June 1, 2021
UC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Stanley E. Romanstein has announced the addition of Kevin Lawson to the college’s roster of distinguished performing and media arts faculty members. An accomplished theatre and television professional, Lawson’s appointment as Assistant Professor of Lighting Design and Technology begins on Aug. 15, 2021.
June 23, 2021
UC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Stanley E. Romanstein has announced the addition of Elizabeth Payne to the college’s roster of distinguished performing and media arts faculty members. A costume designer with more than 20 years of experience designing for theatre, dance and television, Payne’s appointment as Assistant Professor of Costume Design begins on Aug. 15, 2021.
May 26, 2022
UC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Stanley E. Romanstein has announced the addition of Charlie Calvert to the college’s roster of distinguished performing and media arts faculty members. A freelance scenic designer and educator, Calvert’s appointment as Associate Professor of Scenic Design begins on Aug. 15, 2022.
August 15, 2022
UC’s College-Conservatory of Music is welcoming a new member to its team of performing and media arts professionals this fall: Troy A. Brizius joins the college as its staff technical director on Aug. 15, 2022.
July 15, 2020
In the middle of his final semester at UC’s College-Conservatory of Music, orchestral conducting student Jeremy Robin Lyons found himself in a new world that deprived him — for now — of the communal experience of making music with other people in person. The pandemic canceled performances, forced classes to move online and separated loved ones, but Robins was hopeful and set out to create a virtual choir and orchestra project that united musicians online.
April 13, 2020
Richard Oberacker's Tony Award-winning musical features the work of multiple CCM alumni
January 26, 2021
Two UC College-Conservatory of Music alums from the college’s theatre arts division come together to create a new Broadway musical. Jessica Hendy (BFA Musical Theatre, ‘93) and Richard Oberacker (BFA Acting, ‘93) are currently collaborating on With Becket, a one-woman show staring Hendy.
January 14, 2022
UC College-Conservatory of Music Shoshana Bean (BFA Musical Theatre, '99) is slated to sing in PBS’ Stars On Stage From Westport Country Playhouse on at 9 p.m. EST on Friday, January 14. She recently spoke with John Kiesewetter on WVXU’s Cincinnati Edition about her time at CCM which ultimately led her star in Broadway’s Wicked and Waitress, respectively.
August 24, 2021
Cincinnati-based theater writer, critic and author Rick Pender shares "The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia," which Broadway World listed in its "30 Theatre Books for Your Summer Reading List."
September 12, 2022
As part of Playbill's Back to School week, take a look at our annual report on the colleges and universities with the most alumni performing on Broadway in the last season. Below you'll find this year's top 10 most represented schools on Broadway, plus a few honorable mentions that just barely missed making the top 10.