CCM Celebrates Bernstein's Broadway Legacy in Concert

One of the world’s most comprehensive celebrations of Leonard Bernstein’s musical legacy continues at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music on

Sunday, Feb. 25

. CCM’s Bernstein Festival presents “

Lenny and Friends on Broadway

,” featuring the CCM Philharmonia with Musical Theatre alumni and students in concert at

7 p.m.

in

Corbett Auditorium

.

To celebrate Bernstein’s Broadway legacy, the concert showcases popular music from

Wonderful Town

,

On the Town

and

West Side Story

. Highlights also include hit selections from Jule Styne’s

Gypsy

, Cole Porter's

Kiss Me Kate

and Frank Loesser’s

Guys and Dolls

and

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

.

The acclaimed

CCM Philharmonia

will be joined by current Musical Theatre students

Bailee Endebrock

and

Frankie Thams

, along with recent graduates

Paul Schwensen

and

Emily Kristen Morris

, for this Prestige Series performance.

Luke Flood

,

Henry Lewers

,

Buddy Langley

and

Mark Gibson

conduct.

Tickets are on sale now for CCM’s “Lenny and Friends on Broadway.” For ticketing information visit the

CCM Box Office

or refer to the event information below.

About CCM’s Bernstein Festival

Leonard Bernstein at 100 is the world-wide celebration of the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein and his monumental career as a composer, conductor, educator, musician, cultural ambassador and humanitarian. CCM’s Bernstein Festival continues through November 2018, spanning two concert seasons and over a dozen major performances! Highlights include Symphonic Dances from

West Side Story

, the Symphonic Suite from

On the Waterfront

,

The Age of Anxiety

,

Trouble in Tahiti

, Serenade after Plato's

Symposium

,

Chichester Psalms

,

Songfest

,

Fancy Free

and much more. View a complete listing of upcoming performances at

ccm.uc.edu/about/villagenews/save-the-date/bernstein-centennial-festival

.

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Repertoire

BERNSTEIN: Overture to

Wonderful Town

(1952-53)

LOESSER: Selections from

Guys and Dolls

(1950)

BERNSTEIN: Selections from

On the Town

(1944)

– Intermission –

STYNE: Overture to

Gypsy

(1959)

PORTER: Selections from

Kiss Me Kate

(1948)

BERNSTEIN: Selections from

West Side Story

(1957)

LOESSER: Selections from

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

(1957)

Performance Time

7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25

Location

Corbett Auditorium, CCM Village

University of Cincinnati

Purchasing Tickets

Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 for non-UC students and FREE for UC students with valid ID.

Single tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online through our e-Box Office! Visit

ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice

for CCM Box Office hours and location.

Parking and Directions

Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit

uc.edu/parking

for information on parking rates.

For detailed maps and directions, please visit

uc.edu/visitors

. Additional parking is available off-campus at the U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots.

For directions to CCM Village, visit

ccm.uc.edu/about/directions

.

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CCM Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation