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May 8, 2024 · 7:54 am

ON WITH THE SHOW Runs May 31-June 8

CMT_On with the ShowON WITH THE SHOW
Cincinnati Music Theatre
May 31-June 8
Aronoff Center Fifth Third Bank Theatre [Downtown]

Directed and Conceived by Mark D. Motz
Music Direction by Mark Femia
Co-Produced by Kathy Beiting and Brett Parr

Cast: John Beiting, MP Carletti, Amelie De La Nuez, Kelly M. Even, Mike Fielder, Gregory Good, Jr., Brett Parr & Elizabeth Zerhusen Pille, 

Cincinnati Music Theatre caps its 2023-2024 60th Anniversary season with an original musical revue celebrating the troupe’s first six decades in song. Our spring Studio Series offering On With The Show! distills CMT history – from its inaugural production of The Most Happy Fella in 1963 through the 2024 mainstage production of Children of Eden – into a 90-minute blast of nostalgia. Music is our middle name, so you can bet you’ll hear some of the most-beloved tunes from the CMT songbook, as well as a few under-the-radar favorites.

  • Fri, May 31 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, June 1 at 3pm & 7:30pm
  • Fri, June 7 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, June 8 at 3pm & 7:30pm

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May 8, 2024 · 7:53 am

THE LIGHTNING THIEF: The Percy Jackson Musical Runs May 31-June 2

ACTUP_Percy JacksonTHE LIGHTNING THIEF: The Percy Jackson Musical
Acting Up
May 31-June 2
Mason High School Theatre

Directed by Rachelle Penilla
Music directed by Jeanne Bilyeu & Savannah Slaby
Choreographed by Megan Denton & Erin Speno-Stout
Produced by Adrianna Hartmann & Emily Nickles

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As the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson has newly-discovered powers he can’t control, a destiny he doesn’t want, and a mythology textbook’s worth of monsters on his trail.​
When Zeus’s master lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the thief. He must travel to the Underworld and back; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and come to terms with the father who abandoned him. 

  • Fri, May 31 at 7pm
  • Sat, June 1 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Sun, June 2 at 2pm

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May 8, 2024 · 7:51 am

JERSEY BOYS Runs May 28-June 23

WFIT_Jersey BoysJERSEY BOYS
Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre
May 28-June 23
[East Price Hill]

Directed by Kat Moser-Priddy
Music directed by Jacob Priddy
Choreographed by Julius Jones

Cast: Royce Louden as Nick Massi, Robert Breslin as Tommy DeVito, Elliot Handkins as Bob Gaudio, Josh Galloway as Frankie Valli, Christopher Wells as Bob Crewe, Gregory Shaffer as Gyp DeCarlo, Zachary Petrie as Ensemble/Nick DeVito/Bill Dixon, Jathan Briscoe as Barry Belson, Ryan Whitford as Joey Pesci,  Donald Washington as Ensemble, Mason Sammarco as Ensemble, Tre Taylor III as Norm Waxman/Ensemble, Aidan Edwards as Ensemble, Jules Breslin as Mary Delgado, Chloe Hedrick as Lorraine, Megan Murray as Francine & Alexis Pinto as Ensemble

With phenomenal music, memorable characters, and great storytelling, JERSEY BOYS follows the fascinating evolution of four blue-collar kids who became one of the greatest successes in pop-music history. Winner of Best Musical at both the Tony Awards® and Olivier Awards®, JERSEY BOYS takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons to discover the secret of a 40-year friendship as the foursome work their way from the streets of New Jersey to the heights of stardom. Thrill your audiences with electrifying performances of chart-topping hits including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Dawn,” and “My Eyes Adored You,” which brought The Four Seasons the highest honor: induction into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame.

  • Wed-Thu, May 29-30 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 31-June 1 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 2 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, June 5-6 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, June 7-8 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 9 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, June 12-13 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, June 14-15 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 16 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, June 19-20 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, June 21-22 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 23 at 2pm

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May 6, 2024 · 5:06 pm

THE KITE RUNNER Runs May 28-June 2

HRTC_The Kite RunnerTHE KITE RUNNER
Human Race Theatre Company
May 28-June 2
The Loft Theatre [Dayton]

Based on Khaled Hosseini’s beloved, internationally best-selling novel, THE KITE RUNNER is a powerful new play adapted by Matthew Spangler that follows one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption. Afghanistan is a divided country, and two childhood friends are about to be torn apart. Told across two decades and two continents, THE KITE RUNNER is an unforgettable journey of forgiveness, and shows us all that we can be good again.

  • Tue-Thu, May 28-30 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, May 31 at 8pm
  • Sat, June 1 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, June 2 at 1pm & 6:30pm

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May 6, 2024 · 5:05 pm

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Runs May 24-June 16

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Candice Handy as Annie. Directed by Brian Isaac Phillips. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
May 24-June 16
[Over-the-Rhine]

Cast: Geoffrey Warren Barnes* as John, Darnell Pierre Benjamin* as Trevor, Billy Chance* as Robert, Jared Earland as Crew Dude, Jeremy Dubin* as Chris, Candice Handy* as Annie, Matthew Lewis Johnson* as Max, Justin McCombs* as Dennis & Kelly Mengelkoch* as Sandra

It’s Opening Night at the Cornley Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor and the stakes have never been higher. But none of the on-stage drama is in the script! The theater is filled with accident-prone actors, a corpse that can’t play dead to save his life, and a knocked-out knock out of a leading lady. When all goes wrong, can this theater company make it to Opening Night and bring down the house (in a good way)? In this fantastic, farcical, fiasco of a show and Off-Broadway and West End comedic hit, the age-old adage is true: “the show must go wrong!” oops sorry, we mean “the show must go on!”

  • In preview Wed-Thu, May 22-23 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 24-25 at 7:30pm
  • Wed-Sat, May 29-June 1 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, June 2 at 2pm
  • Wed-Sat, May 29-June 1 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, June 2 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, June 6-7 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, June 8 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, June 9 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, June 13-14 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, June 15 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, June 16 at 2pm

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