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March 5, 2014 · 7:41 pm

UNDER THE STREETLAMP and GENTLEMEN’S RULE | Sat., June 21 | Aronoff Center

UNDER THE STREET LAMP AND GENTLEMAN’S RULE
PBS-TV SPECIALS PREMIERE IN MARCH 

TOUR STOPS AT THE ARONOFF CENTER ON SAT., JUNE 21

Reserved Seat Tickets: $65, $44.50, $34.50, $24.50
Tickets go on sale Friday, April 4 at 10am

Tickets will be available at www.livenation.com, CincinnatiArts.org, charge by phone (513) 621-ARTS [2787], Aronoff Center Ticket Office

CAACincinnati, OH (March 5, 2014) – With their unique style and modern “Rat Pack” persona, UNDER THE STREETLAMP brings the American Radio Songbook to a whole new level in their second television special for PBS. With the mantra “Retro never sounded so now,” these four extremely talented and charismatic former cast members of the Tony® Award-winning Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” provide an electrifying concert produced at the renowned Chicagoland’s Star Plaza Theater. “UNDER THE STREETLAMP: Let The Good Times Roll” is part of special programming that premiered on PBS stations March 1st with repeat programming on the following dates: Saturday, March 8 @ 7:00pm; Sunday, March 9 @ 5:00pm; and Wednesday, March 12 @ 8:00pm. For more information, visit http://www.cetconnect.org.

To celebrate the premiere of the special, UNDER THE STREETLAMP and GENTLEMAN’S RULE will launch a 50-city U.S. concert tour making a stop Saturday, June 21 at the Aronoff Center. It concludes June 28 in Lancaster, PA at the American Theatre. More shows will be added in the coming weeks. Fans should check the group’s websites for updated show and ticket info.

Backed by an outstanding ten-piece band, singers Michael Ingersoll, Shonn Wiley, Michael Cunio, and Christopher Kale Jones bring these classic hits back to the millions of fans who fell in love with this music in the first place. The show includes classic hits of the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s with the perfect balance of tender ballads and uptempo classics, all done with the same signature harmonies and slick dance moves that have made them irresistible. The title of this program – “Let The Good Times Roll” – says it all. And of course, no STREETLAMP show would be complete without a musical tribute to “Jersey Boy” Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

The next generation of a cappella entertainment, GENTLEMAN’S RULE, takes this unique style of music to a whole new level in their first television special for PBS. From the creator of Straight No Chaser and the producer and manager of UNDER THE STREETLAMP, GENTLEMAN’S RULE exudes youth, energy, and incredible harmonies in a concert performance that brought down the house at Chicagoland’s prestigious Star Plaza Theatre.

GENTLEMAN’S RULE blends their youthful style and outstanding vocals with timeless classics and contemporary hits. Their diverse music selections include songs by the legendary Manhattans, Bill Withers, the Rolling Stones, Rascal Flatts, and the Spencer Davis Band, just to name a few. Whether the music is classic ‘60s, ‘70s, or contemporary hits, GENTLEMAN’S RULE applies their unique harmonies to create a “wow” factor unlike any other a cappella group.

The eight versatile and individually talented vocalists in GENTLEMAN’S RULE are Will Lockhart, Brent Mann, Luke Mechlin, Holland Nightenhelser, Jasper Smith, Jesse Townes, Andrew Morstein, and TJ Breen. Based out of Chicago, the group is signed to Arena Child Records and released their first album, ACT ACCORDINGLY, in 2012. The release coincided with a two-week run at Chicago’s acclaimed Royal George Theater, followed by a national tour supporting UNDER THE STREETLAMP. Both the album and live performances have been met with high praise from audiences and critics alike. “They are phenomenal,” said Dan Richards from superstation WGN-TV in Chicago. Showbiz Chicago hails GENTLEMAN’S RULE for “incredibly precise and lush harmonies” and Theatremania urges “Don’t miss this amazing singing sensation.”

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UNDER THE STREETLAMP PBS preview

GENTLEMAN’S RULE PBS preview

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February 3, 2014 · 2:17 pm

Dancing for the Stars Fundraiser SOLD OUT | Sat., April 12 | Music Hall Ballroom‏

CAA_Dancing For the StarsSaturday, April 12 – Music Hall Ballroom
SOLD OUT
Support your favorite star with a “Fundraising Champion” donation!

 CINCINNATI, OH – Dancing for the Stars, Cincinnati Arts Association’s (CAA) annual fundraiser has sold out ten weeks before the event, scheduled for Saturday, April 12, 2014 at the Music Hall Ballroom. The popular evening of dance and friendly competition, now in its eighth year, benefits CAA’s Overture Awards – the nation’s largest locally-run high school arts scholarship competition.

Inspired by the hit ABC-TV show Dancing with the Stars, Dancing for the Stars will feature eight Cincinnati celebrities paired with some of the area’s finest professional dancers in a competition program, at which the audience will vote for their favorite celebrity dancer. The competitive dance for the evening will be Swing, and each dance pair will have 90 seconds to woo the crowd and the judges.

The celebrity dancers at this year’s event include: The stars include: Linda Bessey (Faux Painter), Devinder Mangat, MD, FACS (Founder, Mangat -Kuy-Holzapfel Plastic Surgery Centers), Britney Ruby Miller (Director of Operations, Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment), Rick Pawlak (Managing Director, Ultimate Air Shuttle), Neal Schulte (Founder & President, Schulte Financial Group, LLC), Kay Smith-Yount (Philanthropist; Wife of The Cincinnati Herald Editor-in-Chief, Dan Yount), Christianna Stephens (Philanthropist; CEO, A Lice in Wonderland), and Keith Wilson, MD, FACS (Chief of Staff, UC Health).

New to the event this year is the Dancing for the Stars Fundraising Champion – the celebrity dancer who raises the most revenue toward the event’s fundraising goal through table/ticket sales and donations from fans. These donations will help one of the celebrities win the Dancing for the Stars Fundraising Champion Award, which will be announced the evening of the event. Donations are 100% tax deductible.

To make a Fundraising Champion donation in support of one of the stars, visit www.cincinnatiarts.org/membership-support/dancing-for-the-stars-2014 or call (513) 977-4104.

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February 3, 2014 · 12:40 pm

Theresa Caputo Live! | Tue., April 8 | Aronoff Center‏

CAA_Theresa Caputo LiveTheresa Caputo Live! The Experience
From TLC’s Long Island Medium
Aronoff Center
April 8th – 7:30pm 

– Tickets go on-sale Friday, February 7th at 10am –

Theresa Caputo, psychic medium and star of the hit TLC show, Long Island Medium, will be appearing live at the Aronoff Center on Tuesday, April 8th at 7:30pm. Theresa will give interactive readings to audience members throughout the show and will also share personal stories about her life and her unique gifts. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 7th at 10am and can be purchased at CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], or at the Aronoff Center Ticket Office. Tickets start at $39.75 (plus applicable service charges) and are subject to change. Purchasing a ticket does not guarantee a reading.

A fourth season of Long Island Medium launched October 2013 on TLC. The highly-rated show follows Theresa’s life as a typical Long Island wife and mom with one very big difference…she can communicate with the dead. Since she cannot “turn off” this gift, messages from departed loved ones can come through at any time. The local car mechanic, manicurist, or cashier at the bagel shop may find themselves receiving a spontaneous reading from Theresa as she goes about her day. The unique challenges that her special abilities create for her husband of 22 years, Larry, and her two children, aged 17 and 21, and how they cope are also a main theme on the show.

Theresa’s first book “There is More to Life Than This” debuted at #2 on the New York Times Best Seller List in late October. Theresa has been a practicing medium for ten years and is a certified medium with the Forever-Family Foundation, an organization dedicated to connecting science with the afterlife. She helps individuals find closure by connecting them with their departed loved ones. For Theresa, this is not just her job… this is her life. Learn more about Theresa at theresacaputo.com.

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January 31, 2014 · 11:29 am

Overture Awards Finals Competition | Sat., March 1 | Aronoff Center – Jarson Kaplan Theater

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TOMORROW’S STARS 

FINALS COMPETITION AND AWARDS CEREMONY

The Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is proud to present the 2014 Overture Awards Scholarship Competition – the largest locally-run arts scholarship competition in the country. The Overture Awards annually provides a $3,500 scholarship to six area high school students for education and training expenses, with 18 finalists each winning a $750 scholarship.

The Overture Awards Finals Competition and Awards Ceremony will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 1:00 PM at the Aronoff Center’s Jarson-Kaplan Theater. Winners will be announced immediately following the competition.

This year, 466 students were nominated by their schools to compete in one of six artistic disciplines: Creative Writing, Dance, Instrumental Music, Theater, Visual Art, and Vocal Music. The Overture Awards was developed to recognize, encourage, and reward excellence in the arts among Tri-state students in grades 9-12. It also provides students an opportunity to share their talents and interests among their peers in a supportive environment outside of their individual schools. There are three levels of competition: Regionals, Semi-Finals, and Finals.

The Overture Awards Regional Competitions were held on January 11 at the Aronoff Center for the Arts, Immanuel United Methodist Church (Lakeside Park, KY), Saint Ursula Academy, University of Cincinnati – Blue Ash College, and Xavier University. The top 20 percent of competitors in each discipline advanced to the Semi-Finals, which were held at the Aronoff Center on January 17 and 18. Twenty-four finalists (four in each discipline) will compete in the Finals Competition at the Aronoff Center’s Jarson-Kaplan Theater on March 1.

Now in its 18th year, The Overture Awards was launched in 1996 by the Cinergy Foundation (now Duke Energy) and Leadership Cincinnati (a program of the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce). The Overture Awards is funded and administered by the Cincinnati Arts Association, which operates and manages the Aronoff Center and Music Hall. The Overture Awards also relies on hundreds of volunteers from the community who help raise funds, adjudicate and manage the competitions, and nurture the program.

Overture Awards Program Sponsors: Carey Digital; Citi; The Eleanora C.U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee Scholarship Sponsors: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation; Stock Yards Bank & Trust; The William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation; Summerfair Cincinnati; Western & Southern Financial. Competition Sponsors: Buddy Roger’s Music, Immanuel United Methodist Church (Lakeside Park, KY), St. Ursula Academy, University of Cincinnati – Blue Ash College, Xavier University.

THE 2014 OVERTURE AWARDS FINALISTS

CREATIVE WRITING

  • Zoe Cheng – Walnut Hills High School, grade 11
  • Katie Hibner – William Mason High School, grade 11
  • Bridget Nichols – Scott High School, grade 12
  • Rachel Zinck – Mt. Notre Dame High School, grade 11

DANCE

  • Claire Barrington – Northern Cincinnati Youth Ballet (NCYB Dance) / Ohio Virtual Academy, grade 11
  • Ally Garcia – Campbell County High School, grade 12
  • Megan Kernan – Just Off Broadway / Turpin High School, grade 11
  • Lauren Slouffman – Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, grade 10

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

  • Emma Burge – Sycamore High School, grade 10
  • Carolyn Gao – Leung Studio / Sycamore High School, grade 10
  • Isabella Geis – Walnut Hills High School, grade 10
  • Joseph Vaz – Practice to Prosper Piano Studio / Sycamore High School, grade 11

THEATER

  • Melissa Campbell – McCready Voice Studio / Wyoming High School, grade 10
  • Eli Davis – Cincinnati Actor’s Studio / School for Creative and Performing Arts, grade 12
  • Keegan Doyle – St. Xavier High School, grade 12
  • Kalie Kaimann – Seton High School, grade 11

VISUAL ART

  • Ruby Brooke – School for Creative and Performing Arts, grade 12
  • Kathryn Holaday – Lakota West High School, grade 12
  • Kyle Perrigo – Lakota East High School, grade 12
  • Paige Schlosser – Kings High School, grade 12

VOCAL MUSIC

  • Mackenzie Jacquemin – Wyoming High School, grade 11
  • James Rootring – Karl Resnick Studio / Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, grade 10
  • Elizabeth Rosenberg – Karl Resnick Studio / Sycamore High School, grade 12
  • Natalie Sheppard – Dixie Heights High School, grade 12

Founded in 1992, the Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is a not-for-profit organization that oversees the programming and management of two of the Tri-state’s finest performing arts venues – the Aronoff Center for the Arts and Music Hall – and is dedicated to supporting performing and visual arts. Each year, CAA presents a diverse schedule of events; serves upwards of 700,000 people in its venues; features the work of talented local, regional, and national artists in the Weston Art Gallery (located in the Aronoff Center); and supports the work of more than one dozen resident companies. Since the inception of its acclaimed arts education programs in 1995, CAA has reached more than 1.3 million students.

CAA is proud to be a member of Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, Greater Cincinnati Alliance for Arts Education, Greater Cincinnati Convention & Visitors Bureau, Greater Cincinnati Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Over-the-Rhine Chamber of Commerce, and Performing Arts Center Consortium.

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January 28, 2014 · 4:25 pm

Eddie Izzard – Force Majeure World Tour | Wed., May 28 | Aronoff Center‏

EDDIE IZZARD: FORCE MAJEURE
WORLD TOUR COMING TO THE U.S.
MAY 28, 2014 – ARONOFF CENTER

Tickets Go On Sale Tuesday, February 4, 10 AM 

“Sheer Comic Genius. He is the most brilliant stand-up comedian of his generation.” – The New York Times 

“The funniest man in, well, pretty much all of the known universe”
– The Los Angeles Times 

“The greatest British standup comedian of his generation”
– The London Sunday Times 

“A national treasure” – The Guardian 

Eddie Izzard Force Majeure Tour.

Eddie Izzard Force Majeure Tour.

January 27, 2014 — Eddie Izzard will bring his massive Force Majeure world tour to the U.S., visiting 32 cities through the spring with more dates to be announced later this year. The much-anticipated tour plays Cincinnati’s Aronoff Center on Wednesday, May 28 at 8:00 PM. Tickets range between $47-$60 and go on sale Tuesday, February 4 at 10:00 AM at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office.

Presented by WestBeth Entertainment, a full list of U.S. tour dates with links to tickets is available at www.EddieIzzard.com. Follow Eddie here.

Force Majeure is the most extensive comedy tour ever; launched in March of 2013, the tour will take Izzard to 25 countries on five continents. From Cardiff to Kathmandu and Moscow to Mumbai, Force Majeure will play throughout Europe, Africa, Russia, the U.K., Canada, the U.S., India, Nepal, The Far East, and Australia. Izzard recently completed runs in France, performing entirely in French, and in Berlin, performing entirely in German.

One of the most acclaimed comedians of his generation, Izzard’s unique, tangential, absurd, and surreal comic narratives are lauded for their creativity and wit, earning him a New York Drama Desk Award and two Emmy® Awards for Dress to Kill, two British Comedy Awards for Top Stand-Up Comedian, and an Olivier Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement.

In the U.S., Izzard is the first solo stand-up comedian to perform at the Hollywood Bowl; has sold-out three consecutive nights at Radio City Music Hall, and toured arenas throughout the U.S., including a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden.

On TV, Izzard most recently guest starred in the series, Hannibal, on NBC. He starred in and served as a producer on the critically acclaimed FX Network Show, The Riches, opposite Minnie Driver, guest starred in the final season of Showtime’s United States of Tara, and his 2010 documentary, Believe:The Eddie Izzard Story, received an Emmy® nomination.

His long list of film and stage credits includes Valkyrie opposite Tom Cruise, Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Thirteen and Ocean’s Twelve opposite George Clooney and Brad Pitt, David Mamet’s Race and The Cryptogram, the title role in Marlowe’s Edward II, and A Day in the Death of Joe Egg in London and on Broadway, which won him a handful of awards, including a Tony® nomination for Best Actor.

WESTBETH ENTERTAINMENT is a producing organization that has successfully and consistently produced critically acclaimed, financially successful, groundbreaking entertainment for 30 years. WestBeth has produced, presented, and managed diverse productions and tours that have played such venues as Madison Square Garden, Broadway, Radio City Music Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, Toronto’s Massey Hall, San Francisco’s Curran Theatre, Chicago’s United Center Arena, the Chicago Theatre, and many music and performing arts centers around North America.

WestBeth is currently producing La Soirée in New York City and an upcoming Australian tour of Puppet Up! – Uncensored.

Recent productions include the Canadian tour of Eddie Izzard’s Force Majeure, and Dylan Moran’s Yeah, Yeah in cities across the U.S. and Canada. WestBeth also produced the six-week off-Broadway run of South African comedian Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime; Eric Idle’s What About Dick at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles; and the national tour, Off-Broadway, and 2013 Edinburgh Fringe Festival runs of Puppet Up! – Uncensored (aka Stuffed & Unstrung) with The Jim Henson Company.

Other notable productions include John Leguizamo’s Ghetto Klown on Broadway and in the West End and Colombia, South America; British comedian Simon Amstell’s one man show NUMB in New York and other cities around the county; Billy Connolly’s tour The Man Live in New York and San Francisco; Eddie Izzard’s Dress To Kill, Circle, Sexie, Stripped—a 35-city U.S. tour and tour of Canada, Stripped Too: US Arena tour, Stripped to the Bowl, Stripped to the Shore; Billy Connolly’s Too Old To Die Young tour in America and Canada; and Lewis Black’s Nothing Sacred show at New York’s Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, as well as Lewis’ Dual Citizenship Tour in Canada and ‘In God We Rust’ at City Center in New York.

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