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February 11, 2019 · 3:50 pm

HELLO, DOLLY! at Cincinnati Christian Schools

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“HELLO, DOLLY!, the blockbuster Broadway hit, bursts with humor, romance, high-energy dancing, and some of the greatest songs in musical theater history. The romantic and comic exploits of Dolly Gallagher-Levi, turn-of-the-century matchmaker and ‘woman who arranges things,’ are certain to thrill and entertain audiences again and again. The show’s memorable songs include “Put On Your Sunday Clothes,” “Ribbons Down My Back,” “Before the Parade Passes By,” “Hello, Dolly!,” “Elegance,” and “It Only Takes a Moment.”

Theatre has always been a place of brief escape from the chaos, stress, and frenzy of reality. To enter a world where you can fall in love in just one evening and where it’s perfectly acceptable to break out in song, just may be the place to spend an evening out of your busy schedule. It’s good to take a break and be reminded of how simple life can be if you have some love, joy, and friendship. If you do decide to come, be prepared to laugh and “hum” along with a Broadway classic.

The performances will be performed at the Parrish Auditorium the first weekend in March. This fast-paced, energetic musical is great for all ages. With more than 40 students, the cast of HELLO, DOLLY! is sure to impress with their vocal talent, dancing, and hilarious performances.

Featuring Olivia Reese as Dolly Gallagher-Levi, Parker Wilhelm as Horace Vandergelder, Luke Schlake as Cornelius Hackl, Zachary Schlake as Barnaby Tucker, Maggie Brown as Irene Molloy, and Merrick Heid as Minnie Fay.

Directed by Leah Perry.

Show Dates:

  • March 7, @ 7pm
  • March 8, @ 7pm
  • March 9, @ 1 pm & 7pm

Tickets: $15 students:
https://www.cincinnatichristian.org/

Cincinnati Christian Schools Theatre Department Website: https://www.facebook.com/CCStheatredepartment/

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February 11, 2019 · 2:51 pm

The KSO Drives its Chevy to the Levy with its own Recipe for AMERICAN PIE

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The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra’s 2018-19 passport to musical adventure returns stateside sporting new and classic musical fashions. “American composers continue to add bold flavor and architecture to symphonic music via technology and vivid soundscapes, while offering new forms and fireworks for both soloists and the orchestra,” commented KSO Music Director James Cassidy.

Composer & DJ Mason Bates was recently named the most performed composer of his generation, and 2018 composer of the year by Musical America. Bates’ orchestral works are noted for their unique integration of electronic sounds. The KSO opens its program with his “Mothership,” a 10’ piece in which soloists temporarily dock into the orchestra, and feed into the energy of modern techno dance rhythms, driven by a laptop computer and monitors on stage. The work was premiered in 2011 by the Youtube Symphony Orchestra from Sydney, Australia to a world-wide, live internet audience of 2 million viewers. The work will receive its Tristate premiere with the KSO.

Ferde Grofé’s depiction of Grand Canyon was inspired by his jeep trip to the Canyon in 1916. Years later, after scoring Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue for full orchestra, Grofé returned to his musical sketches/recollections of his Grand Canyon trip and finished his five-movement work in 1931. This American warhorse sonically envisions the Canyon’s —“Sunrise,” “Painted Dessert,” burros “On the Trail,” “Sunset” and a “Cloudburst.” With curator Stephen Lias’ projected images and video, the KSO will celebrate the Grand Canyon’s National Park’s 100th anniversary, with a performance of Grofe’s celebrated work.

Violinist Sandy Cameron joins the KSO after intermission for Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto, with its two beautiful lyrical movements and quick athletic finale. Barber wrote the concerto in 1939 and revised it in 1948. Ms. Cameron has toured throughout the world and is noted for her work with former Oingo Boingo front man and award winning film score composer Danny Elfman. Beginning with Elfman’s Cirque du Soleil show “IRIS” and the 2017 world premiere of his violin concerto “Eleven Eleven” Ms. Cameron has appeared as featured soloist on PBS broadcasts from New York and Vienna of Elfman’s film music. Sandy will perform the extended czardas/cadenza from Elfman’s Suite from the film Edward Scissorhands with the KSO and NKU Women’s choir to close out the All-American evening.

Join the Music Director James Cassidy, violinist Sandy Cameron and The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra for a free-range, American music montage at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Greaves Concert Hall on the campus of NKU. Reserved seating tickets are $35, $27, $19 (children ages 6-18 are 50% off) and are available online at kyso.org, by phone—(859) 431-6216, or at the door.

About the KSO:
For 26 years the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra has taken the “phony” out of symphony by eliminating traditional barriers and presenting engaging, live, thematic concerts that enrich, educate and entertain the residents of Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati. The KSO performs three series of concerts annually throughout Northern Kentucky.

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February 8, 2019 · 4:03 pm

Cincinnati Playhouse Travels 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA March 15

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Photo by Tony Arrasmith/Arrasmith & Associates.

“Off the Grid” for One-Night-Only at Newport Aquarium 

For one night only, audiences can immerse themselves directly in the action of a theatrical adventure when Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park goes off the grid for 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA at Newport Aquarium on Friday, March 15. Tickets are now available for three performances at 6:30, 9 and 10:15 p.m.

“Newport Aquarium will be transformed into the Nautilus, Captain Nemo’s scientific marvel of a submarine,” explains Daunielle Rasmussen, director of the production and director of education and community engagement for the Playhouse. “The performance will be a progressive play experience, meaning audience members will journey through the Nautilus as members of the Orka Fleet, tasked to apprehend the elusive war criminal known as Captain Nemo. In this immersive production of 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, audience members become part of the action and go on a journey that will lead them into uncharted waters.”

The performance, written by Ryan Underbakke and Nick Ryan and based on the book by Jules Verne, is part of the Playhouse’s Off the Grid series. Off the Grid brings interactive, creative experiences to the community, specifically aimed at young professionals. Off the Grid events all happen out in the community, away from the Playhouse’s Eden Park facility, and have included interactive movie events, live board games and themed pub crawls.

“20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA is our biggest Off the Grid event to date and the culmination of three years of experimentation into what sorts of interactive experiences resonate most,” Rasmussen says.

Tickets for the performance, recommended for audiences 10 years and older, are $30. Audience members will stand and move throughout the performance and no seating is available, but the interactive performance is wheelchair accessible. For an additional $20 per person, audiences ages 21 and up will gain access to a VIP Party (also at Newport Aquarium) from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. with a live DJ playing music throughout the evening, as well as light-bite appetizers and a complimentary drink ticket.

Off the Grid is supported by the generosity of the thousands of young professional contributors to the ArtsWave Campaign.

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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February 7, 2019 · 12:49 pm

Buckle Up! The PARTY BUS is Bringing Laughs to Liberty Exhibition Hall

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Cast: Ricky Glore, Ali Delianides, Alicia DeVore, Chance Kilgour & Billy DeVore. Photo by Brian Lamm Media. Party Bus logo by Dylan Grubish.

Cincinnati, OH – In the tradition of sketch comedy shows like Saturday Night Live and The Second City, Cincinnati’s very own PARTY BUS is revving up for a night of comedy inspired by nightlife antics, couples’ game nights, the Tri-State’s rich history, and much, much more!

The Clifton Players are proud to announce PARTY BUS as the inaugural show to kick off their season. Performances run Saturdays at 8pm from March 2-April 13 with an approximate run time of one hour and 20 minutes. Ages 18 and up.

The cast and sketch writers include Ali Delianides, Alicia DeVore, Billy DeVore, Ricky Glore & Chance Kilgour. Additional material by Amanda Teemley. Featuring music by Riley Bachman. PARTY BUS is produced by Clifton Players and We Are Productions.

Performances take place Liberty Exhibition Hall – 3938 Spring Grove Ave – Cincinnati OH 45223. The Liberty Exhibition Hall in the Northside, is newly open to the public after 73 years. Over a century ago, vaudeville acts would fill this space and entertain audiences with their wide ranging acts of performance artistry.

Free street parking is available as well as a pay lot next to Littlefields.

Tickets are $10 at the door or available online at partybus.brownpapertickets.com.

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February 4, 2019 · 12:42 pm

TIM ALLEN | Sat., June 22 | Aronoff Center

OUTBACK CONCERTS
presents

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TIM ALLEN
With Lowell Sanders

SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 7 PM [SOLD OUT]
SECOND PERFORMANCE ADDED AT 9:30PM
ARONOFF CENTER – PROCTER & GAMBLE HALL

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 AT 10AM

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT CINCINNATIARTS.ORG, (513) 621-2787 [ARTS],
AND THE ARONOFF CENTER TICKET OFFICE

18+ Mature Audiences Only

Tim Allen recently wrapped the 6th season of his hit sitcom “Last Man Standing” on ABC. He can currently be seen performing stand-up to sold-out crowds at venues across the country. Allen can next be seen starring in Netflix’s new dark comedy film “El Camino Christmas” along with Vincent D’Onofrio, Luke Grimes, Dax Shepard, Kimberly Quinn and Jimmy O. The film is expected to be released later this year around Christmas. He will also be reprising his role as Buzz Lightyear in “Toy Story 4” set for release in 2019.

Allen honed his talents as a stand-up comic throughout the eighties, providing the perfect lead-in to his highly successful ABC television series “Home Improvement” where he garnered a Golden Globe Award, an Emmy nomination, and was honored with the People’s Choice Award for “Favorite Male Performer in a Television Series” for an unprecedented eight years in a row.

During “Home Improvement’s” run at the top of the prime-time charts, Tim revisited his comedy roots with a successful national concert tour. He also found time to pen his first book about the male perspective,Don’t Stand Too Close to a Naked Man, topping the New York Times Bestseller List.   This was followed by his second bestseller I’m Not Really Here focusing on midlife, family and quantum physics.

In 1999, during the final season of “Home Improvement,” Tim was honored with the TV Guide Award for Favorite Actor in a Comedy Series. In a tearful farewell, Tim hung up his tool belt, shifting his film career into high gear with resounding success.

He made his film debut in 1994, playing a holiday icon in “The Santa Clause,” earning him another People’s Choice Award.   In 1995, he voiced the beloved, yet deluded, space ranger Buzz Lightyear in the CGI smash hit “Toy Story.”

In 1997, Allen starred in the hit comedies “Jungle 2 Jungle” and “For Richer or Poorer.” To the delight of moviegoers, in 1999 Tim reprised his character Buzz Lightyear in “Toy Story 2” which grossed over $250 million. This was followed by the hit film “Galaxy Quest.”   Representing the ‘Average Joe,’ Tim starred in “Joe Somebody” and in 2001 he starred in the comedy “Big Trouble.”   In 2002, Tim took on the role of Critical Jim in “Who Is Cletis Tout?,” and he helped kick off the holiday season that year reprising his role in  “The Santa Clause 2.”   In 2004, he starred opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in the comedy “Christmas with the Kranks.”

In 2006, Allen starred in “The Santa Clause 3,” in which he once again reprised his role as Santa Claus.  That same year he starred in the comedy “Zoom” and in the updated version of the Disney classic “The Shaggy Dog.” In 2007, he starred opposite John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy in the hit comedy “Wild Hogs.” In 2008 Allen starred in the drama “Redbelt.”

In 2010, Allen reprised his role as Buzz Lightyear in “Toy Story 3.”  That same year he starred in his feature film directorial debut “Crazy On The Outside” with Sigourney Weaver and Ray Liotta.

In 2013, Allen reprised his role as Buzz Lightyear in “Toy Story of Terror,” a spooky tale featuring all of the favorite “Toy Story” characters.

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