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Performing Arts Academy Presents HELLO DOLLY

PAA_Hello DollyThe Performing Arts Academy in Middletown is proud to present the beloved musical, Hello Dolly! with our MainStage theatre group, August 11 through August 20, 2023. Performances will take place Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00pm, and Sundays at 3pm.

Jerry Herman’s energetic Hello, Dolly! is a musical filled with charisma and with heart. Matchmaker Dolly Levi is a widow, a matchmaker, and also a professional meddler — but everything changes when she decides that the next match she needs to make is to find someone for herself. Set in New York City at the turn of the century, Hello Dolly! is boisterous and charming from start to finish, featuring such memorable songs as “Before the Parade Passes By,” “It Only Takes a Moment,” “It Takes a Woman,” and—of course—the title number, “Hello, Dolly!”

Full of humor, romance, and exquisite dancing, this is the classic that everyone needs to see.

Directed by Nina Markle, and choreographed by Mark Norris.  DON’T MISS this theatrical event of the summer!

Tickets are $20 for Adults and $15 for Sr. Adults (65+) and children (12 and under.)  For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit theperformingartsacademy.com For handicap seating call the Box Office at 513-594-7242. The Performing Arts Academy is located at 4400 Lewis Street in Middletown, OH.

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THE MURDER ROOM Runs July 28-Aug. 13

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Alicia Friedman as Mavis. Christie Bishop as Edgar. Photo by Tammy Cassesa.

THE MURDER ROOM
The Drama Workshop
July 28-Aug. 13
The Glenmore Playhouse [Cheviot]

Directed by Darren Lee

Cast: Christie Bishop as Edgar/Abel, Alicia Friedman as Mavis, John Dorney as James, Kaitlin Schiltz as Susan, Ben Lacy as Barry & Susan Smith as Lottie

A zany, farcical whodunit featuring newlyweds Edgar and Mavis. Two days after their wedding, Edgar discovers Mavis is worse than unfaithful. After her first attempt to kill him by poisoning his cocoa fails, Mavis resorts to shooting him and then returning to her lover. Chaos and complications reign when it transpires that the shots were blanks and Edgar’s body has vanished!

  • Fri-Sat, July 28-29 at 8pm
  • Sun, July 30 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Aug. 4-5 at 8pm
  • Sun, Aug. 6 at 2pm
  • Thu, Aug. 10 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Aug. 11-12 at 8pm
  • Sun, Aug. 13 at 2pm

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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) Runs Aug. 4-12

LP_The Complete WorksTHE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)
Lumos Players
Aug. 4-12
Lakeview United Church of Christ [Maineville]

Directed by Corey Nieman

Cast: Jess Link, Patrick Nieman & Alex Soldallo

The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) is an irreverent, fast-paced romp through the BARD’s plays. All 37 plays in 97 minutes! Can they do it? Watch as three madcap actors in tights weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories, and tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you breathless and helpless with laughter.

  • Fri-Sat, Aug. 4-5 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Aug. 6 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Aug. 11-12 at 7:30pm

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GUYS AND DOLLS Runs July 29-Aug. 18

TC_Guys and DollsGUYS AND DOLLS
The Carnegie
July 29-Aug. 18
[Covington]

Directed and choreographed by Eric Byrd
Music direction by Steve Goers

Cast: Christopher Wells as Nathan Detroit, Annalese Fusaro as Miss Adelaide, Jackson Reagin as Sky Masterson, Gracie Parker as Sarah Brown, Julia Schick as General Cartwright, Dain Paige as Arvide Abernathy, Aaron Marshall as Nicely Nicely, Montez O. Jenkins Copeland as Benny Southstreet, Anderson Rothwell as Rusty Charlie, Ethan Kuchta as Lieutenant Brannigan, Andres Martinez as Angie the Ox, Tomi Newman as Harry the Horse & Spencer Stanley as Big Jule
Ensemble: Caroline Bowers, Monique Churchill, Eliza Levy, Maddie Osment & Matthew Danforth

GUYS AND DOLLS is musical theatre at its show-stopping best! Hailed by many as the perfect musical comedy, this colorful classic follows a rowdy bunch of gamblers and showgirls in a wild game of chance and love. Set in bustling 1950s Manhattan, GUYS AND DOLLS features some of the most memorable showtunes of all time, including “Luck Be a Lady,” “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” and the irrepressible anthem “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat.”

  • Sat, July 29 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, July 30 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Aug. 4-5 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Aug. 12 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Aug. 13 at 3pm
  • Thu-Fri, Aug. 17-18 at 7:30pm

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UTOPIA, OHIO – A New Musical Runs Aug. 3-13

HWT_UtopiaUTOPIA, OHIO – A New Musical
Hugo West Theatricals
Aug. 3-13
The Carnegie Center of Columbia Tusculum

Written & produced by Joshua Steele
Directed by Zack Steele

Cast: Jennie Malone, Brad Myers, Linsey Rogers, Jeremiah Savon Jackson & Zack Steele

A new musical following the rise and fall of three little‐known utopian experiments through the voices of individuals whose lives led them there: a widowed woman shoemaker, a Black man who escapes enslavement with his family and a Jewish immigrant fleeing persecution. Featuring gifted actors playing their own instruments and a bevy of historical images, the musical bursts with emotion and longing felt by everyday people marginalized in the young and rapidly changing United States.

  • Thu, Aug. 3 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Aug. 5 at 7:30pm
  • Wed-Thu, Aug. 9-10 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Aug. 13 at 2pm

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