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January 24, 2018 · 1:45 pm

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Runs Feb. 22-March 4

CCM_Jesus Christ Superstar promoJESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
UC College-Conservatory of Music
Feb. 22-March 4
Patricia Corbett Theater [University Heights]

Directed & choreographed by Diane Lala
Music directed by Roger Grodsky

What’s the buzz? CCM presents the first hit by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice! A timeless work, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR has wowed audiences for over 40 years. The rock opera is based on the last week of Jesus’ life. Set against the backdrop of an extraordinary and universally known series of events, the story is told through the eyes of Judas Iscariot. A true global phenomenon, the iconic 1970s rock score contains such well-known numbers as “Superstar,” “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” and “Gethsemane.”

  • Thu-Fri, Feb. 22-23 at 8pm
  • Sat, Feb. 24 at 2pm &  8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 25 at 2pm
  • Wed-Fri, Feb. 28-March 2 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 3 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 4 at 2pm

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January 23, 2018 · 4:46 pm

SCHOOL OF ROCK Runs Feb. 21-March 4

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Rob Colletti & Phoenix Schuman in the School of RockTour. © Matthew Murphy.

SCHOOL OF ROCK
Broadway in Cincinnati
Feb. 21-March 4
Aronoff Center

Based on the hit film, this hilarious new musical follows Dewey Finn, a wannabe rock star posing as a substitute teacher who turns a class of straight-A students into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. This high-octane smash features 14 new songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber, all the original songs from the movie and musical theater’s first-ever kids rock band playing their instruments live on stage.

  • Wed, Feb. 21 at 7:30pm
  • Thu, Feb. 22 at 1pm & 7:30pm
  • Fri, Feb. 23 at 8pm
  • Sat, Feb. 24 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 25 at 1pm & 6:30pm
  • Tue-Thu, Feb. 27-March 1 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, March 2 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 3 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 4 at 1pm & 6:30pm

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January 23, 2018 · 4:04 pm

SERIALS! 8: LIGHTNING CUBE Runs Feb. 19-April 16

KTC_Serials 8 logoSERIALS 8: LIGHTNING CUBE
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Feb. 19-April 16
[Over-the-Rhine]

How does it work?

15 minute episodes of new plays, every two weeks, for a total of 5 installments.

Every week, YOU, the audience, votes on which 3 plays will continue for another episode, and which 2 will be banished to a dystopian theatrical wasteland!

The authors of the banished plays will then have to create entirely new stories which will take the stage two episodes later.

  • Mon, Feb. 19 at 7:30pm
    • A NOIR TOO FAR by Gray Shaw
    • TRUTH, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY by Carmel Rechnitzer
    • THE COLOR OF LEAVES by Isaiah-Mikel Reaves
    • WINSTON MUST DIE by Chase Johnson
    • ALL’S FAIRE by Alexx Rouse, Zach Robinson & Robert Macke
  • Mon, March 5 at 7:30pm
    • ALL’S FAIRE by Alexx Rouse, Zach Robinson & Robert Macke
    • THE COLOR OF LEAVES by Isaiah-Mikel Reaves
    • WINSTON MUST DIE by Chase Johnson
    • WHAT’S GOING ON UNDER 12 BLEEKER STREET by Hannah Gregory
    • TO BE DETERMINED by Chris Wesselman
  • Mon, March 19 at 7:30pm
    • ALL’S FAIRE by Alexx Rouse, Zach Robinson & Robert Macke
    • THE COLOR OF LEAVES by Isaiah-Mikel Reaves
    • WHAT’S GOING ON UNDER 12 BLEEKER STREET by Hannah Gregory
    • THE CONVERSATION by John Bromels
    • CAMP RAVENWOOD AND THE MYSTERY OF WHO KILLED HUEY by Laura Berkemeier
  • Mon, April 2 at 7:30pm
    • ALL’S FAIRE by Alexx Rouse, Zach Robinson & Robert Macke
    • CAMP RAVENWOOD AND THE MYSTERY OF WHO KILLED HUEY by Laura Berkemeier
    • THE CONVERSATION by John Bromels
    • LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL by Jeremy Long
    • NOT JUST A SOUND
  • Mon, April 16 at 7:30pm
    • ALL’S FAIRE by Alexx Rouse, Zach Robinson & Robert Macke
    • CAMP RAVENWOOD AND THE MYSTERY OF WHO KILLED HUEY by Laura Berkemeier
    • THE CONVERSATION by John Bromels
    • LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL by Jeremy Long
    • WHAT’S GOING ON UNDER 12 BLEEKER STREET by Hannah Gregory
    • TRUTH, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY by Carmel Rechnitzer

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January 23, 2018 · 3:45 pm

THE GAME’S AFOOT Runs Feb. 16-March 3

SSP_The Games Afoot logoTHE GAME’S AFOOT
Sunset Players
Feb. 16-March 3
Arts Center at Dunham [West Price Hill]

Directed by John Wesseling

It is December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired for his Sherlock Holmes portrayal, has invited his cast members for a weekend at his Connecticut castle. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. It’s up to Gillette who assumes the role of Holmes, to track down the killer. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.

  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 16 & 17 at 8pm
  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 23-24 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 25 at 3pm
  • Thu-Sat, March 1-3 at 8pm

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January 23, 2018 · 2:03 pm

2019 Season Announced by Mason Community Players

MCP_logoMCP has chosen the shows for 2019!

Kicking off 2019 will be THE VISIT directed by Alex Lisa. Alex has been a member of MCP since she was a very young lady. Alex will be making her directorial debut. She will be a high school senior in her final semester as she takes on this tense drama.

The Spring show will be SHEAR MADNESS directed by Michael Easterling. Michael joined MCP this past summer as Uncle Henry and the Gatekeeper in The Wizard of Oz. Michael will bring us one of the longest-running non-musical plays in the world. This who-dunit is dependent upon audience participation for its finale. You will want to be there to help determine how it all comes out in the end.

The 2019 summer musical is dependent upon the rights becoming available this Fall, so we cannot announce it as yet. It will be directed by Susan Berger, if all goes well … and, yes, there is a back-up plan in the event that rights are still withheld.

In the Fall, we will return to Tuna, Texas for the final installment in the Tuna series. It will be time to say farewell to the hilarious residents of the third smallest town in the state as TUNA DOES VEGAS. Laureen Catlin will once again be at the helm.

And wrapping up the 2019 season will be the highly acclaimed musical THE LAST 5 YEARS directed by Jason Gonzalez. It will be Jason’s first direction for MCP. Jason is an experienced veteran, not only of MCP, but of other area community theatres.

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