List of School for Creative and Performing Arts people

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This is a list of people associated with the School for Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA), a magnet arts school in Cincinnati, Ohio and part of the Cincinnati Public Schools. It includes all notable alumni who attended and all of the principals and artistic directors since the founding of the school.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources.

Alumni[]

Sarah Jessica Parker in black outfit and wearing a flashy diamond necklace
Primetime Emmy Award-winning actress Sarah Jessica Parker[1]
Carmen Electra in low cut blue dress with silver necklace
Baywatch actress Carmen Electra (formerly Tara Patrick)
Name Known for Relationship to SCPA Citation
Andy Biersack Founder and lead vocalist of American rock band Black Veil Brides; has done minor acting on the side Former student
Dennis Andrew Betz Composer for TV movie "Narc" and award-winning music director of regional theater productions Graduate
Ron Bommer (Bohmer) Broadway performer in Ragtime, The Woman in White, Les Misérables, Fiddler on the Roof, The Phantom of the Opera, and Sunset Boulevard Graduate [3][4]
Mark Brettschneider TV actor in One Life to Live Graduate [5]
Barbara Britton Dancer with New York City Ballet Graduate [3]
Charlie Brumbly TV actor in Baywatch Graduate [6]
Rebecca Budig Emmy nominated TV actress in All My Children, and Guiding Light Graduate
Rocky (Roscoe) Carroll Tony nominated Broadway performer in Piano Lesson, Emmy nominated TV actor in Roc, Chicago Hope, NCIS, and NCIS: Los Angeles Graduate [3][7]
Mia Carruthers Singer-songwriter, TV performer in Taking the Stage Student
Shamika Cotton TV actress in The Wire Graduate
Iman Crosson Actor, Obama impersonator, and Internet personality Graduate
Gabrielle Dennis TV and Film actress in The Game, and Rosewood Graduate
Kimberly Drake 2018 PhD Doctor of Education, 1988 Taft Theater Lighting Design Winner The Wizard of OZ, 1991 Emmy Award winner Best Lighting Design for a television special The Gift of the Magi, 2006-2007 Lighting and Sound Designer The Music Man, Jr. Tour Graduate
Carmen Electra (Tara Leigh Patrick) TV and movie actress in Baywatch, Scary Movie, Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans, and Disaster Movie Former student
George Evans Jazz vocalist, and multi-award-nominated recording artist Graduate
Nick Filippi Emmy nominated movie director and storyboard artist on Wolverine and the X-Men, The Legend of Tarzan, Clerks: The Animated Series Graduate [8]
Gran Bel Fisher (Jesse Littleton) Singer-songwriter Graduate
DJ Fokis (Randy Ellis) Hip hop turntablist and producer Former student
Stephen Geoffreys Tony Award nominated Broadway performer for The Human Comedy, and movie actor in Fright Night Graduate [9]
David Goldsmith Writer, lyricist, and script consultant. Motown: The Musical (Broadway) Invisible Thread (off-Broadway, 2nd Stage Theatre), bookwriter/lyricist of Having It All (musical), lyricist of Imagine This, Beautiful People, and The Adventures of Pinocchio Graduate [10][11]
Jay Goodlett Dancer and choreographer with the Cincinnati Ballet Graduate [12]
James Graham Psychologist Graduate
Justin Jeffre Recording artist in 98 Degrees Graduate
Joe Kovacs Actor and puppeteer Graduate
Roy W. Jones Visual Artist, had artwork in the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Graduate
Malik Shabazz Kitchen Original Chicago cast "Hamilton (musical)", MTV's "Taking the Stage" Graduate
Drew Lachey Recording artist in 98 Degrees, TV performer in Dancing with the Stars Graduate
Nick Lachey Recording artist in 98 Degrees, TV performer in Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, and producer of Taking the Stage Graduate
Holly Noel Angel TV performer in MTV:Taking the Stage, commercial jingle songwriter, TV and film performer. Performer in Pigeon Forge, TN at The Great Smoky Mountain Lumberjack Feud and America's Hit Parade Graduate [14]
Brandi Chavonne Massey Professional Broadway Actress, Recording Artist Graduate
Todd Louiso Film and TV actor in High Fidelity, Scent of a Woman, Apollo 13, The Rock, Jerry Maguire and numerous TV appearances; director of the film Love Liza Graduate
Polly Lucke Emmy nominated hair and makeup artist for Dirty Sexy Money, Big Love, and CSI: Miami Graduate [15]
Sjohnna Bruce McCray Winner of the Walt Whitman Award for Poetry Rapture (2015), Graduate [16]
Heather McFadden Broadway performer in Carousel, The Phantom of the Opera, and Jesus Christ Superstar Graduate [17]
April Nixon Broadway performer in Cats, Smokey Joe's Cafe, and Damn Yankees Graduate [18]
Sarah Jessica Parker Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning TV and film actress in Sex and the City, The Family Stone, and Smart People Former student
Jeff Sams TV and film actor in Soul Food, Waiting to Exhale, and numerous TV appearances Graduate [3]
Brad Stenz Recording artist in Moth Graduate
Cyrus Voris Emmy nominated movie and TV screenwriter and producer of Bulletproof Monk, Kung Fu Panda, and Sleeper Cell Graduate [19][20]
Alton Fitzgerald White Broadway performer in The Color Purple, Ragtime, The Lion King, The Who's Tommy, and Miss Saigon Graduate [21]
Madison Young Award-winning adult film star and director Graduate

Principals[]

Year(s) Principal Previous position
1973 Lewis Harrison Principal, Mount Adams Public School
1974 Gerald Dressman Principal, Highlands Elementary School
1975–1991 William Dickinson Music Teacher, Gamble Middle School
1991 Cecil Good (acting)
1992–1997 Dr. Rosalyn England Principal, Central VPA High School, St. Louis, Missouri
1997–2004 Jeff Brokamp Principal, Crest Hills Year-Round School
2004 Mr. Lewis took over the role as Principal.
2004–2006 Clarence Crum
2006–2007 Jonathan Carlisle Assistant principal at the former Colonel White High School for the Arts, Dayton, Ohio
2007-2008 Kimberly S. Brown Interim Principal- 2007-2008- Assistant Principal at Academy of World Languages (AWL)
2008–2010 Dr. Jonathan Futch Assistant principal, Withrow High School, Cincinnati, Ohio
2010–2011 Anthony Flower
2011–2015 Steve Brokamp
2015–present Michael Owens

Artistic directors[]

Year(s) Artistic Director Previous position Citation
1975–1992 Jack Louiso Dance studio founder
1993 John Farrell (acting) Teacher, SCPA
1993–1994 Stephan Berry (acting) Band teacher, SCPA
1994 Linda Krumme (acting) Dance teacher, SCPA
1995–1997 Stephan Berry Band teacher, SCPA
1997–2001 Steve Finn
2001–2005 John Gardner Head of music department, SCPA
2005–2015 Dr. Isidore Rudnick Music Department Coordinator at the University of Maine at Augusta [22]
2015–present Angela Powell-Walker

References[]

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  2. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2493525/
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  4. ^ "Ron Bohmer". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  5. ^ "Mark Brettschneider". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  6. ^ "Charlie Brumbly". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  7. ^ Keiger, Dale (July 1987). "After SCPA, What?". Cincinnati Magazine. Vol. 20, no. 10. p. 114. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  8. ^ "Nick Filippi". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  9. ^ "Stephen Geoffreys". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  10. ^ "David Goldsmith". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  11. ^ Burnham, Michael (January 1979). "Theater". Cincinnati Magazine. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  12. ^ "Jay Goodlett". Ballet Tech of Ohio. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  13. ^ "Jennifer Honn". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  14. ^ "Holly Noel Angel". facebook.com.
  15. ^ "Polly Lucke". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  16. ^ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/30/poet-sjohnna-mccray-receives-walt-whitman-award/
  17. ^ "Heather McFadden". IBDB. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  18. ^ "April Nixon". IBDB. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  19. ^ Kiesewetter, John. "SCPA Grad Makes TV writing debut". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  20. ^ "Cyrus Voris". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  21. ^ "Alton White". IBDB. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  22. ^ Stein, Jerry (2006-01-23). "SCPA Names Artistic Director". The Cincinnati Post. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
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