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November 13, 2018 · 12:17 pm

Cast Announced for THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS: THE MUSICAL! at Cincinnati Music Theatre

cmt_logoCincinnati Music Theatre is pleased to announce the cast for its Studio Series production of THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS: THE MUSICAL!, a five part spoof on musicals including the stories CORN, in the style of Rodgers and Hammerstein; A LITTLE COMPLEX, in the style of Stephen Sondheim; DEAR ABBY, in the style of Jerry Herman; ASPECTS OF JUNITA, in the style of Andrew Lloyd Webber; and SPEAKEASY, in the style of Kander & Ebb.

The cast includes:

  • Catherine Shultz as Abby
  • Elizabeth Beiting-Lipps as June
  • Luka Ashley Carter as Willy
  • Jeff Richardson as Jidder
  • Erica Beimesche, Marypat Carletti, and Elizabeth Leigh Taylor as the Chorus

THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS: THE MUSICAL! will be performed in a cabaret-style setting on February 8, 9, 15, and 16, 2019, in the Fifth Third Studio of the Aronoff Center. Friday performances are at 8:00 p.m., and Saturday performances are at 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. Tickets are available after December 3, 2018 at www.cincinnatiarts.org or at www.cincinnatimusictheatre.org, by phone at 513-627-2787, or at the Aronoff Center Box Office. 

The Musical of Musicals: The Musical! Is directed by Dennis Murphy, produced by Kathy Beiting and Marypat Carletti, and music directed by Linda Abbott.

 

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November 5, 2018 · 9:20 am

Auditions Announced for THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Cincinnati Music Theatre

cmt_logoAuditions for CMT’s production of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.

Audition dates are Dec. 2 at 4pm and Dec. 3 at 7pm.

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054FA5A92FA5F49-auditions

PLEASE PREPARE AND PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR AUDITION:

  • Shoes and clothing appropriate for a dance audition;
  • 16-32 bars of a Broadway=style song that showcases your vocal range (no songs from HUNCHBACK please!);
  • Sheet music in the proper key with cuts marked;
  • An accompanist will be provided (no CD’s, tapes or ac cappella numbers);
  • A copy of your resume and headshot.

For a complete cast breakdown, including vocal ranges, please visit www.cincinnatimusictheatre.org

Rehearsals will begin in mid-February, 2019.
Production dates: May 10-18, 2019, Jarson-Kaplan Theatre of the Aronoff Center

The Cincinnati Music Theatre production of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME is produced by Kathy Beiting and directed by Skip Fenker, with musical direction by Kendra Struthers and choreography by Mike Fielder.

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October 26, 2018 · 3:38 pm

Directors Call for 2019-2020 Season at Cincinnati Music Theatre

cmt_logoCincinnati Music Theatre is in search of qualified directors for the 2019-20 season.

Established in 1963, Cincinnati Music Theatre has a long and proud history of presenting popular, large-scale, award-winning musicals to enthusiastic audiences from across the Greater Cincinnati area. An all-volunteer group, each season CMT presents two large- or medium-scale musicals in the Jarson-Kaplan Theatre at the Aronoff Center for the Arts, and now an exciting new three-show Studio Series, performing in the Aronoff Center’s Fifth Third Bank Theatre.

We are seeking directors for three Studio Series shows and for the Spring 2020 mainstage production.  (Please note that the Fall 2019 mainstage show and director have been selected.)  CMT mainstage shows are large- or medium-scale, fully-produced musicals; the Studio Series is intended for cabaret, revue, and small-scale musicals with little to no set or tech requirements.

Interested directors should submit the following information:

  1. Name and contact information
  2. Theatrical experience and/or resume
  3. For each production you are interested in directing, please give the following:
  • Application for Mainstage or Studio Series?
  • Show title and creators
  • Licensing entity
  • Cast requirements
  • Production requirements (sets/costumes/props etc.)
  • Do you have staff or tech people you’ve asked (or plan to ask) to work on this production?
  • A brief synopsis
  • Your vision for the production
  • What challenges do you see with this show? How do you plan to meet them?
  • Why is this show a good choice for CMT’s 2019-20 season?

Please send the above information by November 19, 2018 to VP Creative Kendra Struthers at creative@cmtmail.org.

Finalists will be invited to present their show(s) to the Creative Committee and CMT board at the board meeting on Sunday evening, December 9, 2018. If you are not available at that time, Kendra will present for you.

More information about CMT can be found at our website (cincinnatimusictheatre.org).

Please note that CMT is an all-volunteer group, and there is no compensation for staff, actors, tech, or musicians.

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October 19, 2018 · 3:31 pm

Cincinnati Music Theatre Announces Casting for MY FAVORITE YEAR | Nov. 9-17 | Aronoff Center

CMT_My Favorite Year logo2November 9-17, 2018
Aronoff Center – Jarson-Kaplan Theater 

Cincinnati Music Theatre Announces Casting for My Favorite Year

(Cincinnati, OH) – Cincinnati Music Theatre (CMT) is pleased to announce the casting of its fall production of My Favorite Year at the Aronoff Center’s Jarson-Kaplan Theater from November 9 -17, 2018 (see detailed schedule below). CMT has attracted some of the area’s top local talent and theatre veterans – many of whom have performed in past CMT productions – for its season opener.

MY FAVORITE YEAR – Cast List  

  • Matt Santeler (Benjy Stone): Donkey in Shrek, Ensemble in Billy Elliot (Cincinnati Music Theatre); Tinman in Wizard of Oz(Beechmont Players)
  • Jeff Richardson (King Kaiser): Wilbur Turnblad in Hairspray, Igor in Young Frankenstein (Cincinnati Music Theater); Patsy inSpamalot (ShowBiz Players); Max Bialystock in The Producers (Footlighters)
  • Bill Geraghty (Sy Benson): Edna Turnblad in Hairspray (Cincinnati Music Theatre); Nicky in Avenue Q (Showbiz Players); Luther Billis in South Pacific (Footlighters). Director, Chicago, May 2019 (Footlighters).
  • Jen Drake (Alice Miller): Mrs. Wilkinson in Billy Elliot, Irene Roth in Crazy for You (Cincinnati Music Theatre); Countess Charlotte Malcolm in A Little Night Music (Mariemont Players)
  • Peter B. Merten (Herb Lee): Pontius Pilate in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Village Players); Curtis Jackson in Sister Act (Cincinnati Music Theatre)
  • Katelyn Reid (K.C. Downing): University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music graduate; Fiona in Shrek (Cincinnati Music Theatre); Meg Brockie in Brigadoon (Cincinnati Landmark Productions)
  • Rob Bucher (Leo Silver):  Ensemble in Billy Elliot (Cincinnati Music Theatre); Mr. Manningham in Angel Street (Sunset Players); Hysterium in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (The Drama Workshop)
  • Wayne E. Wright (Alan Swann): Captain Hook in Peter Pan, Aldolpho in Drowsy Chaperone, Billy Flynn in Chicago, Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Frank Cioffi in Curtains (Cincinnati Music Theatre)
  • Marcie Brooks (Belle May Steinberg Carroca): University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music graduate; Cincinnati Entertainment Award Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Mama Morton in Chicago (Cincinnati Music Theatre)
  • Timothy M. Carney (Uncle Morty): Admiral Boom in Mary Poppins (Cincinnati Landmark Productions); Mr. Cherry in The Silver Whistle (Mariemont Players); Messerschamm in Ring Round the Moon (Village Players of Fort Thomas); Lord Canterville in The Canterville Ghost (Beechmont Players); Deputy John Curtis Butner in Southern Hospitality (Sunset Players)
  • Patrick D. Carnes (Rookie Carroca):  Cogsworth in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Cincinnati Music Theatre); Charlie in The Foreigner (Mariemont Players); Thurston Howell III in Gilligan’s Island: The Musical (Falcon Theatre)
  • Samantha Toberman (Aunt Sadie): Miss Andrew in Mary Poppins, Frau Blucher in Young Frankenstein (Cincinnati Music Theatre); Domina in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (The Drama Workshop)
  • Adrianne Maria Boris (Tess): New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Study graduate; Rizzo in Grease(Footlighters)
  • Ensemble – Shannon Alter-Fredenburg, Victoria Garcia, Amy Gilmore, Gary Herman, Anna Masla, Isaac Owens, Chelsey Ross, Elizabeth Ruwe, Sharon Shelton, Regina Stack, Andrew Weidner, Rob Workley

A classic musical comedy with a heart of gold, My Favorite Year features a tuneful score by Tony Award-winning songwriters Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, and is based on the hit Peter O’Toole film of the same name. It’s 1954, and Benjy Stone, writers’ assistant on TV’s ‘King Kaiser Comedy Cavalcade’, is assigned the daunting task of babysitting the veteran Hollywood swashbuckler, Alan Swann. The reckless Swann is in town to do a live guest appearance on the show and his antics and alcoholism nearly get Benjy fired. When Benjy is given an unexpected glimpse into Swann’s broken heart, though, he begins to discover a thing or two about life and love.

“This is a rarely produced show, which makes it special,” said Douglas Berlon, director of the musical. “It has such heart and warmth and wonderful appeal to all ages. Audiences will appreciate the nostalgia of it all.”

Tickets are $26.00 for adults and $23.00 for students/senior/military/groups of 15 or more, Tickets are available now atCincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office.

MY FAVORITE YEAR PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

  • Friday, Nov 9, 2018 – 7:30 PM
  • Saturday, Nov 10, 2018 – 7:30PM
  • Sunday, Nov 11, 2018 – 2:00 PM
  • Wednesday, Nov 14, 2018 – 7:30 PM
  • Thursday, Nov 15, 2018 – 7:30 PM
  • Friday, Nov 16, 2018 – 7:30 PM
  • Saturday, Nov 17, 2018 – 7:30 PM

About Cincinnati Music Theatre
One of Cincinnati’s oldest and most successful community theaters, CMT is proud of its long history of presenting popular, large scale, award-winning musicals to enthusiastic audiences from across the Greater Cincinnati area. For more information, visit www.cincinnatimusictheatre.org, LIKE us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cincinnatimusictheatre, and follow us on Instagram @cincinnatimusictheatre.

My Favorite Year is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 www.MTIShows.com

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October 9, 2018 · 10:43 am

Auditions Announced for THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS THE MUSICAL at Cincinnati Music Theatre

CMTCincinnati Music Theatre announces auditions for their Studio Theatre Series production of THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS THE MUSICAL

A musical tribute to, and loving spoof of, the composing styles and shows of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Kander and Ebb, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and musical theatre in general.

Directed by Dennis Murphy

  • Saturday, November 3, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, November 4, 7:00-10:00 p.m.

Clifton United Methodist Church
3416 Clifton Avenue (just north of Clifton and Ludlow)

The cast calls for 2 men and 2 women performers and an ensemble of 4 voices. The performers in The Musical of Musicals are presenting not one, but five, 15-minute musicals. Each musical uses the same plotline which is based on the standard melodrama plot of a villainous landlord threatening a helpless maiden who can’t pay her rent until the handsome hero steps in and pays it for her.  In all five musicals, the soprano is always the heroine, the tenor is always the hero, the baritone is always the villain and the mezzo is always the character actress.  The mini-musicals are each written “in the style of “ Rogers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Andrew Lloyd Weber and Kander and Ebb.  The characters in each musical are drawn from all of the composer’s shows.

In addition to the four main roles, there is an opportunity to use 2 men and 2 woman to join in the fun as Dream Ballet dancers, wedding guests, roller skaters, Kit Kat Klub girls and more. All of the performers must be versatile actors who can play a variety of characters, sing and dance in the style of each of the composing teams.  It is helpful if they also have a broad knowledge of the works of each of the composers. Age is not as important as being able to capture a sense of each character and knowing what makes the character funny.

To sign up for an audition slot and to download required forms, visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b054fa5a92fa5f49-audition.

Performance dates are Feb. 8-16.

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