This is a list of people associated with the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA), a magnet arts school in Cincinnati, Ohio and part of the Cincinnati Public Schools. It includes all notable alumni who attended and all of the principals and artistic directors since the founding of the school.
Alumni
NameKnown forRelationship to SCPACitationAndy Biersack Founder and lead vocalist of American rock band Black Veil Brides; has done minor acting on the side Former student Ron Bommer (Bohmer) Broadway performer in Ragtime, The Woman in White, Les Misérables, Fiddler on the Roof, The Phantom of the Opera, and Sunset Boulevard Graduate Barbara BrittonDancer with New York City BalletGraduateRebecca Budig Emmy nominated TV actress in All My Children, and Guiding Light Graduate Rocky (Roscoe) Carroll Tony Award nominated Broadway performer in Piano Lesson, Emmy nominated TV actor in Roc, Chicago Hope, NCIS, and NCIS: Los Angeles Graduate Mia CarruthersSinger-songwriter, TV performer in Taking the StageStudent Shamika CottonTV actress in The WireGraduate Iman Crosson Actor, Obama impersonator, and Internet personality Graduate Gabrielle Dennis TV and Film actress in The Game, and Rosewood Graduate Carmen Electra (Tara Leigh Patrick) TV and movie actress in Baywatch, Scary Movie, Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans, and Disaster Movie Former student George Evans Jazz vocalist, and multi-award-nominated recording artist Graduate DJ Fokis (Randy Ellis) Hip hop turntablist and producer Former student Stephen Geoffreys Tony Award nominated Broadway performer for The Human Comedy, and movie actor in Fright Night Graduate David Goldsmith Writer, lyricist, and script consultant. Motown: The Musical (Broadway) Invisible Thread (off-Broadway, 2nd Stage Theatre), bookwriter/lyricist of Having It All (musical), lyricist of Imagine This, Beautiful People, and The Adventures of Pinocchio Graduate James Graham Psychologist Graduate Justin Jeffre Recording artist in 98 DegreesGraduate Drew Lachey Recording artist in 98 Degrees, TV performer in Dancing with the StarsGraduate Nick Lachey Recording artist in 98 Degrees, TV performer in Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, and producer of Taking the Stage Graduate Brandi Chavonne Massey Professional Broadway Actress, Recording Artist Graduate Todd Louiso Film and TV actor in High Fidelity, Scent of a Woman, Apollo 13, The Rock, Jerry Maguire and numerous TV appearances; director of the film Love Liza Graduate Sjohnna Bruce McCrayWinner of the Walt Whitman Award for Poetry Rapture (2015),GraduateSarah Jessica Parker Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning TV and film actress in Sex and the City, The Family Stone, and Smart PeopleFormer student Jeff SamsTV and film actor in Soul Food, Waiting to Exhale, and numerous TV appearancesGraduateBrad Stenz Recording artist in MothGraduate Cyrus VorisEmmy nominated movie and TV screenwriter and producer of Bulletproof Monk, Kung Fu Panda, and Sleeper CellGraduateMadison Young Award-winning adult film star and directorGraduate Donovan ZimmermanPuppeteer and co-founder of Paperhand Puppet InterventionGraduate
Principals Year(s) Principal Previous position 1973 Lewis Harrison Principal, Mount Adams Public School 1974 Gerald Dressman Principal, Highlands Elementary School 1975–1991 William Dickinson Music Teacher, Gamble Middle School 1991 Cecil Good (acting) 1992–1997 Dr. Rosalyn England Principal, Central VPA High School, St. Louis, Missouri1997–2004 Jeff Brokamp Principal, Crest Hills Year-Round School2004 Mr. Lewis took over the role as Principal.2004–2006 Clarence Crum 2006–2007 Jonathan Carlisle Assistant principal at the former Colonel White High School for the Arts, Dayton, Ohio2007-2008 Kimberly S. Brown Interim Principal- 2007-2008- Assistant Principal at Academy of World Languages (AWL)2008–2010Dr. Jonathan Futch Assistant principal, Withrow High School, Cincinnati, Ohio2010–2011Anthony Flower 2011–2015Steve Brokamp 2015–2026Michael Owens
Artistic directors Year(s) Artistic Director Previous position Citation 1975–1992 Jack Louiso Dance studio founder 1993 John Farrell (acting) Teacher, SCPA 1993–1994 Stephan Berry (acting) Band teacher, SCPA 1994 Linda Krumme (acting) Dance teacher, SCPA 1995–1997 Stephan Berry Band teacher, SCPA 1997–2001 Steve Finn 2001–2005 John Gardner Head of music department, SCPA 2005–2015Dr. Isidore Rudnick Music Department Coordinator at the University of Maine at Augusta 2015–2022 Angela Powell-Walker 2022-2025 Maggie Perrino 2025- Present James Jones
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