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April 6, 2021 · 8:47 am

The Carnegie Presents THE WONDERFUL MUSIC OF OZ Cabaret at Outdoor Amphitheater at Behringer-Crawford Museum

TC_The Wonderful Music of Oz LogoFamily-friendly outdoor performance set for April 17-18, 2021

COVINGTON, KY – The Carnegie is inviting families throughout the Tri-State to enjoy the start of spring on Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18 at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. with The Wonderful Music of Oz Cabaret at the Outdoor Amphitheater at Behringer-Crawford Museum, Devou Park. Attendees are encouraged to bring a picnic blanket and snacks to enjoy the production featuring a fantastical mix of songs from The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz and Wicked. In addition to the Oz-inspired tunes, the 75-minute show also includes behind-the-scenes stories from the movies and stage shows that inspired them. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for students and children and can be purchased here.

“Our mission at The Carnegie is to inspire creativity for all,” said Maggie Perrino, Theatre Director for The Carnegie. “The Wonderful Music of Oz is the perfect kickoff to our outdoor performance series. Whether you love The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz, Wicked – or all three – this outdoor production will inspire the whole family to sing along, dance and enjoy the show in a safe outdoor venue.”

The Ensemble

  • Heather Hale
  • Renee Stoltzfus
  • Ria Villaver Collins
  • Jared Roper
  • Joshua Carandang
  • Cian Steele

Production Staff

  • Jason Alexander Holmes, Music Director
  • Maggie Perrino, Director
  • Doug Stock, Technical Director
  • Shauna Nelson, Stage Manager

Social Distancing Policy: Patrons will be asked to practice social distancing at the outdoor venue. Masks are required for admission and when patrons are away from their seats. Seating will be spread out to follow social distancing guidelines. Hand sanitizing stations will be available and additional cleaning regimens will be in place between performances. 

Content Advisory: This is a family-friendly production. Appropriate for all ages.

Tickets for The Wonderful Music of Oz at the Outdoor Amphitheater at Behringer-Crawford Museum, Devou Park (1600 Montague Rd, Covington, KY 41011) are $25 for adults, $15 for students and children. There will be four showings, on Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18 at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. To purchase tickets and learn more about The Carnegie’s outdoor performance series visit thecarnegie.com. 

The Carnegie’s 2020-21 Theatre Series is presented by the Otto M. Budig Family Foundation. Support for The Carnegie Creative Disruption Committee programming series is provided by the John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust.

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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 thecarnegie.com or by calling (859) 491-2030. 

The Carnegie receives ongoing operating support from Cincinnati International Wine Festival, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Kenton County Fiscal Courts, the Kentucky Arts Council and the City of Covington. The Carnegie is also supported by the generosity of more than 40,000 contributors to the ArtsWave Community Campaign.

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April 5, 2021 · 10:59 am

Queen City Cabaret Celebrates Women in Comedy with Soundtrack Sampling from THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL and Two Sketchy Dames on April 30

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Eileen Earnest & Alison Rampa are Two Sketchy Dames.

Amazon Prime’s hit show, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” tells the story of a 1950s house wife, Midge Maisel, who’s picture-perfect life on New York’s Upper West Side changes forever when she discovers her talent as a stand-up comedian. Join Queen City Cabaret as they celebrate women in comedy with a night of music from the show’s soundtrack (featuring hits by Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee, Duke Ellington, Elvis, and more!) as well as performances by Cincy’s favorite vintage comedy duo, Two Sketchy Dames! Be ready to sit back, relax, and laugh out loud at Cincinnati’s Redmoor Theatre.

In an effort to ensure the safety of our audience and performers during the pandemic, we are selling admission by the table. We are offering tables for up to 4, 6, or 8 people. All tables will have 6 feet of space between them and will have a server to take care of them throughout the evening. See the seating chart below to see table spacing. Tables will be reserved by best available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Queen City Cabaret’s own Sarah Folsom & Matthew Umphreys

Doors open at 6pm for dinner, and the show begins at 7pm. Reserve your table today!
Featuring performances by the local comedy duo,
Two Sketchy Dames! ” 50% Sketch, 50% Improv, 100% Fabulous.”

And of course, Cincy’s favorite cabaret duo, famous for delicious croons & tunes, Queen City Cabaret’s own
Matthew Umphreys & Sarah Folsom.

Click here for tickets.

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April 1, 2021 · 4:29 pm

Mini-Headshot Sessions Fundraiser at Village Players

VP_new logoApril 1, 2021, Fort Thomas, KY—On Saturday, April 10th, Village Players of Fort Thomas will open its doors to the public (in a safe and orderly manner, of course) for the first time in more than a year as we offer mini-headshot sessions with local photographer Tracy Moser! 100% of proceeds benefit the Village Players of Fort Thomas.

For a minimum donation of $25, participants receive a fifteen-minute session at 8 N. Fort Thomas Ave. and 1-5 edited photos, which will be ready May 1st. Participants may bring a flash drive, or receive their photos via a link (photo size may be compressed). Tracy can take requests for color, black & white, or a variety when you sign in.

Clothing changes are allowed and there is space to change on-site, but simple is best in order to maximize time. Some tips from the photographer for getting a great shot:

  • Wear what you feel good in, but remember that dark colors look richer and nicer on camera and layers are a great way to add interest.
  • It’s best to avoid busy or strong patterns, shimmer, graphics, too many accessories, ill-fitting items, or turtlenecks or very low-cut tops.
  • Make-up is best kept simple, though light contouring can enhance a photo if done correctly.
  • Hair pulled back can create the appearance of baldness on camera.
  • In general, it’s best to look like yourself!
  • Tracy welcomes examples if you have an idea of something you’d like to try to recreate. Do some Googling!

Register for an appointment at https://www.villageplayers.org/headshots. Please arrive fifteen minutes prior to your scheduled session, but don’t enter the building until that time so that we can minimize social contact (you know how unprecedented these times are!) Come in through the front doors on the street-level to sign in.

Credit cards and cash are both accepted, or you can pre-pay online using the donation link on the website’s headshots page. You can also join Village Players as a member prior to your appointment if you would like; membership forms will be on hand.

About the photographer: Tracy Moser is an amateur photographer in the Northern KY/Greater Cincinnati area. For the past several years, Tracy has worked closely with local theaters, primarily the Village Players of Fort Thomas, to capture live performance photos as well as actor and crew headshots. She also has experience in family, engagement, weddings, and much more (though her cats get the most time in front of her camera). After all of the distancing orders over the past year, Tracy is anxious to get back to taking photos again.

Village Players is grateful to Tracy for donating her time and talent, and to the community for helping us create and thrive this past year. We’re excited to offer this opportunity to local artists and to welcome you into our beautiful, historic building once again!

Village Players of Fort Thomas is a vibrant community theatre, continually producing plays and musicals from across the spectrum of periods and styles in its intimate, three-quarter-thrust performance space in the heart of Fort Thomas, Kentucky for more than fifty years. We stage innovative and of-the-moment works alongside beloved classic pieces while serving as an incubator for new talent, ideas, and writing. Each season includes four mainstage shows, including a family-friendly winter production, as well as a summer production of original short plays produced by the New Works branch of the group. Village Players is a member of the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT), Association of Community Theatres Cincinnati (ACT), Ohio Community Theatre Association (OCTA), and the Kentucky Theatre Association (KTA).

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April 1, 2021 · 11:44 am

The Hughes Project: CCM Partners with High School Students on Light Show

CCM_Hughes Project logoHughes STEM High School will light up with projections of student artwork on Friday, April 2

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) Theatre Design and Production students are working with Hughes STEM High School art students on a light show that will be projected onto Hughes’ beautiful and historic façade on Friday, April 2, 2021. Themed around Afrofuturism and visions of the future, the installation is made possible by the generous support of Prestige AV, Vincent Lighting Systems, Lightborne Communications and UC Forward. 

The collaboration began when CCM Lighting Design and Technology Professor Sharon Huizinga connected with industry colleagues to discuss how to make careers accessible to those who may dream of working in the arts, but don’t know where to begin. She wanted to connect with young students and show them that a career in the arts is possible for a wide variety of personalities and goals.

“I thought, ‘maybe I could ask for access to middle school and high school populations who might not know how many different career options there are in the arts’,” Huizinga says. “I have the sense that people think of theatre and they think of something that doesn’t feel like a viable or secure career choice.”

There are a variety of career paths both on stage and behind-the-scenes that students can explore and pursue.

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A “test” projection from several weeks ago.

“Your favorite music artist — or your favorite awards show, play, major sporting event and so on — has whole team of people working to create those shows,” she says. “There are production managers, technical directors, tour managers, lighting directors, sound designers, costume designers, hair and make-up artists, lighting vendors, equipment manufacturers, and more — all who represent a broad spectrum of career options.”

“In lighting design and technology, there are artistic jobs and technical jobs,” she adds. “There are jobs that are freelance, jobs that are salaried and 9-5, jobs that include travel and ones that are fixed in a single place, as well as everything in between.”

Huizinga attended a Cincinnati Public School Board meeting in the summer to pitch a collaboration with CCM and interested public schools. Several people reached out, including Mary Green, the Visual Arts Coordinator at Hughes STEM High School. Hughes’ location at 2515 Clifton Avenue is walking distance from the CCM Village.

“It sounded like a perfect fit, since we are in such close proximity,” Green says. “I had no idea that UC had a Theater Lighting Program, so the partnership is just as exciting for me as it is for my students!”

“It sounded like a perfect fit, since we are in such close proximity,” Green says. “I had no idea that UC had a Theater Lighting Program, so the partnership is just as exciting for me as it is for my students! Since moving to Cincinnati last year and attending the BLINK Festival, I dreamed of doing a project with my students to light up the tower. Little did I know that we would be able to realize such a dream through the UC partnership!”

Green’s 7th grade students are submitting artwork for the CCM students to project onto Hughes STEM High School. The building is “one of the premier examples of Tutor architecture in the country” and boasts a 145-foot Tudor tower designed by J. Walter Stevens that can be seen for miles.

CCM students working on “The Hughes Project” include majors from the college’s Lighting Design and Technology, Technical Direction and Stage Management programs. CCM students will project the artwork onto the building’s 145-foot tower using two 30,000 lumen projectors from Prestige AV and will light the rest of the building with LED lights provided by Vincent Lighting Systems.

The light show is the first step in CCM’s collaboration with Hughes STEM High School. Next year, Huizinga will work with Green to show CCM Idea Lab films to the high school students  to foster continued conversation about the entertainment industry and how it works

“If there are high school or middle school students out there who are potentially interested in the arts, I want to be part of showing them that there is a spectrum of possibilities that they could get involved in and get training in,” she adds. “Whether that is here at CCM or somewhere else, I don’t actually mind, it just improves the industry as a whole to involve everyone who is interested.”

The Hughes Project
A projection and lighting experience projected onto Hughes STEM High School

Standing room only. Face masks and social distancing required.

The Hughes Project is made possible by the generous support of CCM, Hughes STEM High School, Prestige AV, Vincent Lighting Systems, Lightborne Communications and UC Forward.

Creative Team 
Show Times
8:30 p.m., 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Friday, April 2, 2021.
Location
Hughes STEM High School
2515 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45219

About Hughes STEM High School
At Hughes STEM High School, students are immersed in a creative focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with a strong liberal arts foundation. Students take part in rich and meaningful experiences that expose them to a wide range of STEM careers. Project-based learning is at the heart of a Hughes STEM education.

Hughes students graduate ready for school, work, and life in the 21st century. They benefit from internships and real-world, workplace experiences. Each student receives personalized advisory support, ensuring that all students graduate college-ready and with certification in a variety of marketable skills.

Learn more at hughesstem.cps-k12.org

About CCM Theatre Design and Production
CCM’s Department of Theatre Design and Production (TD&P) offers Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts with specialization in the following areas:

The Theatre Design and Production program features cutting-edge facilities and technology, with:

  • 8,500 square foot scene shop
  • 3,000 square foot costume shop
  • Wig, make-up and prosthetics studios
  • 3 different production venues
  • 800 square foot light lab

Learn more at ccm.uc.edu/tdp

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March 23, 2021 · 1:32 pm

BLAST FROM THE PAST Dinner-Theatre at The Farm with CLP

CLP_Blast from the PastAnnouncing a new dinner-theater experience and partnership between long-time West side staples The Farm and Cincinnati Landmark Productions:

BLAST FROM THE PAST
at The Farm
239 Anderson Ferry Road

Dinner begins at 7pm • Show at 8pm

Friday, April 16
Saturday, April 17
Friday, May 14
Saturday, May 15

Enjoy an upbeat and exciting musical show featuring some of the biggest songs from the 1950s, 60s and 70s – complete with The Farm’s famous dinner buffet!

The hour-long show features talent from Cincinnati Landmark Productions (CLP) – the owners/operators of the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts and Warsaw Federal Incline Theater. With wonderful songs from three striking decades, the BLAST FROM THE PAST Dinner Show will surely rock your clock, get your boots a’walking but definitely NOT go breaking your heart!

The Farm has been Cincinnati’s West Side spot for great food and great times for more than 50 years. Known for their fabulous fried chicken, steamboat round of beef and seafood, the Blast from the Past Dinner Show menu includes generous side dishes and delicious desserts as well.

And everything is set up with the patrons’ safety in mind. Tables and chairs are spaced according to State of Ohio protocols. Capacity in the ballroom has been reduced by 66% to ensure safety as well as sightlines for the show. Masks will be required for patrons when not eating and drinking. All food at the buffet will be plated by The Farm staff. Dinner includes soft drinks, iced tea and coffee. A cash bar is also available.

Showtime is 8pm nightly. Dinner begins at 7pm.

Each ticket includes dinner and the show. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased through the CLP Box Office by calling (513) 241-6550, from 11am to 5pm Monday through Friday. Questions? Email info@clpshows.org.

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