BEN FOLDS
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
April 25
Music Hall [Over-the-Rhine]
Artists
After a sold-out performance with the Pops in 2017, Ben Folds is back! Widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation, this genre-bending, multi-platinum selling artist brings his brilliant lyrics, moving melodies, and clever wit for this one-night-only performance.
Official page | Facebook event |
Filed under Music Performance, On Stage
BIBLE STORIES
Revolution Dance Theatre
May 5-6
Aronoff Center Jarson-Kaplan Theater [Downtown]
From battling giants to walking on water or wrangling animals to survive a flood – “Bible Stories” brings to life some of the most exciting tales of the highest selling book in the world! Whether you take it as gospel or not, you will not want to miss the beauty, effects and adventure found in this bold new ballet from the mind of Producing Artistic Director David Choate.
Official page | Facebook event |
CRY IT OUT
Mariemont Players
May 4-21
[Walton Creek]
Directed by Becky Collins
Cast: Rachel Mock as Jessie, Natasha Boeckmann as Lina, Alex Soldano as Mitchell & Samantha Joy Luhn as Adrienne
In the sweet spot between their yards where both baby monitors get reception, new moms Jessie and Lina bond over coffee during naptime while laughing through the highs and lows of motherhood. A comedy with dark edges, Cry It Out takes an honest look at the absurdities of being home with a baby, the power of female friendship, the dilemma of going back to work, and the effect class has on parenthood in America.
Filed under On Stage
THE DINING ROOM
Mason Community Players
May 4-13
Mason Community Playhouse
Directed by Gail Rudolph
Cast: Mary Beth Benken-Riesenberg, Trish Cooper, Michelle Duremo, Jay Fultz, Linda Geering, Tim Geering, Lara Gonzalez, Joel Lind & Sonya Neff
THE DINING ROOM is a comedy of manners written by A.R. Gurney. It is set in a single dining room where 18 scenes from different households overlap and intertwine. Each story is focused around a different family during different time periods who has in their possession the same dining room furniture set, manufactured in 1898. It is the setting for breakfasts, dinners, and all special occasions for each of the families who gather round the table.
Official page | Facebook event |
Filed under On Stage
DEARLY BELOVED
Brookville Community Theatre
April 20-30
[Brookville]
Directed by Debbi Robbins
Cast: Junior Cruea as Geneva Musgrave, Alain Alejandro as Raynerd Chisum, Kate Gaston as Tina Jo/Gina Jo Dubberly, Beth Gisewite as Honey Raye Futrelle, Dawn Gunter as Frankie Futrelle Dubberly, James Nelson as Dub Dubberly, Jessica Suba as Twink Futrelle, Sheryl Koontz as Nelda Lou Lightfoot, Kathy Devorak as Patsy Price, John Wysong as John Curtis Buntner & Owen Van as Justin Waverly
Hilarity, Texas style! An over-the-top wedding, three feuding sisters and a church full of small town eccentrics. What could possibly go wrong? In this fast-paced, laugh-a-minute comedy, the Futrelle sisters of Fayro, Texas – Frankie, Twink and their estranged sister, Honey Raye – are thrown together to pull off a family wedding. But it is not going well. Frankie’s oldest twin daughter is marrying the son of the queen of what passes for high society in Fayro and Frankie is desperate to make this antebellum-themed wedding an elegant affair. It soon becomes obvious that Fate has other plans…
Filed under On Stage
Behind the Curtain Cincinnati 