Cincinatti Young People's Theatre Presents GREASE at Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, Now thru 8/4

The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Avenue announces the Cincinnati Young People's Theatre's 32nd annual summer musical - Grease - running today, July 26 through Sunday, August 4, 2013!

Here is Rydell High's senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding "Burger Palace Boys" and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking "Pink Ladies" in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. Head "greaser" Danny Zuko and new (good) girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to relive the high romance of their "Summer Nights" as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through such songs as "Greased Lightnin'", "It's Raining on Prom Night", "Alone at the Drive-In Movie" recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard and Elvis Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation. An 8-year run on Broadway and two subsequent revivals along with innumerable school and community productions place Grease among the world's most popular musicals.

Tim Perrino, Director; Steve Goers, Music Director; Molly O'Brien Peters, Choreographer; Liz Hook Production Stage Manager; Amberly Winfrey, Asst. Stage Manager

What is CYPT? Cincinnati Young People's Theatre (CYPT) provides a summer of great experience for performers and techies alike. Many of our members are now professional actors, singers, dancers, technicians and musicians. Others are Drama, Opera, Music Theatre, Voice, Music and Broadcasting majors at colleges all over the country. To date, over 2,200 teens have been a part of CYPT!

CYPT has produced 30 years of exciting shows, including: West Side Story, Jesus Christ Superstar, Footloose, 42nd Street, Children of Eden, Hello Dolly, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Anything Goes, The Pajama Game, Godspell, Les Miserables, Crazy For You, The Wedding Singer and many more!

Ticket Pricing:

Students/Children, 18 years or younger: $10.00

Seniors (60+) and College age (19-22): $12.00

Adults (23 - 59 years of age): $14.00

Golden Circle Section (best seats - center section of rows E, F, G and H) $20.00.

Tickets are on sale now, and may be purchased by calling the box office at 513 241 6550 OR via the web at www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.

On stage and off, over 80 teens will participate in Cincinnati Young People's Theatre's 31st annual musical, representing nearly 40 different schools. The average age of this summer's CYPT cast/crew is 16.2 years.

This year's cast includes students from the following 42 schools:

Anderson H.S., Bowling Green, Bridgetown Middle School, CCM, Colerain H.S. Colerain Middle School, College of MSJ, Connections Academy, East Central H.S. Elder H.S. Lakota West H.S., Larry A. Ryle H.S., La Salle H.S., Loyola University of Chicago, McAuley H.S. Miami University, Mother of Mercy H.S. Mount Notre Dame, NKU, Northwestern University, Oak Hills H.S. Ockerman Middle School, Ohio State Univeristy, Ohio University, Purcell Marian H.S. SCPA, Seton H.S., Simon Kenton H.S., St. Catherine Middle School, St. Ursula, St. Xavier H.S., Summit Country Day, Taylor H.S., Turpin H.S., University of Cincinnati, Vanderbilt University, Visitation, Walnut Hills H.S., Western Kentucky University, Yale University.

The cast includes: Kalie Kaimann (Sandy), Aaron Marshall (Danny), Sydney Ashe (Frenchy), Ian Ashwell (Eugene), Sophia Dewald (Cha Cha DeGregorio), March Driehaus (Miss Lynch) ; Jimmy Franklin (Teen Angel), Adam Greivenkamp (Sonny), Reggie Hemphill (Roger), Royce Louden (Kenickie), Lindsey Mullen (Marty), Mark Nie (Vince Fontaine), Christine Oswald (Jan), Ryan Sandy (Johnny Casino), Eva Weber (Rizzo), Xander Wells (Doody), Allyson Woeller (Patty The Cheerleader), The Pink Ladies include: Danielle Bessler,Ellen Ehrsam, Mikayla Renfrow, And the Ensemble includes: Abigayle Anderson, Grace Aufderbeck, Jade Aufderbeck, Rachel Barry, Tony Boeing, Amanda Charles, Maddie Climber, Allie Dalton, Jessica Doan, Emily Egner, Sean Feldman, Ashton Francis, Kate Gandenberg, Tekla Gaughan, Joseph Gerhardt, Tyler Gilkey, Ashley Greivenkamp, Derek Harper, Colleen Hart, Gloria Hartman, Montana Hatfield, Chris Helmers, Brandon Hester, Emily Hoffman, Emily Knollman, Justin Kohler, Phillip Krinsky, Maddie Land, Jessica Lawrence, Chelsea Liversgowdy, Maggie Mahoney, Macy Martin (Dance Captain), Holly Meyer, Franchesa Montazemi, Gilliam Miller, Danielle Mouch, Cameron Nalley, Brenden Olding, Rachael Petranek, Katie Ruwe, Jacob Schuter, AJ Schwartz, Eric Sievers, Gabby Silvestri, Arthur Stann, Cassidy Steele, CIan Steele, Kendall Sullivan, Carmen Suderman, Caroline Trennepohl, Aaron Turner, Catherine Tuttle, Michael Van Schoik, Alexander Vest, Kamilah Williams, Tatum Wilmes, Timothy Wise, Mara Witsken, Mimi Witsken, Grant Zentmery and Nicole Ziege.

The Backstage Crew: Lydia Ackermann, Aydney Allen, Brock Dalton, Andy Leon, Alyssa Marksbetty, Meg Mathile, Courtney Schadler, Abby Seitz, Alex Sunderman, Aleah Wigle

For more information, contact the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45238. Or call (513) 241 - 6550. Or visit www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com.

Pictured: Allyson Woellert (Patty The Cheerleader), Aaron Marshall (Danny), Kalie Kaimann (Sandy), Marcy Driehaus (Miss Lynch), Eva Weber (Rizzo) and Royce Louden (Kenickie) in Grease. Photo Credit: Holly Yurchison.

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