It’s a busy week for Cincinnati theaters, with no less than four openings immediately following Labor Day. On Wednesday evening, Sept. 9, the first official performance — and the world premiere — of Corner of the Sky: The Songs of Stephen Schwartz as at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. A full house at ETC was treated to
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The Carnegie in Covington continues to be the go-to venue for excellent productions of musicals with its August 2026 staging of Jerry Herman’s La Cage aux Folles (onstage through Aug. 23). The tuneful 1984 Tony Award winner has been staged by CCM musical theater professor Rachel Stevens, and features Broadway veteran Josh Walden as Albin,
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On Thursday evening, I had the opportunity to attend “In the Spotlight” at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Presented by the support organization CCMpower, it was an evening of senior showcases for students enrolled in Musical Theatre, Acting and Theatre Design and Production. The program opened at Patricia Corbett Theatre (above) with
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News flash announced on Friday evening, Jan. 23, at the “Moveable Feast” at UC’s College-Conservatory of Music: In September, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati will open its 2026-2027 season with a brand-new musical revue, Corner of the Sky: The Music of Stephen Schwartz. Seven high-energy CCM musical theater students performed a selection of numbers from Godspell and
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The University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) educates a lot of talented performers for professional careers in music, dance voice and more. Part of the “more” is an acting program that’s expanding to offer some special training found at almost no other university-level performing arts program. With a newly assembled “Digital Performance Lab” young
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COMMENTARY BY RICK PENDER Training programs for professional actors have a different raison d’être than professional theaters in the “real world.” The Acting program at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music gives students a broad preparation from classics to modern material, different acting styles and various environments they might encounter once they graduate. The
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