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"The two best musical theatre programs in the country belong to the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and to the Boston Conservatory of Music. Each year, these schools’ industry showcases attract almost every agent and
casting director in New York City. Their graduates probably have the highest
employment percentage of any drama school, musical or otherwise,
graduate or undergraduate."
 

  


K. Callan, The New York Agent Book
 

  




 

Each year the graduating class in Musical Theatre travels to New York to present a showcase for agents and casting directors. The work is created by the students themselves under the direction of 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.


THE SENIOR CLASS OF 2009

 (top) James Lee Glatz, Patrick Martin, Lisa Mindelle, Tricia Burns, Justin Scott Brown, Liberty Cogen, Ryan Ruge, Eric Altemus (bottom) Garett Hawe, Kaitlyn Davidson, Blakely Slaybaugh, Halle Morse, Andrew Chappelle, Ashley Kate Adams
 

Merit awards are presented each year to members of the senior class for excellence in class work, in main-stage and studio productions and for contributions to the discipline. The winners in 2009 were:

The Friends of CCM Award for Best Performance in a Mainstage Production
 
   
 		   Justin Scott Brown
(Finch in How to Succeed in
Business Without Really Trying)

Kaitlyn Davidson
(Rosemary in How to Succeed in
Business Without Really Trying)
 
The Offenberger/Duckett Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre
 
 
 		   Garett Hawe
(Thurio in Two Gentlemen
of Verona)
The Earl Wrightson Award for Best Performance in a Studio Production
 

 		   Patrick Martin
 (Urinetown)

Blakely Slaybaugh
(Urinetown)
The Lehman Engel Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre
 

 		   Liberty Cogen and Eric Altemus
(choreography for An Odyssey,
 the musical theatre showcase)
The Laurie Beechman Award for Vocal Achievement in Musical Theatre
 
 
 		   Lisa Mindelle
 

In New York, the Senior Showcase is followed by a reception for alumni and industry representatives. The photographs below were taken at Showcase 2009.


Liberty Cogen and James Lee Glatz; Leslie Kritzer and Craig Carnelia
Danny Visconti, Preston Boyd and Halle Morse; Blakely Slaybaugh and Ashley Landroche

Jim Wilhelm and Andrew Chappelle; Julie Spangler and Joe Medeiros
Lee Roy Reams, Justin Scott Brown and Joe Medeiros; Doug Duckett and Eric Altemus
Patti James and Patrick Martin; Meggie Cansler and Marla Mindelle

Tricia Burns, Ashley Kate Adams, Kristy Cates and Thom Warren; Brian Sears and Will Ray
Garett Hawe and Kaitlyn Davidson; Patti James and Leslie Kritzer
Natalie Bradshaw, Josh Breckenridge, Mitchell Walker and Chris Williams; Aubrey Berg, Chairman, Musical Theatre Program

Peter Filichia and Lisa Mindelle; Halle Morse, Patti Hall and Tricia Burns

"Seniors Gone Wild"; James Lee Glatz and Lynette Toomey

University of Cincinnati President, Nancy Zimpher; Diane Lala and Dana Domenick
 
Lauren Kennedy and Pamela Myers; Julie Conuel and Justin Scott Brown
Natalie Bradshaw, Patti Hall and Josh Breckenridge; Meggie Cansler and Danny McNie
Marla Mindelle and Steve Weiner; Diane Lala, Julie Spangler, Patti Hall, Kristy Cates,
Thom Warren and Preston Boyd


Each year the Freshman class in Musical Theatre creates a showcase under the direction of Aubrey Berg. The class selects a theme for the showcase and then blends musical numbers, narration and monologues into a cohesive whole. They create the musical arrangements, supply the choreography and staging and are responsible for every aspect of the production.

In 2009, the showcase was entitled Circus. It was performed in the Cohen Family Studio Theatre on May 9, 2009.



THE FRESHMAN CLASS IN MUSICAL THEATRE, 2009

(clockwise from bottom center) Michelle Berkowitz, Grady Long, Max Chernin, Marisa Douenias, Patrick Shelton, Eric Huffman, Victoria Cook, Michelle Rombola, Nick Laughlin, Patrick Cassedy, Alysha Deslorieux, John Riddle, Chris Blem, Michael Schwitter, Katie Johannigman, Julia Johanos

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 LAUREN KENNEDY

  
 


Currently, Lauren is  performing in the new musical, Vanities, Off-Broadway after a successful run at the Pasadena Playhouse. She was seen as The Lady of the Lake in the Broadway hit Spamalot at the Shubert Theatre. She also played the iconic Jazz Age woman, Zelda Fitzgerald, in the world premiere of Waiting for the Moon by Frank Wildhorn and Jack Murphy at the Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center and can be heard on the upcoming studio cast recording of Frank Wildhorn's Dracula. Other credits include Sunset Boulevard and Side Show on Broadway and Nellie Forbush in the National Theatre (London) revival of South Pacific. Her solo CD, Lauren Kennedy: The Songs of Jason Robert Brown is currently available.

  
 

 

 

Pictured above: Savannah Wise as Polly and the Girls in Crazy for You, Corbett Auditorium.

  



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