Category Archives: On Stage

SISTER ACT Runs Nov. 4-20

WSU_Sister Act logoSISTER ACT
Wright State University
Nov. 4-20
Festival Playhouse [Dayton]

Directed and choreographed by Greg Hellems, head of Musical Theatre at WSU

SISTER ACT is the feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit film that will have audiences jumping to their feet! When a disco diva on the run takes refuge in a convent, tuneful hilarity ensues. If you loved Mamma Mia!, Sister Act is for you. This pop/gospel musical by the writers of The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Tangled, and School of Rock is sure to be an audience pleaser.

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 4-5 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 6 at 2pm
  • Fri, Nov. 11 at 8pm
  • Sat, Nov. 12 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 13 at 2pm
  • Fri, Nov. 18 at 8pm
  • Sat, Nov. 19 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 20 at 2pm

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PUFFS or SEVEN INCREASINGLY EVENTFUL YEARS AT A CERTAIN SCHOOL OF MAGIC AND MAGIC Runs Nov. 4-20

LSC_Puffs logoPUFFS or SEVEN INCREASINGLY EVENTFUL YEARS AT A CERTAIN SCHOOL OF MAGIC AND MAGIC
Loveland Stage Company
Nov. 4-20
[Loveland]

Directed by Carissa Sloan
Produced by Jill Gornet & Tom Cavano

Cast: Andrew Leonard as Wayne Hopkins, David TR Goble as Oliver Rivers, Niki Rasmussen as Megan Jones, John Sloan as Narrator, Zach Schnelle as Ernie Mac & Others, Jodi Zerbe as Hannah & Others, Matt Schiesl as J. Finch Fletchley & Others, Keilah Boone as Leanne & Others, Megan Archibald as Sally Perks & Others, Sophia Heller as Susie Bones & Others & Tom Quandary as Cedric & Mr. Voldy

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 4-5 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 6 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 11-12 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 13 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 18-19 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 20 at 3pm

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BROADWAY BOUND Runs Nov. 4-20

DTG_Broadway Bound logoBROADWAY BOUND
Dayton Theatre Guild
Nov. 4-20
[Dayton]

Directed by Marjorie Strader
Produced by Scott Madden

Cast: Wendi Michael as Kate, Saul Caplan as Ben, Dustin Schwab as Eugene, Michael Ferrarelli as Stanley, Cassandra Engber as Blanche & K.L.Storer as Jack

Broadway Bound is one of Neil Simon’s highly acclaimed autobiographical plays, and was a 1987 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Drama. Eugene and his older brother Stanley are trying to break into the world of show business as comedy writers, while dealing with the break-up of their parents. They write what they know, which is what is going on in their household, giving it all a comedic twist.

  • Fri-Sat. Nov. 4-5 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 6 at 3pm
  • Fri, Nov. 11 at 8pm
  • Sat, Nov. 12 at 5pm
  • Sun, Nov. 13 at 3pm
  • Fri, Nov. 18 at 8pm
  • Sat, Nov. 19 at 5pm
  • Sun, Nov. 20 at 3pm

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THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE Runs Nov. 4-13

XACT_The Haunting of Hill House logoTHE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE
Xenia Area Community Theatre
Nov. 4-13
[Xenia]

Cast: Mandy Shannon as Eleanor Vance, Brenda Bertrand as Mrs. Dudley, Olivia Ekler as Theodora, Jarrod Robbins as Dr. Montague, Carter Hume as Luke Sanderson, Connie Strait as Mrs. Montague & Ryan Kimmet  as Arthur Parker

The series follows a family of five and the paranormal experiences that haunt them at Hill House, and how these experiences caused them to flee the house. ” The Haunting of Hill House is a modern reimagining of Shirley Jackson’s legendary novel of the same name, about five siblings who grew up in the most famous haunted house in America.

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 4-5 at 7pm
  • Sun, Nov. 6 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 11-12 at 7pm
  • Sun, Nov. 13 at 3pm

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WONDERFUL TOWN Runs Nov. 4-12

CMT_Wonderful Town logoWONDERFUL TOWN
Cincinnati Music Theatre
Nov. 4-12
Aronoff Center Jarson-Kaplan Theatre [Downtown]

Direction and Choreography by Mike Fielder
Music Direction by Charlie Wilhelm
Vocal Direction by Linda Abbott
Produced by Marypat Carletti, Peter Merten & Robert Workley

Cast: Karen Galliers Hendershot as Ruth, Sarah Gidley as Eileen, Jonathan Andrews as Robert (Bob) Barker, Brett Parr as Frank Lippencott, Gregory Shaffer as Wreck, Regina Stack as Helen, Mike Blessing as Chick Clark, Nate Huitger as Speedy Valenti, arold Murphy as Mr. Appopolous, Brian Anderson as Officer (John) Lonigan & Dana Tower as Mrs. Wade,
Ensemble: Kevin Bell, Peter Merten, Alex Shaw, Meagan Cornett, Marypat Carletti, Robert Workley, Jeff Centrello, Kayla Haas, Stephanie Johnson, Ian Meeker &  Mollie Tagher

The musical tells the story of two sisters who aspire to be a writer and actress respectively, seeking success from their basement apartment in New York City’s Greenwich Village. It is based on Fields and Chodorov’s 1940 play My Sister Eileen, which in turn originated from autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney first published in The New Yorker in the late 1930s and later published in book form as My Sister Eileen.

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 4-5 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 6 at 2pm
  • Wed-Sat, Nov. 9-12 at 7:30pm

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