Monthly Archives: January 2015

January 16, 2015 · 12:06 pm

Stage Notes for Jan. 16

Clockwise from center: Playwright Michael Slade, Corbin Bleu, Adam Halpin, Arash Mokhtar, Annie Pesch, Colleen Zenk & Randy Brooks. Photo by Scott J. Kimmins.

Clockwise from center: Playwright Michael Slade, Corbin Bleu, Adam Halpin, Arash Mokhtar, Annie Pesch, Colleen Zenk & Randy Brooks in HRTC’s FAMILY SHOTS. Photo by Scott J. Kimmins.

A potpourri of arts news items from local and national sources.

  • Dayton Most Metro ticket giveaway and article: Soap Star Colleen Zenk Comes To Town To Star in Human Race’s FAMILY SHOTS
  • River City News article: Here’s the Lineup for this Year’s Y.E.S. Play Series at NKU
  • Enquirer blog: CCM grads, Louis Langrée in national publications
  • River City News article: NKU Creates New School for the Arts
  • NBC.com bio: Native Cincinnatian Jake Robinson cast in ODYSSEY
  • Dayton Daily News article: [Dayton] Theatre Guild plans memorial for Ralph Dennler
  • Dayton Most Metro review: 4000 MILES presented by Dayton Theatre Guild
  • League of Cincinnati Theatre review: WEST SIDE STORY at The Carnegie
  • CityBeat review: WEST SIDE STORY at The Carnegie

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January 16, 2015 · 11:53 am

RING OF FIRE Burbon Tastings

Jason Edwards, Allison Briner, Trenna Barnes & Derek Keeling.

Jason Edwards, Allison Briner, Trenna Barnes & Derek Keeling.

Jan. 22, Jan. 29, Feb. 5 and Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m.

Bourbon specialist John Ford, owner/proprietor of The Littlefield, will host a bourbon tasting before all Thursday performances of RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH. Tastings highlight a flight of three bourbons, perfectly paired with delicious bites from The Littlefield Chef Shoshannah Hafner. Find out how to sample bourbons and the interesting histories behind these brown liquors!

Tasting Menu:

First pairing:
Maker’s Mark – classic, wheated
Smoked chicken with parsnip puree, onion jam and bitter greens

Second pairing:
Woodford Reserve Double Oak – Kentucky bourbon staple
Braised pork belly with crimson hash and braising jus reduction

Third pairing:
George Remus Rye Whiskey – New, spicy, local whiskey
Spice cake with brown butter butter cream, bitter sweet ganache and bourbon spiced pears

Seating is limited. Cost is $22, plus your ticket to the show. Tastings must be purchased via the Playhouse Box Office at 513-421-3888.

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January 16, 2015 · 11:43 am

Cast List Announced for Covedale’s THE MARVELOUS WONDERETES

CCPA_Marvelous Wonderettes promoThe Covedale Center for the Performing Arts announces the cast for their upcoming production of THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, running March 12-April 4

Performing as the Wonderettes are: Kate Mock Elliott as Cindy Lou, Grace Eichler as Suzy, Lauren Carr as Betty Jean & Blair Godshall as Missy.

Directed by Elizabeth A. Harris, with music direction by Steve Milloy and choreography by Maggie Perrino. For more information visit www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com/ccpa.

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January 16, 2015 · 10:33 am

TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 Runs Feb. 4-8

DTG_TwilightTWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992
Presented by Diogenes Theatre Company
Feb. 4-8
Downtown

Directed by Brian Isaac Phillips

Starring Torie Wiggins

Gang members, police officers, activists and shopkeepers of every race have a voice in TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992. This American masterpiece uses the verbatim words of people who experienced the Los Angeles riots to expose and explore the human impact of that event. A single actor gives voice to the diversity and tension of a city in turmoil. Going directly to the heart of issues of race and class, TWILIGHT probes the language and the lives of its subjects, offering stark insight into the complex social, economic and political issues that fuled the flames in the wake of the Rodney King verdict.

  • Wed-Sat, Feb. 4-7 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 8 at 2pm

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January 15, 2015 · 6:15 pm

Cincinnati Music Theatre Announces it’s 2015 – 2016 Season!

CMTIn celebration of its 20th anniversary of performing in the Jarson-Kaplan Theater of the Aronoff Center for the Arts, Cincinnati Music Theatre, Downtown’s Community Theatre, is pleased and proud to announce its 2015-2016 season,

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s,
MARY POPPINS,
a musical based on the stories of P. L. Travers and the Walt Disney film

November 13 – 21, 2015

and

the regional premier of a new Broadway musical….
BIG FISH,
based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and the Columbia Motion Picture written by John August and directed by Tim Burton,

May 6 – 14, 2016.

Details to follow.

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