The Music Man Cast
CMT is very happy to announce its cast for The Music Man. The cast includes several CMT veterans and lots of fresh faces.
Please visit our Cast Page for the full list.
Our 2010 - 2011 Season
Cincinnati Music Theatre is please to announce its 2010-2011 Season. The season balances the classic nostalgia of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man with the Jazz-age tribute The Drowsy Chaperone.
Season tickets are on sale now. See our Ticketing Page for details.
Fall 2010 - The Music Man
There’s Trouble in River City. Trouble with a capital “T.” When con man “Professor” Harold Hill drops in on River City, he sets to work - convincing parents he can teach their children to play musical instruments and running off with the money to be used for instruments and uniforms before anyone catches on to the fact he really knows nothing about music at all.
Hill’s plans are foiled when the unexpected occurs - Love. Harold falls for the town Librarian, Marian Paroo, who snubs him.
Will the Law catch up with Harold Hill? Will Love redeem him? Find out in when CMT presents this Classic American Musical.
Spring 2011 - The Drowsy Chaperone
This “Musical within a Comedy” pokes fun at theatre and theatre goers. The show takes us back to the era of 1920’s Jazz through the eyes of a die-hard musical theatre lover who upon playing his album of the 1928 hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone brings the show and it’s cast back to life.
This zany Broadway sendup won five Tony Awards including Best Book and Best Score. CityBeat critic Rick Pender said it best, “Every time you think Chaperone couldn’t get any loonier, it does. And that’s the fun of it.”
The 2010 CEA Awards
The Cincinnati Entertainment Awards (CEA) nominations are out. We are very happy for Marci Brooks and Wayne Wright for their nominations. We are also thrilled for for the nomination of Curtains in the Outstanding Community Theater Musical category. Thank you to everyone who makes CMT one of Cincinnati's outstanding theatre companies.
See the full list of all nominations on CityBeat's Nomination Page
The 2010 ACT Convention
The Assocation of Community Theatres in Cincinnati celebrated the 2009-2010 season with a banquet and awards ceremony. CMT would like to recognize those from our past season who were recognized at the ceremony for their excellence by their peers.
| Excellence in Direction | Skip Fenker |
| Excellence in Acting | Marci Brooks as Carmen Bernstein |
| Excellence in Acting | Bryan Franke as Nicely-Nicely Johnson |
| Excellence in Acting | Gregory Goode as Benny Southstreet |
| Excellence in Acting | Natalie Jensen as Sarah Brown |
| Excellence in Acting | Christina Reinerman as Georgia Hendricks |
| Excellence in Acting | Bud Walters as Christopher Belling |
| Excellence in Acting | Susan Williams as Bambi Bernet |
| Excellence in Acting | Wayne Wright as Lieutenant Frank Cioffi |
| Excellence in Acting | Meghan Zlatic as Miss Adelaide |
| Excellence in Acting | Meghan Zlatic as Jessica Chrenshaw |
| Excellence in Ensemble | The Cast of Curtains |
| Excellence in Vocal Quality | The Cast of Curtains |
| Excellence in Music Direction | Kendra Stuthers |
| Excellence in Vocal Direction | Kendra Stuthers |
| Excellence in Vocal Performance | Ian Dahlman as Sky Masterson |
| Excellence in Vocal Performance | Ian Dahlman as Aaron Fox |
| Excellence in Vocal Performance | Christina Reinerman as Georgia Hendricks |
| Excellence in Vocal Performance | Wayne Wright as Lieutenant Frank Cioffi |
| Excellence in Overall Performance Quality | Curtains |
| Excellence in Producting | Kathy Beiting |
| Excellence in Set Design | Steve Russell |
| Excellence in Set Design | David Zlatic |
| Excellence in Set Construction | John Beiting, Steve Simon and Crew |
| Excellence in Set Construction | John Beiting and Crew |
| Excellence in Sound Execution | Eric Bardes |
| Excellence in Stage Management | Jill Rothmeeler |
| Excellence in Costumes | Elaine Michael |
| Excellence in Program | Skip Fenker |
| Excellence in Hair & Wigs | Jim Percival |
In addition to those awards, two CMT members were recognized for their ongoing efforts over the years.
The Roger Grooms Award
Known for his wit, eloquence, charm and passion for theatre, Roger Grooms supported the artistic growth of theater in our region throughout his long career as an educator, film and dramatic critic, actor and director of plays and musicals. This award is therefore given annually in Roger’s memory to honor an individual who has demonstrated dedication to raising the artistic quality of community theater production through active teaching and/or by demonstrating sustained excellence in the categories of directing, acting. Choreography, musical or vocal direction.
The 2010 Roger Grooms Award was given to Dick Wesp who Vocal Directed CMT’s first production, Most Happy Fella, and dozens more that followed.
The Mario Pitocco Award
To preserve and encourage innovative technical theatre in memory of Mario Pitocco, this award is presented annually to honor an individual who has shown continuous service and excellence in creative technical theatre, including, but not limited to: costuming, house management, lighting, sound, program, props, set décor, set design, set construction, stage management, etc.
The 2010 Mario Pitocco was given to Eric Bardes who’s first community theatre show was working stage crew on CMT’s 1990 production of Oklahoma!.