Taking the Stage

American TV series or program

Taking the Stage
Created by	Nick Lachey
Opening theme	"Whatever It Takes" by Leona Lewis
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
Production
Running time	42 mins. (Season 1) 22 min. (Season 2)
Original release
Network	MTV
Release	March 19, 2009 (2009-03-19) – April 15, 2010 (2010-04-15)

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]

Starring

This is the Main Cast for all seasons according to MTV. For a full list of current and former cast members of Taking The Stage, see Seasons

Main Cast Member

Name	Info	Season(s) Featured
Tyler Nelson	Graduate, alumni of Dance department.	Seasons 1 + 2
Mia Carruthers	Graduate, alumni of Instrumental Music department.	Seasons 1 + 2
Aaron Breadon	non-graduate, multi-instrumentalist Jazz major.	Seasons 1 + 2
Adam Calvert	Graduate, (transfer) Vocal major.	Season 2
Carlton Totten	Graduate, (transfer) Drama major.	Season 2
Ian Watts	Graduate, (transfer) alumni of Technical Theater department.	Season 2
Anna Flinchbaugh	non-graduate (transfer), Dance major.	Season 2
Holly Angel	Graduate, Drama Major .	Season 2
Emily Silber	Graduate, (transfer) alumni of Dance department.	Season 2
Emily Sones	non-graduate (transfer), "Drama" major.	Season 2
Jasmine White-Killins	Graduate, alumni of Dance department.	Season 1
Shaakira Sargent	Graduate, alumni of Dance department.	Season 1
Malik Kitchen	Graduate, alumni of Dance and Vocal Music departments.	Season 1

Seasons

For full cast descriptions, synopsis', episode guides, and more see below.

Taking The Stage (season 1)
Taking The Stage (season 2)

References

^ Fischer, Ben (March 19, 2009), "SCPA debuts tonight", Cincinnati Enquirer
^ Zummo, Maija (March 18, 2009), "A Dose of Reality", Cincinnati CityBeat, archived from the original on March 22, 2009
^ Lloyd, Robert (March 19, 2009), "'Taking the Stage'", Los Angeles Times
^ 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.

External links

Official Website
Taking the Stage at IMDb

MTV original programming

Current
All Star Shore (since 2023) Catfish: The TV Show (since 2012) Caught in the Act: Unfaithful (since 2023) The Challenge (since 1998) Couples Retreat (since 2023) MTV Cribs (2000–2011; since 2021) Ex on the Beach (since 2018) The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist (since 2023) Help! I'm in a Secret Relationship! (since 2022) Jersey Shore: Family Vacation (since 2018) Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (since 2023) Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta: Run It Back (since 2023) The Love Experiment (since 2023) MTV Unplugged (since 1989) The Real Friends of WeHo (since 2023) Ridiculousness (since 2011) RuPaul's Drag Race (since 2023) RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (since 2023) Siesta Key (since 2017) Teen Mom: Family Reunion (since 2022) Teen Mom: Girls' Night In (since 2022) Teen Mom: The Next Chapter (since 2022)

Current

All Star Shore (since 2023)
Catfish: The TV Show (since 2012)
Caught in the Act: Unfaithful (since 2023)
The Challenge (since 1998)
Couples Retreat (since 2023)
MTV Cribs (2000–2011; since 2021)
Ex on the Beach (since 2018)
The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist (since 2023)
Help! I'm in a Secret Relationship! (since 2022)
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation (since 2018)
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (since 2023)
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta: Run It Back (since 2023)
The Love Experiment (since 2023)
MTV Unplugged (since 1989)
The Real Friends of WeHo (since 2023)
Ridiculousness (since 2011)
RuPaul's Drag Race (since 2023)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (since 2023)
Siesta Key (since 2017)
Teen Mom: Family Reunion (since 2022)
Teen Mom: Girls' Night In (since 2022)
Teen Mom: The Next Chapter (since 2022)

Former

1980s debuts	MTV New Year's (1981–2014) We're Dancin' (1982–1983) I.R.S. Records Presents The Cutting Edge (1983–1987) Al TV (1984–1999) The Brawl to End It All (1984) Andy Warhol's Fifteen Minutes (1985–1987) Heavy Metal Mania (1985–1987) The War to Settle the Score (1985) Dial MTV (1986–1996) 120 Minutes (1986–2000) MTV Spring Break (1986–2014, 2019) Headbangers Ball (1987–1995) Stevie and Zoya (1987–1989) Club MTV (1987–1992) Remote Control (1987–1990) Yo! MTV Raps (1988–1995) Just Say Julie (1989–1992) House of Style (1989–2012) Camp MTV (1989) Street Party (1989–1992) Totally Pauly (1989–1994) PostModern MTV (1989–1993)
1990s debuts	Turn It Up! (1990) Pirate TV (1990) Sex in the '80s (1990) The Idiot Box (1991) MTV Rock N' Jock (1991–2001) Liquid Television (1991–2014) Æon Flux (1991–1995) MTV Sports (1992–1997) Lip Service (1992–1994) The Grind (1992–1997) The Ben Stiller Show (1992–1993) The Real World (1992–2017) Catwalk (1992–1994) Sex in the '90s (1992–1994) Alternative Nation (1992–1997) Like We Care (1992) You Wrote It, You Watch It (1992–1993) Beavis and Butt-Head (1993–1997, 2011) The Jon Stewart Show (1993–1994) The State (1993–1995) MTV Beach House (1993) Trashed (1994) Dead at 21 (1994) The Brothers Grunt (1994–1995) The Head (1994–1996) MTV News: Unfiltered (1994–1998) Squirt TV (1994–1996) The Maxx (1995) Road Rules (1995–2004, 2007) Singled Out (1995–1998, 2018) Buzzkill (1996) Amp (1996–2001) Idiot Savants (1996–1997) Loveline (1996–2000) Daria (1997–2001) The Jenny McCarthy Show (1997) Oddville, MTV (1997–1999) Apartment 2F (1997) Austin Stories (1997–1998) 12 Angry Viewers (1997–1998) Cartoon Sushi (1997–1998) MTV Live (1997–1998) Total Request (1998) Celebrity Deathmatch (1998–2002, 2006–2007) Total Request Live (1998–2008; 2017–2019) Wanna Be a VJ (1998–2000) Say What? Karaoke (1998–2003) FANatic (1998–2000) True Life (1998–2017, 2020) The Cut (1998) Say What? (1998–1999) The Sifl and Olly Show (1998–1999) Super Adventure Team (1998) The Blame Game (1999–2000) Station Zero (1999) Making the Video (1999–2009) Undressed (1999–2002) Downtown (1999) webRIOT (1999–2000) The Tom Green Show (1999–2000)
2000s debuts	The Lyricist Lounge Show (2000–2001) Diary (2000–2014) Spy Groove (2000–2002) Fear (2000–2002) Jackass (2000–2002) WWE Heat (2000–2003) Live Through This (2000) Kathy's So-Called Reality (2001) The Andy Dick Show (2001–2002) Undergrads (2001) Spyder Games (2001) WWE Tough Enough (2001–2003) Sex 2K (2001–2004) Becoming (2001) Dismissed (2001–2003) MTV Icon (2001–2004) The Osbournes (2002–2005) The Sausage Factory (2002) Made (2002–2014) I Bet You Will (2002) Sorority Life (2002–2004) Clone High (2002–2003) 3-South (2002–2003) Doggy Fizzle Televizzle (2002–2003) Carmen and Dave: An MTV Love Story (2002) Making the Band 2 (2002–2004) Scratch and Burn (2002) Fraternity Life (2003–2005) Punk'd (2003–2007, 2012) Surf Girls (2003) Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003) The New Tom Green Show (2003) Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica (2003–2005) Viva La Bam (2003–2005) Wildboyz (2003–2004) Rich Girls (2003) Room Raiders (2003–2009) Boiling Points (2004–2005) 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave (2004) High School Stories (2004–2006) Pimp My Ride (2004–2007) I Want a Famous Face (2004–2005) Wanna Come In? (2004) The Ashlee Simpson Show (2004–2005) The Assistant (2004) Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County (2004–2006) Battle for Ozzfest (2004–2005) Date My Mom (2004–2006) Damage Control (2005) PoweR Girls (2005) Trippin' (2005) My Super Sweet 16 (2005–2009, 2017) Making the Band 3 (2005–2006) Meet the Barkers (2005–2006) Next (2005–2008) The Andy Milonakis Show (2005–2007) MTV's The 70s House (2005) Run's House (2005–2009) Miss Seventeen (2005) Homewrecker (2005) Trick It Out (2005–2007) Wild 'n Out (2005–2007, 2013–2019) There & Back (2006) The Gamekillers (2006) Parental Control (2006–2010) 8th & Ocean (2006) Tiara Girls (2006) Call to Greatness (2006) Yo Momma (2006–2007) Blowin' Up (2006–2007) The Hills (2006–2010) The Adventures of Chico and Guapo (2006) Final Fu (2006) Two-A-Days (2006–2007) Rob & Big (2006–2008) My Own (2006) Sucker Free (2006–2008) twentyfourseven (2006) Why Can't I Be You? (2006) DanceLife (2007) Maui Fever (2007) Engaged and Underage (2007–2008) Bam's Unholy Union (2007) Wrestling Society X (2007) Exposed (2007–2008) I'm from Rolling Stone (2007) Juvies (2007) Taquita + Kaui (2007) Hilary Duff: This Is Now (2007) Adventures in Hollyhood (2007) Human Giant (2007–2008) Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz (2007) Scarred (2007) Making the Band 4 (2007–2009) The X Effect (2007–2009) Room 401 (2007) Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County (2007–2008) Life of Ryan (2007–2008) Celebrity Rap Superstar (2007) A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila (2007) Pageant Place (2007) Kaya (2007) Barrio 19 (2007) Making Menudo (2007) America's Best Dance Crew (2008–2012, 2015) That's Amore! (2008) Rock the Cradle (2008) The Paper (2008) A Shot at Love II with Tila Tequila (2008) Legally Blonde: The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods (2008) FNMTV (2008) From G's to Gents (2008–2009) Buzzin' (2008) MTV's Top Pop Group (2008) Paris Hilton's My New BFF (2008–2009) 50 Cent: The Money and the Power (2008–2009) A Double Shot at Love (2008–2009) Bromance (2008–2009) The City (2008–2010) 16 and Pregnant (2009–2014; 2020–2021) Daddy's Girls (2009) How's Your News? (2009) Is She Really Going Out with Him? (2009–2010) Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory (2009–2015) The CollegeHumor Show (2009) T.I.'s Road to Redemption (2009) Dogg After Dark (2009) $5 Cover (2009) Making His Band (2009) Taking the Stage (2009–2010) Bully Beatdown (2009–2012) Music Feed (2009–2017) College Life (2009) The Phone (2009) DJ & the Fro (2009) It's On with Alexa Chung (2009) Silent Library (2009–2011) Nitro Circus (2009) Pranked (2009–2012) Popzilla (2009) Disaster Date (2009–2011) Valemont (2009) Gone Too Far (2009) Jersey Shore (2009–2012) Teen Mom OG (2009–2012; 2015–2021)
2010s debuts	My Life as Liz (2010–2011) The Buried Life (2010) The Dudesons in America (2010) Hired (2010) When I Was 17 (2010–2011) Downtown Girls (2010) The Hard Times of RJ Berger (2010–2011) The Ride (2010) Warren the Ape (2010) If You Really Knew Me (2010) Lucha Libre USA (2010–2011) The Seven (2010–2011) I Used to Be Fat (2010–2011, 2013) World of Jenks (2010–2013) Cuff'd (2011) Skins (2011) Teen Wolf (2011–2017) Awkward (2011–2016) I Just Want My Pants Back (2011–2012) Death Valley (2011) Plain Jane (2011) Good Vibes (2011) Friendzone (2011–2014) Teen Mom 2 (2011–2022) Caged (2012) The Pauly D Project (2012) Savage U (2012) Snooki & Jwoww (2012–2015) The Inbetweeners (2012) This Is How I Made It (2012–2013) Underemployed (2012–2013) Money from Strangers (2012–2013) The Alectrix (2013) Buckwild (2013) Girl Code (2013–2015) Nikki & Sara Live (2013) Kesha: My Crazy Beautiful Life (2013) The Show with Vinny (2013) Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous (2013) Teen Mom 3 (2013) Big Tips Texas (2013) Scrubbing In (2013) Are You the One? (2014–2019) Faking It (2014–2016) Finding Carter (2014–2015) Snack-Off (2014–2015) Virgin Territory (2014) Happyland (2014) House of Food (2014) Slednecks (2014) Broke Ass Game Show (2015–2016) Eye Candy (2015) Follow the Rules (2015) Kingin' with Tyga (2015–2016) Todrick (2015) Middle of the Night Show (2015) One Bad Choice (2015) Scream (2015–2016) Acting Out (2016) The Almost Impossible Game Show (2016) The Shannara Chronicles (2016) Fail Army (2016) Fast Food Heights (2016) Greatest Party Story Ever (2016) Ladylike (2016) Loosely Exactly Nicole (2016) Mary + Jane (2016) Owning It (2016) The Racket (2016) Suspect (2016) Sweet/Vicious (2016–2017) Are You the One? Second Chances (2017) Dare to Live (2017) 90's House (2017) Stranded with a Million Dollars (2017) Promposal (2017) Shinesty (2017) Undressed (2017) Teen Mum (2017) Amazingness (2017–2018) The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars (2017–2018) Fear Factor (2017–2018) Floribama Shore (2017–2021) SafeWord (2017–2018) Catfish: Trolls (2018) Too Stupid to Die (2018) Winter Break: Hunter Mountain (2018) Pretty Little Mamas (2018) How Far Is Tattoo Far? (2018–2019) Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant (2018–2022) Game of Clones (2019) Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club (2019) True Life/Now (2019) Made in Staten Island (2019) Double Shot at Love (2019–2021) Ghosted: Love Gone Missing (2019–2021) The Hills: New Beginnings (2019, 2021) Teen Mom: Young Moms Club (2019)
2020s debuts	16 and Recovering (2020) The Busch Family Brewed (2020) Deliciousness (2020–2022) Families of the Mafia (2020–2021) Revenge Prank (2020–2021) True Life Crime (2020–2021) Adorableness (2021) Messyness (2021–2022) Becoming a Popstar (2022) Buckhead Shore (2022) The Challenge: Untold History (2022) Love at First Lie (2022)