The celebration of life for Gary Wettengel, a long time member of Footlighters, is at 1pm on Sunday, July 29th.
It will be held at:
Clough United Methodist Church
2010 Wolfangel Road
Cincinnati, OH 45255
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Celebration of Life of Gary Wettengel
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RuPaul’s Drag Race WERQ THE WORLD Tour 2018 | Thu., Oct. 18 | Aronoff Center
(CINCINNATI, OH) – Voss Events, the producer of RuPaul’s Drag Race Werq the World Tour, has announced that Bob the Drag Queen will host the much-anticipated show at the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall on Thursday, October 18 at 9:00 PM. The previously-announced host, Michelle Visage, is no longer with the tour due to a schedule conflict. The event is part of Cincinnati Arts Association’s 2018-19 Presenting Season.
Tickets are on sale now at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office. Group discount tickets for ten or more are available by calling (513) 977-4157.
Host Bob the Drag Queen will introduce sickening live performances by some of the series’ most unforgettable queens, including newly crowned Season 10 winner Aquaria; runner-ups Asia O’Hara, Kameron Michaels, and Eureka; and veteran queens Kim Chi and Violet Chachki.
Bob the Drag Queen is best known for winning the eighth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. On the Emmy Award-winning TV series, Bob was noted for her focus on comedy, and won three challenges, including the recurring Snatch Game (where she portrayed Uzo Aduba and Carol Channing). Shortly after winning Drag Race, Bob released the single “Purse First” featuring DJ Mitch Ferrino. She also collaborated on the single “Yet Another Dig” in 2017, and contributed to the compilation album Christmas Queens 3.
In 2018, Bob debuted the podcast Sibling Rivalry on SoundCloud, with Rupaul’s Drag Race Season 10 sixth-place contestant Monét X Change as co-host. Bob appeared as a guest co-host alongside Trixie Mattel on The Trixie & Katya Show, filling in for regular co-host Katya during her hiatus. Her TV comedy special, Bob the Drag Queen: Suspiciously Large Woman, aired on Logo in July 2017.
Under the name of Caldwell Tidicue, Bob played the role of Belize in Berkeley Rep’s production of Angels in America from April to July 2018.
Produced by Voss Events, Drag Race producers World of Wonder, and VH1, the hilarity and hijinks will travel to thirty-two North American cities throughout the USA and Canada beginning September 5th in NYC and ending October 27th in Miami. Major stops along the way include Chicago, Toronto, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Following North America, the RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE 2018 WERQ THE WORLD tour will move on to Asia and Australia.
For more information, visit www.werqtheworld.com.
CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS
SEASON SONSORS: AMERITAS (Founding Season Sponsor), FIFTH THIRD BANK (Lifetime Endowment Partner), CINCINNATI-NORTHERN KENTUCKY HONDA DEALERS, FURNITURE FAIR, LOCAL12 WKRC, The P&G FUND of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS: 21C Museum Hotel, Cincinnati Herald, CityBeat, Courtyard Marriott & Residence Inn-Rookwood, Heidelberg Distributing, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Hyatt Regency-Cincinnati, Macy’s, Pepsi, Prosource, Skyline Chili, TriHealth, Ultimate Air Shuttle, Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc.
Founded in 1992, the Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is a not-for-profit organization that oversees the programming and management of the Tri-state’s finest performing arts venues – the Aronoff Center for the Arts and Music Hall – and is dedicated to supporting performing and visual arts. Each year, CAA presents a diverse schedule of events; serves upwards of 600,000 people in its venues; features the work of talented local, regional, and national artists in the Weston Art Gallery (located in the Aronoff Center); and supports the work of more than one dozen resident companies. Since the inception of its acclaimed arts education programs in 1995, CAA has reached more than 1.6 million students. For more information, visit www.CincinnatiArts.org.
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THE BOOK OF MORMON In-Person Lottery
“THE BEST MUSICAL OF THIS CENTURY.
Heaven on Broadway! A celebration of the privilege of living inside that improbable paradise called a musical comedy.”
Ben Brantley, THE NEW YORK TIMES
ANNOUNCES LOTTERY TICKET POLICY
PERFORMANCES BEGIN JULY 31, 2018
AT THE ARONOFF CENTER
CINCINNATI – THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, is pleased to announce a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins July 31 at the Aronoff Center and plays a limited one week engagement through August 5, 2018. In Cincinnati, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office, making a limited number of tickets available at $25 apiece.
The wildly popular lottery for the Broadway production has attracted as many as 800 entries at some performances. The producers of THE BOOK OF MORMON are pleased to offer low-priced lottery seats for every city on the National Tour.
Entries will be accepted at the box office beginning two and a half hours prior to each performance; each person will print their name and the number of tickets (1 or 2) they wish to purchase on a card that is provided. Two hours before curtain, names will be drawn at random for a limited number of tickets priced at $25 each. Only one entry is allowed per person. Cards are checked for duplication prior to drawing. Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and show valid ID to purchase tickets. Limit one entry per person and two tickets per winner. Tickets are subject to availability.
THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning creators of the landmark animated series, “South Park.” Tony Award-winner Lopez is co-creator of the long-running hit musical comedy, Avenue Q. The musical is choreographed by Tony Award-winner Casey Nicholaw(Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone) and is directed by Nicholaw and Parker.
THE BOOK OF MORMON is the winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Book (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Direction (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker), Best Featured Actress (Nikki M. James), Best Scenic Design (Scott Pask), Best Lighting Design (Brian MacDevitt), Best Sound Design (Brian Ronan) and Best Orchestrations (Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus); the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical; five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album; four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Musical, and the Drama League Award for Best Musical.
THE BOOK OF MORMON features set design by Scott Pask, costume design by Ann Roth, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt and sound design by Brian Ronan. Orchestrations are by Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus. Music direction and vocal arrangements are by Stephen Oremus.
The Original Broadway Cast Recording for THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, is available on Ghostlight Records.
THE BOOK OF MORMON will play the Aronoff Center, July 31 – August 5, 2018 with performances at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Friday at 8:00pm, Saturday at 2:00pm and 8:00pm and on Sunday at 1:00pm and 6:30pm. For more information, please visit BroadwayinCincinnati.com.
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Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati is 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 18/19 Season. LOCAL 12 is the official television station of the 18/19 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 Beautiful, Cats, 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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HORIZONS OF GOLD Runs Aug. 24-Sept. 2
HORIZONS OF GOLD
Merit Theatre Company
Aug. 24-Sept. 2
Anderson Center [Anderson Township]
Cast: Andrea Rachelle as Rose, Quinn Dorsey as Young Rose, Katelyn Fox as Margaret Thomas, Matt Dentino as John Bollen, Dan Docherty as Lawrence Thomas, Benjamin Iocco as Edward Thomas, Evan Rogers as William Thomas, Jonathan Smithe as Charlie Thomas, Elliet Malatesta as Opal, Graciela Grunkemeyer as Pearl, Rebecca Grunkemeyer as Nettie, Leah Giannattasio as Alice, Tim Lutz as Hank, Dave Kenniv as Otis, Mark Kozelek as Clarence, Christianna Lewis & Joseph David Lewis as Mama/Ensemble & Papa/Ensemble, Geri Campbell as Edith/Ensemble & Melody Rawlings as Ethel/Ensemble
Adult Ensemble: Katie Lutz, Mykenzie Steffen, John Masterson, Derrick Dinwiddie, Jonn Chickering, Abigail Kozelek, Steve Rawlings, Beth Kenniv, Rhonda Hanneken & Arielle Mantel
Youth Ensemble: Jessica Freeland, Jeremiah Smithe, Justin Smithe, Isabella Keyes, Tori Brinker, Ana Ashley, Lacy Rogers, Noah Steffen, Sarah Grunkemeyer, Quinn Dorsey, Seanna Kelley, Anna Camerer, Elisha Kenniv
- Fri, Aug. 24 at 7:30pm
- Sat, Aug. 25 at 2pm & 7:30pm
- Sun, Aug. 26 at 2pm
- Fri, Aug. 31 at 7:30pm
- Sat, Sept. 1 at 2pm & 7:30pm
- Sun, Sept. 2 at 2pm
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Cast Announced for MY FAIR LADY at Dayton Playhouse
Announcing the cast of Dayton Playhouse’s opening production for our 60th Season, MY FAIR LADY.
- Sarah Viola – Eliza Doolittle
- Brian Laughlin – Colonel Pickering
- Jackie Pfeifer – Mrs Eynsford-Hill
- Dodie Lockwood – Mrs. Higgins
- David Shough – Henry Higgins
- Drew Roby – Freddy Eynsford-Hill
- Brad Bishop – Alfred P. Doolittle
- CJ Suchyta – Bartender/Ensemble
- Mark Sharp – Harry/Ensemble
- Jim Spencer – Jamie/Ensemble
- Donna Bostwick – Mrs. Pearce
- Angele Price – Mrs. Hopkins
- Jamie McQuinn – Prof. Zoltan Karpathy
- Benjamin Jones – Bystander/Ensemble
- Steve Strawser – Lord Boxington/Ensemble
- Karla Enix – Lady Boxington/Ensemble
- Elainah Skaroupka – Flower Girl/Ensemble
- Shana Fishbein – Maid/Ensemble
- Stacey Brewer – Maid/Ensemble
- Amber Pfeifer – Maid/Ensemble
- Jamie Pavlofsky – Ascot Maid/Ensemble
- Annie Sayers – Ascot Maid/Ensemble
- Neve Barker – Maid/Ensemble
- Cathy Long – Ensemble
- Marabeth Klejna – Ensemble
Director Brian Sharp is still looking for additional men for Ensemble roles.
BREAK A LEG, everyone!
Performances run Sept. 14-30. For more information visit http://wordpress.thedaytonplayhouse.com/.
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Behind the Curtain Cincinnati 