Monthly Archives: March 2022

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM Runs April 20-May 15

WFIT_Forum logoA FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre
April 20-May 15
[East Price Hill]

Directed by Bob Brunner
Music directed by Michael Kennedy
Choregraphed by Kate Stark

Cast: Jeremiah Plessinger as Pseudolus, Elliot Handkins as Hero, Hayley Isabella Warfel as Philia, Harold Murphy as Senex, Annie Schneider as Domina, Jimmy McDonald as Hysterium, John Dorney as Marcus Lycus, Matt Lovell as Erronius, Christopher Wells as Miles Gloriosus, Cassidy Steele as Tintinabula, Ashley Olivia Morton as Panacea, Ian Timothy Forsgren as Geminea, Jordan Ward as Geminea, Jensen Riley as Vibrata, Sarah Condon as Gymnasia, Zac Holman as Protean & Kelsey Schwarber as Protean

Sondheim’s joyous, musical romp through Rome has desperate lovers, scheming neighbors and secrets behind every toga.

  • Wed-Thu, April 20-21 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 22-23 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 24 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, April 27-28 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 29-30 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 1 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, May 4-5 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 6-7 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 8 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, May 11-12 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 13-14 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 15 at 2pm

Official page | Facebook event

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Auditons Announced for CABARET at Cincinnati Actor’s Studio & Academy

CASA_logoWillkommen to the Summer Series at Cincinnati Actor’s Studio & Academy (CASA)!

CASA is doing CABARET this summer!!

Audition information is now available!! Rehearsals in June and July. Performances between July 29 and Aug 7. Stipends will be offered.

About: CABARET is a 1966 musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Joe Masteroff. Daring, provocative, and exuberantly entertaining, Cabaret explores the dark and heady life of Bohemian Berlin as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich.

All performers age 16 and up are welcome, and we are specifically looking for a trans woman dancer for the role of Texas. The cast/crew list will be sent out no later than April 15, 2022.

Video auditions only. Please email audition videos (see website for details), headshot, and resume to casastudioacademy@gmail.com no later than APRIL 1, 2022! YouTube links or Google Drive Links are just dandy.

See website for more details/ specific audition information: www.casastudioacademy.com

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Mars Hill Academy to Present ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

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Lydia Cunningham of Liberty Twp., Peyton Hutchinson of Cincinnati, Anna Tipton of Loveland, and Molly Hicks of Cincinnati.

Two murderous old ladies, a Theodore Roosevelt impersonator, and a Boris Karloff look-alike. The Brewsters are one of the most well-respected families in Brooklyn, but is there more than meets the eye? Find out as a cast of Mars Hill Academy Rhetoric School students bring to life the farcical and macabre tale of “Arsenic and Old Lace” by Joseph Kesserling, April 7-9.

“Full of unexpected twists and turns, witty repartee, and middle-of-the-night mishaps, ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ is a classic comedy for all ages,” said Headmaster Mike McKenna, who is making his directing debut at MHA.

Kind-hearted Mortimer Brewster has just gotten engaged to the girl next door, Elaine Harper. When he visits his sweet spinster aunts to share the news, Mortimer unwittingly opens the lid on buried family secrets. The two seemingly harmless ladies have been poisoning lonely old men with their special elderberry wine as an act of charity.

Hilarity ensues as one visitor after another stops by, and the Brewsters must try to protect the skeletons in the cellar. Mortimer warns Elaine, “Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops.”

Performances are Thursday-Saturday, April 7-9 at 7 p.m. and a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. at Parrish Auditorium, 1601 University Blvd., in Hamilton. Tickets are available from seatyourself.biz/marshill and are $18 for premium seats and $15 for select. All seats are assigned.

Cast members include:
Cara Admiraal of Mason; Case Anderson of Maineville; Lydia Cunningham of Liberty Twp.; Zeke Forster of Clarksville; Molly Hicks of Cincinnati; Jeremiah Hoffman of Mason; Kaiya Knodel of Springboro; Bethany Kuechly of West Chester Twp.; Grace Lewandowski of Pleasant Plain; Sadie Miller of Maineville; Noelle Min of Mason; Elijah Mullucey of Lebanon; Peyton Hutchinson of Cincinnati; Evan Sheldon of Fairfield; Nicholas Sheldon of Fairfield; Rachel Tipton of Loveland; and Janie Wehmeyer of Cincinnati.

How to go:

What: Mars Hill Academy presents “Arsenic and Old Lace”

When: April 7-9, 7 p.m.; Saturday matinee at 2 p.m.

Where: Parrish Auditorium, 1601 University Blvd., Hamilton, OH 45011

Tickets: $18, premium seats; $15, select. Available at seatyourself.biz/marshill or at the box office.

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Disney’s FROZEN Runs April 20-May 1

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Caroline Bowman as Elsa. Photo by Deen van Meer.

Disney’s FROZEN
Broadway in Cincinnati
April 20-May 1
Aronoff Center [Downtown]

Critics are calling FROZEN, “A can’t miss Broadway event” (NBC), and now it’s joining Disney’s smash hit musicals The Lion King and Aladdin on tour across North America! FROZEN is an all-new production created for the stage by an award-winning creative team, led by Academy Award® winners Jennifer Lee, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and Tony Award®-winning director Michael Grandage. It features the songs you know and love from the original film plus an expanded score with a dozen new musical numbers.

FROZEN is an unforgettable, magical adventure, which Newsday calls, “A serious megahit with amazing special effects, eye-popping costumes, and incredible performances.” It’s a theatrical experience like no other, so let yourself go.

  • Wed, April 20 at 7:30pm
  • Thu, April 21 at 1pm & 7:30pm
  • Fri, April 22 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 23 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, April 24 at 1pm & 6:30pm
  • Tue-Thu April 26-28 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, April 29 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 30 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, May 1 at 1pm & 6:30pm

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Dance Theatre of Harlem | May 17-18 | Aronoff Center

CAA_Dance Theatre of Harlem logo2May 17-18, 2022
Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall

CINCINNATI, OH – The Cincinnati Ballet and the Cincinnati Arts Association are proud to present New York City’s acclaimed Dance Theatre of Harlem for two performances only – Tuesday, May 17 and Wednesday, May 18, 7:30 PM, at the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall.

Tickets are on sale now at www.cballet.org, 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.

Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) tours nationally and internationally, delivering a powerful vision for ballet in the 21st century. The multi-ethnic company performs forward-thinking repertoire of treasured classics, neoclassical works by George Balanchine and resident choreographer Robert Garland, and innovative contemporary works that use the language of ballet to celebrate Black culture. In addition to performance, DTH activities carry a message of empowerment through the arts by engaging the community through educational activities for audiences and youth.

In 1969, at the height of the civil rights movement, Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook founded Dance Theatre of Harlem. Shortly after the assassination of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mitchell was inspired to start a school that would offer children – especially those in Harlem, the community in which he was born – the opportunity to learn about dance and the allied arts. Now in its sixth decade, Dance Theatre of Harlem has achieved unprecedented success, bringing innovative and bold new forms of artistic expression to audiences in New York City, across the country, and around the world.

For more information, visit www.dancetheatreofharlem.org.

CALENDAR INFORMATION

WHAT:                 Dance Theatre of Harlem

WHEN:                Tuesday, May 17 – 7:30 PM

Wednesday, May 18 – 7:30 PM

WHERE:               Aronoff Center for the Arts – Procter & Gamble Hall

PRICE:                  $104.00 | $89.00 | $74.00| $57.00| $44.00| $34.00. Additional service fees may apply.

INFO:                   Founded in 1969, at the height of the civil rights movement, Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) tours nationally and internationally, delivering a powerful vision for ballet in the 21st century. The multi-ethnic company performs forward-thinking repertoire of treasured classics, neoclassical works by George Balanchine and resident choreographer Robert Garland, and innovative contemporary works that use the language of ballet to celebrate Black culture

TICKET INFORMATION – on sale now

www.cballet.org
www.CincinnatiArts.org
(513) 621-ARTS [2787]
Aronoff Center Ticket Office
Group sales (10 or more): (513) 977-4157

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS

CINCINNATI BALLET – 2021-22 SEASON SPONSORS:
Victoria Morgan’s 25th Anniversary Season presented by PNC, Rhonda & Larry A. Sheakley, Margaret and Michael Valentine, ArtsWave, Mercy Health, Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund, Ohio Arts Council, The Austin E. Knowlton Foundation

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION – SEASON SPONSORS: AMERITAS (Founding Season Sponsor), FIFTH THIRD BANK (Lifetime Endowment Partner), CINCINNATI-NORTHERN KENTUCKY HONDA DEALERS, LOCAL 12 WKRC-TV, The P&G FUND of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATON – SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS:  21C Museum Hotel, Cincinnati Herald, CityBeat, Fairfield Inn & Suites Cincinnati Uptown/University Area, Graphic Village, Heidelberg Distributing, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Cincinnati Downtown, Pepsi, Skyline Chili, TriHealth

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