With the exception of previous winners, any vocalist or musician, 18 or younger, in the station's listening area is eligible. For more information and the official entry form, check out http://dpr.org/YTS13.html
Deadline for entries is March 29.
Bebe Neuwirth to appear in Cincinnati March 9
Award winning actress/singer/dancer Bebe Neuwirth will perform in Cincinnati at 8 p.m. Saturday evening, March 9. The event will be held at the School for Creative & Performing Arts (SCPA) and is being presented by The Mayerson JCC Wolf Center for Arts & Ideas.
Neuwirth, who will be singing her favorite songs, is a well-known performer of stage, film and television and most recently starred as Roxie in the Broadway production of “Chicago” — the same production for which she won a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and an Astaire Award for her role as Velma. She also received a Tony Award for her role as Nickie in “Sweet Charity.” Her other Broadway credits include “Fosse,” “Damn Yankees,” “Dancin’,” “Little Me,” ” A Chorus Line” and “The Addams Family.”
Neuwirth recently signed with Amazon to offer its first streaming TV series, “Browsers,” a musical comedy set in contemporary Manhattan that follows four young people as they start their first jobs at a news website. Neuwirth will play their boss.
Ticket buyers can choose their own reserved seats or buy VIP tickets, which include Neuwirth's show, dessert reception and meet and greet. Ticket prices range from $27.50 for students with ID, to $125 for VIP seats. Most tickets are $55-$95. The school is located at 108 W. Central Parkway, Cincinnati. For more information, go to www.JointheJ.org/Bebe
Hamilton theater company holds auditions
The Mad Anthony Theatre Company at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts in Hamilton will hold auditions for the regional premiere of the musical "Good Ol' Girls."
The show, written by two Nashville singer/songwriters, tells the story of five Southern women who share their stories through song, monologues and some dialogue. The resident company is made up of a team of semi-professional directors, designers and actors. They produce four shows as year.
Auditions will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, and Thursday, March 7, at the Center, 101 S. Monument Ave. The show will run May 22-26.
For more information about the audition, contact Pat Ganz at: pag9194@aol.com
Schuster Choir celebrates 10 years
Among the groups that entertained at the Schuster Center’s community open house on Saturday was the Schuster Center Celebration Choir, one of the largest community choirs in Southwest Ohio.
The choir was formed in 2003 when local church choirs and other community singers were invited to participate in the opening celebration for the new performing arts center. They’ve been performing ever since under the sponsorship of the Victoria Theatre Association. Wyetta Hayden served as director for three years; since 2006, Linda J. Snyder has served in that capacity. Piano accompanist is Dr. Mary Fahrenbruck.
The choir has members from throughout the Miami Valley, including all areas of the city of Dayton, with representation from Montgomery, Miami, Clark, Greene and Warren counties. Members come from Englewood, Kettering, Centerville, and Huber Heights, Trotwood, West Carrollton and Vandalia.
“As musical ambassadors of Dayton, the choir sings a diverse repertoire — from sacred/gospel and patriotic selections to jazz and musical theater — and has been selected annually to sing the National Anthem for the Dayton Dragons,” Snyder said. “In addition to singing on the Mead Theatre and DP&L stages at the Schuster, the Celebration Choir has performed throughout the Dayton urban area in a variety of venues.
If you’d like more information about the choir, you can contact Karen Poe at karen@schusterchoir.org and (937) 287-1065 or Linda Snyder at (937) 229-3936 or Lsnyder1@udayton.edu.
CJ pop group will go to New York
For the first time ever in the group’s three-year history, Chaminade Julienne’s pop a cappella septet Vega has earned the right to advance to the national finals April 19 at the New York Society for Ethical Culture’s Concert Hall.
The group took the top spot at the Ohio Valley regional singing tournament held at Centerville High School on Feb. 23.
In November, Vega released its first studio album titled “Momentum,” which features nine instrumentless covers of hit songs by artists including Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Natasha Bedingfield and others. The album, available for $10 at CJ, showcases the vocal talents of current students and recent alumni members from the 2011-12 edition of the group.
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