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March 23, 2013 · 12:49 pm

NUPTIALS Runs April 19-27

TCP_NuptialsNUPTIALS
Presented by Tri-County Players
April 19-27
Sharonville

Cast: Sharon Arent as Jeannette Stovall, Anthony Belanger as Jerry Parker, Barry Carder as Dr. Lawing, Marcia Grant as Mrs. Barbara Gordon, Abigail Holt as Caroline Gordon, Bob McClain as Frank Gordon, Bonnie McCoy as Mae-Ella Hughes, Elaine Michael as Mrs. Carpenter, Kylie Schmidt as Lulu, John Smallwood as Mark Sinclair, Gregory Charles Vaughan as Richard & Cinthia Yeary as Kitty Gordon

Caroline is to marry her childhood sweetheart. Her mother is taking care of “every detail.” As the wedding gets closer, Caroline’s own wishes for her wedding seem to be ignored. The final straw is when Mark informs Caroline that his obnoxious best friend will be the best man. Finally Caroline has had enough and says “I’ve cancelled my part.” Nobody believes Caroline is serious about calling off the wedding and they continue with preparations. But when the strains of “here comes the bride” begin, will she?

  • Fri-Sat, April 19-20 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 21* at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 26-27 at 8pm
    *Sign language interpreted

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March 23, 2013 · 12:33 pm

MURDERED TO DEATH Runs April 12-20

BPI_Murdered to DeathMURDERED TO DEATH
Presented by Beechmont Players Inc.
April 12-20
Anderson Township

Directed by jef brown
Produced by Pam Kaesemeyer

Cast: Steve Phelan as Bunting, Mark Metzner as Colonel Charles Craddock, Nik Pajic as Constable Thompkins, Stephanie Mooney as Dorothy, Merritt Beischel as Elizabeth Hartley-Trumpington, Chuck Haungs as Inspector Pratt, Jan Costello as Joan Maple, Linnea Bond as Margaret Craddock, Cathy Roesener as Mildred & Matt Schnuth as Pierre Marceau

This hilarious spoof of the best of Agatha Christie traditions is set in a country manor house in the 1930’s, with an assembled cast of characters guaranteed to delight – Bunting, the butler; an English Colonel with the prerequisite stiff upper lip; a shady French art dealer and his moll; the bumbling local inspector and a well-meaning local sleuth who seems to attract murder wherever she goes – they’re all here, and all caught up in the side-splitting antics which follow the mysterious death of the house’s owner. It soon becomes clear that the murderer isn’t finished yet, but will the murderer be unmasked before everyone else has met their doom, or will readers and audiences die laughing first?

  • Fri-Sat, April 12-13 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 14 at 3pm
  • Fri, April 19 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 20 at 3pm & 8pm

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March 23, 2013 · 12:17 pm

Disney’s CINDERELLA KIDS Runs April 12-20

Abby Docherty as Cinderella. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Abby Docherty as Cinderella. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Disney’s CINDERELLA KIDS
Presented by The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
April 12-20
Downtown

Local media coverage: Enquirer article |

Directed and Choreographed by Jay Goodlett
Music Direction by Angela Powell Walker

The timeless fairy tale meets the magic of Disney in this adaptation of the treasured animated film. Poor Cinderella is endlessly mistreated by her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, and denied a chance to go to the Royal Ball. With a little help from her mice friends, and a lot of help from her Fairy Godmother, Cinderella goes to the ball, meets the Prince, and falls in love! With a beautiful score including “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes” and the classic “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo,” this musical will charm its way into your heart, and remind you that dreams really can come true.

  • Fri, April 12 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, April 13 at 2pm* & 5pm
  • Sun, April 14 at 2pm
  • Sat, April 20 at 2pm

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March 23, 2013 · 11:49 am

LEGALLY BLONDE Runs April 11-May 5

Stephanie Kenning as Pilar, Megan Ainsley Callahan as Margot, Eileen Earnest as Elle Wood & Michelle Wells as Serena.

Stephanie Kenning as Pilar, Megan Ainsley Callahan as Margot, Eileen Earnest as Elle Wood & Michelle Wells as Serena.

LEGALLY BLONDE
Presented by Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
April 11-May 5
West Price Hill

Reviews: CityBeat |

Directed by Tim Perrino
Co-directed and choreographed by Matt Wilson
Music direction by Ryan Shirar

Sorority star Elle Woods doesn’t take “no” for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone “serious,” Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style. Includes a fun, upbeat score with songs like, “Find My Way,” “Take it Like a Man,” “What You Want” and “Positive!”

  • Thu-Sat, April 11-13 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 14 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, April 18-20 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 21 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, April 25-27 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 28 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, May 2-5 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 6 at 2pm

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March 23, 2013 · 11:19 am

Three Short Holocaust Stories On April 9

CPI_3 Holocaust StoriesThree Short Holocaust Stories
Presented by Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
April 9
Downtown

Written and directed by Kalman Kivkovich

FULL CIRCLE

Cast: Xander Wells as German Boy 1, Brody McKinnon as German Boy 2, Drue Larkin as Jewish Girl, Michael Loos as Gestapo, David Bezona as Hans, Joe Markesbery as Alfred], Megan Marshall as Carol & Chessie Vigran as Alma

A Hitler-Youth boy spares the life of a Jewish Girl. Forty-five years later, distinct generations entwine against all odds.

ONE SIMPLE DIGIT

Cast: Dennis Blom as Moishe, Jim Rogers as RONI, Arnie Shayne as HENRY & Charlie Goetz as Pinek

An Israeli born-again Jew, a taxi driver, helps an elderly American tourist, a Holocaust survivor, to start a new life.

SARALE

Cast: David Bezona as Announcer, Drue Larkin as Sarale, Michael Loos as David/Bernek, Chris Bishop as Bogdan, Adrianne Underhill as Malina, Charlie Goetz as Judge & Arnie Shayne as Jewish Official

A Jewish man in Nazi-occupied Poland pays his former Polish employee to shelter his 12-year-old daughter from the Nazis’ claws while he and the rest of the family relocate to the near-by Jewish ghetto. The girl’s uncle, a Holocaust survivor, learns her unexpected fate in a most bizarre way.

  • Tue, April 9 at 7:30pm

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