Cincinnati Music Theatre is a community theatre company in Cincinnati, Ohio, dedicated to presenting full productions of old and new musicals with an entirely volunteer staff.
History Started in 1963, founder Will Breyer contacted other musical theatre enthusiasts to join him in creating a new theatre devoted to helping nonprofessional actors. The original board Breyer constructed consisted of: Will Breyer, Doug Gray, Frank Longevin, Jean McDowell, John McDowell, Jane O'Reilly, and Joe O'Reilly.
The Cincinnati Music Theatre was originally named the Eastern Hills Music Theatre. Desiring a wider audience and a larger pool of actors to support, the fledgling theatre expanded into its modern state. The CMT hosts many performers, musicians, and production staff crews that come from southwest Ohio, northern Kentucky and other local areas.
Expanding further, the CMT moved to the Jarson-Kaplan Theatre of Aronoff Center for the Arts in 1995.
Volunteers The Cincinnati Music Theatre prides itself in having a staff and crew composed entirely of volunteers. The volunteer nature of the Cincinnati Music Theatre is why the organization is registered as an IRS 501c(3) non-profit. In order to coordinate volunteers, the CMT has a system of dues and patron levels.
Performances SeasonShow 1963-64 The Most Happy Fella 1964-65 The Music Man 1965-66 Brigadoon 1966-67 The King and I 1967-68 Fiorello 1968-69 Carousel 1969-70 Kismet 1970-71 Mame 1971-72 Fiddler on the Roof 1972-73 The Most Happy Fella 1973-74 Guys & Dolls 1974-75 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 1975-76 My Fair Lady 1976-77 1776/The Sound of Music 1977-78 Irene 1978-79 Annie Get your Gun 1979-80 Oliver! 1980-81 The Music Man 1982-83 Hello Dolly! 1983-84 Li'l Abner 1984-85 Guys & Dolls 1985-86 Annie 1986-87 Barnum 1987-88 Mack & Mabel 1988-89 The King and I 1989-90 Camelot 1990-91 Oklahoma! 1991-92 Brigadoon 1992-93 Oliver! 1993-94 Kismet 1994-95 Anything Goes/Perfectly Frank 1995-96 Sweeney Todd/Man of La Mancha 1996-97 The Secret Garden/My Fair Lady 1997-98 Cinderella/City of Angels 1998-99 The Mystery of Edwin Drood/Funny Girl 1999-00 Damn Yankees/South Pacific 2000-01 Evita/The Wizard of Oz 2001-02 She Loves Me/Carousel 2002-03 The Sound of Music/Mame 2003-04 Ragtime/Me/Kate 2004-05 Big/The Musical/Chicago 2005-06 42nd Street/Chess 2006-07 La Cage aux Folles/Hello Dolly 2007-08 Follies/Beauty and the Beast 2008-09 HMS Pinafore/Gypsy 2009-10 The Music Man/Guys & Dolls 2010-11 Curtains/The Drowsy Chaperone 2011-12 Hairspray/Titanic 2012-13 Company/Sunset Boulevard 2013-14 A Chorus Line/Peter Pan 2014-15 Young Frankenstein/Crazy for You
References
External links Cincinnati Music Theatre