Save the date: Broadway alums celebrate Stephen Flaherty in CCM Fundraising Gala
UC’s College-Conservatory of Music is thrilled to present a spectacular evening of music and stories, featuring our incredible students and a sampling of CCM's most notable alumni. Join us for a front-row seat to the world premiere of 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty at 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022 in Corbett Auditorium. Tickets are on sale now through the UC Foundation website.
Hosted by CCMpower, the fundraising event features the music of CCM alumnus and Tony award winning Broadway composer, Stephen Flaherty (BM ’82, Composition). The performance features CCM students with alumni and Broadway stars Christy Altomare (BFA ’08, Musical Theater), Ashley Brown (BFA ’04, Musical Theater), Jason Graae (BFA ’80, Musical Theater), Aaron Lazar (MFA ’00, Theater Performance), Bryonha Marie (Broadway guest artist), Stephanie Jae Park (BFA '14, Musical Theatre), Alton Fitzgerald White (Musical Theatre, att. 1983-86) and other surprise guests. Learn more about each guest artist below.
The evening will end on a high note with the premiere of two never before heard compositions — one of which will be performed live on the Corbett Auditorium stage by Stephen Flaherty himself!
The Music of Stephen Flaherty event will replace Moveable Feast for the 2022-23 academic year. Moveable Feast will return in person on Friday, January 19, 2024.
Stephen Flaherty. Photo/Provided.
Alumnus Stephen Flaherty (BM '82, Composition) is a composer for theater, film and the concert hall.
With longtime collaborator Lynn Ahrens, he won Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for the Broadway musical Ragtime and was nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globes for the animated feature film Anastasia, which they also adapted for Broadway.
Additional Broadway credits: Once On This Island (Tony Award, Best Revival), Seussical, Rocky, My Favorite Year, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life (original songs) and Neil Simon’s Proposals (incidental music.)
Off-Broadway and regional credits include A Man Of No Importance, The Glorious Ones and Dessa Rose (Lincoln Center Theatre); Lucky Stiff (Playwrights Horizons), Little Dancer (Kennedy Center and Seattle 5th Avenue), In Your Arms (Old Globe) and Loving Repeating: A Musical Of Gertrude Stein (About Face.)
In 2014 Ahrens and Flaherty received the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement and in 2015 they were inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. Learn more on his professional website.
Christy Altomare. Photo/Provided.
Alumna Christy Altomare's (BFA ’08, Musical Theater) credits include:
Broadway: Anastasia (Anya), Mamma Mia! (Sophie).
Other: Spring Awakening first national tour (Wendla Bergmann), Camelot (Guenevere) Carrie (Sue Snell), Daddy Long Legs (Jerusha Abbott).
Ashley Brown. Photo/Provided.
Alumna Ashley Brown's (BFA ’04, Musical Theater) credits include:
Broadway: Originated title role in Mary Poppins (Outer Critics, Drama League and Drama Desk nominations), Beauty and the Beast (Belle).
Other: Mary Poppins (Garland Award, National Tour), Sound of Music (Mother Abbess, National Tour) and On the Record (National Tour). Chicago Lyric: Oklahoma (Laurey) and Showboat (Magnolia). Encores!: The Golden Apple (Mrs. Juniper/Madame Calypso). The Muny: Sound of Music (Maria) and Cinderella (Marie/Fairy Godmother).
Jason Graae. Photo/Provided.
Alumnus Jason Graae's (BFA ’80, Musical Theater) credits include:
Broadway: A Grand Night for Singing (Jason), Falsettos (Mendel), Stardust (Jason), Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? (Louie).
Other: Wicked (The Wizard, National Tour), Ragtime (Harry Houdini, US Premiere), Spamilton (King George), All in the Timing (Lead), Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah (Barry, Drama Desk Nomination) Snoopy (Snoopy), A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum (Hysterium), Forever Plaid (Sparky), Olympus On My Mind (Mercury).
Aaron Lazaar. Photo/Provided.
Alumnus Aaron Lazaar's (MFA ’00, Theater Performance) credits include:
Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera (Raoul), Mamma Mia! (Sam Carmichael), Oklahoma (Curly), The Light in the Piazza (Fabrizio), Les Miserables (Enjolras), A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Darnay), Impressionism (Ben Joplin), A Little Night Music (Count Carl-Magnus), The Last Ship (Arthur Millburn).
Other: Dear Evan Hansen (First National Tour, Larry Murphy) The Light in the Piazza (Live from Lincoln Center on PBS).
Bryonha Marie Parham. Photo/Provided.
Guest artist Bryonha Marie's credits include:
Broadway: Prince of Broadway, The Gershwin's Porgy & Bess (Serena), Ragtime, The Book of Mormon, After Midnight, Falsettos (Dr. Charlotte), Civil War (Bessie).
Other: Dave (Susan) Extraordinary!, Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II), Hair (Dionne), Dreamgirls (Effie), Once On This Island (Asaka).
Stephanie Jae Park. Photo/Provided.
Alumna Stephanie Jae Park's (BFA ’14, Musical Theater) credits include:
Broadway: The King and I (Tuptim u/s and featured dancer), War Paint.
Other: Hamilton (Eliza, National Tour), Cinderella (First National Tour, Marie u/s), Sunday in the Park (NYCC), The King and I (The Muny, Tuptim), The Music Man (BMA, Marian), Oklahoma! (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
Alton Fitzgerald White. Photo/Provided.
Alumnus Alton Fitzgerald White's (Musical Theater, att. 1983-86) credits include:
Broadway: King Mufasa (The Lion King), Mister (The Color Purple), Coalhouse Walker Jr. (Ragtime), Ken (Smokey Joe’s Cafe), John (Miss Saigon) and The Hawke (The Who’s Tommy).
Alton was recently inducted into the Kings Island Hall of Fame, which means the world to him since that is where his career began as a teenager!
Tickets can be purchased online at ccm.uc.edu/30yearsofstephen. General Admission (Soloist) tickets cost $150 and Alumni tickets cost $100.
Become a Sponsor or Host: Sponsorship and host levels range from $150-$5,000. View a full list of levels and benefits. To discuss benefit details or sponsorship opportunities, call CCM Development and Alumni Relations at 513-556-2100.
Hosted by CCMpower — a dedicated volunteer group comprised of friends, advocates and alumni — 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty generates essential support to fund student scholarships, projects and travel opportunities. These unique educational offerings are essential to the CCM experience and provide creative opportunities for students that are vital to their growth as creators and collaborators. After three years of budget cuts and lost box office revenue, our alumni are leading the charge to ensure that CCM students will have the same exceptional experiences that they once had here. We hope that you will join them in showing your support of CCM and help us to continue to lead as we explore what comes next in the performing and media arts.
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