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December 2, 2024 · 5:55 pm

THE GUY WHO DIDN’T LIKE MUSICALS Runs Dec. 6-14

THE GUY WHO DIDN’T LIKE MUSICALS
Cincinnati Actor’s Studio & Academy
Dec. 6-14
Essex Studios Rm 282B [Avondale]

Cast: Isabel Acevedo, Char Adams, Maria Blaker, Conner Beierle, E. Carr, Gina Cerimele-Mechley, Trey Daumeyer, Eli Davis, Em Ivanov, Janet Langhorst, Naomi Manson, Jackie Merz, Eva Moore, Serenity Newell-Goodwin, Kayamarie Roll, Meg Roulier, Elsie Routt, Kate Stuard-Neal, Katelyn Thatcher, Phia Veshapidze & Max Winski

Everything in Hatchetfield seemed normal until people began singing… Then, they began dancing… And now, a musical pandemic is sweeping the entire city. It’s up to Paul (an average guy who doesn’t like musicals) and his friends to stop this musical apocalypse and fight for humanity’s future. Content Warning:  the show uses “colorful language”, sexual innuendo,
and drinking.

  • Fri-Sun, Dec. 6-8 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Sat, Dec. 12-14 at 7:30pm

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November 26, 2024 · 6:00 pm

CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES: AWAY IN THE BASEMENT Runs Dec. 5-15

CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES: AWAY IN THE BASEMENT
Kincaid Regional Theatre
Dec. 5-15
[Falmouth, Ky.]

Cast: Carrie Thomas as Karin, Bethany Beckett as Beverly, Darin Hart as Pastor, Barbara Browning as Mavis & Bonita Pack as Vivian

The Church Basement Ladies are back! It is 1959 and the day of the Sunday School Christmas Program. As the children rehearse up in the sanctuary, the ladies of the kitchen are finishing up the goodie bags and putting final touches on the Nativity pieces. Little do they know what surprises are in store for them as they are called upon to, once again, step in and save the day.

  • Thu-Fri, Dec. 5-6 at 7pm
  • Sat, Dec. 7 at 6:30pm (includes dinner)
  • Sun, Dec. 8 at 2:30pm
  • Thu-Sat, Dec. 12-14 at 7pm
  • Sun, Dec. 15 at 2:30pm

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November 25, 2024 · 5:19 pm

THE NUTCRACKER Runs Dec. 19-29

THE NUTCRACKER
Cincinnati Ballet
Dec. 19-29
Cincinnati Music Hall [Over-the-Rhine]

This season marks the 50th anniversary of Cincinnati Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker. No holiday is complete without a trip to the Land of Sweets! When a curious young girl named Clara receives a magical Nutcracker for Christmas, her dreams come to life. Joined by her Nutcracker Prince, Clara meets the Sugar Plum Fairy and a cast of colorful characters. With Tchaikovsky’s beloved score performed live by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

  • Thu-Fri, Dec. 19-20 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Dec. 21 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 22 at 1pm & 6:30pm
  • Mon, Dec. 23 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Tue, Dec. 24 at 1pm
  • Thu, Dec. 26 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 27-28 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 29 at 1pm

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November 20, 2024 · 3:01 pm

HERCULE POIROT & THE CASE OF THE CHRISTMAS RUBY Runs Dec. 6-15

TCP_Hercule Poirot and the Case of the Xmas RubyHERCULE POIROT & THE CASE OF THE CHRISTMAS RUBY
Tri-County Players
Dec. 6-15
Evendale Bell Tower Arts Pavillion

Directed by Judy Berrens & Gregory Smith

Cast: Sarah Spencer as Ruth Kettering, Gary Glass as Rufus VanAldren, Kalie Reaves as Katherine Grey, Mary Benken as Old Miss Viner/Zia Papopolous, Megan Murray as Ada Mason/Mirelle, John McInerney as Hercule Poirot, Stephen Beck as Derek/Commissioner, Bob Butchman as Knighton/Monsieur Caux & John Vanderplough as the Conductor

For a Christmas present the American heiress Ruth (VanAldren) Kettering is given the most coveted ruby in the world – the “Heart of Fire” – by her loving father. She then boards the famous Blue Train to meet a lover on the French Riviera. Enroute, she meets an English country girl possessing a fortune from a recent inheritance. The women leave behind an unfaithful husband, an industrialist father, and a host of other shadowy international figures with mysterious pasts. But when the Blue Train arrives in Nice, one of them is dead, and vacationing Hercule Poirot is drawn into service once again. On this train, no one is who they seem, and only Detective Poirot can disentangle the disguises and deceptions.

  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 6-7 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Dec. 8 at 3pm
  • Thu-Sat, Dec. 12-14 at 7:30pm

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November 19, 2024 · 12:38 pm

‘TWAS: A Holiday Musical Runs Dec. 19-22

Photo by Scottie Jackson.

‘TWAS: A Holiday Musical 
Sinclair Community College Theatre
Dec. 19-22
Balir Hall Theatre [Dayton]

Written by Patti Frankhouser Celek
Directed by Gina Kleesattel
Choreographed by Rodney Veal

Cast: Edward Folkerth, Ayauna Goodwin, Janiece Carver, Olivia Burchfield, Adalia Gaynier, Neveah Webb, Hannah Ramey, Shae Trauthwein, and Saul Caplan. Shadow interpreters are: Amy Crissman, Madison Janson, Kristen Weaver, Olivia Rose Parrish & Bethany Crank

More music and dance added to this family-friendly story of holidays explained by pets left alone on Christmas Eve. Understanding Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and La Posada opens their eyes to possibilities other than a “visitor in red”.  They discover that humans may celebrate in different ways, but ultimately, we must “rescue” each other all year through.

  • Thu-Fri, Dec. 19-20 at Noon
  • Sat, Dec. 21 at 2pm, 4pm & 7pm
  • Sun, Dec. 22 at 2pm & 4pm

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