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CCM ANNOUNCES 2012-2013 MAINSTAGE SERIES OF
OPERA, MUSICAL THEATRE AND DRAMA 

CCM presents a series of breathtaking operas, masterful musicals and delightful dramas as part of an unforgettable 2012-13 season.

CINCINNATI, OH—The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is pleased to announce details for the 2012-13 CCM Mainstage Series of opera, musical theatre and drama productions. This year’s unforgettable Mainstage Series features breathtaking opera from modern to classic, masterful musicals from Kurt Weill and the composers of Mamma Mia and wondrous comedy and drama from Shakespeare and William Saroyan. The series features six fully staged works, with performances taking place Oct. 3, 2012 through April 7, 2013.

Please see below for production and ticketing details. For additional information, call the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183 or visit ccm.uc.edu.

CCM 2012-13 MAINSTAGE SERIES
Opera, Musical Theatre, Drama

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Written by William Shakespeare
Michael Burnham, director

A madcap misadventure in the complications and miscalculations of love and lust, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the Bard at his comic best. Driven by the magic of the impish Puck and his band of fairies, young lovers, older lovers and even a group of rude tradesmen are caught in a whirlwind of misdirected passion.

Performance Dates: Oct. 3 (preview), Oct. 4–7, 2012
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

CHESS
Music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Book by Richard Nelson
Aubrey Berg, director
Stephen Goers, musical director
Diane Lala, choreographer

Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson (of ABBA fame) and lyricist Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita and The Lion King) created this rock opera hit that played to sold-out houses in London’s West End and on Broadway. Against the backdrop of the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union, the musical presents an intriguing tale of romantic rivalries, cunning gamesmanship and political tensions playing out in master chess tournaments around the world. Time magazine hailed the work as “one of the best rock scores ever produced.”

Performance Dates: Oct. 25–28, 2012
Location: Corbett Auditorium

STREET SCENE
Music by Kurt Weill
Lyrics by Langston Hughes
Book by Elmer Rice
Mark Gibson, musical director
Steven Goldstein, director

Based on Elmer Rice’s Pulitzer Prize winning drama, Street Scene is a stirring synthesis of European traditional opera and American musical theatre. A simple story of love, greed and death portrays life in a tenement house between one evening and the next, bringing to poignant life a wide range of multiethnic characters. Kurt Weill’s Tony Award-winning music is considered by many critics to be his masterpiece. Sung in English with supertitles.

Performance Dates: Nov. 15–18, 2012
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE
Written by William Saroyan
Diane Kvapil, director

William Saroyan’s sprawling, elegant and bittersweet comedy was the first drama to win both the Pulitzer Prize and the Drama Critics’ Circle Award. Set in a rundown dive bar in San Francisco, the play is filled with colorful characters, love and the follies of humanity in what the New York Post called a “gleeful, tender and hilarious, probing and elusive” portrait of life.

Performance Dates: Feb. 6 (preview), Feb. 7–10, 2013
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

THE THREEPENNY OPERA
Music by Kurt Weill
Book and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht
English Adaptation by Marc Blitzstein
Robin Guarino, director
Roger Grodsky, musical director
Patti James, choreographer

Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, two towering figures of the 20th century stage, weave the riveting story of notorious bandit and womanizer MacHeath (Mack the Knife) and his seedy companions in London’s underworld. Weill’s acid-tinged score invented a new form of musical theatre, leading the way for such shows as Chicago and Cabaret. Mature subject matter.

Performance Dates: Feb. 28–March3, March 7–10, 2013
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

THE MAGIC FLUTE
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder
Mark Gibson, conductor
Nicholas Muni, director

Mozart composed this beloved opera for the person who wants everything. A hero and heroine questing for true love, evil villains, a girl-crazed sidekick and – to add to the lunacy – a whole range of beastly creatures. Mozart’s incredible music reflects and drives all of the merriment of this all-time favorite. Sung in German with English supertitles.

Performance Dates: April 4-7, 2013
Location: Corbett Auditorium

Mainstage Series Subscriptions
The 2012-13 CCM Mainstage Series of opera, musical theatre and drama productions includes subscription packages for six-show, four-show and three-show combinations.

Priority subscription renewal information will be sent to current subscribers during the month of April. Current subscribers have a chance to renew their packages at special savings if they place their orders by May 31, 2012. Subscription prices will increase on June 1.

New subscriptions become available in summer 2012 at $168 for a full six-show package, $116 for a four-show package and $90 for a three-show package.

Concert Series Options
CCM also offers dozens of chamber music, choral, jazz, orchestra, wind, dance and special guest artist concerts each year. CCM’s Mainstage subscribers receive first access to Ariel Quartet subscription packages, CCM Concert Series flex ticket packages, prepaid parking and other exclusive perks!

Full programming and package details for CCM’s 2012-13 Concert Series will be announced later this spring.

Additional Information
Titles and dates subject to change—rights pending. To order subscriptions, contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183. For additional information, visit ccm.uc.edu or call the Box Office.

CCM Season Presenting Sponsor & Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

CCM Mainstage Season Production Sponsor: Macy’s

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
2012-13 MAINSTAGE SERIES: OPERA, MUSICAL THEATRE, DRAMA

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Performance Dates:

• 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 (preview)
• 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4
• 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5
• 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6
• 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

CHESS
Performance Dates:

• 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25
• 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26
• 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27
• 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28

Location: Corbett Auditorium

STREET SCENE

Performance Dates:

• 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15
• 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16
• 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17
• 2 pm. Sunday, Nov. 18

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE

Performance Dates:

• 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6 (preview)
• 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7
• 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8
• 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9
• 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

THE THREEPENNY OPERA

Performance Dates:

• 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28
• 8 p.m. Friday, March 1
• 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, March 2
• 2 p.m. Sunday, March 3
• 8 p.m. Thursday, March 7
• 8 p.m. Friday, March 8
• 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday, March 9
• 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10

Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

THE MAGIC FLUTE

Performance Dates:

• 8 p.m. Thursday, April 4
• 8 p.m. Friday, April 5
• 8 p.m. Saturday, April 6
• 2 p.m. Sunday, April 7

Location: Corbett Auditorium

2012-13 Subscription Prices:
6-show: $168, 4-show: $116, 3-show: $90

CCM Musical Theatre class of 2012.

The Musical Theatre graduating class of 2012 presents the 20th annual Musical Theatre Showcase March 29 – 31 in Cincinnati before performing for casting directors and agents in New York City.

Sara Gettelfinger. CCM Musical Theatre class of 1999.

CINCINNATI, OH—Cincinnati audiences will get a sneak peak of an original showcase created by the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) Musical Theatre 2012 graduating class during the annual Musical Theatre Showcase, which runs from March 29 (Friends of CCM benefit performance) – March 31 in the Patricia Corbett Theater. The March 29 Friends of CCM benefit starts at 7 p.m. and features a post-performance celebration and dinner by the bite. The March 30 and 31 performances take place at 8 p.m. and are free, but reservations are required.

Each year, CCM’s musical theatre seniors travel to New York to present a showcase for the leading agents, casting directors and managers in the business. The show takes the format of a Broadway audition, with the actors showcasing their solo and ensemble skills through song and dance numbers. The work is created by the students themselves under the supervision of department chair Aubrey Berg. The class selects a theme for the showcase, then blends musical numbers, narration and monologues into a cohesive whole. They create the musical arrangements, supply the choreography and staging, direct the scenes and are responsible for every aspect of the production.

This year’s performance is the 20th edition of the CCM “Not Famous Yet” showcase. The annual showcase began with the establishment of the Patricia A. Corbett Distinguished Chair of Musical Theatre in 1991. At the time of its inception, it was the only academic chair of its kind in the United States.

You can learn more about CCM Musical Theatre’s 2012 Showcase at ccm.uc.edu/theatre/musical_theatre/overview/showcases.

Thursday, March 29, 7 p.m. – Friends of CCM Benefit
The opening performance of the Musical Theatre Showcase on Thursday, March 29, is part of a benefit for the Friends of CCM. The event begins a 7 p.m. and includes dinner by the bite served in the CCM Atrium after the performance.

This event also includes the presentation of the Musical Theatre Young Alumni Award, which recognizes outstanding professional achievement by a graduate of CCM’s musical theatre program from the past two decades. This year’s recipient is Sara Gettelfinger, an actress, singer, dancer and 1999 graduate of CCM. Gettelfinger performed in regional theatre across the country before landing her first Broadway role as “Bird Girl” in the musical Seussical. Her first starring role on Broadway was as “Carla” in the musical Nine with Antonio Banderas. Gettelfinger originated the role of “Jolene Oakes” in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, with John Lithgow, Sherie Rene Scott, Gregory Jbara and Joanna Gleason. Gettelfinger can currently be seen in the role of “Morticia Addams” in the national tour of The Addams Family.

Tickets for the March 29 benefit are:

• Host/Hostess (Patron) Tickets: $100 each; includes a patron reception before the performance honoring Sara Gettelfinger, general performance seating, dinner by the bite and garage parking.
• General Public Tickets: $75 each; includes general performance seating, dinner by the bite and garage parking.
• Friends of CCM Member Tickets: $50 each, includes general performance seating, dinner by the bite and garage parking.
• Young Professional (40 and under) Tickets: $35 each, includes general performance seating, dinner by the bite and garage parking.

Proceeds benefit student career development grants and scholarships. Seating is limited. To reserve a ticket, call CCM External Relations at 513-556-2100 or visit ccm.uc.edu/giveto/friends.

Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31, 8 p.m. – FREE
Admission to the Musical Theatre Showcase on Friday, March 30, and Saturday, March 31, is FREE, although seating is limited and reservations are required. Tickets become available on Monday, March 26, at noon; please visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to make a reservation. Limit two tickets per order.

Performance Dates

• Thursday, March 29, 7 p.m.: Friends of CCM Benefit, including dinner by the bite and presentation of the Young Alumni Award to Sara Gettelfinger
• Friday, March 30, 8 p.m.
• Saturday, March 31, 8 p.m.

Location
Patricia Corbett Theater, College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati

Tickets

• Thursday, March 29: $100 host/hostess tickets (includes pre-show patron reception), $75 general public tickets, $50 Friends of CCM member tickets and $35 young professional tickets (40 and under). Seating is limited. Call CCM External Relations at 513-556-2100. Learn more at ccm.uc.edu/giveto/friends.
• Friday, March 30, and Saturday, March 31: FREE, although reservations are required. Tickets become available on Monday, March 26, at noon—please visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to make a reservation. Limit two tickets per order.

Parking
CCM Garage parking is included in the ticket price for the March 29 Friends of CCM Benefit performance. For the March 30 and 31 performances, paid parking is available in the CCM Garage (at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the University of Cincinnati campus. For additional parking information or directions, please visit ccm.uc.edu.

CCM Season Presenting Sponsor & Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation