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December 31, 2012 · 1:25 pm

Ten Most-Viewed BTC Blog Entries for 2012

Stephen Barker Turner as Jack & Susan Greenhill as Barbara. Photo by Sandy Underwood.

Stephen Barker Turner as Jack & Susan Greenhill as Barbara. Photo by Sandy Underwood.

The WordPress 2012 in Review listed the five posts that received the most views. Four of them were pages on my blog, not actual entries, so…

Below are the most viewed blog entries for 2012.

  1. DEAD ACCOUNTS Review
  2. BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON Review
  3. AN EVENING WITH JON STEWART | Fri., April 20 | Aronoff Center
  4. NEXT TO NORMAL Review
  5. BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Review
  6. NKU’s YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU Earns LCT Nomination
  7. CCM Presents Acclaimed Rock Musical SPRING AWAKENING
  8. NKU Announces its 2012-2013 Season
  9. THE ADDAMS FAMILY Review
  10. CCM Announces 2012-2013 Mainstage Series

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December 31, 2012 · 12:33 pm

RICHARD II Runs Jan. 11-Feb. 3

CSC_Richard IIRICHARD II
Presented by Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Jan. 11-Feb. 9
Downtown

Reviews: CityBeat | Enquirer |

Local media coverage: CityBeat article |  WVXU interview |

Directed by Brian Isaac Phillips

Featuring: Brent Vimtrup, Giles Davies and Jim Hopkins

RICHARD II is an epic tale of fading power that sheds a light on the deterioration of a kingdom and the isolation of power. King Richard exiles his noblemen while seizing their land to carry on his own wars. As dissent continues to grow, a fight for the true heart of England begins and one man’s celestial right to rule is called into question creating the genesis of the “War of the Roses.” Don’t miss as CSC kicks off its first chronological history cycle while presenting the penultimate story in our quest to “Finish the Canon.”

  • In preview Wed-Thu, Jan. 9-10 at 7:30pm. All seats $15.
  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 11-12 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Sat, Jan. 17-19 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Jan. 20 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Jan. 24-26 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Jan. 27 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Jan. 31-Feb. 2 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 3 at 2pm

Official page | Online ticketing |

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December 31, 2012 · 11:56 am

MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS runs Jan. 11-27

MPI_MoonlightMOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS
Presented by Mariemont Players
Jan. 11-27
Mariemont

Directed by DeeAnn Bryll
Produced by Ed Cohen

Cast: A.J. Ford as Victor Fleming, John Langley as David O. Selznick, Joel Lind as Ben Hecht & Rilla Foster as Miss Poppenghul

It’s 1939 and legendary Hollywood producer David O. Selznick has shut down production of his new epic, “Gone with the Wind.” Selznick pulls in famed screenwriter Ben Hecht and formidable director Victor Fleming for a complete script rewrite. On a hilarious, yet sometimes emotional roller coaster, they labor behind locked doors over five days to fashion a screenplay that will become the blueprint for one of the most successful and beloved films of all time.

  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 11-12 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 13 at 7pm
  • Thu-Sat, Jan. 17-19 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 20 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Thu-Fri, Jan. 24-25 at 8pm
  • Sat, Jan. 26 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun. Jan. 27 at 2pm

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December 31, 2012 · 11:09 am

GHOSTS runs Jan. 11-27

DTG_GhostsGHOSTS
Presented by Dayton Theatre Guild
Jan. 11-27
Dayton

Reviews: Dayton Most Metro |

Directed by Matthew W. Smith

Cast: Mrs Alving: Lisa Howard-Welch, Osvald Alving: Jared Mola, Pastor Manders: Chuck Larkowski, Jakob Enstrand: Dave Nickel & Regine Enstrand: Angela Timpone

A brilliant new translation by Christopher Hampton breathes new life into this classic drama. The ‘‘ghosts’’ in this play are taboo topics that cannot be openly discussed. This drama is one of Ibsen’s most powerful works, but also one of his most controversial. Family sins are revisited when a son returns home to dedicate an orphanage in his father’s name and becomes involved in a tryst that ends in the painful knowledge of long suppressed family truths.

  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 11-12 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 13 at 3pm
  • Fri, Jan. 18 at 8pm
  • Sat, Jan. 19 at 5pm
  • Sun, Jan. 20 at 3pm
  • Fri, Jan. 25 at 8pm
  • Sat, Jan. 26 at 5pm
  • Sun, Jan. 27 at 3pm

Official page | Online ticketing | FaceBook event |

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December 31, 2012 · 10:46 am

THE DISAPPOINTED on Jan. 8

The Trumpet Never Sounded . . .

The Trumpet Never Sounded . . .

THE DISAPPOINTED
Presented by Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
Jan. 8
Downtown

Written by Barbara M. Harkness
Directed by Deondra Kamau Means

Cast: Blanchard Nash (Delmar), Joanna Tyler (Rosalie), Chris Stewart (Benjamin), Adrianne Underhill (Charlene), Drew Blakeman (Grant), Deborah Brock-Blanks (Miranda/Bessie Mae), Dennis Blom (Reporter/Richard/Boss), Susan Blom (Graciebelle), Kobie Smith (Tyron), Jim Stump (Hammit), Alana Ghent (Meggie), and Cameron Cumbee (Narrator)

What does one do when there are no angels, no heavenly choirs, and God does not deliver?

  • Tue, Jan, 8 at 7:30pm

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