these incredible students, and the endurance of our wonderful parents. It takes a lot to do this.  They have proven their resilience, and work ethic, in addition to their talent.  Artists have to have all three.  I could not be prouder to provide a performance opportunity or to be a part of their development journey,”

If you would like to attend, there will be two performances:  1) August 6th, 7:30PM at the Beech Acers Amphitheater, 6881 Beechmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH and 2) August 7th, 7:30PM Anderson Center Plaza, 7850 Five Mile Road, Anderson, Ohio.  For either performance, please bring a blanket or lawn chairs, masks are required, and you are asked to stay at least 6 feet away from other parties.  Tickets are not necessary, but donations are very appreciated to cover expenses of the performance venues and the program.   The performance is approximately 1 hour long and is weather dependent.  

About The Young Artists Prepatory Program
Yapp is one of the only high school opera programs in the United States.  Members must be between the ages of 15 and 18 and are selected by audition.  YAPP students represent some of the most talented, classically trained high school vocalists in the tri-state.  Each year several go on to attend top 10 music conservatories, including CCM, The University of Michigan, and Oklahoma City University.  YAPP is directed by Lincoln Chapman, who holds a Masters of Music from CCM, and has himself performed with Her Majesty’s Theater (Australia), Charlestown Symphony, and the Cincinnati Symphony, among others. The Accompanist is Sam Kraus, who holds a BM from CCM and performs with the Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble and Coro Volante Recording Choir.  YAPP is part of the unique training opportunity provided by Cincinnati’s Musical Arts Center.   YAPP training includes the vocal style, improvisation, mock auditions, movement, musical preparation, and dramatic interpretation in a small ensemble setting.  Auditions for the 2021 YAPP ensemble will be held in the first week of September.  Please call 513 321-2766 for more information

2020 YAPP MEMBERS 
* Part of the August performance

Ella Bennett*                                    Grant Shields*
Calvin Delay                                     Arielle Smith*
Lauren Dewald                                Danee Spatz*
Natalie Hudepohl*                           Kat Sweeney*
Norah Meisch*                                 Ella Vaughn*
Gabriela Pereda*                             Bretlyn Yetter*
Luke Randazzo*
Jadyn Riggs*
Brett Roebuck

About the Musical Arts Center
Founded in 1978,  the Musical Arts Center has become one of Cincinnati’s most successful private musical education conservatories.   MAC is proud to say It has helped over 150 students be accepted to top tier college conservatories including  Carnegie-Mellon, The University of Michigan, UC College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), Oklahoma City University, Baldwin-Wallace, Baylor, Manhattan School of Music, Miami University, Northwestern, Oberlin, Indiana University, Belmont, Vanderbilt, and Otterbein, among others.  MAC has had 70 finalists and 18 grand prize winners in The Cincinnati Arts Association Regional Overtures competition, winners and finalists in the National Young Arts Competition, Schmidt Competion, and Dayton Opera Guild Competition.

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July 28, 2020 · 12:20 pm

The Carnegie’s 13th Annual SUITS THAT ROCK Goes Viral

Suits That Rock logoMonthlong campaign, “Rock On for the Carnegie Kids,” highlights past performances, founder interviews and more 

Covington, KY – The Carnegie’s Suits That Rock is back – and this year, the rock and roll good times are going virtual. Replacing its original in-person performance dates of Aug. 28 and Sept. 4, Suits That Rock and its previous twelve years of performances will be celebrated exclusively online over the month of August.

Suits That Rock, is a local music tradition that sees local executives leave the boardroom in favor of the stage – and beginning Saturday, Aug. 1, the 13th edition of the annual fundraising event will move online to continue its support of arts education programming at The Carnegie as well as at more than 60 regional schools. To date, Suits That Rock has raised $1,059,000!

“The importance of continuing to support The Carnegie’s arts education programming necessitates that Suits That Rock continues. The fact that this event has raised more than $1 million over the past 12 years is testament to the one-of-a-kind experience the Suits offer,” said Kim Best, Executive Director of The Carnegie. “While we have shifted online due to the ongoing pandemic, the programming for this year’s Suits That Rock pays homage to the events of the past while ensuring the tradition continues well into the future.”

The “Rock On for the Carnegie Kids” online campaign will feature intimate interviews with founding Suits Paul Bromwell, Kevin Canafax, John Domaschko and Greg Shumate, in addition to performance recaps, Guest Suit interviews, and more. A Suits Fireside Chat featuring the Founding Suits will round out the festivities on Monday, Aug. 31.

Each year Suits That Rock features a select lineup of Guest Suits – and 2020 is no different. Joining this year are: Dan Cahill, Managing Principal and CEO at HSD Metrics; Katie Chadwell, Director of Operations at KnowledgeWorks; Meghan Cummings, Executive Director of the Women’s Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation; Chrissy Dunn Dutton, Litigation Partner at Buechner Haffer Meyers & Koenig Co., LPA; Brian Kaeppner, Manager of Enterprise Application Engineering at General Electric; Louis Kelly, Commonwealth’s Attorney for 54th Judicial Circuit and Shari Lauter, Director of Qualitative Operations for Campos.

“As it became clear that we could not safely rehearse or put on a show in 2020, we desperately wanted to recreate at least a little taste of the joy of a Suits That Rock show for our audience, for the kids who benefit from The Carnegie’s arts education programming, and for ourselves,” said John Domaschko. “This series of online interviews and retrospective show clips is a great reminder of the fun we’ve had and the great cause we’ve supported. It makes us even more excited to ‘get the band back together’ in 2021.”

All Suits That Rock virtual programming will be available on the Suits That Rock official Facebook page; donations to support “Rock On for the Carnegie Kids” can be made by clicking here. With previous events selling out in minutes, The Carnegie invites the public to enjoy these select highlights this year in anticipation of returning to a more traditional live Suits That Rock celebration in 2021. 

2020 Suits That Rock Line Up

  • Cliff Adams, Retired professor of music, active performer, producer and composer
  • Sheila Baker, Team Leader for Keller Williams Associates
  • Ramona Blaine, Regional Staffing Manager with Interim HealthCare
  • Gary Bockelman, Chief Operating Officer at Wood & Lamping LLP
  • Tom Bosse, Principal at Bosse Law, PLLC
  • Paul Bromwell, Retired Chief Information Officer at Frost Brown Todd LLC
  • Steve Brunner, CFO of Rizzo Brothers Painting Contractors, Inc and owner of VG Valuation Group
  • Sarah Cameron, Commercial Litigation Partner at Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
  • Kevin Canafax, Midwest Vice President Public Affairs at Fidelity Investments
  • John Caulfield, Chief Financial Officer for Phillips Edison and Company
  • Rick Dews, Commodity Manager for Siemens
  • Elaine Diehl, Announcer/Producer for Cincinnati Public Radio, 90.9 WGUC / 91.7 WVXU
  • Jan Diehl, Retired Director of Bands and Music Teacher at Guardian Angels School
  • John Domaschko, Retired CPA and current board member of various organizations
  • Steve Eklund, Real Estate Investor, Business Consultant, Executive Life Coach
  • David Ellis, Managing Director and Private Wealth Advisor with UBS Financial Services
  • Mickey Foellger, Retired Family Court Circuit Judge, Commonwealth of Kentucky
  • Gregg Fusaro, Regional Development Partner for Capital Investment Group
  • Matt Godsted, Director of Enterprise Security at 84.51°
  • Ed Hughes, President of the Hughes Group and Partner in Star Educational Programming, LLC
  • Kathy Laverde, Financial Advisor at Fidant Wealth Partners
  • Dave Miller, President of Buddy Roger’s Music
  • Bob Mitchell, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Cintas
  • Susan Morgan, Vice President at American Mortgage Service Co.
  • Graeme Murray, Independent Consultant and Mission Worker
  • Ken Poleyeff, Application Architect for Cornerstone Brands
  • Mills Rouse, Attorney with Rouse & Rouse, P.S.C.
  • Tim Schigel, Founding Partner of Refinery Ventures
  • Brent Seelmeyer, Director, Organizational Development – Metro Services at Boys & Girls Clubs of America
  • Greg Shumate, Member-in-charge and corporate and commercial lawyer at Frost Brown Todd, LLC
  • Mark Tipton, Licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer at Tufts Schildmeyer Funeral Home
  • Gary Wright, Senior Managing Director of Integra Realty Resources

2020 Guest Suits       

  • Dan Cahill, Managing Principal and CEO at HSD Metrics
  • Katie Chadwell, Director of Operations at KnowledgeWorks
  • Meghan Cummings, Executive Director of the Women’s Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
  • Chrissy Dunn Dutton, Litigation Partner at Buechner Haffer Meyers & Koenig Co., LPA
  • Brian Kaeppner, Manager of Enterprise Application Engineering at GE
  • Louis Kelly, Commonwealth’s Attorney for 54th Judicial Circuit
  • Shari Lauter, Director of Qualitative Operations for Campos

2020 Suits That Rock Sponsors

Gold Sponsors: Fidelity Investments, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Qual IT Resources, Union Savings Bank

Silver Sponsors: Baird, The Tapke Dusing Group, Frost Brown Todd, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Mariner Wealth Advisors, Rumpke, Scooter Media, Spotted Yeti

Bronze Sponsors: 84.51°, American Mortgage, Chris & Valerie Bopp, C-Forward, Encore Technologies, Fifth Third Bank, HSD Metrics, Jan & Tim Timmel, Sara & Michelle Vance Waddell

Host: Citizens Deposit Bank, Rizzo Painting Contractors, Sara & Richard Behrman, Third Rock Music 

For more information, visit The Carnegie online at www.thecarnegie.com.

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About The Carnegie: The Carnegie is Northern Kentucky’s largest multidisciplinary arts venue providing theatre events, educational programs and art exhibitions to the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati community. The Carnegie facility is home to The Carnegie Galleries, the Otto M. Budig Theatre, and the Eva G. Farris Education Center.  More information about The Carnegie is available at www.thecarnegie.com or by calling (859) 491-2030. 

The Carnegie receives ongoing operating support from Cincinnati Wine Festival, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Kenton County Fiscal Courts, the Kentucky Arts Council and the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. / US Bank Foundation. The Carnegie is also supported by the generosity of more than 40,000 contributors to the ArtsWave Community Campaign.

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July 24, 2020 · 1:23 pm

Sinclair Theatre’s Black Lives Matter Project: WE WEAR THE MASK: BREATHE

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Sinclair Theatre will stream online a series of monologues WE WEAR THE MASK: BREATHE, free of charge beginning August 7th and available through August 9th. This compilation of Black Voices is a collaboration between Sinclair Theatre, Wilberforce University and Sinclair’s Office of Diversity. Monologues were written by Black authors and are being performed by current and former Sinclair actors in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The project was aptly titled by its director Edward Hill, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Strategic Initiatives at Wilberforce University.

According to Hill, “The poem We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar refers to people hiding their true feelings and emotions from everyone else behind a “mask.” In the poem he refers to the cheerful facial expression that people think is necessary so that others don’t see how they truly feel.”

Authors range from the well-known Dominique Morisseau, to emerging artists like, Keith A. Wallace, Kia Corthron, Christine Toy Johnson, Dave Harris, and Sinclair Alumnus Amber Smith.

Gina Neuerer, Chair of Music, Theatre and Dance, developed the project because “Engaging our students and continuing their education during the pandemic is a challenge, but now our students are feeling the anger of the injustice of our country’s systemic racism, and I want to help them to find multiple paths for their rage and fear and activism, with one of those paths being involvement in theatre performance.”

Actors lending their voices to this project include:

  • Stephen Powell, We Wear the Mask, by Paul Laurence Dunbar
  • Amber Smith, Character Jasmine from Pipeline, by Dominique Morisseau
  • Mackenzie Moore, Jazelle the Gazelle, by Dominique Morisseau
  • Amber Smith, Character Mya from Tired, by Amber Smith
  • Kasaahn Johnson, Character Omari from Pipeline, by Dominique Morisseau
  • Bryana Bentley, You Think You Know Us, by Christine Toy Johnson
  • Shaun Diggs, Press-Ure, from Blood at the Root, by Dominique Morisseau
  • Mari Pullings, Wake, Child, by Dave Harris
  • Stephen Powell and Deangelo Powell, Survival Code, from Blood at the Root, by Dominique Morisseau (Choreographed by Rodney Veal)
  • Bryana Bentley, For Black Women Who Experienced Genocide When the Police Murders of Their Sons Was Too Much, by Keith A. Wallace

The monologues will be compiled into one production package by Dan Brunk, professor of Sinclair Theatre’s technology classes. In order to view this free production, you need to visit Sinclair’s ticketing site at www.sinclair.edu/tickets and register for an attendee number which will allow you admission to the site during the streaming period of August 7-9th.

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We Wear The Mask
BY PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

We wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
And mouth with myriad subtleties.

Why should the world be over-wise,
In counting all our tears and sighs?
Nay, let them only see us, while
We wear the mask.

We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries
To thee from tortured souls arise.
We sing, but oh the clay is vile
Beneath our feet, and long the mile;
But let the world dream otherwise,
We wear the mask!

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Edward L. Hill

Director’s Biography:
Director Edward L. Hill made his debut at the Dayton Theater Guild in the February 2020 production of Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting.  His portrayal of Paul Robeson earned him the credit of  Breakthrough Male Performance in a Play for the 2020 Dayton Theater Season.

Hill recently moved to the area from Atlanta, Georgia. and currently serves as the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Strategic Initiatives at Wilberforce University.

He has theater and musical theater credits as an actor, director, and performance coach. Hill is a newly-minted board member of the Dayton Theatre Guild. His most recent credits include company member of Trustus Theater in Columbia, South Carolina. Roles include Troy, in August Wilson’s Fences, Mr. West, in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, and the Warden in Kiss of the Spider Woman. Hill also has television and film credits including small supporting roles in The Contingent, Survivor’s Remorse, and Six.

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