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September 17, 2014 · 11:20 am

CRAZY HORSES Runs Oct. 17-25

BPI_Crazy HorsesCRAZY HORSES
Presented by Beechmont Players
Oct. 17-25
Anderson Township

Directed by James and Sarah Updike
Produced by Donna Surber and Cathy Roesener

Cast: Steven Phelan as God, Vernon Burns as Death, Doug Malcolm as Famine, Jamie Ball as War, Brieanne Sheehan as Plague, Kevin Burnley as Saint Peter, Bryce Willson as Frank, Michael Gunter as Satan, Alan Harland as A Man, Bryce Willson as A Woman, Michael Surber as A Cleaner, Anne Wrider as Satan’s Mum & Rebecca Wiesman as Jules Maloney

Heaven is in chaos. The Department of the Apocalypse is a shambles – overheads are rocketing and the lead time on mortality isn’t cost-efficient. Some consultants have suggested God shake things up a bit by swapping the roles of the Horsemen – or, rather, Horsepeople – of the Apocalypse. But that only brings its own set of problems. To end their misery three of the Horsepeople decide to back the other team and call on Satan to stage a coup and return things to the way they have always been done. Only Satan (who has always fallen some way short of his mother’s high expectations when it comes to being evil) has been grounded. To further complicate things a misunderstanding sees the future of Christianity put instead into the hands of a cleaner. Faced with a plot that’s about to implode, Satan slips into Heaven to oversee the coup himself.

  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 17-18 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 19 at 3pm
  • Fri, Oct. 24 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 25 at 3pm & 8pm

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September 17, 2014 · 11:08 am

CAA Announces Four Additional 2014-15 Season Shows‏

CAA ANNOUNCES FOUR ADDITIONAL
2014-15 SEASON SHOWS

Classic Rock, Irish Music, and Thrilling Dance
Round Out CAA’s New Season at the Aronoff Center 

CAACINCINNATI, OH – The Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is pleased to announce the addition of four shows to its 2014-15 Season at the Aronoff Center. From the hit music of Led Zeppelin and The Beatles to the Celtic ballads of The Irish Tenors, from contemporary American dance to passionate Argentine Tango to interactive cooking fun, the following 2014-15 Season line-up is certain to continue CAA’s long-standing mission of presenting an eclectic mix of alternative entertainment choices to Cincinnati’s diverse audiences.

CAA 2014-15 SEASON
(just announced)

The Irish Tenors: The Premiere Irish Holiday Celebration Tour
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 • 7:30 PM
Aronoff Center • Procter & Gamble Hall  

The Irish Tenors – Finbar Wright, Anthony Kearns, and Ronan Tynan – return to Cincinnati with their special holiday concert of traditional carols and classic Irish ballads. Since they first joined voices in 1998, The Irish Tenors have made countless traditional songs breathe with new life and have proven themselves gifted interpreters of a wide range of material. Their faces and voices are familiar to PBS audiences through several specials, including the “Ellis Island” recordings that sold a million CDs and DVDs. Each year, The Irish Tenors perform to fans around the globe, and in the United States, they are one of the most successful Irish touring acts ever, second only to the rock group U2. www.theirishtenorsmusic.com 

Tango Buenos Aires: Song of Eva Perón
Monday, January 26, 2015 • 7:30 PM
Aronoff Center • Procter & Gamble Hall     

Tango Buenos Aires has become one of Argentina’s great cultural exports, known throughout the Americas, Europe, and the Far East as the most authentic and uncompromising representative of the Tango. The acclaimed dance company’s Song of Eva Perón is a Tango dance and music presentation inspired by the most important feminine character in Argentinian history, Eva Perón. Tracing her epic life – from her ascent to fame in the 1930s to her death in 1952 – this is a sparkling and poignant spectacle that is not to be missed.

 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 • 7:30 PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 • 7:30 PM
Aronoff Center • Procter & Gamble Hall    

Be inspired by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s incomparable dancers as they bring you the pulse-racing thrill of contemporary favorites and the spirit-lifting joy of such classics as Alvin Ailey’s masterpiece, Revelations.  “Phenomenal.  Go see Ailey.  it’s change-your-life-good,” praised NBC’s Today Show.  Experience the power of Ailey for yourself and see why this extraordinary company is hailed as America’s cultural ambassador to the world.   www.alvinailey.org

RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles
Monday, May 11, 2015 • 7:30 PM
Aronoff Center • Procter & Gamble Hall     

This live, multi-media spectacular takes you on a musical journey through the life and times of the world’s most celebrated band. Going further than before, this expanded RAIN adds even more hits that you know and love from the vast anthology of The Beatles’ classics, such as “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” “A Hard Day’s Night,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” “Let It Be,” “Come Together,” and “Hey Jude.” This stunning concert event takes you back in time with the legendary foursome delivering a note-for-note theatrical event that is the next best thing to The Beatles. Don’t miss the Broadway smash that’s taking the world by storm! www.raintribute.com

 (previously announced)

 Get The Led Out: The American Led Zeppelin
Friday, October 17, 2014 • 8:00 PM
Aronoff Center • Procter & Gamble Hall    

From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out have captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the big concert stage. The Philadelphia-based group consists of six accomplished musicians intent on delivering Led Zeppelin’s studio recordings with all the bells and whistles. Utilizing the multi-instrumentalists at their disposal, Get The Led Out re-create the songs in all their depth and glory with the studio overdubs that Zeppelin themselves never performed live. www.gtlorocks.com

Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable Tour
Saturday, November 1, 2014 • 8:00 PM
Aronoff Center • Procter & Gamble Hall    

With his upcoming tour, Alton Brown brings his brand of quirky humor and culinary-science antics to the stage.  The two-hour show is a unique blend of stand up comedy, food experimentation, talk show antics, multimedia lecture, and, for the first time…live music.  Audience interaction is strictly enforced throughout the evening, though if you’re called upon as a culinary assistant you’ll definitely want to take the lab coat Brown offers, as things tend to get messy.  Brown has worked his weird magic on live audiences across the nation for over a decade, but this is the first time he’s actually hit the road with a live tour.  The entire family will have a blast, especially as you sing along with Brown’s soon to be hits “Airport Shrimp Blues” and “TV Cookin Ain’t Like No Other Cookin.”  www.altonbrowntour.com 

TICKETS & INFORMATION – Tickets on sale now

  • www.CincinnatiArts.org 
  • (513) 621-ARTS [2787]
  • Aronoff Center Ticket Office
  • Group Discount Tickets (10 or more):  (513) 977-4157
    *Additional ticketing fees may apply.  Ticket prices and fees subject to change.

Aronoff Center Ticket Office Hours        

  • Monday-Friday:  9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
  • Through intermission of the last show on performance days

CAA APPLAUDS ITS GENEROUS SPONSORS

SEASON SPONSORS:  AMERITAS (Founding Season Sponsor), The P&G FUND of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, LOCAL12 WKRC,FIFTH THIRD BANK (Lifetime Endowment Partner), FURNITUR E FAIR, MERCEDES-BENZ OF FT. MITCHELL.

 “CAA PRESENTS” SPONSORS:  Arthur Murray Dance Studio – Cincinnati, Heidelberg Distributing, Coldwell Banker West Shell, Macy’s, Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc., Ultimate Air Shuttle

SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS: CityBeat, Cincinnati Herald

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September 16, 2014 · 1:22 pm

Caroline Scott Players Casting Call for OTHER DESERT CITIES

MISC_Casting call2Oxford Community Arts Center’s Caroline Scott Players is casting OTHER DESERT CITIES for April 9-12 production in intmate theatre-in-the-round in Oxford.

All roles paid stipend/travel. Rehearsals begin March 1 evenings until 9 pm and some weekends. Also, accepting resumes for Stage Manager as well.

If interested emal resume and photo to brewerwe@miamioh. edu or contact for questions..

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September 16, 2014 · 1:17 pm

LSC’s YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Opens in October

Loveland Stage Company’s The New Mel Brooks Musical
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Opens in October

The Loveland Stage Company’s fall show, The New Mel Brooks Musical YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, opens on October 10, 2014 and continues for three weekends. The musical was adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from the 1974 hilarious film, Young Frankenstein. Mel Brooks also wrote the music and lyrics while Susan Stroman directed and choreographed the original Broadway show.

Award winning Tom Cavano is leading the core of the production staff that brought Mel Brook’s The Producers to Loveland. The stage story of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN opens in the town of Transylvania Heights, Romania, in the year 1934. The ensemble as the villagers are celebrating the funeral procession of the mad scientist, Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. However, Inspector Kemp (played by Joe Wahler) dampens their celebration by informing them that Victor has an heir, grandson Dr Frederick Frankenstein who lives in New York, USA. The village idiot, Ziggy (played by Megan Archibald), convinces the other villagers that there is no way a New York doctor would come to Transylvania and they continue the celebration with the Broadway hit tune “The Happiest Town In Town.”

Frederick (played by Matt Schiesl) who is Dean of Anatomy at the Johns, Miriam and Anthony Hopkins School of Medicine in New York learns that he has inherited his grandfather’s estate. He decides to resolve the issue of the property and bids farewell to his fiancée Elizabeth Benning (played by Orchid winner Michelle Faulkner) who reminds him that she is trying to abstain from a physical relationship with her song “Please Don’t Touch Me.”

Young Frankenstein played by Matt Schiesl rehearsing a dance step with choreographer Sonja Hansen.

Young Frankenstein played by Matt Schiesl rehearsing a dance step with choreographer Sonja Hansen.

Arriving at Transylvania Heights, Frederick is greeted by the hunchback Igor (played by John Sloan), who is the grandson of Victor’s grave digger. Igor convinces Frederick to continue in his grandfather’s footsteps and introduces him to the beautiful lab assistant Inga (played by Orchid winner Katie McCarthy). The three join together and reanimate a body and other parts dug-up by Igor. “It’s alive!” Frederick exclaims as he brings to life a creature (played by Orchid winner Tom Morris) to rival his grandfather’s. Eventually, of course, the monster escapes and everyone searches for him including Frau Blucher (played by Carissa Griffith), grandfather Victor’s housekeeper with benefits. Hilarity continuously abounds in the remaining scenes.

These Loveland Stage Company leads and the ensemble are working hard in rehearsing choreographer Sonja Hansen’s energetic dance routines to fulfill this “demanding” part of the script. Tom Cavano has cast other veterans in several more leading roles and experienced dancers and singers in the ensemble, including Michael Acheson, Cathryn Alter, Robert Baker, Amanda Caruso, Becky Cole, Marvel Gentry Davis, Gary Giver, Ken Macke, Denise Mann, John Masterson, Scott Morgan, Jane Muennich, Laurie Murphy, Alex Ross, April D Smith, Richard Lee Waldeck and Marjorie Wilson.

Choreographer Sonja Hansen directing dance number with Katie McCarthy, John Sloan and Matt Schiesl.

Choreographer Sonja Hansen directing dance number with Katie McCarthy,
John Sloan and Matt Schiesl.

Award winning Music Director Jack Hasty’s attention to good vocalization with every note of the lyrics is evident when the energetic cast sings the many memorable musical tunes, such as “The Transylvania Mania,” “He Vas My Boyfriend” and “Listen To Your Heart”.
The co-producers. K Buckler and Pat Furterer, are working again with a production crew that have won individual and group community theater awards. Their eerie costumes, spooky sets and hilarious special effects will surely be appreciated by the audience.

The New Mel Brooks Musical YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is scientifically-proven, monstrously good entertainment. Don’t miss it. Tickets are available for evening performances at 7:30 pm on October 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 or matinee performances at 3:00 pm on October 12 and 19. To order tickets please visit our website at http://www.lovelandstagecompany.org or call 513-443-4LSC (4572). All performances are held at the Loveland Stage Company Theatre, 111 Second Street, Loveland, Ohio 45140.

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September 16, 2014 · 1:01 pm

LAC Seeks Kris Kringle for MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET

LaComedia Dinner Theatre in Springboro, Ohio is looking for a male actor (40+, baritone) to play Kris Kringle in their upcoming holiday production of MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET.

This is a paid contract.  If interested in auditioning or if you have any questions please contact the Production Manager, Chris Beiser at 937-746-4554 ext. 241. or email him at productionmanager@lacomedia.com.

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