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April 8, 2013 · 5:32 pm

MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: CAPS AND GOWNS Runs May 1-June 1

ETC_MavelettesMARVELOUS WONDERETTES: CAPS AND GOWNS
Presented by Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
May 1-June 1
Over-the-Rhine

Reviews: Enquirer | iSpyCincy |

Local media coverage: Enquirer article | WVXU interview |

Directed by D. Lynn Meyers
Music directed by Scot Woolley
Choreographed by Patti James

Cast: Denise Devin as Cindy Lou, Leslie Goddard as Missy, Sara Mackie as Betty Jean & Brooke Rucidlo Steele as Suzy

REGIONAL PREMIERE. The season concludes with the highly anticipated sequel to Ensemble Theatre’s best selling show of all time! MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: CAPS AND GOWNS takes you to the Springfield High School graduation where we reunite with the Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! As we learn about their lives and loves, and take a peek into their futures, we are treated to the girls performing classic ‘50s and ‘60s songs such as “River Deep, Mountain High,” “Dedicated To The One I Love,” “Rockin’ Robin” and over 20 other classic hits!

  • Wed-Thu, May 1-2 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, May 3 at 8pm
  • Sat, May 4 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, May 5 at 2pm
  • Tue-Thu, May 7-9 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, May 10 at 8pm
  • Sat, May 11 at 2pm
  • Sun, May 12 at 2pm
  • Tue-Thu, May 14-16 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, May 17 at 8pm
  • Sat, May 18 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, May 19 at 2pm
  • Tue-Thu, May 21-23 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, May 24 at 8pm
  • Sat, May 25 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, May 26 at 2pm
  • Tue-Thu, May 28-30 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, May 31 at 8pm
  • Sat, June 1 at 2pm & 8pm

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April 8, 2013 · 4:47 pm

SBP Seeks Costumer for SPAMALOT

SBPShowbiz Players is now interviewing for costumer for their production of Monty Python’s SPAMALOT, which will be presented at the Carnegie in Covington in late May of 2014.

Showbiz has resources for some of the costumes used in the London and the National Tour productions. Most all of the costumes will be rented, except for those that will need to be custom made. Sewing capability is a must. The costume budget is rather large (by Community Theater standards) and a stipend can be paid to qualified individuals.

Auditions will be in December of 2013. Any interested parties should contact Bunny Arszman (barszman@gmail.com or 513-325-7842).

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April 8, 2013 · 3:18 pm

CCM Announces 2013-14 MainStage Series

CCM ANNOUNCES 2013-14 MAINSTAGE SERIES OF
OPERA, MUSICAL THEATRE, DRAMA AND DANCE

CCM_StreetScene5069CCM presents a series of breathtaking operas, masterful musicals, delightful dramas and one timeless ballet as part of an unforgettable 2013–14 season.

CINCINNATI, OH—The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is pleased to announce details for the 2013-14 Mainstage Series of opera, musical theatre, drama and dance productions.

The 2013-14 Mainstage Series features both classic and contemporary masterworks for the stage, including Arthur Miller’s Tony Award-winning The Crucible, the masterful comic opera Don Pasquale and an extended run of the musical that swept the world: Les Misérables.

CCM’s student and faculty artists also bring two classics of the screen to life – with Mainstage productions of Singin’ in the Rain and Owen Wingrave. Plus, guest artist D. Lynn Meyers directs CCM’s stars of tomorrow in the Drama Desk and Tony Award-winning Metamorphoses.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of CCM’s Dance program, the 2013-14 Mainstage Series also includes a lavish production of the beloved romantic ballet Giselle.

This year’s must-see Mainstage Series features seven fully staged works guaranteed to fill audiences with delight, with performances scheduled from Oct. 2, 2013, through April 19, 2014. All performances take place in the Corbett Center for the Performing Arts on the University of Cincinnati campus.

Production and ticketing details are below. Priority subscription packages go on sale May 2013. Single tickets become available in August, but subscribing is the only way to guarantee your seats for these must-see shows!

Visit ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/subscribe.html to register for CCM’s mailing list, and the Box Office will provide you with additional information on this year’s subscription options.

Additional Information
Titles and dates are subject to change—rights pending. To order subscriptions, contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183. For additional information, visit ccm.uc.edu, email boxoff@uc.edu or call the Box Office.

CCM 2013-14 MAINSTAGE SERIES
Opera, Musical Theatre, Drama, Dance

The Crucible
Written by Arthur Miller
Richard E. Hess, director

1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. A polarized society wrestles with good and evil in this taut American masterpiece by Arthur Miller. When every action is fraught with life-or-death consequences, what guides us? Winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play, The Crucible has become a central work in the canon of American drama.

Performance Dates: Oct. 2 (preview), Oct. 3–6, 2013
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

 

Singin’ in the Rain
Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
Based the classic Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film
Diane Lala, director
Roger Grodsky, musical director
Patti James and Diane Lala, choreographers

One of the most-loved and celebrated MGM film musicals, Singin’ in the Rain comes to the CCM stage in a joyous, graceful and thoroughly enjoyable adaptation. Set in 1927, the musical satirizes the panic surrounding the transition from the “Silents” to the “Talkies” as the revolution in sound sweeps through the Hollywood dream factory. With great songs, lots of flashbacks and buckets and buckets of rain, the musical showers you with good old-fashioned entertainment. The glorious score includes such standards as “Good Morning,” “Make ‘em Laugh,” “You Are My Lucky Star” and the legendary “Singin’ in the Rain.”

Performance Dates: Oct. 31–Nov. 3, 2013
Location: Corbett Auditorium

 

Owen Wingrave
Music by Benjamin Britten
Libretto by Myfanwy Piper
Based on the short story by Henry James
Conductor TBA
Nicholas Muni, director

Commissioned by the BBC in 1966 and based on the Henry James short story of the same name, Benjamin Britten completed this two-act opera for television in August of 1970. Owen Wingrave is a pacifist born into a renowned military family. As he struggles to keep the affection of his would-be bride, he must face disapproval from his family over his beliefs and prove his inner strength – even if it leads to his own mysterious end. Sung in English with supertitles.

Performance Dates: Nov. 21–24, 2013
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

 

Metamorphoses
Written by Mary Zimmerman
Based on a translation of the classic Ovid poem by David R. Slavitt
D. Lynn Meyers, director

From a simple, rippling pool of water, Metamorphoses conjures Ovid’s myths into gorgeous theatrical imagery, provocative moments and magic. The winner of two Drama Desk Awards and one Tony Award after its 2002 Broadway run, this entrancing series of vignettes offers breathtaking storytelling and an escape from the ordinary that dares to brush with the divine.

Performance Dates: Feb. 5 (preview), Feb. 6–9, 2014
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

 

Les Misérables
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Original French lyrics by Alain Boubill and Jean-Marc Natel
English libretto by Herbert Kretzmer
Based on the novel by Victor Hugo
Aubrey Berg, director
Steve Goers, musical director

Based upon the novel of the same name by French poet and playwright Victor Hugo, Les Misérables is one of the world’s most popular musicals, seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries. Set in France in the early 19th century, Les Misérables is the story of Jean Valjean and his quest for salvation after serving 19 years in jail for having stolen a loaf of bread for his starving sister’s child. Relentlessly tracked and hounded by police inspector Javert, Valjean and a slew of characters are swept into a student revolution, as a group of young idealists make their last stand at a street barricade. With a score by Claude-Michel Schönberg that has risen to pop-culture status and an Oscar-nominated film version, Hugo’s saga of one man’s lifelong quest for redemption can still sweep a theater audience off its feet.

Performance Dates: Feb. 26 (preview), Feb. 27–March 2, March 4–9, 2014
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

 

Don Pasquale
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Giovanni Ruffini
Mark Gibson, conductor
Omer Ben Seadia, director

Donizetti’s comedic masterpiece Don Pasquale has thrilled audiences since its 1843 premiere. The old, slow-witted and haughty Don Pasquale tries to arrange a marriage for his nephew Ernesto and a series of hilarious twists and turns ensues. Can Ernesto find a way to marry his true love while managing to keep his claim to his uncle’s large inheritance? Find out in this beloved opera buffa! Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

Performance Dates: April 3-6, 2014
Location: Patricia Corbett Theater

 

Giselle
Composed by Adolphe Adam
Choreography by Jean Corralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
Jiang Qi, director
Conductor TBA

Presented in celebration of the 50th anniversary of CCM Dance, Giselle is the quintessential romantic ballet, continuing to stir the emotions of audiences of all ages. The story is based on the German legend about Wilis, female spirits who, jilted before their wedding day, rise from their graves at night and seek revenge upon men by dancing them to death. The noble Duke Albrecht disguises himself to woo the beautiful peasant girl, Giselle, but his deceit ultimately causes her untimely death. Still, it is Giselle’s undying love that saves Albrecht from a terrible fate, proving love’s triumph over treachery and death.

Performance Dates: April 17-19, 2014
Location: Corbett Auditorium

 

Mainstage Series Subscriptions
The 2013-14 CCM Mainstage Series of opera, musical theatre and drama productions includes subscription packages for six-show, four-show and three-show combinations. New for 2013-14, subscribers also have the ability to add the Mainstage Series production of Giselle to any subscription package for just $20.

Priority subscription packages go on sale in May 2013. Subscription renewal information will be sent to current subscribers during the month of April.

Visit ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice/subscribe.html to register for CCM’s mailing list, and the Box Office will provide you with additional information on this year’s subscription options.

New subscriptions will become available this summer. CCM’s customizable subscription packages range in price from $84 – $180.

Concert Series Options
CCM also offers dozens of chamber music, choral, jazz, orchestra, wind ensemble and guest-artist concerts each year. CCM’s Mainstage subscribers receive priority access to Ariel Quartet subscription packages, CCM Concert Series flex ticket packages, prepaid parking and other exclusive perks.

Full programming and package details for CCM’s 2013-14 Concert Series will be announced in April. Visit ccm.uc.edu for more information.

Additional Information
Titles and dates subject to change—rights pending. To order subscriptions, contact the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183. Priority subscription packages go on sale in May, 2013. For additional information, visit ccm.uc.edu or call the Box Office.

CCM Season Presenting Sponsor and Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

CCM Mainstage Season Production Sponsor: Macy’s

Community Partner: ArtsWave

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) is recognized both nationally and internationally as one of the leading conservatories for the performing and electronic media arts, composition, scholarship and pedagogy.

CCM is the largest single source of performing arts events in Ohio with an annual calendar of nearly 1,000 performances and presentations, ranging from solo recitals to full-scale opera and musical theatre performances.

All event dates and programs are subject to change. For a complete calendar of events or to view CCM’s 2012-2013 season brochure visit our website at http://ccm.uc.edu.

UC’s College-Conservatory of Music – The Sound of Synergy

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April 8, 2013 · 1:43 pm

KTC Presents COCK – Cast Announced

KTC_Cock2Know Theatre is thrilled to announce the regional premiere of COCK by Mike Bartlett as our next mainstage production. This will be only the second American production following its premiere at the Royal Court Theatre, London. COCK opens April 12, 2013 and runs through May 11, 2013. Brian Robertson, who currently teaches in the Theatre and Dance Department at Northern Kentucky University, will direct this production. Some of his past directing credits include Camelot at the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center and A Flowering Tree at Cincinnati Opera. COCK features performances from Darnell Pierre Benjamin, Kevin Thornton, Danielle Knox, and George Alexander.

In this tense comedy about sexual identity, COCK explores one man’s choices about which path of love to pursue. When John takes a break from his longtime boyfriend, the last thing he expects is to fall in love with a woman. Trapped between two lovers, John feels the physical and emotional tug of both, and neither party wants to lose the battle for his heart. John has a choice to make as he navigates his sexuality, selfhood, and the intersection of the two.

Without scenery or props, COCK allows the audience to focus on the relationships between the characters and opens a dialogue about what we’re physically attracted to and why. This feisty and energizing piece is an exercise in emotional carnage with quick-paced dialogue that suggests to-the-death battle of the characters. Each character, with the exception of John, knows what he or she wants and is willing to fight to get it.

“I had the chance to check out this production while visiting New York for the American Theatre Wing award ceremony, and I loved it,” says Eric Vosmeier, Producing Artistic Director. “It’s a kind of pansexual love story that’s told very simply without all of the trappings of a traditional production. A very simple set, no props, minimal lighting and sound all conspire to allow the actors and Mr. Bartlett’s text to truly take center stage and to shine.”

“This is one of the first victories of Know Theatre’s new scheduling model. Rights for this production have only just become available and because we’ve created a schedule that can bend and flex, we’ve been able to schedule a production almost immediately. We’re thrilled to be one of (if not the) first post-New York production of this work.”

COCK made its world premiere at the Royal Court Theatre, London in November 2009. In May 2012, COCK made its US premiere at The Duke, New York.

All tickets are $15 in advance and $18 on the week of the show, beginning Mondays at noon. Tickets can be purchased by visiting knowtheatre.com or calling 513.300.5669. Flex-passes are valid for this event. This production features bleacher style seating.

If you are unable to print the title of the play, we suggest “Cockfight Play.”

Production Team

  • Director – Brian Robertson
  • Scenic & Lighting Design – Andrew Hungerford
  • Costume Design – Noelle Wedig
  • Sound Design – Doug Borntrager

Production Dates
8pm: April 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 & 11 3pm: April 28 & May 4

Additional Information
Mike Bartlett (Playwright) – Mike Bartlett is currently Associate Playwright at Paines Plough. In 2011, he was writer-in-residence at The National Theatre, and in 2007 he was Pearson Playwright in Residence at the Royal Court Theatre. His play Love, Love, Love won Best New Play in the 2011 Theatre Awards UK, and his play COCK won an Olivier Award in 2010 for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre; he won the Writer’s Guild Tinniswood and Imison prizes for Not Talking and the Old Vic New Voices Awards for Artefacts. Theatre credits include: Love, Love, Love, 13 (National Theatre), Decade (co-writer), Earthquakes in London, COCK, Contractions, Artefacts, and My Child.. Radio credits include: “The Core,” “Heart,” “Liam,” “The Steps,” “Love Contract,” “Not Talking,” and “The Family Man,” all on BBC. Screen credits include “Earthquakes in London” and “Hometown.” Directing credits include Honest by DC Moore. He is currently under commission from Headlong Theatre, Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, Hampstead Theatre, and The Royal Court Theatre.

Brian Robertson (Director) – Brian currently teaches in the Theatre and Dance Department at Northern Kentucky University and is the co-founder of Cincinnati’s Performance Gallery. Over the past 25 years, Brian has had an extensive career in film, television, theatre, and opera. From 1998-2002, he was the principal stage director for Cincinnati Opera’s education department, production credits include: La cenerentola, Operacadabra, an original production, which he co-created, and Hans Krasa’s Brundibar. He has been a guest director at Miami University (Oxford), University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, New Edgecliff Theatre, and Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati. He worked at the Des Moines Metro Opera, Bayview Music Festival, and Sarasota Opera. Most recently he directed Camelot at the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center and Lucia di Lammermoor for Sarasota Opera. He was also the stage director for a new production of A Flowering Tree at Cincinnati Opera and wrote and directed new adaptations of la boheme and The Magic Flute for the Cincinnati Opera education department.

The Cast
Darnell Pierre Benjamin is cocked and ready to shoot in another production with Know Theatre. Since 2009, Darnell has had the pleasure of working with Know Theatre, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (Third Season Resident Company Member), Pones. Inc, Madcap Puppets, and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra–all in Cincinnati; and most recently, he wrapped a short film with Brand New Gay Productions, which will premiere this Summer. His past favorites at Know are Belize in Angels in America, Dameon in Sideways Stories at Wayside High, and Oedipus in The Eyes of Oedipus.

Kevin Thornton is a New Faces winner at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles and recently performed at Gotham Comedy Club in New York. When he’s not doing stand-up he is a full-time fringe performer, and has appeared in nearly every US fringe. He’s also an author, musician and podcast radio host. He talked about the many facets of his career as a guest lecturer at Berkeley last year, and has been invited to speak again in 2013. Kevin has been seen in the Cincinnati Fringe Festival in Strange Dreamz (2012), I Love You (We’re F*#cked (2011), Sex, Dreams, & Self Control(2009).

Danielle Knox is excited to be making her Know Theatre debut. She has had a varied career in musical theater and opera. Danielle has performed leading roles with the Tri-Cities Opera, Ohio light Opera, Atlanta Lyric Theater, Chamber Opera of Chicago, Light Opera Works, and the Castleton Festival. Her regional music theater credits include Maria (West Story), Marian Paroo (The Music Man), Elizabeth Bennett (Pride and Prejudice), Amalia (She loves Me), Laurie (Oklahoma!) and Sarah (Guys and Dolls). Recently, Danielle appeared locally with The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center as Guenevere in their production of Camelot. Danielle received her Bachelors Degree in Music from the Eastman School of Music and a Masters Degree from Binghamton University.

Know Theatre of Cincinnati is supported, in part, by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign. The Ohio Arts Council helps fund Know Theatre with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence, and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. Know Theatre is supported by the National Theatre Company Grant from The American Theatre Wing, dedicated to supporting the most promising emerging theatre companies from around the country. Know Theatre of Cincinnati also receives support from The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation, helping to change our communities for the better through collaboration and innovation.

Our mission is to create evocative and explosive live entertainment.
We value a playful artistic community where artists can collaborate and grow.

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April 5, 2013 · 11:49 am

Special PARADE Invitation to the Cincinnati Theatre Community

TC_Parade_logoBring a headshot or resume and take $3 off your tickets to PARADE! Order your tickets over the phone and mention the Community Theatre Discount to take $3 off of regularly-priced adult tickets. Then simply bring your headshot and/or resume to the box office when you come to the show.

Discount available for phone orders only.

Carnegie Box Office: 859.957.1940 (Tue-Fri, noon-5pm)

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