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November 8, 2023 · 5:55 pm

Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS Runs Dec. 7-10

RISE_White ChristmasIrving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS
Rise Up Performing Arts
Dec. 7-10
Sorg Opera House [Middletown]

Directed by Rodney Neal

Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaptation features 17 Irving Berlin songs and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake.

Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former army commander. With a dazzling score featuring well-known standards including “Blue Skies,” “I Love A Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean” and the perennial title song, White Christmas is an uplifting, wholesome musical that will delight audiences of all ages.

  • Thu-Fri, Dec. 7-8 at 7pm
  • Sat, Dec. 9 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Sun, Dec. 10 at 2pm

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November 8, 2023 · 5:49 am

WINTER WONDERETTES Runs Dec. 1-17

TDW_Winter WonderettesWINTER WONDERETTES 
The Drama Workshop
Dec. 1-17
Glenmore Playhouse [Cheviot]

Directed by Linda Abbott
Produced by Dennis Murphy

Cast: Clare Hingsbergen as Betty Jean, Virginia Venegas as Cindy Lou, Kelley Flaugher as Missy & Mary Ann Sprague as Suzy

Winter Wonderettes finds the all-girl vocal group The Wonderettes entertaining at the annual Harper’s Hardware Holiday Party. When Santa turns up missing, the girls use their talent and creative ingenuity to save the holiday party! Featuring great ’60s versions of holiday classics such as “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town,” “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Run, Rudolph, Run,” and “Winter Wonderland,” the result is, of course, marvelous! This energetic and glittering holiday package is guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages!

  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 1-2 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 3 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 8-9 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 10 at 2pm
  • Thu, Dec. 14 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 15-16 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 17 at 2pm

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November 8, 2023 · 5:47 am

SVETLANA’S FIRST CHRISTMAS AWAY FROM HOME Runs Dec. 1-10

XACT_Svetlanas First Christmas Away from HomeSVETLANA’S FIRST CHRISTMAS AWAY FROM HOME
Xenia Area Community Theatre
Dec. 1-10
[Xenia]

Directed by Melodee Bass

Cast: Jakyah King as Obnoxious Norma, Ellie Benefiel as Oppositional Ophelia, Caleb Benefiel as Excitable Eddie, Peter Hobbe as Curious Carl, Desiree Gilles as Ruby Rumormonger, Thomas Jacobsen as Idea Izak, Deborah Benefiel as Silent Sally, Grace Conkel as Miss Anderson, Zachary White as Minister, Melanie Brown as Cook, Misty White as Stage Mom, Michelle Phillips as Mrs. Busybody, Edith Waugh as Mrs. Flugelhorn, AJ Rhonemus as Shepherd, Lily Brockney-Brown & Ed Menken (final show) as Wise Person 1, Wade Davis as Wise Person 2, Onyx Davis as Wise Person 3, Jonah Reed as Joseph, Zoe Shergill as Mary, Libby Phillips as Svetlana, Matthew Benefiel/Kirk Bass as Storyteller & Zachary White/Matthew Benefiel as Santa

A last-minute substitute attempts to preside over a Christmas pageant, which has devolved into chaos – unruly kids, a pushy parent, a church busybody, a kitchen on fire. And then there’s the foreign exchange student, who’s supposed to be the angel, who is in the restroom in tears because it’s her first Christmas away from home. Then something unexpected happens. Plus there will be a dramatic reading of A Night Before Christmas.

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 1-2 at 7pm
  • Sun, Nov. 3 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 8-9 at 7pm
  • Sun, Nov. 10 at 3pm

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November 6, 2023 · 6:03 pm

CHARLOTTE’S WEB Runs Dec. 1-10

SSP_Charlottes WebCHARLOTTE’S WEB 
Sunset Players
Dec. 1-10
Arts Center at Dunham [West Price Hill]

Directed by Bob Kelley

  • Fri, Dec. 1 at 7pm
  • Sat-Sun, Dec. 2-3 at 2pm
  • Fri, Dec. 8 at 7pm
  • Sat-Sun, Dec. 9-10 at 2pm

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November 6, 2023 · 5:51 am

THE MUSIC MAN Runs Nov. 30-Dec. 17

FLI_The Music ManTHE MUSIC MAN
Footlighters, Inc.
Nov. 30-Dec. 17
Stained Glass Theatre [Newport]

Directed by Douglas Berlon
Produced by Tom Peters

Cast: Fred Tacon as Harold Hill, Jackie Miesle as Marion Paroo, Evan Blanton as Marcellus Washburn, Molly Simpson as Ethel Toffelmier, Jennifer Day as Mrs. Paroo, Calloway Brinkman as Winthrop Paroo, James Curtis as Mayor Shinn, Debbi Berlon as Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, Hannah Richardson as Zaneeta Shinn, Jenna Uterstaedt as Gracie Shinn, Harold Murphy as Ewart Dunlop, Laurie Brinkman as Maud Dunlop, Hans Hansen as Oliver Hix, Hannah Dube as Alma Hix, Joey Domhoff as Jacey Squires, Aimee Ward as Mrs. Squires, D’Waughn Hazzard as Olin Britt, Phoenix Bills as Tommy Djilas, Maggie Zink as Amaryllis, Fred Hunt as Charlie Cowell, Matt Miller as Constable Locke & George Fee as Train Conductor
Traveling Salespeople: Matt Miller, Travis Ryan, Julia Hasl Miller & Holly Sauerbrunn
Ensemble: Susie Hurst, Tabitha Blanton, Cora Hall, Ava Hall, Ally Van Haaren & Elizabeth Travnik​

The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band that he vows to organize– despite the fact that he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic, and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best.

  • *Thu-Sat, Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 3 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Dec. 7-9 at 7:30pm
  • *Sun, Dec. 10 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Dec. 14-16 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 17 at 2pm
    *Dec. 1 & 10 performances are ASL interpreted.

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