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January 3, 2018 · 10:58 am

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati Presents MADAGASCAR: A Musical Adventure This February at the Taft Theatre

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Matt Krieg as Alex the Lion & A. James Jones as Marty the Zebra. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati presents MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE February 10-19, 2018 at the Taft Theatre. Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip, hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound onto the Taft Theatre stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime.

Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE follows all of your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar.   With ten new songs added, including the film’s pop favorite “I Like to Move It, Move It,” MADAGASCAR, A MUSICAL ADVENTURE is brought vividly to life on stage in a high-energy production under the direction of Aubrey Berg. Producing Artistic Director, Roderick Justice, calls this show a creative celebration of friendship that will be fun for the whole family!

Book by Kevin Del Aguila. Original Music and Lyrics by George Noriega & Joel Someillan.  Directed by Aubrey Berg.  Choreographed by Eric Byrd.

MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE presented by The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, February 10-19, 2018.  Saturday, February 10 at 2 PM* (this performance is signed for the hearing impaired), Sunday, February 11 at 2 PM, Sunday, February 11 at 5 PM, Friday, February 16 at 7:30 PM, Saturday, February 17 at 2 PM, Saturday, February 17 at 5 PM, Sunday, February 18 at 2 PM at the Taft Theatre, 5th and Sycamore Streets in Downtown Cincinnati. Tickets start at $10.  1-800-745-3000 and  www.ticketmaster.com.

School performances of MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE will be held February 13-16 & 19 during the daytime hours. TCT’s Sensory Friendly performance will be held on Monday, February 19 at 9:45 AM. This performance is intended for individuals on the autism spectrum, as well as children (and adults) with other special needs who may benefit. To create a sensory-friendly performance, the show is performed in a welcoming, supportive environment for those with sensory challenges.  Slight adjustments to lighting and sound are made and effects such as fog, strobes, and lights that extend into the audience are minimalized.  A downloadable Social Narrative (in Word format) is made available on the TCT website one week before the performance.  At the theater, TCT provides an area staffed by specialists in the field where patrons can take a break from the performance if necessary, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has trained staff on hand.  For details about how to purchase tickets to TCT’s school or Sensory-Friendly performances, visit www.thechildrenstheatre.com.

The cast (in alphabetical order):

  • Skipper/Larz/Ensemble KYLE ANGEL
  • Kowalski/Ensemble ANDREW BLAKE
  • Rico/Lynn/Ensemble MADELEINE BURGOON
  • King Julien/Ensemble CHRIS LOGAN CARTER
  • Candy/Maurice/Ensemble LISA DeROBERTS
  • Private/Ensemble EILEEN EARNEST
  • Zeke/Ensemble CALEB FARLEY
  • Alex A. JAMES JONES
  • Zelda/Mort/Old Lady/Ensemble KRISTI ROSE MILLS
  • Female Swing MADDI O’CONNELL
  • Ensemble/Dance Captain RACHEL PERIN
  • Gloria JOY ROLLAND-OBA
  • Melman SPENSER SMITH
  • Marty KELCEY STEELE
  • Mason/Ensemble KYLE TAYLOR

Understudies:

  • Marty, Alex CHRIS LOGAN CARTER
  • Zelda EILEEN EARNEST
  • Melman, Mason CALEB FARLEY
  • Gloria KRISTI ROSE MILLS
  • Candy, Maurice RACHEL PERIN
  • Julien, Penguins KYLE TAYLOR

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s production of MADAGASCAR: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE is made possible by the generosity of almost 40,000 contributors to the ArtsWave Community Campaign.  Season Sponsors are the Charles H. Dater Foundation, the H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Foundation, and the Marge and Charles J. Schott Foundation.  This program is made possible in part by state tax dollars allocated by the Ohio Legislature to the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically.  TriHealth sponsors this production’s Dress Run.  Media sponsors are LOCAL 12 and Q102.

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January 3, 2018 · 10:33 am

Enter The Carnegie’s Golden Ticket Giveaway for a Chance to Win Tickets to ROALD DAHL’S WILLY WONKA

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Angie Alexander Nally as Mrs. Gloop.

We’re getting ready to transform our historic building into a land of pure imagination for our production of ROALD DAHL’S WILLY WONKA. Special for this production, we’ve partnered with Chick-fil-A Northern Kentucky for an exciting “Golden Ticket” giveaway.

January 2-11, 2018 children are invited to create and submit their most fantastical Willy Wonka coloring page for a chance to win a “Golden Ticket” prize pack from Chick-fil-A and The Carnegie that includes:

  • A family 4-pack of tickets to WILLY WONKA
  • A $300 grant from Chick-fil-A Northern Kentucky to their school or home school arts or music program.

Children can download their coloring contest entry form here or visit one of four participating Chick-fil-A Northern Kentucky locations. Once their magical creations are complete, simply return them to a participating Chick-fil-A Northern Kentucky restaurant. As a bonus for entering, when your child turns in their entry, they’ll receive a complimentary Chick-fil-A kids meal!

One winner will be selected from each restaurant on January 12. Contest open to children 12 and under. No purchase necessary. 

Participating Locations:

Fort Wright – 3436 Madison Pike Route 17
Houston Road – 4980 Houston Rd.
Mall Road – 8050 Mall Rd. 
Newport Pavilion – 95 Carothers Rd. 

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January 3, 2018 · 10:02 am

PINOCCHIO Will Bring Imaginations to Life in City-Wide Tour

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Photo by Tony Arrasmith/Arrasmith & Associates.

Cincinnati Playhouse’s latest Off the Hill Production runs Jan. 20-Feb. 18

CINCINNATI—The Playhouse in the Park’s popular Off the Hill series starts the new year with PINOCCHIO beginning Jan. 20. The story, adapted by Toby Hulse from the original stories written by Carlo Collodi, runs through February 18 at community centers across the region.

A well-loved story, PINOCCHIO is about a wooden puppet of the same name full of childlike whimsy that was brought to life by the lonely toymaker Gepetto. The play is packed with playful antics, magical creatures, madcap comedy and dollops of fun for the whole family from age 6 and up.

“I think Pinocchio is an irresistible character,” says Playhouse Senior Directing Fellow Cait Robinson, who directs the show. “I want children to be able to fall in love with and identify with him — his love of singing and dancing, his silly sense of humor and the way he grows wiser and kinder over the course of the play.”

Robinson invites the audience to expand their imaginations every step of the way. Three performers take on the script’s two-dozen characters of humans, animals and magical creatures, while donning original wardrobe pieces created by Playhouse artisans. Painted panels and curtains transform the world of the story from the comfort of Geppetto’s toyshop to the wild of the woods to the depths of the ocean.

“PINOCCHIO is a classic tale that is still relevant and exciting for kids as well as parents,” says Director of Education and Community Engagement Daunielle Rasmussen. “It is an intergenerational gem that is a joyful experience for the whole family from the youngest to the oldest member.”

PINOCCHIO tours the Greater Cincinnati area from Jan. 20 to Feb. 18. Recommended for ages 6 and up.

For information on locations and tickets, click here.

The Playhouse is supported by the generosity of more than 40,000 contributors to the ArtsWave Community Campaign. The Ohio Arts Council helps fund the Playhouse with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. The Playhouse also receives funding from the Shubert Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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January 3, 2018 · 9:45 am

SEX WITH STRANGERS Runs Feb. 1-18

HRTC_Sex With Strangers logoSEX WITH STRANGERS
Human Race Theatre Company
Feb. 1-18
Loft Theatre [Dayton]

Directed by Greg Hellems

Failed novelist Olivia meets Ethan, a celebrated (and much younger) writer made famous by his sexcapade tell-all blog, at a snowbound bed and breakfast, and their mutual attraction quickly gets hot and heavy. As a weekend tryst develops into a long-term romance, their personal and professional lives collide. Ethan seeks legitimacy, dismissing his bad boy reputation as nothing more than an invented character. Olivia has her doubts, but craves for the literary fame Ethan can offer her. Ambition, identity and trust are in play when online personas clash with real world expectations in this smart, steamy take on modern love.

  • Pay-What-You-Can open rehearsal, Wed, Jan. 31 at 8pm
  • In preview Thu, Feb. 1 at 8pm
  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 2-3 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 4 at 2pm & 7pm*
  • Tue-Wed, Feb. 6-7 at 7pm
  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 8-10 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 11 at 2pm
  • Tue-Wed, Feb. 13-14 at 7pm
  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 15-17 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 18 at 2pm
    *All tickets $10 at the door.

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January 3, 2018 · 9:24 am

Auditions Announced for ENCHANTED APRIL at Mason Community Players

MCP_logoMason Community Players is excited to announce auditions for our second show of 2018, ENCHANTED APRIL.  Join director Rebecca McLaughlin, and producer Dana Davis, at auditions on Saturday, January 13, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM or Tuesday, January 16, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Auditions on both days will be held at Theatre 42, located on 2752 S. US Route 42, Lebanon, OH 45036. The venue is just north of Mason on Route 42 one driveway to the right beyond the Southwest Golf Ranch.

Join us as we bring the classic, ENCHANTED APRIL, to the stage. The story follows two frustrated London housewives who decide to rent a villa in Italy for a holiday away from their bleak marriages. They decide to recruit two very different English women to share the cost and the experience. There, among the wisteria blossoms and Mediterranean sunshine, all four bloom again – rediscovering themselves in ways that they – and the audience – could never have expected.

Be prepared to for cold readings from the script.

Please be ready to provide your performance history and any scheduling conflicts you may have at auditions.

ENCHANTED APRIL will be presented on April 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 20th, and 21st.

ROLES

  • Lottie Wilton (Lead): Female, 30-45, a Hampstead housewife, embodies openness, uncertainty and vulnerability, the ideal of an Italian holiday is her Holy Grail, brings joy and hope to the mix of the women and is most attuned to the transformation possible in this process.
  • Rose Arnott (Lead): Female, 35-50, a Hampstead housewife, severe, emotionally taut and deeply sad, the loss of a child still haunts her, and she restrains her feelings constantly, she is called a “disappointed Madonna” by other characters, and until she is in Italy, this doesn’t shift for her, there, her sadness relaxes, and she finds her footing again with her husband and her life.
  • Lady Caroline Bramble (Lead): Female, 20-39, a classic 1920’s flapper, also a young woman haunted by loss and the exhaustion of the London social scene, she is of the manor born and a heralded beauty, she is also used to being pampered and petted, Italy changes Caroline’s resistance to real relationships and allows her another chance at love.
  • Mrs. Graves (Supporting): Female, 60-89, a London matron of high moral standards and expectations, Mrs. Graves walks with a stick and clings to the past with fervor and stubborn intention, Italy allows her to open up, connect to others and show a softer, kinder side.
  • Mellersh Wilton (Supporting): Male, 40-59, Lottie’s husband and a solicitor, forceful and respectful and thinks too much of himself, thrifty about household matters, Mellersh is extravagant about food and lacks patience for his wife’s “foolishness”, Italy gives him a new vantage point on her charms and re-establishes a kindly streak within him.
  • Frederick Arnott (Supporting): Male, 40-60, Rose’s husband and an author, writes salacious novels under a nom de plume, spends a great deal of time away from his wife and knows Lady Caroline in his “other” world, Italy returns Frederick to his wife and re-establishes the romance of their relationship.
  • Anthony Wilding (Supporting): Male, 30-49, an artist and the owner of the villa, Wilding is initially smitten with Rose, whom he assumes is a war widow, eventually he finds love with Lady Caroline, he is a kind and good man, though insecure.
  • Costanza (Supporting): Female, 40-69, the Italian housekeeper, required to perform her role in Italian, she is feisty, funny, and full of fire.

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