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Cincinnati Music Theatre Announces Cast of BIG FISH

CINCINNATI MUSIC THEATRE PROUDLY ANNOUNCES THE CAST OF BIG FISH, A New Musical

CMT“The best part of an adventure is the people you meet.”

So says Edward Bloom, the charismatic travelling salesman and teller of tall tales, who is at the center of the new musical BIG FISH. We think you’ll agree when you meet the talented folks who will be bringing Edward’s story to life in Cincinnati Music Theatre’s regional premiere production of this epic, life -affirming new musical.

Presenting the BIG FISH Company:

  • Edward Bloom –  FRED TACON
  • Sandra Bloom –  PAMELA KAY DAY
  • Will Bloom –  PJ KARPEW
  • Young Will –  SAM HARPER
  • Josephine Bloom –  JESSICA NGUYEN
  • The Witch –  KAREN SOWARDS
  • Jenny Hill –  KATIE DANIEL
  • Amos Calloway –  JOEY SCHNELL
  • Don Price –  SEAN MIZE
  • Zacky Price –  JACK WILLIAMS
  • The Mayor –  KEN MACKE
  • Red Fang –  TONY NGUYEN
  • Fisherman –  JAY LOUDEN
  • Girl in the Water –  KATIE McCARTHY
  • General –  ROB WARFEL

And appearing as Townspeople of Ashton, members of the Calloway Circus, Auburn College students, USO entertainers, Cowboys and Dancehall Girls and more are:

MEGAN ARCHIBALD, BENJAMIN ARRINGTON, ELIZABETH BODE, KARL BOLINGER, ADRIANNA BORIS, MEAGAN CORNETT, MARK CULP, CODY HENDERSHOT, LESLIE KELLY, LIZ KOCH, ANDREW KUTCHER, BETH McCLAIN SCHNELL, SAMANTHA TOBERMAN, WILL WARFEL, AUBREY WILSON, NOR-RITA WINTERS.

Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton, BIG FISH is a new Broadway musical featuring music and lyrics by Tony nominee Andrew Lippa  and  book by esteemed screenwriter John August.

Cincinnati Music Theatre’s regional premiere of BIG FISH is being produced by Catherine Fields Shultz and Kathy Beiting and directed by Skip Fenker, with choreography by Mike Fielder, musical direction by Charlie Wilhelm and vocal direction by Kendra Struthers.

BIG FISH, A New Musical, opens at the Jarson-Kaplan Theater at the Aronoff Center for the Arts on Friday, May 6 and runs through Saturday, May 14. Tickets are available now at www.cincinnatiarts.org and http://www.cincinnatimusictheatre.org.

Join us for this extraordinary new musical and learn to live life in full bloom.

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Auditions Announced for BIG FISH at Cincinnati Music Theatre

CMTCincinnati Music Theatre announces auditions for BIG FISH, a regional premiere of a new Broadway musical, book by John August and Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa.

Monday and Tuesday, November 30 and December 1, 2015
7:00 – 10:00 p.m., Clifton United Methodist Church, 3416 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati

AUDITIONS ARE BY APPOINTMENT.

Please reserve your time as soon as possible by emailing cfshultzy@gmail.com or leaving a message at 513-314-5941.

Auditioners will be scheduled in groups of 6 for each half hour. Slots will be filled on a first come, first served basis, so include your 1st and 2nd choices for audition times. Walk-ins are welcome, but you must wait for the next available slot.

YOU MUST PROVIDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN CONFIRM YOUR AUDITION TIME. IF YOU HAVE EMAIL, PROVIDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

AUDITION DETAILS AND FORMS WILL BE SENT TO YOU.

PLEASE PREPARE & 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;
  • Sheet music in the proper key with cuts marked.
  • An accompanist will be provided (no CD’s, tapes or a cappella numbers);
  • A copy of your resume and headshot.

Callbacks will be held on Thurs. December 3 at 7:00pm. ,St. Paul Lutheran Church, 106 Maple St. Reading, OH.

Rehearsals will tentatively begin in mid-February, 2016.

Production dates: May 6-14, 2016 at the Jarson-Kaplan Theatre of the Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St. Cincinnati.

PRODUCERS: Kathy Beiting and Catherine Fields Shultz
MUSIC DIRECTOR: Charlie Wilhelm
VOCAL DIRECTOR: Kendra Struthers
CHOREOGRAPHER: Mike Fielder
DIRECTOR: Skip Fenker

BIG FISH explores the relationship between a traveling salesman and his son, who’s looking for truth in his father’s tall tales.

BIG FISH is a new Broadway musical featuring music and lyrics by Tony nominee Andrew Lippa (The Addams Family, The Wild Party) and a new book by esteemed screenwriter John August (Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).

Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton, BIG FISH centers on Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest… and then some! Edward’s incredible, larger-than-life stories thrill everyone around him – most of all, his devoted wife Sandra. But their son Will, about to have a child of his own, is determined to find the truth behind his father’s epic tales.

Overflowing with heart, humor and spectacular stagecraft, BIG FISH is an extraordinary new Broadway musical that reminds us why we love going to the theatre – for an experience that’s richer, funnier and BIGGER than life itself.

From Playbill.com:

“A rollicking fantasy set in the American South, Big Fish centers on the charismatic Edward Bloom, whose impossible stories of his epic adventures frustrate his son Will. As Edward’s final chapter approaches, Will embarks on his own journey to find out who his father really is, revealing the man behind the myth, the truth from the tall tales.”

“A HEARTFELT, POWERFUL AND MOVINGLY SCORED NEW AMERICAN MUSICAL full of QUALITY WRITING by JOHN AUGUST.” – Chicago Tribune

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

LIVE LIFE IN FULL BLOOM

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Auditions Announced for BIG FISH at Cincinnati Music Theatre

CMTCincinnati Music Theatre announces auditions for BIG FISH, a regional premiere of a new Broadway musical, book by John August and Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa.

Monday and Tuesday, November 30 and December 1, 2015 from 7-10pm
Clifton United Methodist Church, 3416 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati

AUDITIONS ARE BY APPOINTMENT.

Please reserve your time as soon as possible by emailing cfshultzy@gmail.com or leaving a message at 513-314-5941.

Auditioners will be scheduled in groups of 6 for each half hour. Slots will be filled on a first come, first served basis, so include your 1st and 2nd choices for audition times. Walk-ins are welcome, but you must wait for the next available slot.

YOU MUST PROVIDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN CONFIRM

YOUR AUDITION TIME. IF YOU HAVE EMAIL, PROVIDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

AUDITION DETAILS AND FORMS WILL BE SENT TO YOU.

PLEASE PREPARE & 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;
  • Sheet music in the proper key with cuts marked.
  • An accompanist will be provided (no CD’s, tapes or a cappella numbers);
  • A copy of your resume and headshot.

Callbacks will be held on Thurs. December 3 at 7:00pm. ,St. Paul Lutheran Church, 106 Maple St. Reading, OH.

Rehearsals will tentatively begin in mid-February, 2016.

Production dates: May 6-14, 2016 at the Jarson-Kaplan Theatre of the Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St. Cincinnati.

  • PRODUCERS: Kathy Beiting and Catherine Fields Shultz
  • MUSIC DIRECTOR: Charlie Wilhelm
  • VOCAL DIRECTOR: Kendra Struthers
  • CHOREOGRAPHER: Mike Fielder
  • DIRECTOR: Skip Fenker

BIG FISH explores the relationship between a traveling salesman and his son, who’s looking for truth in his father’s tall tales.

BIG FISH is a new Broadway musical featuring music and lyrics by Tony nominee Andrew Lippa (The Addams Family, The Wild Party) and a new book by esteemed screenwriter John August (Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).

Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton, BIG FISH centers on Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest… and then some! Edward’s incredible, larger-than-life stories thrill everyone around him – most of all, his devoted wife Sandra. But their son Will, about to have a child of his own, is determined to find the truth behind his father’s epic tales.

Overflowing with heart, humor and spectacular stagecraft, BIG FISH is an extraordinary new Broadway musical that reminds us why we love going to the theatre – for an experience that’s richer, funnier and BIGGER than life itself.

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

“A rollicking fantasy set in the American South, Big Fish centers on the charismatic Edward Bloom, whose impossible stories of his epic adventures frustrate his son Will. As Edward’s final chapter approaches, Will embarks on his own journey to find out who his father really is, revealing the man behind the myth, the truth from the tall tales.” -Playbill.com

“A HEARTFELT, POWERFUL AND MOVINGLY SCORED NEW AMERICAN MUSICAL full of QUALITY WRITING by JOHN AUGUST.” – Chicago Tribune

LIVE LIFE IN FULL BLOOM

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MARY POPPINS Runs Nov. 13-21

CMT_Mary Poppins promoMARY POPPINS
Cincinnati Music Theatre
Nov. 13-21
Downtown

Directed by Arlene Borock-Balczo
Music Direction by Charlie Wilhelm
Vocal Direction by Kathy Kramer
Choreography by Karen Sowards
Produced by Bill Geraghty & Karen Sowards

Cast: Megan Osborn Williams as Mary Poppins, Greg Shaffer as Bert, Rick Kramer as George Banks, Laurie Schneider Brinkman as Winifred Banks, Janie Nalbandian and Chelsea Carnder as Jane Banks (alternating performances). Sam Harper and John Kushman as Michael Banks (alternating performances), Regina Stack as Katie Nanna, Rob Warfel as Policeman/Northbrook, Andrea Squires as Miss Lark, Bill Schuler as Admiral Boom/Von Hussler, Sarah Flerlage as Mrs. Brill, Andrew Cunningham as Robertson Ay, Cody Hendershot as Park Keeper, Brian Anderson as Neleus, Harold Murphy as Bank Chairman, Rita Winters as Bird Woman, Barb Timmins as Mrs. Corey, Eli Prather as Valentine & Samantha Toberman as Ms. Andrew
Ensemble: Karl Bolinger, Adrianna Boris, Marypat Carletti, Tia Casey, Meagan Cornett, Nicole Folop, Jay Louden, Jessica Nguyen, Tony Nguyen, Michelle Shaffer, Haley Vaughan, Will Warfel & Monica Weber

The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones she has a profound effect upon. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.”

  • Fri, Nov. 13 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Nov. 14 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 15 at 2pm
  • Wed-Fri, Nov. 18-20 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Nov. 21 at 2pm & 7:30pm

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Directors Sought for 2016-2017 Season at Cincinnati Music Theatre

CMTCincinnati Music Theatre is now accepting applications for Directors for our 2016-2017 season!

CMT is proud of its long history of presenting popular, large scale, award-winning musicals to enthusiastic audiences from across the Greater Cincinnati area.

We will produce two shows in the 2016/17 season – one in November 2016 and the other in May 2017.

Potential directors are asked to send in a resume as well as a write-up on all shows they are submitting.

Please submit all applications or questions to Jill Rothmeeler- jrothmeeler17@yahoo.com.

Deadline for Director Applications is October 1, 2015.

For more information about CMT, please visit our website – http://cincinnatimusictheatre.org.

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