Broadway in Cincinnati is offering a rush ticket discount for all performances of COME FROM AWAY, single seats and limited view seats only.
Anyone is eligible to purchase up to two (2) tickets for all performances of COME FROM AWAY, running March 18 – 23, at 50% off current pricing.
Available in-person while supplies last at the Aronoff Ticket Office only, 2 hours prior to the performance.
Please note: inventory is extremely limited.
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CINCINNATI – A hit play by Playhouse favorite Karen Zacarías returns March 22 through April 20 to Moe and Jack’s Place – The Rouse Theatre. Presented by the Leading Ladies with Executive Producer Fifth Third Bank, THE BOOK CLUB PLAY is a comedy about books and the people who love them. It returns after a previous sold-out run at the Playhouse in 2013 and selling out theatres across the country.
The inspiration for THE BOOK CLUB PLAY derives from Zacarías’s own experiences. She explains, “I’ve been in a fabulous co-ed book club for 25 years. It’s a sanctuary to talk, laugh and connect to deeper themes with friends. It also can manifest some drama and intense group dynamics.”
In the story, the members of a devoted book club become the subjects of a documentary filmmaker, and their intimate discussions of life and literature take on new meaning with the camera rolling. A provocative new member who arrives unexpectedly leads to the inclusion of questionable book titles. Hilarity ensues.
“It’s one of those scripts that makes me laugh out loud — and that’s always a good sign. I think that now, more than ever, we need to laugh at ourselves a bit. So, it seems like the right moment to create a new production in Moe and Jack’s Place – The Rouse Theatre to bring the laughs to a widespread audience,” says Blake Robison, Osborn Family Producing Artistic Director and director of THE BOOK CLUB PLAY.
The 20-year creative collaboration of Blake Robison and Karen Zacarías includes the world premiere of THE BOOK CLUB PLAY at Round House Theatre, where Robison previously served as artistic director. Robison then staged a new production of THE BOOK CLUB PLAY during his inaugural season at the Playhouse in 2013. Since then, he has since commissioned Zacarías to write Native Gardens and Shane, both world premieres that he directed at the Playhouse. Robison also produced Zacarías’s play Destiny of Desire.
Along with the laughs, Robison hopes audiences will take away this message, “Take it easy, lighten up, don’t be so critical. The play reminds you that it’s people who are dearest to you — not what they do, what they say or what they read.”
CAST
PRODUCTION
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
TICKETS
Tickets begin at $35.00. Prices vary depending on performance. Preview performances take place at 7:30 p.m. on March 22, 25 and 26. Regular performances will take place on Tuesday-Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. A weekday matinee will take place April 9 at 1 p.m. An audio-described performance is offered on April 12 at 2 p.m. and a signed ASL performance will take place April 13 at 2 p.m. To purchase tickets or for more information, call the Playhouse Box Office at 513-421-3888 (toll-free in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana at 800-582-3208) or visit www.cincyplay.com. Patrons who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind or speech disabled: dial 711 to connect to the Box Office via Ohio Relay Services.
EVENTS
Preview Performances
Be among the first to see the show before opening night and save! Preview performance tickets are discounted.
Opening Night
Share the excitement of Thursday opening nights!
Art Talks
(Formerly Meet the Artists), stay after select performances for a behind-the-scenes discussion with members of the artistic team.
Read Between the Wines Book Club
Join us in reading and discussing the same books that spark spirited debate in the play at our pre-show Read Between the Wines Book Club events. Each one includes wine, hors d’oeuvres and a fun book discussion facilitated by a member of the Playhouse staff. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the discussion runs 6:15 to 7 p.m. in the Kaplan Lobby. Cost is $25 per person, per event, which includes the hors d’oeuvres, two glasses of wine and doesn’t include tickets to the play (sold separately).
To purchase a Book Club event as an add on only (without a ticket to the show) click here.
To purchase both tickets to the play and a Book Club event, choose your date below. The Book Club will be offered as an add-on after you choose your tickets to the play.
PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN-PERFORMANCES
Pay-What-You-Can performances are an additional way we try to make live theatre accessible to those who otherwise might not be able to attend our shows. Tickets can be purchased by phone at 513-421-3888 or in person beginning at noon, day of the performance only. Tickets are subject to availability.
ADVISORY
THE BOOK CLUB PLAY is recommended for older teenager and adult audiences. Using only mild adult language, some (very funny) book discussions reference identity, sex and maybe … sparkly vampires?
SPONSORS
THE BOOK CLUB PLAY is presented by the Leading Ladies. Executive Producer is Fifth Third Bank. Production Sponsors are Johnson Investment Counsel and Clark Schaefer Hackett. Design Sponsor is Skidmore Sales & Distributing. Artist Sponsors are Amelia and Tom Crutcher, Karen and Bill Neyer, Eat Well Celebrations and Feasts, and Leon and Barb Meyer. The 2024-2025 season is presented by the Schueler Group. Season Design Sponsor is Kerry Automotive.
The Playhouse is supported by the generosity of almost 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.
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The Drama Workshop, director Gina Kleesattel, and producer Elaine Volker are excited to announce the cast of BINGO: THE WINNING MUSICAL. Music direction by Alan Masters and choreography by David Choate. Book by Michael Heitzman & Ilene Reid. Music and Lyrics by Michael Heitzman, Ilene Reid & David Holcenberg.
THE CAST:
Performance Dates: May 2-18, 2025
Tickets: thedramaworkshop.org or 513-598-8303.
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THE ST. JOHN PASSION PLAY
Lockland Christian Church
April 5-13
[Lockland]
In February 1917 America was at war. Like other parishes throughout the United States, St. John the Baptist Church in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati had readily given its quota of men to the armed forces during World War I. Eight of them had already been killed in action.
Father Richard Wurth, Franciscan pastor of St. John the Baptist Church, was deeply saddened by the loss of these eight young men, and considered how he and his parishioners could merit a special protection of God for the others serving in active duty. He remembered how the wood-carving peasants of Oberammergau in the Bavarian Alps had escaped the Black Death in the 17th century by vowing to produce a Passion Play every ten years in thanksgiving.
With hope in his heart, Father Wurth decided on a similar strategy. He produced Veronica, or the Holy Face, a play centered on the passion and death of Christ. After the third and final performance, he called all of the actors together backstage. Realizing there had been no more battle-related casualties, they joined hands in thanksgiving. They solemnly pledged to present a passion play annually for the continued protection of those serving in the war. The following year, in 1918, The St. John Passion Play was established. Since that time, that promise has not been broken.
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Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre is thrilled to announce the 2025-2026 season
GUYS AND DOLLS
Directed by Matt Neal
October 3-5, 2025
Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result. Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.
THE 39 STEPS
Directed by Katelyn Quinn
February 12-15, 2026
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have THE 39 STEPS, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! A man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she’s a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale!
ANNIE
Directed by Ryan Heinrich
April 30-May 3, 2026With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
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Behind the Curtain Cincinnati 