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CCM Highlights Humor and Hijinks in the Corporate World with Tony-Winning Musical 'How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) Mainstage Musical Theater Series continues with Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning
How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, in Corbett Auditorium Nov. 20-23.
A lighthearted satire of the business world, this Frank Loesser musical chronicles window washer J. Pierrepont Finchs rise up the corporate ladder after he finds a life-altering book entitled How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Things are looking up as he earns promotion after promotion and, along the way, catches the eye of a pretty young secretary. Unfortunately, Finchs miraculous book cant help him when the boss nephew tricks him into backing a doomed ad campaign. With livelihood and love on the line, Finch will have to rely on his own wits to come out on top.
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Ticket and Parking Information
Tickets are $10-28. To order or for additional information, please call 513-556-4183 or visit www.ccm.uc.edu. Paid parking is available in the CCM Garage (at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the University of Cincinnati campus.
Please see below for additional ticket information and a complete performance schedule.
Aubrey Berg, director
Aubrey Berg has served as chairman of CCMs Musical Theater program for the past 22 years and is the first holder of the Patricia A. Corbett Distinguished Chair of Musical Theater. He first came to Cincinnati to direct Nine for Hot Summer Nights and has since staged over 65 musicals in the city, including Crazy for You, Chicago, On the Town, The Wild Party, The Boys From Syracuse, Oklahoma! Into the Woods, Evita, A Chorus Line, Babes in Arms, Passion, Cabaret, My One and Only, Assassins and Little Me. He has directed for both professional and educational theaters with productions ranging from the classics to new plays, from musical theater to dramatic works. Some favorites include Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Twelfth Night, Tartuffe, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Crucible, A Flea in Her Ear, Vinegar Tom and The Great American Trailer Park Musical. He holds a PhD in theater history from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and has studied at the Bristol Old Vic, the British Drama League and the British Council at Stratford-Upon-Avon. His work has received a DALRO Award Citation, Joseph Jefferson Award Citations, four Obelisk Awards for Excellence in Performing Arts, two Post-Corbett Award nominations, two Cincinnati Entertainment Awards and two Cincinnati Enquirer Acclaim Awards. He is pleased that many of his graduates are performing on Broadway, in Europe and on national tours.
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University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
MAINSTAGE MUSICAL THEATER SERIES
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert
Audrey Berg, director
David Gardos, musical director
Diana Lala, choreographer
A lighthearted satire of the business world, this Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning Frank Loesser musical chronicles window washer J. Pierrepont Finchs rise up the corporate ladder. With the help of an instructional guide and a burgeoning bond with a sharp-as-a-tack secretary, Finch hatches a plan to make it big without breaking a sweat.
Performance Dates: Nov. 20-23, 2008
Nov. 20 & 21 (Thurs. & Fri.): 8 p.m.
Nov. 22 (Sat.) 2:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Nov. 23 (Sun.): 2:30 p.m.
Location: Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Mainstage Season Sponsor: Duke Energy
Season Design Sponsor: Macys
Musical Theater Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Tickets:
$28 for Thursday, Friday & Saturday evening performances
$26 for Saturday and Sunday matinees
$17 student tickets for Thursday, Friday & Saturday evening performances
$15 student tickets for Saturday and Sunday matinees
$10 student rush tickets for Saturday matinee onlyrush tickets available for sale 30 minutes prior to curtain
To order:
Call 513-556-4183 or visit www.ccm.uc.edu
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