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March 6, 2019 · 12:30 pm

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati Presents SLEEPING BEAUTY

World-premiering at the Taft Theatre this spring!

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Aurora as imagined by Nate Xopher: illustrator, cartoonist, and creator of the comic, The Wyld.

CINCINNATI:  The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s world-premiere production of SLEEPING BEAUTY wakes up the Taft Theatre April 27-May 6, 2019.

A clever take on the classic fairy tale, this new rock musical comedy is packed with humor, heart and a powerful message!

The impulsive but courageous Princess Aurora (who prefers “Rory”) doesn’t quite fit in with the other princesses in ‘Princess School.’  After meeting her prince by kissing a frog (because how else do you meet guys in Princess School) Rory sets out on her own to discover all the Kingdom has to offer. Along the way, she encounters her evil Fairy Godmother, the Magnificent Magnilda, who placed a curse on Rory when she was a child, causing her to fall into a deep sleep. This sleeping beauty will awaken only with a kiss from her prince. Once she is fully awake and ready to rock, the feisty Princess Rory begins a whirlwind quest to save her Princess Schoolmates: Snow White, The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, the Snow Queen and Rapunzel, and defeat Magnilda.

Story and book by Ken Jones, music by Jamey Strawn and lyrics by Christine Jones.  The show will be directed by Ken Jones and choreographed by Eric Byrd.  In addition, Kevin Frisch and the Frisch Marionette Company are designing at 20-foot dragon appearing in the production.

The creators of Sleeping Beauty previously wrote TCT’s 2016 production of Snow White and the Dancing Dwarfs, and TCT’s 2013 holiday production of The Day Before Christmas as well as other successful shows including:  Burgertown, CHURCH GIRLS, and A. LINCOLN: A Pioneer Tale.

Showtimes for SLEEPING BEAUTY include:

  • Saturday, April 27 at 2 PM* (this performance is signed for the hearing impaired)
  • Sunday, April 28 at 2 PM and 5 PM
  • Friday, May 3 at 7:30 PM
  • Saturday, May 4 at 2 PM and 5 PM
  • Sunday, May 5 at 2 PM

All of The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s Broadway-style MainStage productions, including SLEEPING BEAUTY, are performed in the historic Taft Theatre, 5th and Sycamore Streets in Downtown Cincinnati. Tickets start at $10.  1-800-745-3000 and www.ticketmaster.com.

School performances of SLEEPING BEAUTY will be held April 30-May 3 and May 6, 2019 during the daytime hours.  For details about how to purchase tickets to TCT’s school performances, visit www.thechildrenstheatre.com.

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s production of SLEEPING BEAUTY is made possible by the generosity of Production Sponsor P&G; Season Sponsors H.B., E. W. and F. R. Luther Foundation and the Charles H. Dater Foundation; and ArtsWave and the generosity of almost 40,000 contributors to the ArtsWave Community Campaign.  The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.  Media sponsors are LOCAL 12 and Q102. 

CAST

  • Narrator/Bishop…Brandon Bentley
  • Ensemble…Evan Blust
  • Ensemble…Cammi Caldwell
  • Grinhilda, Little Mermaid…Jordan Collins
  • Trinhilda, Cinderella…Lauren Everett
  • Prince Phillip …George Ivan
  • Ensemble…Alyssa Johnson
  • Prince Christopher…Sam Johnson
  • Prince Edward…A. James Jones
  • Prince Charming…Evan Koons
  • Prince William…Matt Krieg
  • Ensemble…Kevin Lausche
  • Ensemble…Caleb McKenzie
  • Prinhilda, Snow Queen…Ashley Morton
  • Ensemble…Claire Northcut
  • Brinhilda, Snow White…Mikayla Renfrow
  • Queen Genevieve …Ella Rivera
  • Ensemble…Kara Scullin
  • King Charles, Prince Frederick…Spenser Smith
  • Drinhilda, Rapunzel…Renee Stoltzfus
  • Aurora…Jenna VanWeelden
  • Magnilda the Magnificent…Michelle Wells

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March 6, 2019 · 10:20 am

FIX ME, JESUS Runs April 5-13

MLT_Fix Me Jesus logoFIX ME, JESUS
Middletown Lyric Theatre
April 5-13
[Middletown]

Directed by Charley Shafor

Cast: Betty Coulter as Grandmother, Melodie LaNicca as Mrs. Craig, Megan Rehberg as Annabell, Jef Smith as Dr. Maxwell Feld, Emma Sweeten as Young Annabell & Amanda West as Mother

In a Dallas Texas, Neiman Marcus changing room, on the most important day of her life, Annabelle Armstrong frantically searches for the perfect dress. A rising star in the Texas Democratic Party, Annabelle is trapped in the Reagan eighties. Her political career, love affair, finances, and family relations are in crisis; and strong-minded characters from her past begin to appear from behind the changing room mirror. FIX ME, JESUS is a dark comedy—the hilarious, timely, and poignant story of a woman who finds herself at the epicenter of history and politics, struggling for personal independence and social justice against the lifelong theft of her own power. This production contains adult language.

  • Fri-Sat, April 5-6 at 8pm
  • Fri, April 12 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 13 at 3pm & 8pm

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March 6, 2019 · 10:01 am

DARKNESS DAWNS Runs April 5-13

PLOTT_Darkness Dawns logoDARKNESS DAWNS
P.L.O.T.T. Performers
April 5-13
The Schoolhouse Restaurant [Camp Dennison]

Cast: Sharon Rose Tyahur, Cathy Woodruff, Elaine Griffin Michael, Nan Bongiani, Anne LaMar, Sharon Faye Hollon, Renee Maria & Chris Hayslett

The Seven Deadly Sins can actually prove to be the lucky seven. Wrongs become rights as no’s become yes’s. Losses become wins and lies become truths. Crooked roads become straight highways. This becomes that as empty hearts become full. In the end, the darkness will dawn. Interactive dinner show.

  • Fri-Sat, April 5-6 at 6:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 12-13 at 6:30pm

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March 6, 2019 · 9:51 am

ALL CHILDISH THINGS Runs April 5-13

SCCT_All Childish Things promoALL CHILDISH THINGS
Sinclair Community College Theatre
April 5-13
Building 2 Black Box Theatre [Dayton]

Directed by Nelson Sheeley

A band of Star Wars enthusiasts creates a “can’t-fail,” get-rich-quick scheme to raid Kenner Toys’ secret warehouseand steal all the collectibles they can.

  • Fri-Sat, April 5-6* at 8pm
  • Sun, April 7* at 2pm
  • Thu, April 11 at 7pm*
  • Fri-Sat, April 12-13 at 8pm
    *ASL interpreted

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March 5, 2019 · 12:17 pm

New Music Ensemble Celebrates Imagery and Artistry at NKU SOTA

NKU_Zohn Collective

Zohn Collective.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY – Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts welcomes new music ensemble Zohn Collective on March 20, who will be performing an evening of modern piano trios in collaboration with videographer José Camacho and famed, Mexican cartoonist, José Ignacio Solórzano (a.k.a. “Jis”).

All works on the program relate to the idea of music as a powerful gateway to memory. Audience members may recognize the Ives Trio, which is flecked with numerous quotations of American folk and popular music. Ives evokes memories from his own personal life as well as memories from the collective American consciousness. Other works on the program were written by Daniel Pesca and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, both members of Zohn Collective, and also deal with the idea of music and memory.

“The performance will stimulate audiences to respond more creatively to contemporary and 20th-century chamber music while creating an experience to reflect on the relationship between music, imagery, and memory,” said Hanna Hurwitz, co-director of Zohn Collective and lecturer of violin at NKU SOTA. “The information about the works will be integrated as an artistic, rather than descriptive, component of the event. The intention is to refract that information through a combination of visual and auditory means that gives space for individualized reflection and fluid interpretation.”

Founded in 2017, Zohn Collective is a contemporary music collective, which seeks to produce and perform artist-driven projects generated by its members. For this reason, the diversity of backgrounds, interests, and expertise of each member is an essential and vibrant element of the group’s model. The ensemble core is comprised of nine members, which includes instrumental performers, composers, and a conductor, however, the group may expand or contract as dictated by the repertory of each project. The group recently performed with internationally recognized puppet company, La Coperacha, at the Festival de Mayo in Guadalajara, Mexico, and has given performances and workshops at the University of Kentucky, Belmont University, Oberlin Conservatory, Notre Dame, and University of Chicago.

“Jis” José Ignacio Solórzano is a renowned cartoonist, conceptual artist, and radio personality born in 1963 in Guadalajara, México. He has been a longstanding contributor to many of the preeminent newspapers and magazines in Mexico (La Jornada, Milenio, Galimatías, among others) and is co-author of the fabled comic strip “El Santos”. He has presented numerous exhibits of his work at noted galleries in Mexico and abroad and published several books with his drawings, comic strips, and cartoons, for including one in English, titled Cats don’t exist for Fantagraphics.

Zohn Collective will perform Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 7 p.m. in Greaves Concert Hall at NKU. Admission is free and open to the public. Parking is available for patrons in Lots D & I on campus. For more information about NKU’s School of the Arts, please visit nku.edu/sota or follow on social media @NKUSOTA.

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