Monthly Archives: March 2013

AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ Runs March 28-31

CBTC_Aint MisbehavinAIN’T MISBEHAVIN’
Presented by Cincinnati Black Theatre Company
March 28-31
Downtown

At the height of the historic Harlem Renaissance, venues like The Cotton Club were jumpin’ to a new beat called “swing.” Ain’t Misbehavin’ is a rollicking, finger-snapping, toe-tapping, Tony Award®-winning musical revue — a tribute to the black entertainers of the early 1900’s that centers on the music of one of the most prolific musicians of the time, Thomas “Fats” Waller.

  • Thu*-Fri, March 28-29 at 7:30pm *SOLD OUT
  • Sat, March 30 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun at 4pm

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SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK LIVE! Runs April 18-May 4

FLI_School House Rock LiveSCHOOL HOUSE ROCK LIVE!
Presented by Footlighters Inc.
April 18-May 4
Newport

Directed by John Langley

Cast: Zachary Huffman as Tom, Caitlin Ingram as Shulie, D’Andre Smith as Joe, Michelle Hanson as Dori, Tom Bush as George & Marie DeGreen as Dina

A pop culture phenomenon takes the stage! The Emmy Award winning Saturday morning cartoon series that taught history, grammar, math, science and politics through clever, tuneful songs is now a stage musical. Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher, tries to relax by watching TV when various characters emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music. Includes beloved “Schoolhouse Rock” songs as “Just A Bill,” “Unpack Your Adjectives,” “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly,” “Conjunction Junction,” “Interjections” and more!

  • Thu-Sat, April 18-20 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 21 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, April 25-27 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 28 at 2pm
  • Wed-Sat, May 1-4 at 8pm

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16TH BIENNIAL Y.E.S. FESTIVAL Runs April 18-28

NKU_YES Festival16TH BIENNIAL Y.E.S. FESTIVAL
Presented by Northern Kentucky University
April 18-28
Highland Heights

HEART ATTACK WITH A KNIFE By Oded Gross

Directed by Ken Jones

When Inspector Gurn discovers a large knife lodged within the chest of dead Billionaire Marcus Kane, he suspects foul play. But who is behind the gruesome murder? The cheating wife, the cheating husband, the jealous boyfriend, the maid with a secret , the other wife who ends up cheating on her husband, the unattractive septuagenarian who wants to sleep with a much younger woman who’s is being cheated on by her husband, or the mute priest –All, are suspects in this murder mystery farce.

  • Thu, April 18 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 20 at 1pm
  • Mon, April 22 at 8pm
  • Thu, April 25 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 27 at 8pm

 

SPAKE By David L. Williams

Directed by Michael King

In a packed Siberian church on a snowy day, a priest is eulogizing a 109-year-old town leader when the roof caves in, killing everyone inside. Only one speaker of the Ujide language remains: Nicholas, who’s still at college. His ex-girlfriend Jessica also has languages on the brain: namely finding a wellspring language, an idea that intrigued late Ithaca serial killer Edward Rulloff. The collapse begins an amazing sequence of events involving the untranslated Voynich Manuscript, a spell, the return of Rulloff and Nicholas’ dead sister, and a reversal of the Tower of Babel. A few flakes of snow will change the world forever.

  • Fri, April 19 at 8pm
  • Sat-Sun, April 20-21 at 4pm
  • Tue, April 23 at 8pm
  • Thu, April 25-26 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 27 at 4pm
  • Sun, April 28 at 1pm

 

FURBELOW by J. Stephen Brantley

Directed by Daryl Harris

Regine the Thirteenth governs her nation as a shining example of despotic panache: velvet glove, iron fist, designer shoes. A woman who understands the power of a well-placed ruffle, her every flounce is commanded to hang just so. But when one of her subjects selflessly offers to take the place of a death-row criminal, Regine discovers that life is not all tufted velvet and beaded chiffon. FURBELOW is a comic fable about fame, friendship, and really good fabrics.

  • Sat-Sun, April 20-21 at 8pm
  • Wed, April 24 at 8pm
  • Fri, April 26 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 27 at 1pm

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INTO THE WOODS Runs April 18-28

MU_Into the WoodsINTO THE WOODS
Presented by Miami University
April 18-28
Oxford

Directed by Gion DeFrancesco
Music direction by Ryan Heinrich

INTO THE WOODS is a bouncy and bewitching musical fairy tale by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. The brilliant book and score interweave the plots from several Grimm Brothers stories to share a contemporary message about dreams, wishes and the power of community.

  • Thu-Sat, April 18-20 at 8pm
  • Thu-Sat, April 25-27 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 28 at 2pm

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OTHELLO Runs April 18-27

SSW_OthelloOTHELLO
Presented by Springfield StageWorks
April 18-27
Springfield

Directed by Larry Coressel

Cast: Jared Mola as Roderigo, Josh Katawick as Iago, Mike Taint as Brabantio, Jon Hung as Othello, Joey Ahern as Cassio, Patrick Taylor as Montano, Josh Benton as Duke of Venice, Austin Smith as Gratiano, Katie Blackburn as Bianca, Lisa Bernheim as Desdemona & Amy Diederich as Emilia

  • Thu-Sat, April 18-20 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 21 at 3pm
  • Thu-Sat, April 25-27 at 8pm

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