Shining Star CLE 2017

On Sunday, October 22, 2017, 10 high school finalists put on the performance of their lifetimes in pursuit of winning a $10,000 college scholarship. WKYC Reporter Monica Robins hosted the exciting evening in the prestigious Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square, as more than 800 audience members, along with a panel of judges, watched and voted for the 2017 Shining Star CLE winners.

Read about the Finals Performance & Competition in Cleveland Jewish News’s Article.

Watch the shining Star CLE 2017 Finals Performance & Competition

Congratulations to the Shining Star CLE 2017 Winners

First Place Winner:

Madelyn Wanke, Notre Dame Cathedral Latin

Shining Star CLE 2017 Winner Announcement

Second Place Winner:

Kate Klika, Firestone High School

Third Place Winner:

Ashley Fulton, Hawken School

Fourth Place Winner:

Kirstin Henry, Chardon High School

SHINING STAR CLE 2018 TOP 10 FINALISTS

Meet Monica Robins:

Finals Competition Host

Monica Robins is an Emmy award-winning reporter and senior Health correspondent at WKYC, a strong advocate for improving the lives of those living with dementia and the lead singer in two local bands – Monica Robins and The Whiskey Kings (Rock) and Monica Robins and The Ninja Cowboys (Country). Learn more about Monica at http://www.wkyc.com/about-us/team-bios/monica-robins/15243869 or click the link for more information about her bands at https://www.monicarobins.com/the-ninja-cowboys—current-country-hits.

Meet Jordan Cooper:

Artistic Director

Jordan Cooper is the artistic director for Shining Star CLE 2017 and will manage the entire production. His resume includes 20 years of classical piano training and musical directing throughout the East Coast and Northeast Ohio. Jordan’s love of theater and passion for the arts began at a young age and has flourished into a thriving theatrical career.

Jordan is an accomplished director, conductor, music director and pianist who has worked at Dobama Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Playhouse Square, Lakeland Civic Theatre, Cain Park, The Florida Repertory Theatre Company, Near West Theatre and the Cassidy Theatre. His favorite Cleveland theater credits include: Next To Normal, The Light In the Piazza, Violet, Bridges of Madison County (Lakeland); The Toxic Avenger, Godspell, The Frogs (Cain Park); The Little Foxes (Cleveland Play House); A Civil War Christmas and Peter & The Starcatcher (Dobama).

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