Monthly Archives: May 2012

May 8, 2012 · 10:38 am

Celebrate the Best From the 2011-12 Theatre Season

AT THE LEAGUE OF CINCINNATI THEATRES’ ANNUAL AWARDS GALA
MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012, 7 PM, JARSON KAPLAN THEATRE, ARONOFF CENTER

Tickets: $15 and $10 for working theatre professionals. Get your tickets online now (limited to 300) at www.cincinnatiarts.org.

Ticket includes admission to the party following the ceremony in the loge at the Aronoff Center with delicious bites, a cash bar, and even some live “Sherry-oke” Sing along fun with Sherry McCamley!

Enjoy a night of entertainment from this season (and “sneak peaks” of upcoming shows) and meet the area theatres’ best and brightest stars as presenters and entertainers from our exceptional theatres.

Our Theatre Arts organizations are truly a jewel in the Queen City’s Crown that retains our creative professionals, provides positive economic impact, while fostering culture, dialogue, and an awareness of issues that affective every part of our daily lives.

Meet our talented area theatre professionals at the LCT Awards Gala and you’ll have an idea why LCT and folks like Dr. Sandy Osher, are so happy to support our theatres’ inspirational work.

The LCT Awards are the only theater awards program in the U.S. that provides grants to theater education, theatre artists, and seasoned Actors Equity Association performers. Like Graeters, the Robling Bridge and Union Terminal, our awards are “One of a Kind.”

“It is organizations like the League of Cincinnati Theatre that keep Cincinnati such a theatrically vibrant city. It is so important that we value the arts in our city, and LCT does such a fantastic job at doing this. I know that this money is really going to help me when I move to NYC next week.” —Katie Johannigman, 2012 Recipient of LCT’s Rising Star Awards

Join the celebration Monday, May 21st, at 7 PM in the Jarson Kaplan Theatre and get your tickets now at www.cincinnatiarts.org. Remember space is limited to 300.

Please call me with any questions, or if you want to support the GALA by volunteering. Ask me how you can “Adopt a Rising Star” for $1,000 donation. Follow YOUR Rising Stars’ career to Broadway and beyond and encourage their bright future!

Cathy Springfield
League of Cincinnati Theatres, President
513-235-4292
cathy.springfield@gmail.com

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May 8, 2012 · 8:56 am

Ten Most Viewed Blog Posts, April 30-May 6

  1. HAPPY DAYS runs May 3-July 1
  2. PIP Offers Improv Workshops with Second City Cast
  3. Jeremy Fischer & Tracy M. Schoster Earn LCT Awards for Falcon’s FROZEN
  4. LIFE COULD BE A DREAM runs May 2-20
  5. SBM Seeks Actor for Officer O’Hara in ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
  6. ArtReach Seeks Actors for Touring Productions
  7. THE SECOND CITY 2: LESS PRIDE MORE PORK runs April 29-July 1
    Extras Needed for Documentary Featuring Dayton Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar
    Free Acting Workshops
  8. BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON Review
  9. EdTA Seeks Temporary Shipping Help
    TITANIC runs May 11-19
  10. BABES IN HOLLYWOOD runs May 16-June 3
    MAMMA MIA! runs May 1-6
    Volunteers Needed for Enchanted Story Woods

Top Ten Search Terms Leading to BTC

  • behind the curtain cincinnati
  • aimee everman
  • cincinnati children’s theatre rapunzel cast
  • la comedia happy days cast
  • lachey music theatre camp
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  • cincinnati theater auditions
  • maggiano’s murder mystery dinner cincinnati
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Top Ten Clicks

  1. ticketing.cincyplay.com/auxiliary/psDetail.aspx?psn=13282 (PIP improv classes)
  2. cincinnatimusictheatre.org
  3. facebook.com/events/275119282575037 (FLI’s THE PRODUCERS auditions)
  4. ensemblecincinnati.org
  5. theatreintheloop.org
  6. communitypress.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20120503/NEWS/305030098/-Dream-awakens-you-knock-out-vocals?odyssey=nav|head
  7. news.cincinnati.com/article/20120502/ENT/305020067/-Mamma-Mia-has-split-personality?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Entertainment
  8. lovelandstagecompany.org/Carnival.html
  9. lacomedia.com/playbill.htm
  10. behindthecurtaincincy.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/sbm_babes-in-hollywood.jpg

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May 8, 2012 · 8:05 am

PLAZA SUITE runs June 6-24

PLAZA SUITE
Presented by Commonwealth Theatre Company
June 6-24
Highland Heights

In one of Neil Simon’s most popular comedies, hilarity ensues as we glimpse into the relationships of three couples who occupy the same suite at the Plaza Hotel. There is a suburban couple who find themselves in the same suite where they honeymooned 23 years earlier. Next is a Hollywood producer who, after three marriages, is looking for an encounter. And, finally, a mother and father struggling to get their bride-to-be daughter out of the locked bathroom.

Dinner is served 90 minutes before curtain. A limited number of show-only tickets are available. Traditionally these summer shows sell out in advance.

Directed by Greg Procaccino

Cast: Liz Comstock as Murial, Mike Dennis as Jesse/Roy, Christine Dye as Karen/Norma, Jordan Loyd as Borden/Waiter, Nate Netzley as Bellhop, David Roth as Sam & Stephanie Wallenfelsz as Jean/Mimsey/Staff

  • Wed-Sat, June 6-9 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 10 at 6:30pm
  • Tue-Sat, June 12-16 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 17 at 6:30pm
  • Tue-Sat, June 19-23 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 24 at 6:30pm

Official page | Online ticketing |

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May 7, 2012 · 10:41 pm

Fairfield Footlighters Present SONGS FROM THE TALL GRASS

For their final show of the season, the Fairfield Footlighters are pleased to present SONGS FROM THE TALL GRASS by Randy Hale. A musical journey about the pioneers crossing mid-America, the land of the tall grass, this family friendly production tells the story of a modern day family searching for the history of their ancestors who became Midwestern homesteaders in the nineteenth century. While the production’s music and lyrics come from the time, they have been revised into contemporary melodies and arrangements by Hale. The book is based on letters and journal entries from that era. SONGS FROM THE TALL GRASS premiered at Ford’s Theater in Washington, DC, and it also toured the U.S. extensively. This marks its first community theater production in Ohio.

The cast of thirty-five performers and musicians is under the direction of Dianne Robinson, with musical and vocal direction by Darren Newcomer and Mark Durbin. Choreography is by Jay Goodlett, assisted by Kendra Leonard and Roxanne Renner Fairchilds. James C. Davis is the Producer.

SONGS FROM THE TALL GRASS plays at the Fairfield Community Arts Center, 411 Wessel Drive, in the Village green neighborhood.

Evening performances are Fridays and Saturdays, May 18, 19, 25, and 26 at 8:00 PM, and Sunday afternoons , May 20 and 27 at 2:00 PM.

Tickets are available by calling the FCAC box office at (513) 867-5348 or by visiting www.fairfieldfootlighters.org.

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May 7, 2012 · 9:31 pm

Showbiz Players Present AVENUE Q

Plays June 1st – 10th at the Carnegie Theater in Covington, Ky.

The cast of AVENUE Q.

Showbiz Players, Inc. is thrilled to present AVENUE Q at the Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts Center, 1028 Scott Blvd, in Covington, KY. This production will be the regional non-professional premiere of the Tony Award Triple Crown winner AVENUE Q, which won for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book. Tickets are $20.50 per adult/$18.50 per senior or student. Tickets can be purchased at the Carnegie Box Office by calling 859-957-1940 (regular hours are Tuesday-Friday from 12:00 Noon – 5:00pm and one hour before the performance) or online at www.thecarnegie.com.

Joshua Steele, Managing Director of Theater for the Carnegie said, “The Carnegie staff is thrilled to welcome a theatre organization as venerated and energized as Showbiz Players. We look forward to working with Bunny and Showbiz to realize their vision for AVENUE Q and hopefully on many other shows to come.”

AVENUE Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. AVENUE Q is a laugh-out-loud musical that tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that although the residents seem nice, it’s clear that this is not your ordinary neighborhood. Together, Princeton and his newfound friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life.

AVENUE Q is rated “R” for restricted. No one under the age of 17 is admitted without parent or guardian. Puppet nudity. Puppet sexual situations. Strong puppet language.

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