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Aline Mayagoitia, Claudia Bennett and More to Join WICKED National Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 8, 2026

The National Tour of Wicked will welcome new principal cast members next month, including Aline Mayagoitia as Elphaba, Claudia Bennett as Glinda, Susan Cella as Madame Morrible and more.

40 High School Singers Selected for 2026 Songbook Academy
by Stephi Wild - May 5, 2026

Forty high school vocalists from 13 states and 29 cities have been chosen for the 2026 SONGBOOK ACADEMY, a weeklong summer intensive in Carmel, Indiana, featuring masterclasses and performances with Broadway stars including Mandy Gonzalez.

The Glimmerglass Festival Unveils Tour Details and Cast for Collaborative Production of HAPPY END
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2026

The Glimmerglass Festival, in collaboration with Opera Saratoga, Finger Lakes Opera, and Seagle Festival, will present a tour of the production HAPPY END.

Photos: Fang Tao Jiang Launches Solaria Music Foundation At Carnegie Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2025

Renowned soprano Fang Tao Jiang officially launched the SolAria Music Foundation at her October 5, 2025 solo recital, On Wings of Song, at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. Check out photos of the event!

Soprano Fang Tao Jiang Will Perform 'On Wings Of Song — From Past To Future' at Weill Recital Hall
by Stephi Wild - Oct 3, 2025

Soprano Fang Tao Jiang will appear in recital at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall this weekend, presenting On Wings of Song - From Past to Future. Learn more about the show here!

New York Festival of Song To Present BEGINNER'S LUCK – THE ARTIST'S JOURNEY at Kaufman Music Center
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 12, 2025

New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, highlights the talents of Caramoor's 2025 Schwab Vocal Rising Stars program in Beginner's Luck: The Artist's Journey on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center.

Songbook Academy Presents New Series MASTERCLASS MOMENTS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 7, 2020

Each year, the nation's top high school singers experience a week of mentoring from Broadway stars and other arts and entertainment professionals at the Great American Songbook Foundation's Songbook Academy® summer intensive.

CAA Announces 2019 Overture Awards Winners
by Julie Musbach - Mar 14, 2019

The Cincinnati Arts Association announces the winners of its Overture Awards Competition, held on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Aronoff Center's Jarson-Kaplan Theater, and the winner of its Arts Educator Award for Excellence in Arts Instruction. The competition awarded $4,000 to six area students for education and training, with 18 runners-up each winning $1,000, while the Arts Educator Award winner received $2,500 and two finalists were awarded $500 each.

Overture Awards Finals Competition And Awards Ceremony Announced At Aronoff
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 15, 2019

The Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is proud to present the 2019 Overture Awards Finals Competition. The Overture Awards provides $4,000 to six area high school students for education and training expenses, with eighteen finalists each winning $1,000. The program also provides a $2,500 Arts Educator Award for Excellence in Arts Instruction.

Kentucky Teen Claims Top Honors in National Songbook Academy Finals
by Rebecca Russo - Jul 29, 2018

A rising college freshman from Lexington, Ky., earned the top title of Songbook Youth Ambassador at the Saturday finals concert to cap the weeklong Songbook Academy®, the nation's only youth music intensive focused on the timeless popular standards of jazz, Broadway and Hollywood.

Songbook Academy Announces 2018 Finalists
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 4, 2018

They rank among the top high school-age vocalists in the nation, hailing from Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Cincinnati, New York City, Washington, D.C., and right here in central Indiana. For one week this summer, they will experience a rigorous, exciting, expert-led introduction to the world of professional performing arts.

2018 Overture Awards Finals Competition Comes to Aronoff This March
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 9, 2018

The Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is proud to present the 2018 Overture Awards Finals Competition. The Overture Awards provides $4,000 to six area high school students for education and training expenses, with eighteen finalists each winning $1,000. The program also provides a $2,500 Arts Educator Award for Excellence in Arts Instruction.

CAA Announces 2017 Overture Award Scholarship Winners
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 14, 2017

The Cincinnati Arts Association is pleased to announce the winners of its Overture Awards Competition, held on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Aronoff Center's Jarson-Kaplan Theater, and the winner of its Arts Educator Award for Excellence in Arts Instruction. The competition awarded $4,000 to six area students for education and training, with 18 runners-up each winning $1,000, while the Arts Educator Award winner received $2,500 and two finalists were awarded $500 each.

The Overture Awards Finals Competition and Awards Ceremony Comes to Aronoff Center
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2017

The Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is proud to present the 2017 Overture Awards Finals Competition. The Overture Awards provides $4,000 to six area high school students for education and training expenses, with eighteen finalists each winning $1,000. The program also provides a $2,500 Arts Educator Award for Excellence in Arts Instruction.

Children's Theatre of Cincinnati to Presnet SHREK THE MUSICAL JR
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 18, 2016

Everyone's favorite ogre is back in SHREK THE MUSICAL JR., the hilarious stage spectacle based on the Oscar-winning smash hit film. The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati brings this production to life on the Taft Theatre stage April 8-10, 16-17, 2016.