Preview: The Scenic Design of “Rent”

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Later this month, CCM’s Patricia Corbett Theater will transform into the lower East Side of New York City for our Mainstage Production of Jonathan Larson’s Rent. Set Designer Brian Ruggaber provides us with a preview of this transformation today. UC Photojournalism student Jospeh Wilkens then shows us how these designs come to life in our state-of-the-art scene shop.

Rent features lighting by Weston Wetzel, sound design by Valerie Lawrence, costumes by Rebecca Doroshuk, hair & make-up design by Robert Michael Navarre, choreography by Diane Lala, musical direction by Steven Goers and stage direction by Richard Hess. The breakthrough musical of the 1990s runs Feb. 24 – March 6. Tickets are on sale now. Learn more about the production after the jump.

CCM Slideshows: The Matchmaker

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Don’t miss your chance to see classic comedy The Matchmaker, running tonight through Sunday in CCM’s Patricia Corbett Theater. A hilarious farce with slapstick flair, the fun-loving show opens up CCM’s 2010-11 Mainstage Series of Operas, Musicals and Dramas. Tickets are still available by calling 513-556-4183. You can learn more about the production here.

CCM Opens Mainstage Series with Thornton Wilder’s “The Matchmaker”

Photography by Mark Lyons

CCM launches its 2010-11 Mainstage Series with Thornton Wilder’s classic comedy The Matchmaker. Sure to induce a chuckle with its timeless humor and slapstick flair, the fun-loving show runs from Oct. 27 (preview) through Oct. 31 in CCM’s Patricia Corbett Theater on the University of Cincinnati campus.