Monthly Archives: March 2014

March 13, 2014 · 12:55 pm

Audition Accompanist Needed for BB’s JOSEPH…

MISC_keyboardHELP! We need a pianist for auditions for JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT presented by Bart’s Bards.

Auditions will consist of playing accompaniment from sheet music provided by the Auditioners.

Auditions are:

  • Saturday, March 22nd 1-4 PM
  • Sunday, March 23rd 6-9 PM
  • Tuesday, March 25th 6-9 PM
  • Saturday, March 29th 1-4 PM (Possible callbacks) 

Unfortunately, we do not have a budget for this – we are looking for people who could volunteer out of the kindness of their hearts.

Please contact Fred Hunt (nwlsdhunt@fuse.net or 513.266.6755) if you can help on any or all of these dates.

Thanks in advance!

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March 13, 2014 · 12:42 pm

Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT Runs April 11-12

BIC_American IdiotGreen Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT
Presented by Broadway in Cincinnati
April 11-12
Downtown

The smash-hit musical AMERICAN IDIOT tells the story of three lifelong friends, forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of suburbia. Based on Green Day’s Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum album and featuring the hits “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “21 Guns,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Holiday” and the blockbuster title track, American Idiot boldly takes the American musical where it’s never gone before.

  • Fri, April 11 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 12 at 5pm & 9pm

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March 13, 2014 · 12:11 pm

UNCLE VANYA Runs April 10-12

MUHT_ Uncle VanyaUNCLE VANYA
Presented by Miami University Hamilton Theatre
April 10-12
Hamilton

The play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his glamorous, much younger second wife, Yeléna, to the rural estate that supports their urban lifestyle. Two friends, Vanya, brother of the Professor’s late first wife, who has long managed the estate, and Astrov, the local Doctor, both fall under Yelena’s spell, while bemoaning the ennui of their provincial existence. Sonya, the Professor’s daughter by his first wife, who has worked with Vanya to keep the estate going, meanwhile suffers from the awareness of her own lack of beauty and from her unrequited feelings for Dr. Astrov. Matters are brought to a crisis when the Professor announces his intention to sell the estate, Vanya and Sonya’s home and raison d’être, with a view to investing the proceeds to achieve a higher income for himself and his wife. –Wikipedia

  • Thu-Sat, April 10-12 at 7:30pm

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March 13, 2014 · 11:54 am

TCTC’s Roald Dahl’s WILLY WONKA JR. April 4-6 & 12

Bob Herzog as Willy Wonka.

Bob Herzog as Willy Wonka. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati ends its 89th MainStage Season with ROALD DAHL’S WILLY WONKA JR. directed and choreographed by Jay Goodlett. Words and music by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, adapted for the stage by Leslie Bricusse and Timothy A. McDonald, based on the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which features the songs from the classic family film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

LOCAL 12’s Bob Herzog will play the famous chocolatier, Mr. Willy Wonka, in the production.

Featuring a memorable score by Leslie Bricusse (Jekyll & Hyde, Doctor Dolittle) and Anthony Newley, “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka JR.” follows enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka as he stages a contest by hiding five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whoever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats: the fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka’s rules in the factory–or suffer the consequences.

ROALD DAHL’S WILLY WONKA JR., The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, through April 12. 7:30 p.m. Friday April 4; Saturday April 5, 2 PM and 5 PM; Sunday, April 6 and Saturday, April 12, 2 PM; Taft Theatre, 5th and Sycamore Streets in Downtown Cincinnati. Tickets $7-$25. 1-800-745-3000 and www.ticketmaster.com.

Find your Golden Ticket and you could live out a Willy Wonka fantasy! Chocolate bars will be given out at two TriHealth Priority Care locations – on Saturday, March 15 from 1 PM to 3 PM at the Priority Care Western Hills, 6139 Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45211; and on Saturday, March 22 from 1 PM to 3 PM at the Priority Care Mason, 8350 Arbor Square Dr., Mason, OH 45040. Five lucky winners will join Bob Herzog as he throws out the first pitch at a Cincinnati Reds game and see ROALD DAHL’S WILLY WONKA JR., plus win a Reds Heads Kids Club Membership and more great prizes.

Don’t miss Kid’s Kuisine, a tasty fundraiser for The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, presented by Cincinnati Magazine on Saturday April 5 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at the Taft Theatre Ballroom, 317 E. 5th Street. Kids Kuisine guests will enjoy food and drink from exciting sponsors while area restaurants will showcase creative kid’s menus. There will also be “Play with your Food” stations plus young chefs will get inspired at the cooking stage. Children’s tickets are $15; adult tickets are $25 purchased in advance. To purchase call Chris Ohmer at 513-562-2777 or visit cincinnatimagazine.com/events.

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s production of ROALD DAHL’S WILLY WONKA JR. is made possible by the generous support of TriHealth. The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati is supported by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign. The Children’s Theatre’s Season Sponsors are the Charles H. Dater Foundation and the Marge and Charles J. Schott Foundation. Media sponsors are LOCAL 12, The Cincinnati Enquirer and Q102. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

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March 13, 2014 · 10:52 am

LCT Awards PO 11259 SINCERELY YOURS Top Prize in CCM’s Transmigration Series

CCM_logoPanelists for the League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) have recognized PO 11259 Sincerely Yours. as the best production at the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music’s TRANSMIGRATION series, the Drama department’s annual presentation of student written and produced work. Panelists awarded second place to The 17th Annual Snipes, Arkansas Harvest Festival, and honorable mentions to Dreams R Us: Tonight’s Answers to Tomorrow’s and Complex: A Structure of Sound, An Organism of Vibrations.

The sixth -annual festival allows the audience to experience half-hour works produced by small groups of Drama majors, who create and design all aspects of their productions from start to finish. The festival is an exciting event for both guests and the presenters, as audiences get the opportunity to see up to four very different pieces of new theatre in a single night and the students premiere works that are entirely their own. This year, six shows were presented.

PO 11259 was praised for being “funny and poignant” and “a cool concept”, while The Snipes, Arkansas Harvest Festival allowed its actors to show “a lot of dimensions in a short play”. Dreams R Us was described as “creative” and Complex was noted for an amazing soundtrack and “an absence of text that really allowed some beautiful, true communication and honesty from the actors.” Overall, the panelists were impressed by TRANSMIGRATIONS this year, with “a lot of energy, good dancing, clever use of audio and sound, and interesting plot angles.” As one panelist remarked, “It’s always interesting to see how well young actors can work together to create art and all the pieces certainly demonstrated much talent and effort.”

The League of Cincinnati Theatres was founded in 1999 to strengthen, nurture and promote Cincinnati’s theatre community. LCT provides its member companies and individual members with education, resources and services to enhance the quality and exposure of the theatre community in Cincinnati and increase community awareness, attendance and involvement. More information about the League can be found at www.leagueofcincytheatres.com.

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