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September 22, 2022 · 11:32 am

Ken Ludwig’s THE BASKERVILLE Runs Oct. 21-29

BCT_Baskervilles logoKen Ludwig’s THE BASKERVILLE: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Beavercreek Community Theatre
Oct. 21-29
[Beavercreek]

Directed by Matthew Smith

Cast: David Shough as Sherlock Holmes, Peter Wallace as Dr. Watson, Robb Willoughby as Actor 1, Reilly Colin Dixon as Actor 2 & Ellen Ballerene as Actress 1

Get your deerstalker cap on — the play’s afoot! Comedic genius Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. Sherlock Holmes is on the case. The male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one. To find their ingenious killer, Holmes and Watson must brave the desolate moors before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Watch as our intrepid investigators try to escape a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises, and deceit as five actors deftly portray more than forty characters. Does a wild hellhound prowl the moors of Devonshire? Can our heroes discover the truth in time?

  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 21-22 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 23 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 28-29 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 30 at 3pm

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September 21, 2022 · 8:56 am

ROMEO & JULIET & ZOMBIES Runs Oct. 21-29

SCCT_Romeo & Juliet & Zombies logoROMEO & JULIET & ZOMBIES
Sinclair Theatre
Oct. 21-29
[Dayton]

Directed by Gina Kleesattel

The famous lovers navigate a world in which death isn’t necessarily the end. Equally inspired by Shakespeare and modern zombie films, R & J & Z pushes the boundaries of theatrical humor and horror.

  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 21-22 at 7pm
  • Sun, Oct. 23 at 2pm
  • Tue, Oct. 25 at 7pm
  • Thu-Sat, Oct. 27-29 at 7pm

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September 21, 2022 · 8:46 am

LANGREE CONDUCTS ALSO SPRACH ZARATHSTRA On Oct. 21-23

CSO_Langree Conducts promoLANGREE CONDUCTS ALSO SPRACH ZARATHSTRA
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Oct. 21-23
Music Hall [Over-the-Rhine]

Louis Langrée, conductor
Hélène Grimaud, piano

The famous ascending brass passage that opens Zarathustra is just the tip of this orchestral iceberg. Prepare yourself for a wild ride of big moments that show the range of the CSO musicians’ virtuosity. French pianist Hélène Grimaud—a virtuoso in her own right whose “performances attempt, whenever possible, to shake up conventional pianistic wisdom” (The New Yorker)—reunites with Louis Langrée for Schumann’s Piano Concerto.

  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 21-22 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Oct. 23 at 2pm

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September 21, 2022 · 8:40 am

SISTER ACT Runs Oct. 20-Nov. 13

CCPA_Sister Act logoSISTER ACT
Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
Oct. 20-Nov. 13
[West Price Hill]

Directed by Dee Ann Bryll
Music directed by Mark Femia
Co-choreographed by Jay Goodlett & Jenny Goodlett

Cast: Tia Seay as Deloris Van Cartier, William Gibson as Eddie Southern, Jazz McMullen as Curtis Shank, John Langley as Monsignor O’Hara, Michelle Shaffer as Mother Superior, Carly Shepherd as Sister Mary Martin-of-Tours, Hayley Warfel as Sister Mary Robert, Elizabeth Taylor as Sister Mary Theresa/Michelle, Lysha Ingle Broad as Sister Mary Lazarus, Clare Hingsbergen as Sister Mary Patrick, Christopher Wells as TJ, R. DeAndré Smith as Joey, Nick Godfrey as Ernie
Ensemble: William Boatwright Jr., Peyton Wright, Katie McCarthy, Cassidy Steele, Elizabeth Z. Pille, Kelsey Schwarber, Allyson van Haaren & Justin Reilmann

Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film that has audiences jumping to their feet! Featuring original music by eight-time Oscar winner, Alan Menken (Newsies, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors), this uplifting musical was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. A sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship and is a reason to REJOICE!

  • Thu, Oct. 20 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 21-22 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 23 at 2pm
  • Thu, Oct. 27 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 28-29 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 30 at 2pm
  • Thu, Nov. 3 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 4-5 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 6 at 2pm

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September 20, 2022 · 10:00 am

SOMETHING ROTTEN Runs Oct. 20-30

CCM_Somthing Rotten promoSOMETHING ROTTEN
UC College-Conservatory of Music
Oct. 20-30
Patricia Corbett Theater [University Heights]

Directed & choreographed by Diane Lala
Music directed by Matt Welsh

Two brothers set out to write the world’s first musical in this hilarious mash-up of 16th-century Shakespeare and 21st-century Broadway. Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as “The Bard.” When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel write the world’s very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.

  • Thu-Fri, Oct. 20-21 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 22 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 23 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, Oct. 27-28 at 8pm
  • Sat, Oct. 29 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 30 at 2pm

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