CTL Speaks!

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS LANGUAGE THAT MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AUDIENCES! “You don’t need to wear a patch on your arm to have honor.” If you are familiar with this quote, this episode is for you! Auditions for "A Few Good Men" by Aaron Sorkin are coming up on Sunday, December 3 and Monday, December 4. On this episode, Aubyn sits down with Director, Phil Vonada to discuss the upcoming au...

Elf: The Musical opens NEXT WEEK here on the CTL Stage, beginning December 1-3, 7-10, and 14-17. On episode 2, Aubyn (Director) sits down with actors Ryan Lannan, Caroline Cipriani and Emmaline Martin as they discuss their characters (The Hobbs Family) and the upcoming Christmas musical! Tickets are selling fast, so don't be a cotton-headed ninny mugggins, head over to ctlshows.com to get your...

Elf: The Musical comes to the CTL Stage on December 1-3, 7-10, and 14-17. On episode 1, Seth and Aubyn sit down with Taylor Elliott and Rubie Natal as they discuss their characters and the upcoming Christmas musical.

Join Seth and Aubyn as they talk about the upcoming night of glitz, glamour, and show-stopping performances at “CORNER OF BROADWAY & THIRD”! Get ready to be transported to the heart of the theater district as our talented Community Theatre League performers take the stage to belt out your favorite Broadway hits.

OPENING WEEKEND IS HERE! On the final episode of the Cheaper By The Dozen series, Seth and Aubyn sit down with Director, Kahlie DeHotman. Listen as she shares behind-the-scenes details, some of her favorite moments of the rehearsal process and a little bit of her vision and approach to the show! You won't want to miss this one! Tickets for Cheaper By The Dozen can be purchased at ctlshows.com...

On Episode 2 of the Cheaper By The Dozen series, Seth and Aubyn sit down with the four oldest Gilbreth Children played by Sloan Wood, Elijah Nilson, Brylea Starr, and Elizabeth Kirk. Listen as these actors share behind-the-scenes details and some of their favorite moments of the rehearsal process. You won't want to miss this one! Tickets for Cheaper By The Dozen can be purchased at ctlshows.co...

On the latest episode of CTL Speaks, Seth and Aubyn sit down with two members from the cast of Cheaper By The Dozen, John Capo and Tara Deljanovan. This is episode one of a 3-part series where we hear from some of the actors and creative team behind this classic story! Listen as John and Tara share behind-the-scenes details and some of their favorite moments of the rehearsal process. You won't...

Opening weekend of "Beautiful: A Carole King Musical" is only four days away and we are bringing you Part 3 of CTL Speaks interview series for Beautiful! In this episode you will hear from the Director, Ellen Boyer as she unpacks her vision for how the story of Carole King unfolds and drops some true gems that you will surely need another listen just to catch them all! Get Tickets: https...

With the opening night of "Beautiful: A Carole King Musical" only one week away, we are bringing you Part 2 CTL Speaks interview series for Beautiful! In this episode you will hear from our Tim Hippensteel (Barry Mann) and Hannah Rankey (Cynthia Weil) as they discuss their thoughts on the characters in the story of Carole King!

With the opening night of "Beautiful: A Carole King Musical" only 2 weeks away, we are bringing you the first episode of CTL Speaks for Season 47! In this episode you will hear from our Destiny Lopez (Carole King) and Spencer Millay (Gerry Goffin) as they discuss their thoughts on the characters in the story of Carole King!

Listen as our Executive Artistic Director, Seth, and the Chair of the Production Planning Committee, Keith Wagner, sit down to preview the launch of Season 47 at the Community Theatre League! You will get a sneak peek behind the curtain at how the decisions for our seasons get made! Our Season 47 Opener, Beautiful: A Carole King Musical is set to open on August 18, get your tickets now at ctlshows...

The cast and creative team of our upcoming production of CLUE: On Stage is joining us as they get ready for their show to open this coming weekend!

CTL Speaks is back with another episode and this time, Aubyn is joined by the members of the cast of Miracle on 34th Street! Opening weekend is upon us, and on today’s episode we will hear from Tara Deljonovan (Director), Donnie Mapes (Kris Kringle), as well as Melissa (Mara) and Anna Borgoyn (Susan Walker)!

CTL Speaks is back with another episode and this time, Seth and Aubyn are joined by the Choreographers of CTL's 46th Season! Katie Conklin (Newsies) and Kizzy Gula (Cabaret) join us to talk about their experiences with the shows they worked on earlier this season and Kat Shondeck (Beauty and the Beast) will look to the upcoming auditions for "Beauty and the Beast" and more!

CTL's after school 'Behind the Curtain Classes' are back! So on tomorrow's episode of CTL Speaks, you will hear about each of the classes that we have to offer directly from the teachers! Join us live on our Facebook page at 8pm, September 18! Come with all your questions and have them answered LIVE on-air! Scholarship Request Form: https://forms.gle/jue2TVgPdCmAJZF47

On the next episode of CTL Speaks, hear from cast members from Cabaret. We will be joined by Abby Simon (Emcee), Tyler Marvin (Cliff), and Maia Cenimo (Sally) as they discuss the show!  Tickets for Cabaret: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35039 Official CTL Season 46 Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/ctl46merch/...

On the next episode of CTL Speaks, hear from the Music Directors of CTL’s 46th Season. Listen as they discuss the titles that they are music directing and what you can expect from each show! This episode will also feature a special performance from our Music Directors! Flex tickets on sale now for all Mainstage shows this season | Newsies: August 19-21, 25-28 | Cabaret Auditions: August 21 and 22...

On the next episode of CTL Speaks, hear from the Directors of the Musicals in CTL’s 46th Season. Listen as they discuss the titles that they are directing and what you can expect from each show! This episode will also feature a performance of “Watch What Happens” from our Season 46 opening musical, Newsies, performed by Abby Simon!

On the next episode of CTL Speaks, hear from the Directors of the Plays in CTL’s 46th Season. Listen as they discuss the titles that they are directing and what you can expect from each show! This episode will also feature a performance of “Santa Fe” from our Season 46 opening musical, Newsies, performed by Spencer Millay! Tickets for Newsies on sale: August 1 Flex tickets on sale now for all Main...

The Season 45 Summer Intensive Production opens tonight with 'Chicago' at the Community Arts Center! On this brand new episode, listen to Seth Sponhouse (Director) and his new co-host Aubyn Johnson, speak with Katie Conklin (Velma Kelly) and Rubie Natal-Figueroa (Roxie Hart) about the production! This episode also features Katie and Rubie performing "Nowadays"!

Our 45th Season opens with ‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder’ and we have the stars and the director in the house!

We get a chance to sit down an talk with the director, Tara Deljanovan, and the actors, Andrew Druckenmiller and Ashely Jackson of our upcoming production of ‘SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR’ coming up next on our Mainstage!

In this most recent episode CTL Executive Director Seth Sponhouse gets the chance to sit down with two fantastic performers and best friends Seth Confer and Megan Fisher! From headlining concerts, to walking out on auditions, to their perpetual battle with time - we talk about it all! And the secret phrase is mentioned!

In this episode we get the chance to sit down with Paul Young, actor, stage manager, volunteer extraordinaire! We talk through his experiences recently dealing with multiple shows impacted by COVID-19, and some memories about past shows he’s worked on at CTL!

We are back with an all new episode as our Executive Director Seth Sponhouse gets the chance to sit down with frequent cast member and active volunteer Kim Fulmer!