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October 23, 2015 · 6:17 am

All-City Boychoir Festival comes to Aronoff Center

All-City Boychoir Festival comes to Aronoff Center
with free singing opportunity for more than 300 boys

MISC_Cincinnati Boychoir logSummary: The All-City Boychoir Festival is a day-long music-making experience for any boy from the 1st through 12th grades. In partnership with the Cincinnati Arts Association, the festival will be offered free of charge to any boy who wishes to participate, and held in the Procter & Gamble Hall at the Aronoff Center.

  • Who: any boy from 1st through 12th grade
  • When: Saturday, November 7, 1:00 pm – 6:00 PM
  • Where Aronoff Center for the Arts – Procter & Gamble Hall
  • How Much: Free of charge to all
  • Presented by: The Cincinnati Boychoir

In 2012, the Cincinnati Boychoir began to offer a one-day singing opportunity to any boy from the city who wished to participate. The Cincinnati Boychoir was founded as a part of the Cincinnati Public Schools, and the All-City Boychoir Festival was intended, specifically, as a way of providing a boychoir experience for boys on a short-term basis. The event is an exciting and fun way to experience music for boys from all backgrounds.

In 2013 and 2014, the Festival was held at Memorial Hall, but the facility became too small to hold the rapidly growing event.

Now the newest resident company at the Aronoff Center, the Cincinnati Boychoir has partnered with the Cincinnati Arts Association to be able to offer the Festival not just free of charge, but in the Aronoff Center’s spectacular Procter & Gamble Hall. Because of this partnership, the Boychoir is now able to invite to the Festival boys through grade 12. This year there will be an added emphasis on training for boys whose voices are changed or changing.

Concurrent with the Festival for the boys and young men will be a continuing education session for school teachers; teachers can earn .3 CEUs for their participation.

No advance preparation is required of the boys. Each boy will receive a free t-shirt and Graeter’s cookies during the workshop. The final concert, at 5:00 pm, is free and open to the public. The concert will feature music from around the world, and Baoku Moses on drums. Graeter’s Ice Cream is an in-kind sponsor of the event.

The Cincinnati Boychoir is one of the premiere professional boychoirs in the United States. Located in the urban arts core of Cincinnati at the Aronoff Center for the Arts, the Boychoir reaches approximately 200 young men each year from more than 90 schools in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Since 1965, the Cincinnati Boychoir has been dedicated to the musical, intellectual, and emotional development of these young men and has served as one of the foremost music education and performance organizations in the region; boys attend weekly rehearsals, retreats, music theory classes, and the annual SongFest Summer Music Camp for Boys at Xavier University. Each year, the Cincinnati Boychoir presents approximately thirty annual performances in the Greater Cincinnati region, and has performed concerts and completed residencies both at home and abroad; most recently, the Boychoir undertook three three-day residencies with boychoirs in England (June 2013), a week-long residency at the Hotchkiss School in northwest Connecticut (June 2014), and a two-week tour of Australia in 2015.

Information on the web:
http://cincinnatiboychoir.org/programs/all-city-boychoir-festival/

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October 21, 2015 · 7:08 am

Cincinnati Boychoir to Perform with PBS-sensations THE TENORS at the Aronoff Center – Tue., Nov. 3‏

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To Perform With THE TENORS

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CINCINNATI, OH –­­ The Tenors – the Canadian multi-platinum, JUNO Award-winning vocal group – recently announced that twenty members of the acclaimed Cincinnati Boychoir will perform with the popular PBS-sensations new Under the Sky Tour at the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 7:30 PM. The event is presented by the Cincinnati Arts Association as part of its 2015-16 Season – celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Aronoff Center. 

Tickets range between $40-$85 (prices subject to change) and are now on sale at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office.  Group discount tickets for 10 or more are available by calling (513) 977-4157.

The twenty-member choir will perform three songs with The Tenors during the second half of the evening’s program, including one of The Tenors’ original songs and the most famous aria of all time, Nessun Dorma.

“This is a great opportunity to involve the Cincinnati community,” said Ashley Majher with Red Light Management, the tour promoter. “It gives the boys a chance to experience the thrill of performing in front of a large audience with such a high-level touring act. We feel that it is something the boys and their parents  will always remember.”

The Cincinnati Boychoir, under the artistic direction of Christopher Eanes, is one of the premiere professional boychoirs in the United States. A resident company of the Aronoff Center for the Arts, the Boychoir reaches approximately 200 young men each year from more than 90 schools in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Since 1965, the Cincinnati Boychoir has been dedicated to the musical, intellectual, and emotional development of these young men and has served as one of the foremost music education and performance organizations in the region; boys attend weekly rehearsals, retreats, music theory classes, and the annual SongFest Summer Music Camp for Boys at Xavier University. The Boychoir celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2015.

“For the boys to have the opportunity to back up a professional touring group is fantastic,” said Eanes. “It is just one of the many opportunities that have come about because of our new and ongoing relationship with the Aronoff.”

The Tenors, with multiple #1 Billboard Classical Crossover albums under its belt, “have talent to burn” and “killer singing voices” ravesThe Toronto Star and “pitch perfect harmonies” says Examiner.com. The music of Clifton Murray, Victor Micallef, Remigio Pereira, andFraser Walters is rich and soulful, spanning powerful anthems, classic covers, and original songs penned/co-penned by The Tenorsthemselves.

On their new album, Under One Sky, the multi-platinum Juno Award-winning foursome co-wrote eight tunes, showing facets of themselves they’ve longed to share with their millions of fans. Over the years, The Tenors’ musical diversity has become one of their primary strengths, and Under One Sky’s material covers the full range of tunes that have made the group one of the most popular livedraws across the globe. In addition to the original songs, Under One Sky includes the foursome’s reinventions of contemporary classicslike “Lean on Me,”“You Are So Beautiful,” and Queen’s “Who Wants To Live Forever”;  a swoon-worthy duet featuring Walters’ wife, Kelly Levesque; as well as their glorious interpretations of classical pieces “Granada,” “Besame Mucho,” and “Agnus Dei.”

Since their formation in 2007, The Tenors have performed more than 500 concerts on five continents and made over 150 television appearances, including The Oprah Winfrey Show (with Celine Dion), the 2014 National Christmas Tree Lighting at the White House, the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals, the 2012 Emmy Awards, the Queen’s 2012 Diamond Jubilee at Windsor Castle in England, and the 2010 Vancouver Olympic opening ceremonies. Among the artists with whom they have performed are Paul McCartney, Sting, Sheryl Crow, Andrea Bocelli, and Sarah McLachlan.

The Tenors’ first album is certified double platinum, and their holiday album is certified triple platinum in Canada. Their third album, 2012’s Lead With Your Heart, went double platinum, won a 2013 Juno Award for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year,  and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Classical and Classical Crossover charts. They have sold almost one million albums around the world.

For more information about The Tenors, visit www.tenorsmusic.com.  Twitter: @TenorsMusic | Facebook: The Tenors (www.facebook.com /tenorsmusic) | Instagram: @TenorsMusic

For more information about Cincinnati Boychoir, visit www.cincinnatiboychoir.org.

Cincinnati Boychoir members performing with The Tenors   

  • Samuel Bennett (Mason, OH)
  • Forrest Bushstone (Loveland, OH)
  • Tyler Daniels (Hamilton, OH)
  • Aden Devlin-Bergman (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Oscar Dreith (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Kyler Endress (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Callahan Geoppinger (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Sean Hutson (Mason, OH)
  • Cade Jenkins (Goshen, OH)
  • Josiah Krodel (Cincinnati,  OH)
  • Peter Laskey (Fort Thomas, KY)
  • Jude Laskey (Fort Mitchell, KY)
  • Daniel McDowell (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Mark Schutzman (Villa Hills, KY)
  • Owen Tucker (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Jacob Turner (Union, KY)
  • William Van Verth (Mason, OH)
  • Daniel Vennemeyer (Mason, OH)
  • Patrick Wells (Loveland, OH)
  • Alexander Zagorianos (Cincinnati, OH)

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October 20, 2015 · 7:11 am

Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Runs Nov. 5-8

SCPA_Beauty and the Beast logoDisney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
School for Creative and Performing Arts
Nov. 5-8
Over-the-Rhine

An Arrogant young prince and his castle’s servants fall under the spell of a wicked enchantress, who turns him into the hideous Beast until he learns to love and be loved in return. The spirited, headstrong village girl Belle enters the Beast’s castle after he imprisons her father Maurice. With the help of his enchanted servants, including Mrs. Potts, Chip, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Madame de la Grande Bouche, and Babette, Belle begins to draw the cold-hearted Beast out of his isolation.

  • Thu-Sat, Nov. 5-7 at 7pm
  • Sun, Nov. 8 at 2pm

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October 19, 2015 · 7:01 am

Special Guests Drew Lachey, A. Beth Harris & Daylan Mulvaney to Perform with The Skivvies at ETC

SPECIAL GUESTS DREW LACHEY, A. BETH HARRIS, AND DYLAN MULVANEY TO PERFORM WITH THE SKIVVIES AT ENSEMBLE THEATRE CINCINNATI

ETC_The Skivvies promo(Cincinnati, OH) Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (ETC) is excited to announce three electrifying artists that will join the award-winning musical duo The Skivvies on stage next week for select shows! Stripping down and taking the stage are local celebrity Drew Lachey, local actress a. Beth Harris, and rising CCM musical theatre star Dylan Mulvaney! The Skivvies, which the New York Post declared “a mash-up of all things sultry,” will perform at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati for three shows, one weekend only, October 22, 23, and 24, 2015. Tickets are $30 and may be purchase through the ETC box office.

Drew Lachey—Local celebrity, Dancing with the Stars champion, member of 98 Degrees, and co-owner of Lachey’s Bar in Over-the-Rhine—will join us next Friday, October 23 for the 11:00 pm show. a. Beth Harris—local actress and renowned singer of Cincinnati-based band The Hiders—will appear at the Saturday, October 24 11:00 pm performance. Dylan Mulvaney—University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music rising musical theater star—will perform at all 3 Skivvies shows!

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

  • Thursday, October 22 at 10:30 pm
  • Friday, October 23 at 11:00 pm
  • Saturday, October 24 at 11:00 pm

ABOUT THE PERFORMERS

The Skivvies are Lauren Molina and Fairfield, Ohio native Nick Cearley (ETC’s Next to Normal, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, and star of the one-man show Buyer & Cellar on stage now!). Molina is an award-winning Broadway actress, musician, and singer-songwriter known for her roles in Broadway’s Rock of Ages, Sweeney Todd, Mary Zimmerman’s Candide, and the Drama League-nominated, two-person revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Marry Me A Little. Cearley’s credits include the first national tour of All Shook Up and the lauded one-man show …And Then I Wrote a Song About It. The Skivvies became YouTube sensations with their covers of artists including Robyn, Carole King, and Rihanna. The videos led to live shows, and now the duo performs to sold-out audiences in New York and beyond. Previous venues include 54 Below, The Highline Ballroom, Roseland Ballroom, Joe’s Pub, The Cutting Room, Rockwell Table & Stage in Los Angeles, and The Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, PA. The Skivvies have performed at events including Broadway Bares (a fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS), A Tribute to Angela Lansbury with Tyne Daly and Christine Ebersole, Broadway for Obama, and Human Rights Campaign benefit, Theatre C. They have made appearances on NBC, and they have filmed pilots for FOX, A&E, and WE.

Drew Lachey is a native of Cincinnati and an accomplished singer, dancer, and actor. Drew first rose to prominence as a member of the Motown pop group 98 Degrees. The group recorded four successful albums and sold more than nine million records worldwide. Drew made his Broadway debut playing the role of Mark Cohen in Rent. His other Broadway credits include: Patsy in Monty Python’s Spamalot and Corny Collins in Hairspray with the PCLO. Drew became a household name when he took home the infamous mirror ball trophy on Dancing with the Stars (season-two champion, season-five co-host) and later took his dancing talents on the road with three North American tours of Dancing with the Stars and was asked to come back and be a part of the All-Star season. Drew also hosted the primetime ABC show Dance War with Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli, The Miss USA Pageant, HGTV’s $250,000 Challenge and America Sings for GMC. After a decade break, 98 Degrees recently got back together and toured with NKOTB and Boyz II Men on the “Package Tour.” Drew also starred in UPTV’s Guess Who’s Coming to Christmas, can be heard “Live at Lachey’s” every Friday on Cincinnati’s own Q102 and starred in a new doc-series for A&E called Lachey’s Bar.

a. Beth Harris She took a small hiatus from theatre to go to massage school and try her hands at the healing arts. She has still been performing, however, with her band and great friends-The Hiders. As well as touring and recording with other local bands (Pearlene, the J. Dorsey Blues Band, Blind Boy Roy Gentry). Beth was last seen as Samantha Blossom in Dead City at New Stage Collective. Other credits include Yitzhak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Grete in Sight Unseen, Violet in Violet and Anna Bianchi in Syncopation-all at ETC.

Dylan Mulvaney is an actor and cat enthusiast. He is currently enrolled in University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music Musical Theatre program and is expected to graduate in 2019.

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Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is supported, in part, by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign.

The Ohio Arts Council helps fund Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati also receives funding from the Shubert Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is a professional theatre dedicated to producing world and regional premieres of works that often explore compelling social issues. We fulfill our mission through our stage productions and educational outreach programs that enlighten, enliven, enrich

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October 16, 2015 · 12:00 pm

Matthew 25: Ministries Presents TICKETS TO THE RADIO PLAY by Reverend Wendell Mettey

TICKETS TO THE RADIO PLAY is a family-friendly holiday treat!

MISC_Matthew 25 Ministries logoOctober 14, 2014  CINCINNATI, OH – Matthew 25: Ministries, an international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization located at 11060 Kenwood Road in Blue Ash presents the third annual production of Matthew 25: Ministries by Reverend Wendell Mettey on December 4th and 5th.

Matthew 25: Ministries is based on the short story Tickets originally written by Matthew 25’s Founder and President Reverend Wendell Mettey in 1976 for his Walnut Hills congregation and was produced by his congregation at Montgomery Community Church in 1985 as a radio program.  Reverend Mettey conceived the idea of turning the radio program into a staged old-style radio play and the original radio script was adapted for the stage in 2012. TICKETS TO THE RADIO PLAY received its world premiere production in December of 2013.

Reverend Mettey was the Senior Pastor at Walnut Hills Baptist Church from 1972 – 1979 and at Montgomery Community Church for twelve years from 1979 – 1991.  During that time, he preached weekly, wrote stories, reflections, prayers, guided enrichment programs and performed many additional roles that were inspirational to his congregations and provided them with growth and guidance in creative ways.

One of those ways was through the crafting of short stories like Tickets and the adaptation of Tickets into an audio play that he and members of his MCC congregation recorded at WCET studios in downtown Cincinnati in 1985.  The radio recording was a huge success and a tremendously enjoyable experience for all involved.  Now, TICKETS TO THE RADIO PLAY has become a part of the yearly Christmas celebrations at Matthew 25: Ministries.  The original short story Tickets is included in a compilation of Reverend Mettey’s Christmas stories (Lost and Found, Stories of Christmas), released in November of 2013.

Performances of TICKETS TO THE RADIO PLAY are 12/4 (7:30) and 12/5 (3:00 and 7:30).   Tickets for TICKETS are available at www.ticketstheradioplay.org or by calling (513) 793-6256 or e-mailing katie@m25m.org.

More than 99% of Matthew 25: Ministries’ cash and in-kind donations go toward programs. Matthew 25 also welcomes volunteers six days a week at their Blue Ash facility.  For the most up-to-date information about Matthew 25: Ministries’ humanitarian aid and disaster relief efforts please contact Joodi Archer at (513) 793-6256 or visit their website at www.m25m.org. Follow Matthew 25: Ministries on Facebook facebook.com/m25m.org, Pinterest http://pinterest.com/m25m/, Instagram http://instagram.com/m25m_org and Twitter twitter.com/M25M_org.

ABOUT MATTHEW 25: MINISTRIES: Matthew 25: Ministries rescues and reuses approximately 15,000,000 pounds of corporate discontinues, misprints, overruns, off-spec, slightly damaged, returned and past season products each year and redistributes them to people in desperate need throughout the US and worldwide. Each year, Matthew 25: Ministries impacts the lives of more than 16,000,000 individuals throughout the United States and around the world. More than 99% of Matthew 25: Ministries’ cash and in-kind donations go toward programs. Matthew 25 is highly ranked on Forbes’ list of the Most Efficient Large Charities in the US. Matthew 25 is also highly ranked of more than 2,500 four star charities on Charity Navigator.  Matthew 25: Ministries is accredited by the Better Business Bureau through the “Wise Giving Alliance Standards”. For more information, or to schedule an interview, contact Joodi Archer at Matthew 25: Ministries (513) 793-6256 or visit www.m25m.org.

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