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June 24, 2020 · 11:29 am

THE ADDAMS FAMILY Runs July 16-26

KRT_Addams Family logoTHE ADDAMS FAMILY
Queen City Productions
July 16-26
Arts Center at Dunham [West Price Hill]

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It’s creepy and it’s kooky!! It’s a hilarious musical! It’s every father’s nightmare! Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And worse, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia! Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents.

  • Thu, July 16 at 8pm (Yellow Cast)
  • Fri, July 17 at 8pm (Black Cast)
  • Sat, July 18 at 8pm (Yellow Cast)
  • Sun, July 19 at 2pm (Black Cast)
  • Thu, July 23 at 8pm (Black Cast)
  • Fri, July 24 at 8pm (Yellow Cast)
  • Sat, July 25 at 8pm (Black Cast)
  • Sun, July 26 at 2pm (Yellow Cast)

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June 24, 2020 · 11:06 am

THE LAST FIVE YEARS Runs July 9-11

D2D_Last Five Yearsr promoTHE LAST FIVE YEARS
Dare to Defy Productions
July 9-11
Brightside Music and Event Venue [Dayton]

Cast: Abigail and Brent Hoggatt

An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years, the show’s unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show.

  • Thu-Fri, July 9-10 at 8pm
  • Sat, July 11 at 2pm & 8pm

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June 22, 2020 · 1:48 pm

2019-2020 Orchid Awards for The Footlighters Inc.

FLI_logoMAMMA MIA!

  • EXCELLENCE IN CHOREOGRAPHY…Arlene Balczo & Alex Cumbow
  • EXCELLENCE IN COSTUME DESIGN…Peggy Stouffer & Costume Team
  • EXCELLENCE IN DANCE EXECUTION…The Cast
  • EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTION…Robert Weidle
  • EXCELLENCE IN ENSEMBLE…Robert Weidle & Cast
  • EXCELLENCE IN LIGHT DESIGN…Eric Bardes
  • EXCELLENCE IN LIGHT EXECUTION…Janet Wisner
  • EXCELLENCE IN LOBBY DISPLAY…Jim Curtis
  • EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL DIRECTION…Alan Masters
  • EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE…Amalia Tollas
  • EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE…Becky Rogers
  • EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE…David Radtke
  • EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE…Gary Rogers
  • EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE…Jennifer Keith
  • EXCELLENCE IN ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE…The Orchestra
  • EXCELLENCE IN OVERALL TECHNICAL QUALITY…Clayton Castle & Cathy Lutts and Crew
  • EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCING…Clayton Castle & Cathy Lutts
  • EXCELLENCE IN SET CONSTRUCTION…Ron Houck and Crew
  • EXCELLENCE IN SET DESIGN…Eric Bardes
  • EXCELLENCE IN STAGE MANAGEMENT…Janet Wisner

THE SPITFIRE GRILL

  • EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTION…Dan Maloney
  • EXCELLENCE IN HOUSE…Cathy Lutts
  • EXCELLENCE IN LIGHT DESIGN…Elena Sokoloski
  • EXCELLENCE IN LIGHT EXECUTION…Janet Wisner
  • EXCELLENCE IN LOBBY DISPLAY…Jim Curtis
  • EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL DIRECTION…Matthew Nassida
  • EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE…Amanda Marasch
  • EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE…Cathy Lutts
  • EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE…Gregory Good, Jr.
  • EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE…Katelyn Reid
  • EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE…Sarah Viola
  • EXCELLENCE IN ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE…The Orchestra
  • EXCELLENCE IN OVERALL PERFORMANCE QUALITY…Dan Maloney and the Cast
  • EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCING…Michelle Burdett & Peggy
  • IN PROGRAM…Gayle Gerhardt, Maureen Lindner & Chris Tully
  • EXCELLENCE IN SET CONSTRUCTION…Gregg Dietrich & Alan Masters
  • EXCELLENCE IN SET DÉCOR…Dan Dermody, Wes Ledyard & Sandy Caruso
  • EXCELLENCE IN SET DESIGN…Dan Dermody

OF MICE AND MEN

  • EXCELLENCE IN ACTING IN A PLAY…Bill Hartnett
  • EXCELLENCE IN ACTING IN A PLAY…BJ Simpson
  • EXCELLENCE IN ACTING IN A PLAY…Eric Day
  • EXCELLENCE IN ACTING IN A PLAY…Jay Woffington
  • EXCELLENCE IN COSTUME DESIGN…Sharon Ann Shelton
  • EXCELLENCE IN DIRECTION…Jim Curtis
  • EXCELLENCE IN ENSEMBLE…Jim Curtis and Cast
  • EXCELLENCE IN LIGHT DESIGN…Chad Brinkman
  • EXCELLENCE IN LOBBY DISPLAY…Jill Herzner
  • EXCELLENCE IN OVERALL PERFORMANCE QUALITY…Jim Curtis and Cast
  • EXCELLENCE IN OVERALL TECHNICAL QUALITY…Katie McCarthy, Amanda Emmons Shumate, Janet Wisner and the Crew
  • EXCELLENCE IN PRODUCING…Katie McCarthy, Amanda Emmons Shumate & Janet Wisner
  • EXCELLENCE IN SET CONSTRUCTION…Alan Masters, Ron Houck, and Team
  • EXCELLENCE IN SET DÉCOR…Wes Ledyard
  • EXCELLENCE IN SET DESIGN…Chad Brinkman
  • EXCELLENCE IN SOUND DESIGN…Douglas Berlon
  • EXCELLENCE IN STAGE COMBAT…Justin McCombs

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June 15, 2020 · 3:04 pm

PUFFS Runs July 3-11

CAST_logoPUFFS or SEVEN INCREASINGLY EVENTFUL YEARS AT A CERTAIN SCHOOL OF MAGIC AND MAGIC
Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre
July 3-11
Felsenhaus Warehouse [CUF]

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For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs… who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world. The New York Times proclaims PUFFS, “A FAST-PACED ROMP through the ‘Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.’ For POTTERphiliacs who grew up alongside Potter and are eager to revisit that world, ‘PUFFS’ exudes a jovial, winking fondness for all things Harry!” This clever and inventive play “never goes more than a minute without a laugh” (Nerdist) giving you a new look at a familiar adventure from the perspective of three potential heroes just trying to make it through a magic school that proves to be very dangerous for children. Alongside them are the Puffs, a group of well-meaning, loyal outsiders with a thing for badgers “who are so lovable and relatable, you’ll leave the theater wishing they were in the stories all along” (Hollywood Life). Their “hilariously heartfelt!” (Metro) and epic journey takes the classic story to new places and reimagines what a boy wizard hero can be.

  • Fri, July 3 at 7pm
  • Sun, July 5 at 7pm
  • Thu-Sat, July 9-11 at 7pm

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June 15, 2020 · 2:38 pm

Disney’s NEWSIES the Musical Runs July 17-26

CAST_Newsies logoDisney’s NEWSIES the Musical
Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre
July 17-26
Coney Island [Anderson Township]

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New York City, 1899. Jack Kelly and his ragtag team of newsboys make a meager living selling newspapers on the city streets. But when the prices of “papes” are hiked and the newsies are hung out to dry, there is nothing left to do but “open the gates and seize the day!” Led by charismatic Jack and independent, young newspaper reporter Katherine Plummer, the Newsies form a union and organize a strike against the greedy publisher of the New York World. Can a group of idealistic newsboys win against a foe as powerful as acclaimed publisher Joseph Pulitzer? Inspired by the true story of the 1899 Newsboys Strike, Newsies is an ebullient, joyful, and entertaining musical capturing the strength that young people have when they join together and stand up against injustice. With a funny, poignant book by Harvey Feirstein and stunning music by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman — including the show-stopping Seize the Day, power ballad “Santa Fe” and lovely new songs like Katherine’s “Watch What Happens — Newsies is a classic with the power to inspire.

  • Fri-Sun, July 17-19 at 7pm
  • Sat-Sun, July 25-26 at 7pm
    *Fri, July 24 is reserved as a rain date

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