Category Archives: On Stage

FUNNY GIRL runs Oct. 25-Nov. 11

FUNNY GIRL
Presented by Wright State University
Oct. 25-Nov. 11
Dayton

Reviews: Dayton Most Metro |

Local media coverage: Dayton Daily News |

Cast: Melissa Hall/Mimi Klipstine-Dick as Fanny Brice*, Ian Benjamin as John, Emma Jordan as Emma, Michelle Weiser as Rose Brice, Kelsey Pohl as Mrs. Strakosh, Layan Elwazani/Mimi Klipstine-Dick as Mrs. Meeker, Beth Ann Wipprecht as Mrs. O’Malley, Mathys Herbert as Tom Keeney, Justin Talkington as Eddie Ryan, Riley Able as Heckie, Mark Beyer as Ziegfield Tenor/Mr. Renaldi, Kyle Adam as Snub Taylor, Taryn Lemmons as Bubbles, Erin Bridwell as Polly, Sierra Stacy as Maude, Zack Steele as Nick Arnstein, Ben Miller as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Bradley Farmer as Mimsey, Drew Bowen as Adolph, Cooper Taggard as Paul, Kaitlyn Sage as Kathy & Chelsea Haupsteck as Vera
Ensemble: Lizzy Miller, Cayla Roberts, Kevin Ferguson, Nick McQuillen & Keaton Eckhoff
Male Swing: Jim Miller
Female Swing: Bailey Rose
*Miss Melissa Hall will be playing Fanny Brice for all Evening Performances with the exception of Opening Night.
Miss Mimi Klipstine-Dick will be playing Fanny Brice for all Matinee Performances and Opening Night

Funny Girl follows the life of Fanny Brice, an aspiring Broadway actress. She starts off the show as the ‘ugly duckling’ struggling to find work on Broadway. Then, with the help of her dance instructor, Eddie, she lands a leading role and eventually becomes a major star. Meanwhile, she falls in love with a handsome gambler, Nick Arnstein. After a long courting process, in which Nick would leave for months at a time, Fanny and Nick finally get married. Fanny gives up her Broadway career to follow Nick, but she is forced to return to the stage when the couple runs out of money. –StageAgent.com

  • Thu, Oct. 25 at 7pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 26-27 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 28 at 2pm
  • Thu, Nov. 1 at 7pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 2-3 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 4 at 2pm
  • Thu, Nov. 8 at 7pm
  • Fri, Nov. 9 at 8pm
  • Sat, Nov. 10 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 11 at 2pm

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HAIRSPRAY runs Oct. 19-27

HAIRSPRAY
Presented by Xavier University Theatre
Oct. 19-27
Evanston

The 1950’s are out and change is in the air!  Based on the movie of the same name, the newly combined Department of Music and Theater is proud to present HAIRSPRAY, winner of 9 Tony Awards including Best Musical. HAIRSPRAY is a family-friendly musical piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance, and deliriously tuneful songs.

  • Fri, Oct. 19 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 20 at 1pm & 8pm
  • Thu, Oct. 25 at 10am
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 26-27 at 8pm

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PROOF runs Oct. 25-Nov. 3

PROOF
Presented by CenterStage Players
Oct. 25-Nov. 3
Florence

Directed by Roberto Henriquez

Cast: Aubrey Wilson, Jody Hart de Henriquez, Tom Manning & Zachary Larson

On the eve of her birthday, Catherine, a troubled woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. Over the long weekend that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father’s madness—or genius—will she inherit?

  • Thu-Sat, Oct. 25-27 at 8pm
  • Thu-Sat, Nov. 1-3

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CHESS runs Oct. 25-28

CHESS
Presented by UC College-Conservatory of Music
Oct. 25-28
University Heights

Reviews: Enquirer | Talkin’ Broadway |

Directed by Aubrey Berg
Music directed by Stephen Goers
Choreographed by Diane Lala

Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson (of ABBA fame) and lyricist Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita and The Lion King) created this rock opera hit that played to sold-out houses in London’s West End and on Broadway. Against the backdrop of the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union, the musical presents an intriguing tale of romantic rivalries, cunning gamesmanship and political tensions playing out in master chess tournaments around the world. Time magazine hailed the work as “one of the best rock scores ever produced.”

  • Thu-Fri, Oct. 25-26 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 27 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 28 at 2pm

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FLIPZOIDS runs Oct. 24-28

FLIPZOIDS
Presented by Miami University
Oct. 24-28
Oxford

Directed by Ronica Arntzen

The story of three generations of Filipino immigrants who are searching to understand their identity in a new American world.

  • Wed-Fri, Oct. 24-26 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 27 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 28 at 2pm

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