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Auditions Announced for MATILDA the Musical at Cincinnati Music Theatre

CMT_logoOur 61st Mainstage Season leaps off the screen & page and onto the stage in Roald Dahl’s MATILDA the Musical. Featuring a large cast of children and adults, ‘Matilda the Musical’ is a triumphant and bold new musical that follows Matilda Wormwood, a girl with the gift of telekinesis, who loves reading more than anything, as she follows her heart on a journey we will never forget.

This production staff is committed to bringing together a diverse group of people who are dedicated to bringing this story to life. We encourage performers of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities, abilities, and body types, to submit an audition. We hope to unite a group of people looking to enhance the arts in our community. No roles have been precast.

*Please note, at this time, the minimum age to audition is ten (10) years old.

  • Sunday, June 23, 2024 from 5:00PM to 8:00PM
  • Monday, June 24, 2024 from 6:00PM to 9:00PM
    Invited Callbacks: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 (if needed)

AUDITION LOCATION: Basset Hound Sounds: 5633 Vine St., Elmwood Place, OH 45216

PERFORMANCE DATES: November 8-16, 2024

PERFORMANCE LOCATION: Aronoff Center for the Arts, Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Cincinnati, OH

Production Team:

  • Director & Choreographer: AMANDA EMMONS SHUMATE
  • Producer: KATHY BEITING
  • Assistant Choreographer: KATE COYNE-CHAILLAND
  • Vocal Director: KRISTI HINER
  • Music Director: ALAN MASTERS
  • Production Stage Manager: SAVANAH KENNEDY

Questions? Email Amanda Emmons Shumate, amanda.y.emmons@gmail.com

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL AUDITION NOTICE AND DETAILS
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR YOUR AUDITION SLOT

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Cincinnati Music Theatre Scholarship Applications Now Open

CMT_logoThe purpose of the Cincinnati Music Theatre Scholarship Program is to encourage and promote the study of theater arts at the collegiate level, particularly musical theater, in both performance and production. Importantly, the CMT Scholarship Program is intended to give back to the Greater Cincinnati area through the support of academic study in recognition of the years of dedicated public interest and support of CMT productions.

CMT, through its scholarship program, will recognize outstanding Cincinnati-area high school seniors who have excelled in various aspects of theater production and/or performance during their high school career and will pursue a college degree in theater arts or theater-related music performance, production or education.

ELIGIBILITY: High school seniors in the Greater Cincinnati area who will be entering college to study theatre/musical arts.

QUALIFICATIONS: Eligible applicants (as described above) must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher (4.0 scale). Applicants must submit an application and portfolio (if applicable). Applications may be emailed to rkmkramer@yahoo.com.

AWARDS: The award will be in the form of a check made payable to the institution for the benefit of the winning applicant(s). The recipient may use the award for any expense related to his/her education; i.e. tuition, fees, books, room and board, etc.

Up to two winners may be selected per year, with each award not to exceed the amount of $1,000.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN APRIL 19, 2024.
NO EXCEPTIONS.

CLICK HERE FOR SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS AND APPLICATION

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Cincinnati Music Theatre Presents CHILDREN OF EDEN

CMT_Children of EdenChildren of Eden is a show largely about parenthood. About what we bring to and leave to the next generation. About all of the hopes and dreams we try to gift them, and what happens when they don’t react to those legacies in the way we expect. About anger, and disappointment, and loss. But it is also about hope. About connection. About forgiveness. And that so often the hardest part of love is letting go.

This music-driven masterpiece by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Wicked) brings humor and heart, conflicts and flaws, and humanization of the divine to allow us all to better understand our place in the universe.

We hope that you’ll join us for this wonderful production and walk away with the faith that no doom is written in the stars, it’s in our hand.

Performances are April 26th – May 4th, 2024 at The Jarson-Kaplan Theater at the Aronoff Center for the Arts.

You can purchase tickets through:

CAST

  • Darin Art – Father
  • Alex DeVore – Adam
  • Bethany Brown – Eve
  • Rob Warfel – Noah
  • Allison Kalfas – Mama Noah
  • James Lindeman – Cain
  • Elijah Medsker – Abel
  • Joshua Zak – Japheth
  • Aleiya Douglas – Yonah
  • Mimi Ridlen – Aphra
  • Sarah Gidley – Aysha
  • Austin Hoard – Ham
  • Sean Milanov – Shem/Snake/Storyteller
  • Anna Berry – Snake/Young Cain/Storyteller
  • Rob Bucher – Storyteller
  • Clare Graff – Young Abel/Dove/Storyteller
  • Kayla Haas – Snake/Storyteller
  • Garrett Klaas – Snake/ Storyteller
  • Sally Modzelewski – Snake/Storyteller
  • Mary Puetz – Storyteller
  • Erin Russell – Storyteller
  • Alex Shaw – Snake/ Storyteller
  • Kimmie Anne Thierauf – Storyteller
  • Daniel Uetrecht – Storyteller
  • Amy Waldfogle – Storyteller
PRODUCTION TEAM
  • Directed by Joey Schnell
  • Produced by Karen and Cody Hendershot
  • Music Direction by Charlie Wilhelm
  • Vocal Direction by Mark Femia
  • Choreographed by Karen Galliers Hendershot

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CHILDREN OF EDEN Runs April 26-May 4

COECHILDREN OF EDEN
Cincinnati Music Theatre
April 26-May 4
Aronoff Center for the Arts Jarson-Kaplan Theatre [Downtown]

Directed by Joey Schnell
Vocal direction by Mark Femia
Music directed by Charlie Wilhelm
Choreographed by Karen Hendershot
Produced by Cody & Karen Hendershot

Cast: Darin Art as Father, Alex DeVore as Adam, Bethany Brown as Eve, Rob Warfel as Noah, Allison Kalfas as Mama Noah, James Lindeman as Cain, Elijah Medsker as Abel, Joshua Zak as Japheth, Aleiya Douglas as Yonah, Mimi Ridlen as Aphra, Sarah Gidley as Aysha, Austin Hoard as Ham, Sean Milanov as Shem/Snake/Storyteller, Anna Berry as Snake/Young Cain/Storyteller, Rob Bucher as Storyteller. Clare Graff as Young Abel/Dove/Storyteller, Kayla Haas as Snake/Storyteller, Garrett Klaas as Snake/Storyteller, Sally Modzelewski as Snake/Storyteller, Mary Puetz as Storyteller, Erin Russell as Storyteller, Alex Shaw as Snake/ Storyteller, Kimmie Anne Thierauf as Storyteller, Daniel Uetrecht as Storyteller & Amy Waldfogle as Storyteller

Based on the story of Genesis, the age-old conflict of parents and children takes the stage in this epic, heartfelt Stephen Schwartz musical. Adam, Eve, Noah, and the “Father” who created them deal with the headstrong, cataclysmic actions of their respective children. The show ultimately delivers a bittersweet but inspiring message that “the hardest part of love, is letting go.”

  • Fri-Sat, April 26-27 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 28 at 2pm
  • Wed-Sat, May 1-4 at 7:30pm

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Cast Announced for ON WITH THE SHOW at Cincinnati Music Theatre

CMT_Studio Series logo2Cincinnati Music Theatere is pleased to announce the cast of our next studio series, ON WITH THE SHOW.

The cast includes:

  • Mike Fielder
  • MP Carletti
  • John Beiting
  • Elizabeth Zerhusen Pille
  • Amelie De La Nuez
  • Roger Dumas, Jr.
  • Kelly M. Even
  • Brett Parr

ON WITH THE SHOW
May 31-June 8, 2024
Studio Series
Directed and Conceived by Mark D. Motz
Music Direction by Mark Femia
Co-Produced by Kathy Beiting and Brett Parr

Cincinnati Music Theatre caps its 2023-2024 60th Anniversary season with an original musical revue celebrating the troupe’s first six decades in song. Our spring Studio Series offering ON WITH THE SHOW! distills CMT history – from its inaugural production of The Most Happy Fella in 1963 through the 2024 mainstage production of Children of Eden – into a 90-minute blast of nostalgia. Music is our middle name, so you can bet you’ll hear some of the most-beloved tunes from the CMT songbook, as well as a few under-the-radar favorites.

Tickets are on-sale now!
https://cincinnatiarts.evenue.net/…/SEGetEventList…

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