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November 15, 2017 · 12:08 pm

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET Runs Dec. 8-17

RSCT_Miracle on 34th Street logoMIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
RiverStage Community Theatre
Dec. 8-17
New Richmond High School Theatre

Cast: Nakyhia Rettinger as Susan Walker,Stuart Maguire as Kris Kringle, Shawntell Rettinger as Doris Walker, Corey Ballard as Fred Gayley, Andrew Gephardt as Bloomingdale/Dr. Pierce, Chuck Grady as Halloran, James Ball as Sawyer/Drunk Santa, Angie Harrison as Judge Harper, Tracy Maguire as Megan’s Parent/Bag Lady, Howard McClain as Macy, Peyton Grady as Darlene Duncan/Second Pedestrian, Mariah Rapp as Mara Jr., Mitchell Henderson as Al, Zachary Wiest as Lou, Michael Nichols as 1st Pedestrian, Sammie Leist as 3rd Pedestrian, Grant Harrison as Child #1, Ellen Ball as Child#2/Megan, Erin Bayless as Sharon, Amanda Lockyer as Sharon’s Parent, Ashton Chambers as Johnny, Susan Gerding as Johnny’s Parent/Rich Lady, Rowan Kroger as Dutch Girl, Angie Harrison as Foster Mother, Georgia Kahrs as ELF Q, Alayna Barton as ELF J, Ava Grace Young as ELF R, Haddon Lockyer as ELF T, Lillan Staton as ELF W, Conor Johnson as ELF N, Joshua Weber as ELF S & Charlie Everett as ELF

By chance, Kris Kringle, an old man in a retirement home, gets a job working as Santa for Macy’s. Kris unleashes waves of good will with Macy’s customers and the commercial world of New York City by referring parents to other stores to find exactly the toy their child has asked for. Seen as deluded and dangerous by Macy’s vocational counselor, who plots to have Kris shanghaied to Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital, Kris ends up in a court competency hearing. Especially at stake is one little girl’s belief in Santa. In a dramatic decision, the court confirms Kris as the true Santa, allowing Susan and countless other children to experience the joy of childhood fantasy.

  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 8-9 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 10 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm
  • Sat, Dec. 16 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 17 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm

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November 15, 2017 · 11:42 am

Auditions Announced for BINGO, The Winning Musical at Village Players

VP_logoThe Village Players of Fort Thomas invites you to the AUDITIONS for BINGO, The Winning Musical.

Book by Michael Heitzman & Ilene Reid
Music & Lyrics by Michael Heitzman, Ilene Reid, & David Holcenberg
Directed by Peggy Kenney, Musical Direction by Allan Lindsey

Audition Dates:

  • Sunday, January 1​4, 2018, 2-5pm
  • Tuesday, January 1​6, 2018, 7-9pm

Callbacks Tuesday, January 1​6th, 7 pm

Auditions will be held at:
The Village Players of Fort Thomas
8 N Ft. Thomas Ave
Fort Thomas, KY 41075
(enter at street level)

Production dates:  April 20-22, 26-27, 2018

BE PREPARED:  Bring music to sing one song displaying your vocal range.  An accompanist will be provided.

Cast size (minimum of 7):  4 Women (stage age 40+), 1 Woman (stage age 60’s), 1 Man (stage age 40+), 1 Woman (stage age 20’s) some extras are also needed. Each individual cast member has a least one solo and there are many ensemble numbers.

ABOUT THE SHOW:
BINGO is about a group of die-hard bingo players who stop at nothing to miss their weekly game. In between the number calling, strange rituals and fierce competitions, love blossoms and long-lost friends reunite.

Questions: Contact Peggy Kenney, vp50anniversary@gmail.com or 513.661.4359.

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November 15, 2017 · 11:29 am

A 1940S RADIO CHRISTMAS CAROL Runs Dec. 8-10

BBTC_1940s Radio Christmas Carol logoA 1940S RADIO CHRISTMAS CAROL
Bound Book Theater Company
Dec. 8-10
Mt. Washington United Methodist Church

Directed by Judy Berrens
Music directed by Dennis Andrew Betz
Produced by Cheryl Boettger

Cast: Kent Smith as Clifton Feddington, Gary Hopkins as William St. Claire, Dan Nieman as Charles “Cholly” Butts, Neil Geoppinger as Fritz Canigliaro, Anthony Schaeffer as “Little” Jackie Sparks, Sarah Bizub as Judith Davenport, Shana Mccoy as Margie O’Brien, Laurel Ellis as Sally Simpson, Michael Gunter as Isadore “Buzz” Crenshaw, Dennis Andrew Betz as Toots Navarre, Kelly Geoppinger as Esther Lewis Pirnie & Eddie Zigmann as Harold J. Mullins
Chorus: Erin Zigmann, Terry Dean & Betty Coulter

It’s Christmas Eve, 1943, and the Feddington Players are now broadcasting from a hotel room in Newark, NJ, and set to present their contemporary “take” on Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Whether it’s the noisy plumbing, missed cues, electrical blackouts, or the over-the-top theatrics of veteran actor, but radio novice, William St. Claire, this radio show is an entertaining excursion into the mayhem and madness of a live radio show. St. Claire’s escalating foibles and acting missteps propel the show to a simultaneously comedic and heart-wrenching dramatic climax: St. Claire has an on-air breakdown, and begins to connect his own life with that of the classic Dickens tale. In order to “save the show,” the company improvises an ending to Charles Dickens’ classic as a film noir mystery, featuring a hardboiled detective, a femme fatale, and an absurd rescue of Tiny Tim (and the Lindbergh baby) from the clutches of a Hitler-esque villain named Rudolf. Includes dinner which is served one hour prior to curtain.

  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 8-9 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 10 at 3pm

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November 14, 2017 · 2:46 pm

A CONEY ISLAND CHRISTMAS Runs Dec. 7-10

CSP_Coney Island Christmas logoA CONEY ISLAND CHRISTMAS
CenterStage Players
Dec. 7-10
Lockland High School Auditorium

Directed by Fred Hunt

Cast: Chessie Vigran as Shirley Abramowitz, Maya Kirzner as Clara, Olivia Joy Reese as Young Shirley, Joel Lind as Mr. Abramowitz, Cathy Judge as Mrs. Abramowitz, Denise Stephens as Mrs. Kornblum/Bearded Lady, Victoria Covarrubias as Miss Glace, Rich Schmaltz as Mr. Hilton, Sophia Rae Sheppard as Evie Slotnick/Mary, Jacob Rohrig as Jackie Saurfield/King James/Santa Claus, Parker Culp as Ira Pushkov/Hawker/Myles Standish/Ebenezer Scrooge, Melissa Sheppard as Teacher/Sideshow Hawker, David Escobedo-Arreola as Pedro Maldanado/Angel Gabriel, Omer Lyons Siler as Lester/Pilgrim #2, James Covarrubias as Henry Brown/Joseph, Grace Critzer as Wise Man #1, Leah Bracknell as Anna Ling/Wise Man #2, Nevaeh Darson as Sofia Sabatino/Squanto/Wise Man #3, Mikayla Baldwin as Priscilla Mullins/King Herod, Hope Eulenburg as Statue of Liberty/Grandmother, Luigina Yerino as Gypsy Fortune Teller/Hawker, Morgan Tracy as Tiny Tim/Pilgrim Woman, Jamiyah Estes as Shepherd #1, Londen Murray as Shepherd #2, Rebecca Baldwin as Pilgrim #1/Innkeeper & Lily Larsen as Ghost of Christmas Past

Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Margulies weaves together nostalgia, music and merriment in this new seasonal classic. A holiday show for people of all ages and all faiths, CONEY ISLAND CHRISTMAS introduces us to Shirley Abramowitz, a young Jewish girl who (much to her immigrant parents’ exasperation) is cast as Jesus in the school’s Christmas pageant. As Shirley, now much older, recounts the memorable story to her great-granddaughter, the play captures a timeless and universal tale of what it means to be an American during the holidays.

  • Thu-Fri, Dec. 7-8 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Dec. 9 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 10 at 2pm

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November 14, 2017 · 2:18 pm

A CHRISTMAS STORY The Musical Runs Dec. 5-10

Production Photo from A Christmas Story. October 29, 2015.

Chris Carsten as Jean Shepherd & Myles Moore as Ralphie. Photo by Jesse Scheve.

A CHRISTMAS STORY The Musical
Broadway in Cincinnati
Dec. 5-10
Aronoff Center [Downtown]

Ralphie Parker wants only one thing for Christmas: an official Red Ryder® Carbine-Actions 200-shot Range Model Air Rifle. A Christmas Story, The Musical is the hilarious account of Ralphie’s desperate quest to ensure that this most perfect of gifts ends up under his tree this Christmas.

  • Tue-Thu, Dec. 5-7 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Dec. 8 at 8pm
  • Sat, Dec. 9 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 10 at 1pm & 6:30pm

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