January 25, 2021
Before he began his first year in the Musical Theatre program at UC's College-Conservatory of Music, Jeffrey Cornelius joined the cast of an original documentary by HBO Max, "Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020." The special is available to watch online with a subscription to the streaming service.
December 14, 2020
The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra shared its holiday concert with online audiences on Dec. 12, 2020. The festive performance features UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna and acclaimed Broadway actress Nikki Renée Daniels (BFA Musical Theatre, '01).
November 16, 2020
UC College-Conservatory of Music Musical Theatre senior Veronica Stern has advanced to the semi-final round of the 4th annual NextGen: The Voices of Tomorrow competition, hosted by the American Pops Orchestra. This year’s iteration of the event will be held via livestream, which means that anybody can view the event online when it takes place on Nov. 21.
July 13, 2020
Rising junior Cassie Maurer shares her experience as a BFA musical theatre student at UC's College-Conservatory of Music in a series of blogs posted on Broadway World. Get an inside look at the program from her perspective and read her interview with Professor Katie Johannigman.
June 15, 2020
Faculty from theatre programs at University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and Ohio Northern University joined Playbill live to answer questions about auditioning for college, how much of a triple threat rising high school seniors need to be, how educational institutions are responding to the Black Lives Matter movement and more.
March 1, 2022
Ciara Alyse Harris (CCM Musical Theatre BFA ‘18) spoke with Broadway World about her role as Alana Beck in the national tour of "Dear Evan Hansen." She began as the understudy for Alana and Zoe and was recently reintroduced to the stage as a leading lady in the tour, which is slated to run at the Dayton Live Schuster Center in Dayton, Ohio on March 8-13, 2022.
June 28, 2022
UC College-Conservatory of Music Musical Theatre alumnus Blaine Alden Krauss is the inaugural recipient of YoungArts' The Ashley Longshore Excellence in the Arts Award. In honor of musical theatre artist Patrick B. Hale, the award aims to support to artists at all stages of their careers. Winners receive an unrestricted $25,000 award and mentorship opportunities.
April 11, 2023
Cincinnati’s Taft Museum has named Anita Graef (MM Cello ’19) the 2023 Duncanson Artist-in-Residence. The residency is designed to center the work of black artists from a variety of disciplines, and includes performances and educational events around the Cincinnati area. Graef, who was a CSO/CCM Diversity Fellow, will perform April 16, 21 and 29 as part of her Duncanson Residency.
February 23, 2024
The New York Times recently featured the East Coast premiere of "Blind Injustice," an opera based on true exonerations achieved by the Ohio Innocence Project. The production opened on Feb. 16 , 2024, at Peak Performances at Montclair State University. Premiered in 2019 at Cincinnati Opera, the opera was first workshopped through Opera Fusion: New Works (OF:NW), a collaboration between Cincinnati Opera and UC College-Conservatory of Music.
January 19, 2022
Filmed in July 2021, UC’s episode is a crash-course in being a Bearcat, starring a few of the university’s best and brightest students and alumni. Some are lifelong Cincinnatians; others are from across the globe. But they’re all excited to show viewers why they've called UC home: From its beautiful spaces and state-of-the-art facilities to co-op and campus life.