Monthly Archives: August 2022

August 24, 2022 · 8:46 am

Disney DESCENDANTS the Musical Runs Sept. 22-25

RISEUP_Disney Descendants logoDisney DESCENDANTS the Musical
Rise Up Performing Arts
Sept. 22-25
Fairfield Freshman Building

It is present-day, and in the kingdom of Auradon, all of Disney’s beloved heroes and royalty are living happily ever after, safe from the terrifying villains and troublesome sidekicks they have banished to the magic-free Isle of the Lost. That is until Ben, the benevolent teenage son of Belle and King Adam (The Beast), offers a chance of redemption for the troublemaking offspring of the evilest villains. Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos – the children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Cruella De Vil, and Jafar – are welcomed to Auradon Prep to attend school with the children of their parents’ sworn enemies. Now entering a completely foreign world and way of life, the four Villain Kids have a difficult choice to make: should they follow in their parents’ wicked footsteps or learn to be good?

  • Thu-Fri, Sept. 22-23 at 7pm
  • Sat, Sept. 24 at 2pm & 6pm
  • Sun, Sept. 25 at 2pm & 5pm

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August 23, 2022 · 1:41 pm

ALL YOUR FRIENDS ARE DEAD Quick Review

MISC_All Your Friends are Dead promoOkay, gang: I’m stepping out of my usual comfort zone for a local movie review.

I caught ALL YOUR FRIENDS ARE DEAD at a preview on August 11th. You can see the one-night-only local premiere this Thursday, Aug. 25th at 8pm at the Esquire Theatre in Clifton.

Think Friday the 13th meets The Big Chill as a group of high school friends reunite decades later in the very woods where they were last together as a group.

Produced on a shoe-string budget, AYFAD is written and co-directed by local comedian Ricky Glore who also plays Matt, a former wrestling star who peaked in his “glory days” of high school. A drunken email to members of his high school “pack” serves as the imputes for the reunion. Little do they know a killer is among them.

Glore’s fondness for the genre is easily evident. The movie is a bit more comical than you normally get with a slasher film, with some fun over-the-top characters and a cornucopia of grisly, blood-spattering deaths that you come to expect in a slasher film.

If I would have one complaint, it felt like Matt’s downward spiral was given a bit too much screen time that might have been better spent fleshing out the backstory of the remainder of the “pack.” Once the deaths start, they come fast and furious as the movie charges to its resolution. Don’t miss the obligatory credits scene and a promise of a sequel in ALL YOUR FRIENDS ARE DEAD TOO.

Overall a low-budget, tongue-in-cheek slash fest that shows promise from all those involved.

Click here for more information on the Aug. 25th premiere at the Esquire Theatre

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August 23, 2022 · 1:07 pm

Aug. 24 Performance of SUNRISE COVEN Cancelled at Know Theatre

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Denisa Dal Vera as Hallie, Julie Sonia Locker as Winter Moon & Ryan-Chavez Richmond as Ethan. Photo by Dan R Winters.jpg

The sad news: The performance of SUNRISE COVEN for Wednesday, 8/24, has been cancelled due to performer illness. If you had tickets for this performance, we’ve already sent you an email about rescheduling your tickets.

The good news: Performances will begin again on Thursday, 8/25, and proceed as scheduled through Sunday, with the Know’s Production Manager (and Equity actor) Jim Stark stepping into the role of Jax!

For more information on the remaining performance click here.

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August 23, 2022 · 12:58 pm

Assistant Stage Manager Sought by The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati

TCTC_new logoPosition Overview:
The Assistant Stage Manager will assist the organization in fulfilling its mission of educating, entertaining and engaging audiences of all ages through professional theatrical productions and arts education programming

Along with the Resident Stage Manager, the Assistant Stage Manager coordinates rehearsal and performance needs for The Children’s Theatre.

This position will report directly to the Resident Stage Manager. 

Responsibilities:

  • Assist in managing schedules for technical departments and casts with the Resident Stage Manager and Director of Production.
  • Attend all production meetings, load- in, load- out, rehearsals, and performances.
  • Assist in the scheduling of rehearsals and performances.
  • Assist in paperwork generally associated with Stage Management including crew running paperwork, character costume breakdowns, properties tracking sheets, etc., as well as prompt book creation.
  • Assist in performer choreography and blocking record keeping.
  • Assisting the Resident Stage Manager with all duties required for the production, including set up of the rehearsal room, lighting and sound needs, taping out the rehearsal space, prop table, and the creation, maintenance, and distribution of all paperwork including the prompt book containing blocking and production cue.
  • Serve as Child Wrangler for all youth performers within the productions.
  • Other duties as assigned by Resident Stage Manager.

Ideal and Minimum Qualifications:

  • Ability to work and maintain schedules for technical departments and performers
  • Excellent communication and relationship building skills
  • Knowledge of and Experience with Microsoft Office
  • Ability to read written Music
  • Broad understanding of all aspects of technical theatre
  • Ability to work with people from a wide variety of backgrounds

Compensation & Benefits:

  • Stipend based per show

To Apply: Qualified candidates should submit whatever they feel best reflects their qualifications. This can come in the form of a video, cover letter/resume, portfolio, and/or demo reels. (Files should be less than 3MB in total, links are welcome). No phone calls, please.

Please submit materials and any references to Jadi.Davis@tctcincinnati.com. Subject Line: ASM Submission

View more info on our website: https://thechildrenstheatre.com/jobs-auditions/  

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August 23, 2022 · 12:43 pm

The ‘Pack is Back! (A Real Clambake with Frank, Dean & Sammy) from the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra

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The ‘Pack is Back!
(A Real Clambake with Frank, Dean & Sammy)

7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 3, 2022 (Devou Park) Covington, KY
7:30 p.m. Sunday, September 4, 2022 (Tower Park) Ft. Thomas, KY
7:00 p.m. September 5, 2022 (Woodside Arboretum) Middletown, OH

The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra closes its 2022 Summer Park Series with a tribute to three iconic crooner/ entertainers of the 1950s-80s — Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. Their nostalgic sound still has a universal and multi-generational following due to great songwriters, arrangers and the trio’s suave and confident delivery, combined with superb comedic timing and amazing voices and talent. Scroll through this 1964 performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nboaNyIaccY

In 1953, actress Lauren Bacall returned to her Holmby Hills, CA home to find her husband (Humphrey Bogart) with a drunk and disheveled group of friends including Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Cary Grant and others. She dubbed them a “Rat Pack.” After Bogart’s death in 1957, Sinatra became the defacto leader of the gang that would add Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford and others. Though Frank eschewed Bacall’s label, the media kept the Rat Pack monicker alive. The Pack went on to make the original Ocean’s 11 film (1960), and the Vegas glitz and glamor portrayed by these singer, actor / entertainers became synonymous with “The Strip”.

The 1950s and 60s were a heyday for songwriters, arrangers and singers up until the British Invasion, but the swing and swagger of the Rat Pack sustained a loyal following for another decade and more. The KSO’s nouveau Rat Pack features three local singer/entertainers that can be heard with groups around town — Dan Radank (Frank), Mickey James (Dean) and Corey Tucker (Sammy) — backed by a big band with strings playing many of the original recorded arrangements by Nelson Riddle, Marty Paich and Quincy Jones, along with some adaptations of other originals by long-time KSO arranger and orchestrator Terry LaBolt. (See complete playlist attached.)

Join the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra and “Rat Pack” stand-ins 7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 3, in Devou Park (Covington); 7:30 p.m. Sunday, September 4, at Tower Park (Fort Thomas); and 7 p.m. Monday (Labor Day), September 5 at Woodside Cemetery & Arboretum (Middletown, OH). Bring blankets, picnics or lawn chairs. Concessions and or food trucks are available at the parks. For the Devou Park show TANK offers shuttles from Covington Catholic for $1 each way. For more information, registration (for weather updates and drawing chances) and directions, visit the KSO at www.kyso.org or call (859) 431-6216. A $5 (per person) suggested donation is encouraged. Free parking at all venues. Sunday’s 7:30 p.m. performance will be live-streamed at kyso.org.

Playlist
Song | As performed by: | Words / Music

Bugle Call Rag | Doc Severinsen | Eubie Blake, arr Bill Holman
Come Fly With Me*| Frank Sinatra | Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You | Dean Martin | Larry Stock, Russ Morgan
The Lady Is a Tramp | Sammy Davis, Jr. | Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
The Way You Look Tonight* Sinatra | Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kerns
Volare | Martin | Franco Migliacci, Domenico Modugno
What Kind of Fool am I* | Davis | Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse
Strangers in the Night | Sinatra | Bert Kaempfert, Eddie Snyder
Ain’t That a Kick in the Head | Martin | Cahn, Van Heusen
Fly Me to the Moon | Sinatra | Bart Howard
Birth of the Blues | Davis | Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson
Luck Be A Lady* | Sinatra, Martin, Davis | Frank Loesser

Intermission

Magic Flea | Count Basie | Sammy Nestico
Everybody Loves Somebody* | Martin | Sam Coslow, Ken Lane
Begin the Beguine | Davis | Cole Porter
I’ve Got You Under My Skin | Sinatra | Cole Porter
That’s Life | Sinatra, Martin, Davis | Dean Kay, Kelly Gordon
Airegin | Bill Holman | Sonny Rollins, arr. Holman
Mr. Bojangles | Davis | Jerry Jeff Walker
On the Street Where You Live | Martin | Alan Lerner, Frederick Loewe
Theme from New York, New York* | Sinatra | Fred Ebb, John Kander

*Arrangements adapted by Terry LaBolt

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