CINCINNATI -- If you can make it here, there's a good chance you can make it there.
In this case, "here" is the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
And there: Broadway.
Playbill found CCM has the second-most graduates working in Broadway shows, placing only behind New York University and a spot ahead of Julliard.
This list is part of Playbill.com's Back to School week and includes shows currently open and those that have announced casting for the 2016-2017 season.
CCM alums making a living on Broadway include:
- Scott Willis ("An American in Paris")
- Christy Altomare ("Anastasia")
- Daniel Torres ("Beautiful")
- Melvin Tunstall ("Beautiful")
- Kimber Sprawl ("Beautiful")
- Nikki Renée Daniels ("The Book of Mormon")
- Christine Cornish Smith ("Cats")
- Aaron J. Albano ("Cats")
- Jessica Hendy ("Cats")
- Jason Patrick Sands ("Chicago")
- Betsy Wolfe ("Falsettos")
- Andrew Chappelle ("Hamilton")
- Alysha Deslorieux ("Hamilton")
- Megan Lawrence ("Holiday Inn")
- Mia Gentile ("Kinky Boots")
- Adam Monley ("Les Misérables")
- Will Ray ("Les Misérables")
- Joseph Medeiros ("Matilda")
- Sean Montgomery ("Matilda")
- Geoff Packard ("Matilda")
- Blakely Slaybaugh ("Paramour")
- Leslie Kritzer ("Something Rotten!")
- Max Clayton ("Something Rotten!")
- Eric Sciotto ("Something Rotten!")
- Alex DeLeo ("Wicked")
- Betsy Werbel ("Wicked")
