School, Stage and Screen Podcast

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Created and produced by CCM alumni in 2020-21, this podcast takes listeners inside the entertainment industry with stories and advice from Broadway performers, television actors, movie producers, make-up artists and more.

Separated by two decades of life experience, producer Brian J. Leitten (BFA E-Media, ’02) and Broadway performer Dylan Mulvaney (BFA Musical Theatre, ’19) delve into the differences between college and the real world with other CCM alumni like Diana Maria Riva (actor from Netflix’s Dead To Me), Andrea Stilgenbauer (producer of Kidding and The Affair on Showtime) and Brian Newman (Jazz Musician and Bandleader/Arranger for Lady Gaga's Vegas Residency “Jazz & Piano Show”).

A mixture of Jimmy Fallon meets TED Talks, the podcast is an exploration of transformative moments that will enlighten current students and graduates who dream of using their creativity to jump start their career.

Watch video excerpts from the podcast series below, and listen to the full episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TuneIn, Stitcher and the CCM website.

Episode 11: "Luck be a Lady (Gaga)" (June 14, 2021)

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Episode 10: "The Road To TV Producing" (June 7, 2021)

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Episode 9: "Music Makers" (May 31, 2021)

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Episode 8: "Can Robots Watch TV?" (May 24, 2021)

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Episode 7: "The Ring Leader" (May 17, 2021)

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Episode 6: "College DJ to Big Time Music VP" (May 10, 2021)

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Episode 5: "The Borg Master" (May 3, 2021)

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Episode 4: "An Unseen Hero" (April, 26, 2021)

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Episode 3: "Netflix, and Sorkin, and Sitcoms, Oh My!" (April 19, 2021)

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Episode 2: "Passing the 'Hamilton' Baton" (April 12, 2021)

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Episode 1: "New G., O.G." (April 5, 2021)

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Dance Department Supporter
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William L. Gasch Endowment Fund for Dance Excellence
CCM Dance Department Supporter
J. Brett Offenberger, MD and Mr. Douglas E. Duckett
Dr. & Mrs. Carl G. Fischer 
Greg Mathein 
Jim & Linda Miller 
George & Caroll Roden
Ken and Toni Kanter
Musical Theatre Department Supporters
GLP German Light Products
Upstaging, Inc.
Theater Design & Production Supporter
The Estate of Genevieve Smith
Opera Production Supporter
Rafael and Kimberly de Acha
Opera D’Arte Supporter
The Friedlander Family
Dr. Randolph L. Wadsworth
Judith Schonbach Landgren and Peter Landgren
Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen
Elizabeth C.B. Sittenfeld
Elizabeth Stone
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Mrs. Theodore W. Striker
Mrs. Harry M. Hoffheimer
Ariel Quartet Supporters
The Friedlander Family
Karl Zipser
Chamber Music at CCM
Jan Rogers
Willard and Jean Mulford Charitable Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation
Choral Studies Supporters
Anonymous
Classical Guitar Supporter
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn
Philharmonia Supporters
Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation
Starling Pre-Collegiate Supporter
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Dr. Timothy E. and Janet L. Johnson
Thom Miles and Roberta Gary
Strader Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
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Keyboard Club of Cincinnati
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Piano Department Supporters
Kevin and Nancy Rhein
Wind Studies Supporters
Willis Music/ Buddy Rogers Music
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