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February 6, 2012 · 2:03 pm

VISITING MR. GREEN runs March 3-11

VISITING MR GREEN
Presented by Falcon Theatre as part of their Fourth Wall Series
March 3-11
Newport

After his car narrowly avoids an elderly man wandering into traffic,bright young professional Ross Gardiner has been sentenced to community service;he must visit his almost victim,Mr. Green,once a week for the next six months. Curmudgeonly Mr. Green resists Ross’s help,still overwhelmed with the death of his wife and harboring a deep and painful secret. But Ross has a secret of his own,and together the unlikely companions learn to understand each other and themselves in a humorous and touching story of forgiveness and compassion.

Directed by Bill Hartnett

Cast: Mike Moskowitz as Mr. Green and grandson Joshua Steele as Ross Gardiner

  • Sat, March 3 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, March 4 at 3pm
  • Sat, March 10 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, March 11 at 3pm

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Local media coverage: Enquirer article

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February 6, 2012 · 1:47 pm

OVERTURE AWARDS Final Competition & Awards Ceremony on March 3

OVERTURE AWARDS Final Competition & Awards Ceremony
Presented by Cincinnati Arts Association
March 3
Downtown

The Overture Awards was developed to recognize, encourage and reward excellence in the arts among Tri-state students in grades 9-12. It also provides students an opportunity to share their talents and interests among their peers in a supportive environment outside of their individual schools. This year, 501 students were nominated by their schools to compete in one of six artistic disciplines: Creative Writing, Dance, Instrumental Music, Theater, Visual Art or Vocal Music. There are three levels of competition: Regionals, Semi-Finals and Finals.

  • Sat, Feb. 3 at 1pm

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February 2, 2012 · 9:11 am

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG runs March 3-31

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
Presented by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
March 3-31
Eden Park 

Reviews: Enquirer | CityBeat | Talkin’ Broadway | Dayton Most Metro |

Stephen Sondheim’s remarkable Broadway fable of friendship and the high price of success opens in the present and moves backward in time. The triumphs and failures of a jaded composer and his two closest friends are traced from their estranged ending to their idealistic beginning. Directed by John Doyle, who led our Tony Award-winning production of Company, the performers in this highly anticipated revival will play all of the instruments as they act and sing in one of Sondheim’s most melodic scores.

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG is suitable for adults and children age 13 and older. It contains adult language and mature themes.

Directed & choreographed by John Doyle
Music directed by Matt Castle
Music supervisor/orchestration by Mary-Mitchell Campbell

Cast: Malcolm Gets as Franklin Shepard, Daniel Jenkins as Charley Kringas, Becky Ann Baker as Mary Flynn, Jane Pfitsch as Beth, Leenya Rideout as Gussie Carnegie, Jessica Tyler Wright as K.T., Matt Castle as Scotty, Bruce Sabath as Joe Josephson, Lee Harrington as Meg, Fred Rose as Tyler, David Garry as Jerome, Matthew Deming as Ru & Ben Diskant as Frank, Jr.

  • In preview Sat, March 3 at 8pm
  • In preview Sun, March 4 at 2pm
  • In preview, Tue-Wed, March 6-7 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, March 8-9 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 10 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 11 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Wed, March 13-14 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, March 15-16 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 17 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 18 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Wed, March 20-21 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, March 22-23 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 24 zt 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 25 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue, March 27 at 7:30pm
  • Wed, March 28 at 1pm
  • Thu-Fri, March 29-30 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 31 at 4pm & 8pm

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Local media coverage: Enquirer article | WVXU interview |

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February 2, 2012 · 8:50 am

THE BIG PICTURE runs March 2-11

THE BIG PICTURE
Presented by Beavercreek Community Theatre
March 2-11 
Beavercreek

It’s the summer of 1962, college freshman Billy Carson is spending his first summer home with his mom and best friend. With only a few items to provide clues, Billy sets out with a renewed interest in discovering the father he never knew – B-Movie script writer and war hero, Jack Carson. But when old wounds are opened and new loves are discovered, Billy realizes that coming home is more difficult and ultimately more enlightening than he ever imagined and the sleepy town of Pine Springs, Illinois may never be the same.

Directed by Doug Lloyd
Music directed by Jen Clark
Choreographed by Stacy Gear

Cast: Brian Kester as Billy Carson, Pam McGinnis as Maggie Carson, Eric Bracht as Sam Morris, Angela Umstead as Ellie Patterson, Michael Boyd as Charlie, Shawn Hooks as Jack Carson & Chris Harmon as a soldier

  • Fri-Sat, March 2-3 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 4 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 9-10 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 11 at 3pm

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February 1, 2012 · 11:07 am

THE RIVALRY on Feb. 7

Robert Parsons as Abraham Lincoln. Photo by Matt Petit.

THE RIVALRY
Presented by L.A. Theatre Works as part of the  Miami University Performing Arts Series 
Feb. 7
Oxford

Radio-theater production. The Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 tackled the day’s most passionate issue – slavery. Taken directly from the transcripts, THE RIVALRY recreates the face off between Abraham Lincoln, rising Illinois legislator and abolitionist candidate of the newly formed Republican party, and Senator Stephen A. Douglas, the Democratic incumbent and champion of states’ rights. The series of seven debates that took place in seven Congressional districts were conducted in a fever of partisanship as the nation listened. Brass bands played, and the press vilified or glorified theopponents, depending on which side they took.

  • Tue. Feb. 7 at 7:30pm

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