Taking the Stage

Taking the Stage
Created byNick Lachey
Opening theme"Whatever It Takes" by Leona Lewis
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
Production
Running time42 mins. (season 1)
22 min. (season 2)
Original release
NetworkMTV
ReleaseMarch 19, 2009 (2009-03-19) –
April 15, 2010 (2010-04-15)
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Taking the Stage is a musical reality show set at the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is produced by Nick Lachey, a SCPA alumnus, for MTV. The first season chronicled the lives of five high school students and their friends as they train for careers in the arts.[1][2][3] The 2nd season aired from January to April 2010 on Thursday nights on MTV at 11 pm.

MTV canceled the show in May 2010.[4]

  1. ^ Fischer, Ben (March 19, 2009), "SCPA debuts tonight", Cincinnati Enquirer
  2. ^ Zummo, Maija (March 18, 2009), "A Dose of Reality", Cincinnati CityBeat, archived from the original on March 22, 2009
  3. ^ Lloyd, Robert (March 19, 2009), "'Taking the Stage'", Los Angeles Times
  4. ^ Kiesewetter, John (May 10, 2010). "MTV Cancels Taking The Stage". Cincinnati.com. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on June 17, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2010.