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SPRING FLING at Footlighters on April 2

FLI_Spring Fling logoJoin Footlighters, Inc. for our Spring Fling!

April 2, 2022 from 7:00pm to 11:00pm
At the newly renovated Stained Glass Theater – 802 York St, Newport KY 41017

The evening will include:

  • Performances by the cast from our upcoming production of SOMETHING ROTTEN!
  • Announcement of our 2022-23 season
  • An egg hunt for a chance to win tickets to our shows
  • Early opportunities to purchase season tickets
  • …And more!

Food, soft drinks, and wine will be served.
Guests are permitted to BYOB

For questions, please contact Footlighters, Inc. at Footlighters.ky@gmail.com.

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NKU Stages Hilarious Grand Tour of Opera Tropes

NKU_Signor Deluso logoHIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY – Opera has returned to the stage at Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts with “Signor Deluso,” a hilarious one act opera composed by Thomas Pasatieri. The production runs April 1 and 3, 2022 at NKU’s Greaves Concert Hall.

  • What: “Signor Deluso” by Thomas Pasatieri
  • When: April 1, 7 p.m. and April 3, 2 p.m.
  • Where: NKU Greaves Concert Hall
  • Tickets: nku.edu/tickets or (859) 572-5464

Gorgibus is forcing his daughter Célie to marry the wealthy Valère, but she is in love with Léon and he with her. However, a series of mistaken assumptions and quarrelling ensues after Célie faints in the town square and loses her locket with a portrait of Léon inside. “Signor Deluso” is an English-language, heavily condensed version of Molière’s 1660 comedy “Sganarelle,” or “The Imaginary Cuckold.”

“Since the 1660s, when the play premiered, as well as the 1970s, when the opera was written, the opera community has evolved considerably,” states director Audrey Chait. “Some of these situations and jokes still work, while others no longer quite land. This is where our role as interpreters comes in, approaching the material with modern sensibilities and a modern sense of humor. We hope you enjoy the finished product!”

The NKU cast features Katherine Sharp (Célie), Trevor Gutu (Gorgibus/Magistrate), Madison Boler (Rosine), Zach Felts (Signor Deluso), Ashley Tinch (Clara) and Jimmy Renton (Léon). The show is directed by Audrey Chait. Other creative team members include Damon Stevens (Music Director), Meg Booker (Stage Manager), Allison Jones (Costume Designer), and Faith Greene (Assistant Stage Manager, Costumes/Hair/Makeup Assistant).

About NKU: Founded in 1968, we are a growing metropolitan university of more than 15,000 students served by more than 2,000 faculty and staff on a thriving suburban campus near Cincinnati. Located in the quiet suburb of Highland Heights, Kentucky—just seven miles southeast of Cincinnati—we have become a leader in Greater Cincinnati and Kentucky by providing a private school education for a fraction of the cost. While we are one of the fastest growing universities in Kentucky, our professors still know our students’ names. For more information, visit nku.edu.

About SOTA: The Music, Art and Design, and Theatre and Dance programs make up the School of the Arts that sit in the College of Arts and Sciences at Northern Kentucky University. The Music Program provides student-centered instruction to a diverse population of versatile musicians and creative thinkers who are prepared to make a meaningful impact on communities in an ever-changing world. Graduates pursue successful careers as professional performers, college and university faculty, public school music teachers, private studio instructors and in allied fields within the music industry. For more information, visit music.nku.edu.

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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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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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RAIN – A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES | Sat, April 16 | Music Hall

RAIN – A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES PRESENT
“SONGS FROM ABBEY ROAD AND THE ROOFTOP CONCERT LIVE!”

GET BACK TO WHERE YOU ONCE BELONGED WITH SONGS FROM ABBEY ROAD AND THE ROOFTOP CONCERT LIVE IN ADDITION TO ALL YOUR FAVORITE HITS!

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April 16, 2022 – Music Hall
Tickets on sale now! 

CALENDAR INFORMATION

WHAT:                 RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles

WHEN:                 Saturday, April 16, 2022 • 7:30 PM

WHERE:               Cincinnati Music Hall – Springer Auditorium

PRICES:                 $65 • $55 • $45 (Prices subject to change. Applicable services fees may apply.)

INFO:                    RAIN – A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES is excited to announce that in addition to paying tribute to “Abbey Road,” they will be performing your favorites from the “Rooftop Concert” as well as all of your other Beatles favorites!  This mind-blowing performance takes you back in time with the legendary foursome delivering a note-for-note theatrical event that is the next best thing to seeing The Beatles.

TICKET INFORMATION – on sale now

  • www.CincinnatiArts.org
  • (513) 621-ARTS [2787]
  • Aronoff Center and Music Hall Ticket Offices
  • Group sales (10 or more): (513) 977-4157 

[CINCINNATI, OH] – RAIN – A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES is excited to announce that in addition to paying tribute to “Abbey Road,” they will be performing your favorites from the “Rooftop Concert” as well as all of your other Beatles favorites!  The popular theatrical concert comes to Music Hall’s Springer Auditorium for one performance only on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 7:30pm as part of Cincinnati Arts Association’s 2021-22 Season. This is the ninth time that CAA has presented RAIN in Cincinnati.

Tickets are on sale now at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center and Music Hall Ticket Offices. Ticket prices: $65 – $55 – $45. Applicable services fees may apply.

This mind-blowing performance takes you back in time with the legendary foursome delivering a note-for-note theatrical event that is “the next best thing to seeing The Beatles!” (Associated Press). Experience the world’s most iconic band and come celebrate The Best of Abbey Road Live with RAIN – A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES. In addition to the updated sets that include state of the art LED, high-definition screens, and multimedia content, RAIN will bring the “Abbey Road” album and the “Rooftop Concert” to life with the launch of the 2022 Tour.

Together longer than The Beatles, RAIN has mastered every song, gesture, and nuance of the legendary foursome, delivering a totally live, note-for-note performance that’s as infectious as it is transporting. Let RAIN take you back with all of the greatest hits along with all of your other Beatles favorites! This adoring tribute will take you back to a time when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friends!

Like The Beatles, the onstage members of RAIN are not only supreme musicians, but electrifying performers in their own right!

For more information, visit www.raintribute.com.

JOIN the conversation with RAIN on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RainTribute,
follow RAIN on Twitter @raintribute, Instagram: @RainTribute,
and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RainTribute

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS

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

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

RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES PRESENTING SPONSOR:  TriHealth

RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES MEDIA PARTNER:   103.5 WGRR- FM

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