Covedale Center Announces Cast For CYPT's GODSPELL 7/23 Thru 8/2

The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, 4990 Glenway Avenue announces the cast for Cincinnati Young People's Theatre's 28th annual summer musical - GODSPELL! - running Friday, July 23 through Sunday, August 2, 2009!

Based on the Gospel according to St. Matthew, GODSPELL was one of the one of the monumental events in musical theatre history. It presents a creative and ultimately inspiring view of Jesus, as His disciples re-enact the parables and scenes from Jesus' life with great joy, wit and energy.

The rock musical was an immediate hit when it opened in the spring of 1971 at an off-Broadway theatre. Several songs from the show, including Day by Day, became chart hits. The show -- written by then -college student John-Michael Tebelak with music by Stephen Schwartz of
Pippin, and more recently Children of Eden, and Wicked fame -- went on to win rave reviews and a Grammy Award for Best Score.

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 2,000 teens have been a part of CYPT!

CYPT has produced 27 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 and many more!

CYPT is the recipient of the 2001 Post-Corbett Award for Outstanding Arts Organization, plus, the National Recreation and Parks Arts and Humanities Award, and the Ohio State Award for Best Student Program.

CYPT brings together 100 teens each summer, on stage and off. In 2008, participants came from 40 different schools, from all over the Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana region.

On stage and off, over 85 teens will participate in Cincinnati Young People's Theatre's 28th annual musical, representing nearly 40 different schools.

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

 

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