List of School for Creative and Performing Arts people

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.

Alumni

Baywatch actress Carmen Electra (formerly Tara Patrick)
NameKnown forRelationship to SCPACitation
Andy BiersackFounder and lead vocalist of American rock band Black Veil Brides; has done minor acting on the sideFormer student
Dennis Andrew BetzComposer for TV movie "Narc" and award winning music director of regional theater productionsGraduate
Ron Bommer (Bohmer)Broadway performer in Ragtime, The Woman in White, Les Misérables, Fiddler on the Roof, The Phantom of the Opera, and Sunset BoulevardGraduate[3][4]
Mark BrettschneiderTV actor in One Life to LiveGraduate[5]
Barbara BrittonDancer with New York City BalletGraduate[3]
Charlie BrumblyTV actor in BaywatchGraduate[6]
Rebecca BudigEmmy nominated TV actress in All My Children, and Guiding LightGraduate
Rocky (Roscoe) CarrollTony nominated Broadway performer in Piano Lesson, Emmy nominated TV actor in Roc, Chicago Hope, NCIS, and NCIS: Los AngelesGraduate[3][7]
Mia CarruthersSinger-songwriter, TV performer in Taking the StageStudent
Shamika CottonTV actress in The WireGraduate
Iman CrossonActor, Obama impersonator, and Internet personalityGraduate
Gabrielle DennisTV and Film actress in The Game, and RosewoodGraduate
Kimberly Drake2018 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. TourGraduate
Carmen Electra (Tara Leigh Patrick)TV and movie actress in Baywatch, Scary Movie, Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans, and Disaster MovieFormer student
George EvansJazz vocalist, and multi-award-nominated recording artistGraduate
Nick FilippiEmmy nominated movie director and storyboard artist on Wolverine and the X-Men, The Legend of Tarzan, Clerks: The Animated SeriesGraduate[8]
Gran Bel Fisher (Jesse Littleton)Singer-songwriterGraduate
DJ Fokis (Randy Ellis)Hip hop turntablist and producerFormer student
Stephen GeoffreysTony Award nominated Broadway performer for The Human Comedy, and movie actor in Fright NightGraduate[9]
David GoldsmithWriter, 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 PinocchioGraduate[10][11]
Jay GoodlettDancer and choreographer with the Cincinnati BalletGraduate[12]
James GrahamPsychologistGraduate
Jennifer Honn-RennieEmmy winning TV editor of Rome: Engineering an Empire and Clash of the GodsGraduate[13]
Justin JeffreRecording artist in 98 DegreesGraduate
Joe KovacsActor and puppeteerGraduate
Roy W. JonesVisual Artist, had artwork in the National Underground Railroad Freedom CenterGraduate
Malik Shabazz KitchenOriginal Chicago cast "Hamilton (musical)", MTV's "Taking the Stage"Graduate
Drew LacheyRecording artist in 98 Degrees, TV performer in Dancing with the StarsGraduate
Nick LacheyRecording artist in 98 Degrees, TV performer in Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, and producer of Taking the StageGraduate
Holly Noel AngelTV 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 ParadeGraduate[14]
Brandi Chavonne MasseyProfessional Broadway Actress, Recording ArtistGraduate
Todd LouisoFilm 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 LizaGraduate
Polly LuckeEmmy nominated hair and makeup artist for Dirty Sexy Money, Big Love, and CSI: MiamiGraduate[15]
Sjohnna Bruce McCrayWinner of the Walt Whitman Award for Poetry Rapture (2015),Graduate[16]
Heather McFaddenBroadway performer in Carousel, The Phantom of the Opera, and Jesus Christ SuperstarGraduate[17]
April NixonBroadway performer in Cats, Smokey Joe's Cafe, and Damn YankeesGraduate[18]
Sarah Jessica ParkerEmmy and Golden Globe Award winning TV and film actress in Sex and the City, The Family Stone, and Smart PeopleFormer student
Jeff SamsTV and film actor in Soul Food, Waiting to Exhale, and numerous TV appearancesGraduate[3]
Brad StenzRecording artist in MothGraduate
Cyrus VorisEmmy nominated movie and TV screenwriter and producer of Bulletproof Monk, Kung Fu Panda, and Sleeper CellGraduate[19][20]
Alton Fitzgerald WhiteBroadway performer in The Color Purple, Ragtime, The Lion King, The Who's Tommy, and Miss SaigonGraduate[21]
Madison YoungAward winning adult film star and directorGraduate

Principals

Year(s)PrincipalPrevious position
1973Lewis HarrisonPrincipal, Mount Adams Public School
1974Gerald DressmanPrincipal, Highlands Elementary School
1975–1991William DickinsonMusic Teacher, Gamble Middle School
1991Cecil Good (acting)
1992–1997Dr. Rosalyn EnglandPrincipal, Central VPA High School, St. Louis, Missouri
1997–2004Jeff BrokampPrincipal, Crest Hills Year-Round School
2004Mr. Lewis took over the role as Principal.
2004–2006Clarence Crum
2006–2007Jonathan CarlisleAssistant principal at the former Colonel White High School for the Arts, Dayton, Ohio
2007-2008Kimberly S. BrownInterim Principal- 2007-2008- Assistant Principal at Academy of World Languages (AWL)
2008–2010Dr. Jonathan FutchAssistant principal, Withrow High School, Cincinnati, Ohio
2010–2011Anthony Flower
2011–2015Steve Brokamp
2015–presentMichael Owens

Artistic directors

Year(s)Artistic DirectorPrevious positionCitation
1975–1992Jack LouisoDance studio founder
1993John Farrell (acting)Teacher, SCPA
1993–1994Stephan Berry (acting)Band teacher, SCPA
1994Linda Krumme (acting)Dance teacher, SCPA
1995–1997Stephan BerryBand teacher, SCPA
1997–2001Steve Finn
2001–2005John GardnerHead of music department, SCPA
2005–2015Dr. Isidore RudnickMusic Department Coordinator at the University of Maine at Augusta[22]
2015–presentAngela Powell-Walker

References

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  2. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2493525/
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  4. "Ron Bohmer". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  5. "Mark Brettschneider". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  6. "Charlie Brumbly". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  7. Keiger, Dale (July 1987). "After SCPA, What?". Cincinnati Magazine. 20 (10). p. 114. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  8. "Nick Filippi". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  9. "Stephen Geoffreys". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  10. "David Goldsmith". IMDb.com. 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.com. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  14. "Holly Noel Angel". facebook.com.
  15. "Polly Lucke". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  16. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/30/poet-sjohnna-mccray-receives-walt-whitman-award/
  17. "Heather McFadden". IBDB.com. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  18. "April Nixon". IBDB.com. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  19. Kiesewetter, John. "SCPA Grad Makes TV writing debut". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  20. "Cyrus Voris". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  21. "Alton White". IBDB.com. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  22. Stein, Jerry (2006-01-23). "SCPA Names Artistic Director". The Cincinnati Post. Archived from the original (subscription required) on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
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