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Auditions Announced for LEGALLY BLONDE The Musical at Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre

GHCT_logoGreater Hamilton Civic Theatre and Director McLean Strickland are thrilled to announce auditions for the April 2018 production of LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL.

Auditions will take place Saturday, Jan. 6 and Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018 from noon-4pm. Auditions and callbacks will be at the Creative Center at the Palace, 215 S. Third St., Hamilton, Ohio 45011.

Performances will be at Parrish Auditorium on the Miami University Hamilton campus at 8 p.m. April 26-28 and 2 p.m. April 29, 2018.

Rehearsals will begin during the first week of February and will be three to four nights a week.

Auditions preparation:
Please prepare 16-32 bars of a song that best shows off your vocal strengths and personality. You may be asked to complete a small movement sequence so bring comfortable clothing you can dance in.

Seeking:
All roles are available. No roles have been pre-cast, other than our canine roles.

Elle Woods – (Gb2-G5 Soprano Belt) – Elle is a very bubbly college-age girl who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School and realizes that she has more than just a pretty face and a bubbly personality to offer the world! She is very lovable, determined, vulnerable, energetic and outgoing! A true triple threat, tap dance skills are a plus. Must be comfortable with dogs.

Emmett Forrest – (B2-A4 Tenor) – Emmett is a smart, quirky, sensitive and personable law student. He ends up taking Elle under his wing and believes in her when it seems that no one else does. A strong singer/actor with great comedic timing!

Paulette Buonofuonte – (A3-A5 Soprano Belt) – Paulette is the funny owner of Hair Affair, a local salon. She becomes friends with Elle and longs to marry a man from Ireland. She and Elle help each other achieve their dreams! Must be comfortable with dogs. A Bostonian accent is a plus, a strong singer with a powerful belt to match the personality!

Pilar, Margot, Serena – (G#3-F5 Belt) – Pilar is the sassy and sensible sorority sister. Margot is the seemingly dim-witted, boy-crazy sorority sister. Serena is the energetic cheerleader, from Jewish heritage, sorority sister. Margot, Serena, & Pilar are Elle’s entourage who follow her through the story acting as her “Greek Chorus”. Strong singers and dancers with good comic timing and youthful energy!

Professor Callahan – (A2-F#4 Baritone) – Callahan is a pompous and manipulative law professor at Harvard. Callahan should be charismatic but able to turn instantly into a conniving shark at the turn of a hat.

Warner Huntington III – (Eb3-Ab4 Tenor) – Warner is attractive and charming but very self-absorbed. He will do whatever it takes to achieve his dream of becoming a senator, including breaking Elle’s heart.

Vivienne Kensington – (A3-F5 HUGE Soprano Belt) – Vivienne is an overachieving, stuck-up, wealthy, smart and savvy law student who is intellectually driven. Yet she feels very threatened by Elle’s presence at Harvard.

Brooke Wyndham – (A3-G5 Alto or Soprano) – Brooke is an exercise video star and former Delta Nu sorority girl who was accused of murder. Being physically fit is a must for this role, to properly do high level aerobics with enough stamina to continue singing. Must be able to jump rope while singing.

Kyle B. O’Boyle – (no vocal requirement) – Kyle is a physically fit, smooth-talking UPS deliveryman. We soon find out that he is Paulette’s dream guy. Actor will play another role in Act I. Must be comfortable with dogs.

Enid Hoops – (G3-G5 Soprano Belt) – Enid is a strong, opinionated, feminist law student at Harvard. Great comedic timing!

Ensemble: Ensemble actors will portray many different roles. Many wonderful opportunities in the ensemble. Roles include: students, customers, inmates, parents, courtroom members, and many other fun bit roles. Ensemble members will be used throughout the entire production. Must be true triple-threats.

For any questions, please email glenn.mclean@hotmail.com.

Directed by McLean Strickland
Produced by Tracy Botos
Choreography by Julie Huster

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Cast Announced for RING ROUND THE MOON at Village Players

VP_logoDirector Allan Karol is pleased to announce the cast of our February production, RING ROUND THE MOON:

  • Joshua – Steve Phelan
  • Hugo/Frederic – Michael Gettinger
  • Diana Messerschmann – Kiya Fix
  • Lady India – Nisrene Langenbrunner
  • Patrice – Will Lindsey
  • Madame Desmortes – Barbara Karol
  • Capulet – Jennifer Davis
  • Messerschmann – Tim Carney
  • Romainville – Fred Murrell
  • Isabelle – Amanda Szarmack
  • Mother – Dava Lynn

Performance Dates: February 9th-17th

For tickets, visit www.villageplayers.biz.

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL Runs Dec. 16-17

CPTC_A Christmas Carol logoA CHRISTMAS CAROL
Cinematic Plays Theater Company
Dec. 16-17
West Chester Activity Center

Directed by Zachery Riggins

Cast: Cassie Batte as Caroler, Nan Bongiani as Narrator/Mrs. Cratchit/Charwoman, Bob Robert G. Elkins as Ebenezer Scrooge, Andre Kittles Sr. as Bob Cratchit, Andre Kittles Jr. as Buck/Peter Cratchit/Caroler, Jayden Kittles as Tiny Tim/Caroler, Jayla Kittles as Lamb/Belinda Cratchit/Caroler, Zach Riggins as First Spirit/Nephew Fred/Party Guest, Andrew Shamblin as Second Spirit/Businessman/Old Joe/Poole/Mr. Fezziwig, Liz Elizabeth Taylor as Belle/Martha Cratchit/Mrs. Dilber/Fan Scrooge/Party Guest/Kate & Charles White as Announcer/Marley’s Ghost/Ghost of Christmas Future

A family favorite, A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an old man who whose miserly ways are challenged after four ghostly visits one Christmas Eve. His ghosts are Jacob Marley, his deceased business partner, and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Christmas Present and Christmases Yet–to-Come show him how his miserly spirit has affected others. Is there still time for Scrooge to transform? Come see our production to find out!

  • Sat, Dec. 16 at 3pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 17 at 3pm

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THE SANTALAND DIARIES Runs Dec. 15-16

BBTC_logoTHE SANTALAND DIARIES
Bare Boards Theatre Company
Dec. 15-16
General Denver Hotel [Wilmington]

Spend some time with the irreverent Crumpet—one of Santa’s little helpers during the Macy’s Christmas shopping rush—as he handles the hordes of insufferable shoppers and their kiddies with whacked out, wicked wit.
Mature language. Includes 3-course meal. Reservations required.

  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 15-16 at 5:30pm & 8pm

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Tickets on Sale Friday for Three Broadway Shows

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(Cincinnati, OH) ― Ticket go on sale Friday, November 24 for three additional shows in the Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati season presented by TriHealth. Ticket prices for all three shows start at $30 and will be available at the Aronoff Center Box Office downtown at 650 Walnut Street, online at CincinnatiArts.org or by phone at 513.621.ARTS.

Based on the hit film, SCHOOL OF ROCK – THE MUSICAL is a hilarious new musical that follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn a few extra bucks by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight-A students into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. While teaching these pintsized prodigies what it means to truly rock, Dewey falls for the school’s beautiful, but uptight headmistress, helping her rediscover the wild child within. SCHOOL OF ROCK – THE MUSICAL plays the Aronoff Center February 21 – March 4, 2018. For complete details and a schedule of performances, please visit BroadwayInCincinnati.com.

Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who maliciously murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today’s tabloids.CHICAGO

plays the Aronoff Center March 20 – 25, 2018. For complete details and a schedule of performances, please visitBroadwayInCincinnati.com.

One of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s finest works, THE KING AND I boasts a score which features such beloved classics as Getting To Know You, Hello Young Lovers, Shall We Dance, I Have Dreamed, and Something Wonderful. Set in 1860’s Bangkok, the musical tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher, whom the modernist King, in an imperialistic world, brings to Siam to teach his many wives and children. THE KING AND I plays the Aronoff Center April 10 -22, 2018. For complete details and a schedule of performances, please visit BroadwayInCincinnati.com.

Single tickets for A CHRISTMAS STORY, WAITRESS and ALADDIN are already on sale and available at CincinnatiArts.org. Season tickets remain on sale through December 31, 2017. For more information on Subscriptions and additional shows in the Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati season presented by TriHealth please visit BroadwayInCincinnati.com.

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Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati presented by TriHealth is committed to bringing the very best of Broadway to the Tri-State, presenting touring Broadway plays and musicals in Cincinnati since 1987. For over twenty years, Broadway in Cincinnati has presented all shows at the Aronoff Center.  The Broadway in Cincinnati series brings more than 185,000 people downtown to the Aronoff Center each year, and contributes an average of $30 million to the local economy each season. Broadway in Cincinnatiis a member of the Greater Cincinnati Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and The Broadway League. Fifth Third Bank is the sponsor of the Cincinnati 17/18 Season and the season is presented by TriHealth. LOCAL 12 is the official television station of the 17/18 Cincinnati Season.

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA (BAA) is part of The John Gore Organization family of companies, which includes Broadway.com and The Broadway Channel.  Led by 11-time Tony-winning producer John Gore (Owner & CEO), BAA is the foremost presenter of first-class touring productions in North America, operating in 44 markets with over 400,000 subscribers. Current and past productions include BeautifulCats, Chicago, Dear Evan Hansen, Groundhog Day, Hairspray, Hello, Dolly!, Million Dollar Quartet, On Your Feet!, The Producers, School of Rock and Waitress. Broadway.com is the premier theater website for news, exclusive content and ticket sales. For more information please visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com and Broadway.com.

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