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March 6, 2023 · 6:54 pm

FELLOW TRAVELERS Runs March 30-April 1

CCM_Fellow TravelersFELLOW TRAVELERS
UC College-Conservatory of Music Opera
March 30-April 1
[University Heights]

William R. Langley, conductor
Daria Zholnerova, co-director
Greg Eldridge, co-director

Fellow Travelers takes place in 1950s Washington, D.C. Timothy Laughlin is a recent Fordham graduate and devout Catholic who is eager to join the crusade against Communism. A chance encounter with a handsome, profligate State Department official, Hawkins Fuller, leads to Tim’s first job in D.C. and — after Fuller’s advances — his first love affair. As McCarthy mounts his desperate bid for power and internal investigations focus on “sexual subversives” during the “Lavender Scare,” Tim and Hawk find it dangerous to navigate their double lives. Drawn into a maelstrom of deceit and intrigue, Tim struggles to reconcile his political convictions, his love for God and his love for Fuller — an entanglement that will end in a stunning act of betrayal.

  • Thu-Sat, March 30-April 1 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 2 at 2pm

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March 6, 2023 · 6:46 pm

CSO PROOF: SURREALIST EL TROPICAL On March 29-30

CSO_Surrealist el TropicalCSO PROOF: SURREALIST EL TROPICAL
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
March 29-30
Music Hall [Over-the-Rhine]

Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre
Rosie Herrera, choreographer
Clyde Scott, video and production designer
Luke Kritzeck, lighting and production designer

Choreographer Rosie Herrera wants you to imagine that, after a night of gleefully overindulging in absinthe cocktails, filmmaker Federico Fellini stumbles down an alley in old Havana. A door cracks open and music washes over him like a sticky sunrise in September. He steps inside into a primordial soup of neon and sound and tropical heat. A wild undercurrent pulses through the room, whispering that anything (and everything) might happen.

  • Wed-Thu, March 29-30 at 8pm

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March 5, 2023 · 3:05 pm

PUFFS Runs March 10-18

MCP_PuffsPUFFS or SEVEN INCREASINGLY EVENTFUL YEARS AT A CERTAIN SCHOOL OF MAGIC AND MAGIC
Mason Community Players
March 10-18
Mason Community Playhouse

Directed by Trish Cooper
Produced by Lara Gonzalez

Cast: Corey Meyer as Wayne Hopkins, Paul Henkelman as Oliver River, Ilana Milberg as Megan Jones, Amy Sullivan as the Narrator, Nicco Morello as Cedric, Brady Dunn as Mr. Voldy, Emily Tilling as Susie Bones (and others), Mike Pateras as J Finch Fletchley (and others), Lora Pateras as Sally Perks (and others), Justin Reilman as Ernie Mack (and others), Kaitlin Schiltz as Hannah (and others) & Abby Farmer as Leanne (and others)

Popular off-Broadway, the show was written by Matt Cox and came to the stage in 2015. It is the story of the “others” who populated a famous wizarding school; specifically the Puffs. It has been dubbed “a fast-paced romp” and acclaimed as “never going more than a minute without a laugh.”  Contain explicit language.

  • Fri-Sat, March 10-11 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 12 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, March 16-18 at 8pm

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March 5, 2023 · 12:50 pm

JAGGED LITTLE PILL Runs March 28-April 2

BIC_Jagged Little PillJAGGED LITTLE PILL
Broadway in Cincinnati
March 28-April 2
Aronoff Center P&G Hall [Downtown]

SOME SHOWS YOU SEE. THIS SHOW YOU FEEL. Joy, love, heartache, strength, wisdom, catharsis, LIFE—everything we’ve been waiting to see in a Broadway show— is here in the exhilarating, fearless new musical based on Alanis Morissette’s world-changing music.

With a Tony-winning book by Diablo Cody (Juno) and Grammy-winning score, this electrifying production about a perfectly imperfect American family “vaults the audience to its collective feet” (The Guardian). “Redemptive, rousing and real, JAGGED LITTLE PILL stands alongside the original musicals that have sustained the best hopes of Broadway.” (The New York Times)

You live, you learn, you remember what it’s like to feel truly human… at JAGGED LITTLE PILL.

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

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March 5, 2023 · 12:41 pm

THE CHINESE LADY Runs March 25-April 30

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Photo by Tony Arrasmith/Arrasmith & Associates.

THE CHINESE LADY
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
March 25-April 30
Shelterhouse Theatre [Eden Park]

Directed by Jess McLeod

Cast: Sami Ma as Afong May & Albert Park as Atung

Afong Moy is 14 years old when she’s brought to the United States in 1834 and placed on public display as “The Chinese Lady” — supposedly the first to step foot on U.S. soil. Decade after decade, she performs as a living exhibit, showing curious white people how she eats, what she wears and — the highlight of the event — how she walks with bound feet. Time wears on, and eventually the lines between her performance and her own identity become blurry. Inspired by the true story of Afong Moy’s life, The Chinese Lady is a darkly poetic yet whimsical portrait of our collective past through the eyes of a young Chinese woman.

  • In preview, Sat, March 25 at 7:30pm
  • In preview, Tue-Wed, March 28-29 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, March 30-31 at 7:30pm
  • Sat April 1 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 2 at 2pm
  • Tue-Fri, April 4-7 at 7:30pm
  • Sat April 8 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 9 at 2pm
  • Tue, April 11 at 7:30pm
  • Wed, April 12 at 1pm & 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, April 13-14 at 7:30pm
  • Sat April 15 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 16 at 2pm
  • Tue-Fri, April 18-21 at 7:30pm
  • Sat April 22 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 23 at 2pm
  • Tue-Fri, April 25-28 at 7:30pm
  • Sat April 29 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 30 at 2pm

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