Category Archives: On Stage

December 21, 2011 · 11:13 am

BILLY ELLIOT runs Jan. 17-29

BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL
Presented by Broadway in Cincinnati
Jan. 17-29
Downtown

Reviews: Enquirer | Cincinnati Examiner | iSpyCincy | CityBeat | Talkin’ Broadway | Behind The Curtain |

BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL is the joyous celebration of one boy’s journey to make his dreams come true. Set in a small town, the story follows Billy as he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class, discovering a surprising passion that inspires his family and his whole community. A big musical with an even bigger heart, BILLY ELLIOT will enchant the dreamer in all of us. Based on the international smash-hit film, BILLY ELLIOT is brought to life by a phenomenal cast and the Tony Award-winning creative team (director Stephen Daldry, choreographer Peter Darling and writer Lee Hall) along with music legend Elton John, who has written what the New York Post calls “his best score yet!”

  • Tue-Fri, Jan. 17-20 at 8pm
  • Sat, Jan. 21 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 22 at 1pm & 6:30pm
  • Tue-Fri, Jan. 24-27 at 8pm
  • Sat, Jan. 28 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 29 at 1pm & 6:30pm

Official page | Online ticketing | FaceBook event | Official tour site | Goldstar discount |

Local media: Fox19 interview | Enquirer article | WKRQ interview | Fox19 story (1/26) |

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December 20, 2011 · 11:49 am

JERSEY BOYS runs Jan. 17-Feb. 5

JERSEY BOYS: THE STORY OF FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS
Presented by the Victoria Theatre Association
Jan. 17-Feb. 5
Dayton

Reviews: Dayton Examiner | Dayton Most Metro |

“Too good to be true!” raves the New York Post for JERSEY BOYS, the 2006 Tony Award®-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide–all before they were 30! JERSEY BOYS, winner of the 2006 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album and most recently, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, features their hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.”

  • Tue-Fri, Jan. 17-20 at 8pm
  • Sat, Jan. 21 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 22 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Tue-Fri, Jan. 24-27 at 8pm
  • Sat, Jan. 28 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 29 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Tue-Fri, Jan. 31-Feb. 3 at 8pm
  • Sat. Feb. 4 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 5 at 2pm & 7:30pm

Official page | Online ticketing | FaceBook event |

Local media: Dayton Examiner article | Dayton City Paper article (1/17) | WDTN interview | FOX45 video interview | Dayton City Paper article (1/24) | Dayton City Paper article 1/26 |

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December 20, 2011 · 11:37 am

DEAD ACCOUNTS runs Jan. 14-Feb. 11

DEAD ACCOUNTS
Presented by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Jan. 14-Feb. 11
Eden Park

Reviews: Enquirer | CityBeat | iSpyCincy | Behind the Curtain |

At first, prodigal son Jack’s unexpected visit to Cincinnati from New York City appears to be an exercise in the mass consumption of comfort foods from his youth — Graeter’s, Skyline and LaRosa’s. However, his family soon wonders if he’s coming home or running away. And where did he get all the money? From the author of the hit comedies BAD DATES and THE UNDERSTUDY comes a world premiere that painfully and hilariously portrays Midwestern values and family dynamics to reveal why home remains important no matter where you live.

DEAD ACCOUNTS is suitable for adults and older teenagers. It contains strong adult language and mature themes.

Directed by Giovanna Sardelli

Cast: Stephen Barker Turner, Carly Street, Susan Greenhill, Haynes Thigpen & Victoria Mack

  • In preview Sat, Jan. 14 at 8pm, Sun, Jan 15 at 2pm, Tue-Wed, Jan. 17-18 at 7:30pm. $25 seats available.
  • Thu-Fri, Jan. 19-20 at 8pm
  • Sat, Jan. 21 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 22 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Wed, Jan. 24-25 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, Jan. 26-27 at 8pm
  • Sat, Jan. 28 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 29 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Wed, Jan. 31 & Feb 1 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, Feb. 2-3 at 8pm
  • Sat, Feb. 4 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 5 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue, Feb. 7 at 7:30pm
  • Wed, Feb. 8 at 1pm
  • Thu-Fri, Feb. 9-10 at 8pm
  • Sat, Feb. 11 at 4pm & 8pm

Official page with cast list and online ticketing |

Local media: Enquirer article | CityBeat article | WVXU interview |

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December 19, 2011 · 1:57 pm

HENRY VIII: ALL IS TRUE runs Jan. 13-Feb. 5

Jim Hopkins as King Henry VIII. Photo by Rich Sofranko.

HENRY VIII: ALL IS TRUE
Presented by Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Jan. 13-Feb. 5
Downtown

Reviews: Enquirer | CityBeat |

With a story so explosive it literally set fire to the Globe Theatre in 1613, the Bard’s final historical tale takes audiences back to the religiously charged conflict between King Henry VIII and the English church, examined earlier in the season in A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS—but this time, through the eyes of the King. After years of marriage to his brother’s widow, Henry begins to suspect that his union with Katherine of Aragon isn’t as holy as he thought. But is his doubt the only driving force behind his change of heart, or is his burgeoning love for the alluring Anne Boleyn also to blame?

The story continues as the cast of A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS returns to reprise their roles to tell the story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn from Henry’s perspective and in Shakespeare’s verse.

Directed by Brian Isaac Phillips

Cast: Randy Bailey, Darnell Pierre Benjamin, Ian Bond, Billy Chance, Charlie Clark*, Sara Clark*, Cary Davenport, Jeremy Dubin*, Jim Hopkins*, Travis McElroy, Miranda McGee, Kelly Mengelkoch*, Barry Mulholland*, Jolin Polasek, Maggie Lou Rader, Nick Rose* and Brent Vimtrup
*Member of Actor’s Equity Association, the professional union of actors and stage managers in the United States

  • In preview Wed-Thu, Jan. 11-12 at 7:30pm. All seats $14.
  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 13-14 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Sat, Jan. 19-21 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Jan. 22 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Jan. 26-28 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Jan. 29 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 2-4 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 5 at 2pm

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Local coverage: Enquirer article |

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December 19, 2011 · 1:32 pm

MISS MAGNOLIA BEAUMONT GOES TO PROVINCETOWN runs Jan. 13-14

Joe Hutcheson.

MISS MAGNOLIA BEAUMONT GOES TO PROVINCETOWN
Presented by Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Jan. 13-14
Over-the-Rhine

Southern debutante Miss Magnolia Beatrice Devareux Beaumont has choked to death on the meat of a pork rib, only to find herself suddenly inhabiting the body of a thirty-something, gay New Yorker (to whom she refers as Master Joseph) on his way to Provincetown, Massachusetts for a birthday vacation. But before Miss Beaumont can quietly get used to Master Joseph’s cosmopolitan, gay lifestyle, an offensive painting suddenly jolts her into his awareness. After the initial shock and a few disagreements, the two spend the rest of their trip discussing the deeper meanings of life, why they were brought together, and why a simple kite can be such a magical thing. More than a monologue, MISS MAGNOLIA BEAUMONT GOES TO PROVINCETOWN is a modern comic fantasy celebrating the beauty and magic of P-town.

MISS MAGNOLIA BEAUMONT GOES TO PROVINCETOWN returns to Cincinnati after selling out its run at the 2011 Cincinnati Fringe Festival and garnering the Critics’ Pick of the Fringe Award. The show also appeared in the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival at the Studio at Cherry Lane Theatre, receiving critical acclaim and a FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award. Most recently, the show appeared at the Roy Arias Cabaret in Times Square, NYC.

  • Fri-Sat, Jan 13-14 at 8pm

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You can read my review of the 2011 Fringe Festival performance here.

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