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January 14, 2025 · 6:39 pm

Internationally Acclaimed Soprano Lauren Jelencovich to Perform at the Fairfield Community Arts Center on Feb. 7

FAIRFIELD, OH – Internationally acclaimed soprano Lauren Jelencovich will bring her breathtaking talent to the Fairfield Community Arts Center (FCAC) on Friday, February 7, at 8 p.m. Best known as the featured vocalist on Yanni’s world tours, Lauren has dazzled audiences worldwide with her stunning voice and captivating performances in opera and musical theater.

A Wine, Women & Song performance, tickets are $40 for Café seating and $34 for Stadium seating. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres are included with each ticket. Café seating places guests at tables on stage with the performer for an intimate experience. Tickets can be purchased in person at the FCAC, by phone at 513-867-5348, or online at www.FairfieldOH.gov/tickets. This performance is funded in part by the Ohio Arts Council.

Lauren Jelencovich has performed at sold-out venues around the world, including Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Red Rocks Amphitheater, and Royal Albert Hall. She has appeared in Yanni’s PBS specials, DVDs, and CDs and is featured on his album Inspirato, performing “Usignolo (Nightingale)” alongside Plácido Domingo and Renée Fleming. Lauren is also the Grand Prize winner of Ed McMahon’s Star Search and Andrea Bocelli’s World Scholarship.

With her sparkling soprano voice, Lauren shares her love and passion for a wide range of musical genres, thrilling audiences of all ages. Known for her effortless high notes, Lauren captivates listeners with her voice, authenticity, and humorous stories about her travels and life. A versatile crossover artist, her performances feature music from Broadway and the Golden Age to classical and pop crossover hits. Audiences consistently return for more of her unforgettable performances.

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January 14, 2025 · 6:34 pm

Cast Announced for WORKING: The Musical at Beechmont Players

Beechmont Players is thrilled to announce the talented cast of WORKING: The Musical, directed by Maggie Ingram King.

This inspiring show, based on Studs Terkel’s celebrated book, celebrates the extraordinary stories of ordinary working people.

Featuring:

  • Adam Busemeyer
  • Alissa Paasch
  • Amy Grace Curtis
  • Caitlin Ingram
  • Chuck Ingram
  • Doug Bruening
  • Emily Kelly
  • Erica Beimesche
  • Eve Roth
  • Gillian Miller
  • Jeff Carter
  • Jess Green
  • Jess Kennedy
  • John Warf
  • Justin Killeen
  • Kate Collins
  • Kent Smith
  • Michael White
  • Rebecca Wiesman
  • Regina Stack
  • Sally Stewart
  • Sheccid Donatt
  • Shelby Carter Collins
  • Tatiana Jouett
  • Trey Reeves

May 2–10, 2025
Anderson Center Theatre
www.beechmontplayers.org/working-the-musical

Congratulations and thank you to all who auditioned.

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January 14, 2025 · 6:27 pm

Stormy Season Brings THE TEMPEST to Anderson High School

Cast includes senior Colton Copley as Trinculo, senior Adam Miller as Caliban, senior Will Cox as Stephano, junior Liberty Lamb as Prospero, and senior Addie Lutes as Ariel.

The students of Anderson Theatre have been enduring harsh weather for weeks, but not from the January snow storms. They have been immersed in William Shakespeare’s masterful play “The Tempest,” which begins with a magical storm and a shipwreck.

Cast onto the shore of a mysterious island with her mother’s court, young Prince Ferdinand cannot help but fall in love with the innocent Miranda, who has lived on the island for most of her life. But Miranda’s own mother, Prospero, is not just a mighty sorcerer, she is also a banished Duchess who has her own plans for the castaways.

The play opens the weekend of January 31st, and is Directed by Anderson Theatre Teacher Hannah Linser-Wilder. “We are creating a unique world,” says Linser-Wilder, “Prospero rules the island, but it is also filled with native spirits, led by the air spirit Ariel. Our Tempest is spectacle driven, featuring puppets, dance, circus tricks, and fantastical costumes.”

There are over 65 students involved in “The Tempest,” including 24 performers on stage and a large and skilled student crew. The set was designed by senior Maria Timmers, a special arrangement that Timmers earned through expertise, creativity, and a four-year commitment to building sets at Anderson.

“The Tempest” runs through February 2nd, with 7:00 performances on Friday and Saturday and a 3:00 matinee on Sunday. Tickets are available now, with a special discounted Senior/Student price only available before opening night. All tickets at the door will be $15. For full information and tickets, visit AndersonTheatre.com.

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January 14, 2025 · 6:20 pm

CHURCHILL | March 29-30 | Aronoff Center – Jarson-Kaplan Theater

CHURCHILL
Starring Daniel Payne

March 29-30, 2025
Aronoff Center – Jarson-Kaplan Theater 

Tickets on sale Friday, January 17 at 10:00 AM 

CINCINNATI, OH – Acclaimed actor Daniel Payne stars in Churchill at the Aronoff Center’s intimate Jarson-Kaplan Theater for three performances only from March 29-30, 2025 (see below for performance schedule).  The one-man show is part of the Cincinnati Arts Association’s 2024-25 Season.

Tickets start at $55 and go on sale Friday, January 17 at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-2787 [ARTS], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office. 50%-OFF group discount tickets (ten or more) are available by calling (513) 977-4155. Applicable services fees may apply. Prices subject to change.

Winston Churchill has just been awarded honorary U.S. citizenship by President John F. Kennedy. In recognition of this unprecedented occasion, The American-Oxford Society has asked the former Prime Minister to address them and discuss what this honor means to him.

In this often funny, sometimes touching, and always engaging one-man-show created by British actor David Payne (author of An Evening with C.S. Lewis and Christmas with C.S. Lewis), Churchill will be brought to life on stage by David’s talented son, Daniel Payne.

Audiences will be delighted to hear of his exploits during the Boer War, his constant battles with Britain’s fellow politicians, and his special relationship with America and America’s presidents. But most telling of all, Churchill enlightens the audience with intimate and touching details of the two special women in his life—his wife Clementine and Queen Elizabeth.

With elements of The Crown and The Darkest Hour, Daniel Payne gives audiences an opportunity to spend an evening with one of the greatest historical figures in the world—Sir Winston Churchill.

Daniel Payne
British actor Daniel Payne gained a diploma in performing arts at a prestigious English college. His acting skills have been featured in such plays as The Bacchae, Under Milk Wood, An Inspector Calls, Aladdin, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. His creative energy has seen him add other talents to his repertoire – writer, composer, musician, and director. He is also active as a voice actor and public speaker.

Churchill – Performance Schedule

  • Saturday, March 29 – 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
  • Sunday, March 30 – 2:00 PM

Cincinnati Arts Association SPONSORS

The Cincinnati Arts Association is supported [in part] by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Season Sponsors:  AMERITAS (Founding Season Sponsor), ARTSWAVE, FIFTH THIRD BANK (Lifetime Endowment Partner), LOCAL 12 WKRC-TV, The P&G FUND of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, TRIHEALTH

SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS:  21C Museum Hotel, Cincinnati Herald, CityBeat, Fairfield Inn & Suites Cincinnati Uptown/University Area, Harlan Graphics, Heidelberg Distributing, Kinley Cincinnati, Pepsi, Skyline Chili, TriHealth

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CALENDAR INFORMATION

WHAT:                Churchill, starring Daniel Payne

WHEN:                Saturday, March 29 – 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM

Sunday, March 30 – 2:00 PM

WHERE:              Aronoff Center – Jarson-Kaplan Theater

PRICES:               Start at $55.00. 50%-off groups of ten or more. Additional service fees may apply. Prices subject to change.

INFO:                   In this often funny, sometimes touching, and always engaging one-man show created by British actor David Payne (author of An Evening with C.S. Lewis and Christmas with C.S. Lewis), Churchill will be brought to life on stage by David’s talented son, Daniel Payne. Audiences will be delighted to hear of his exploits during the Boer War, his constant battles with Britain’s fellow politicians, and his special relationship with America and America’s presidents.

TICKET INFORMATION – on sale Friday, January 17 at 10:00 AM

www.CincinnatiArts.org
(513) 621-ARTS [2787]
Aronoff Center Ticket Office
Group sales (10 or more): (513) 977-4155

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January 13, 2025 · 6:45 pm

A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD Runs Feb. 7-22

A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Feb. 7-22
[Over-the-Rhine]

Directed by Piper N. Davis

In a cubicle in small town Idaho, two single dads unexpectedly choose to bring one another into their fragile worlds. Keith, a mortgage broker and Ryan, a yogurt plant worker seeking to buy a plot of land that belonged to his family many decades ago, realize they share a “specific kind of sadness.”

At this desk in the middle of America, “loan talk” opens up into a discussion about the chokehold of financial insecurity and a bond over the precariousness of parenthood. With humor, empathy, and wrenching honesty, Hunter commingles two lives and deftly bridges disparate experiences of marginality.

  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 7-8 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 9 at 2pm
  • Wed-Sat, Feb. 12-15 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 16 at 2pm
  • Mon. Feb. 17 at 7:30pm
  • Wed-Sat, Feb. 19-22 at 7:30pm

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