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August 23, 2023 · 8:42 am

BRIGHT STAR Runs Sept. 7-Oct. 1

CCPA_Bright StarBRIGHT STAR
Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
Sept. 7-Oct. 1
[West Price Hill]

Directed by Ed Cohen
Music directed by Mark Femia
Choreographed by Jenny Goodlett & Jay Goodlett

Cast: Bethany Kerr as Alice, Jordan Darnell as Margo, Michelle Shaffer as Mama Murphy, Elliot Handkins as Billy, Christopher Wells as Jimmy Ray, Jerrod Gruber as Daryl, Ryan J. Poole as Mayor, Greg Shaffer as Daddy Murphy, Harold Murphy as Daddy Cane, Gabe Schenker as Stanford/Dr. Norquist/Max, Carly Shepherd as Edna, Ashley O. Morton as Florence
Ensemble: Justine Reilmann, Kristin Kaufman, Amanda Marasch & Annie Schneider

Featuring the Tony®-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway’s BRIGHT STAR tells a true tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ’40s. When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a soldier just home from World War II, he awakens her longing for the child she once lost. Haunted by their unique connection, they set out to understand her past—and find the power to transform both their lives. With beautiful melodies and powerful characters, BRIGHT STAR is refreshingly genuine and daringly hopeful.

  • Thu, Sept. 7 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 8-9 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 10 at 2pm
  • Thu, Sept. 14 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 15-16 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 17 at 2pm
  • Thu, Sept. 21 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 22-23 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 24 at 2pm
  • Thu, Sept. 28 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Sept. 29-30 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 1 at 2pm

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August 23, 2023 · 8:41 am

THIS IS TOM JONES! Runs Sept. 7-24

HRTC_This is Tom JonesTHIS IS TOM JONES!
Human Race Theatre Company
Sept. 7-24
The Loft [Dayton]

Directed by Emily N. Wells

Cast: Patrick Earl Phillips as Man 1, Sara Mackie as Woman 1, Edwin Large as Man 2, Kelly Mengelkoch as Woman 2, Eb Madson as Man 3, Aleah Vassell as Woman 3, Kyle Mangold as Man 4, Melinda Porto as Woman 4 & Jamie Cordes as Man 5

Henry Fielding’s heart-throbbing masterpiece meets the frenzied, mop-top sounds of the 1960s known as the British Invasion. Aristocrats, wenches and scalawags abound in this bawdy and rollicking romp through the back roads and bedchambers of England.

  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 7-9 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 10 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Wed, Sept. 12-13 at 7pm
  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 14-16 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 17 at 2pm
  • Wed, Sept. 20 at 7pm
  • Thu-Fri, Sept. 21-22 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 23 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 24 at 2pm

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August 23, 2023 · 8:38 am

STEEL MAGNOLIAS Runs Sept. 7-24

MPI_Steel MagnoliasSTEEL MAGNOLIAS
Mariemont Players, Inc.
Sept. 7-24
[Walton Creek]

Directed by Megan Horton
Produced by Jennifer Day, Eric Day & Bill Geraghty

Cast: Anna Hazard as Annelle, Debbi Berlon as Truvy, Katie Jensen as Shelby, Stefanie Adams as M’Lynn, Cathy Lutts as Clairee & Tobie Braverman as Ouiser

The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, (“I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years”); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.

  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 7-9 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Sept. 10 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, Sept. 14-15 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Feb. 16 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 17 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 21-23 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Feb. 24 at 2pm

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August 22, 2023 · 6:03 am

PLAZA SUITE Runs Sept. 7-17

BVCT_Plaza SuitePLAZA SUITE
Brookville Community Theatre
Sept. 7-17
[Brookville, OH]

Cast: Mark Van Luvender as Sam/Jesse/Roy, Kerry Simpson as Karen/Muriel/Norma, Lilly Petty as Jean McCormack/Mimsey Hubley & Titus Unger as Bellhop/Waiter/Borden Eisler

Hilarity abounds in this portrait of three couples successively occupying a suite at The Plaza. In the first act, a suburban couple take the suite while their house is being painted and it turns out to be the one in which they honeymooned 23 (or was it 24?) years before and was yesterday the anniversary, or is it today? This wry tale of marriage in tatters is followed, in Act II, by the exploits of a Hollywood producer who, after three marriages, is looking for fresh fields. He calls a childhood sweetheart, now a suburban housewife, for a little romantic diversion. Over the years she has idolized him from afar and is now more than the match he bargained for. In Act III, the last couple is a mother and father fighting about the best way to get their daughter out of the bathroom and down to the ballroom where guests await her or as Mother yells, “I want you to come out of that bathroom and get married!”

  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 7-9 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 10 at 3pm
  • Thu-Sat, Sept. 14-16 at 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 17 at 3pm

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August 22, 2023 · 6:01 am

MJ: The Musical Runs Sept. 5-17

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Myles Frost and Cast. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

MJ: The Musical
Broadway in Cincinnati
Sept. 5-17
Aronoff Center, P & G Hall [Downtown]

He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry comes to you as MJ, the multi Tony Award®-winning new musical centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, begins a tour of its own. Created by Tony Award-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, MJ goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the star, offering a rare look at the creative mind and collaborative spirit that catapulted Michael Jackson into legendary status. MJ is startin’ somethin’ as it makes its way across the country.

  • Tue-Thu, Sept. 5-7 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Sept. 8 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 9 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 10 at 1pm & 6:30pm
  • Tue-Thu, Sept. 12-14 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, Sept. 5 at 8pm
  • Sat, Sept. 16 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Sept. 17 at 1pm & 6:30pm

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