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April 3, 2019 · 4:06 pm

SLEEPING BEAUTY Runs April 27-May 5

CT 2018-19 Season Poster 02SLEEPING BEAUTY
The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
April 27-May 5
Taft Theater [Downtown]

Story and book by Ken Jones
Music by Jamey Strawn
Lyrics by Christine Jones

Directed by Ken Jones
Choreographed by Eric Byrd

Cast: Brandon Bentley as Narrator/Bishop, Jordan Collins as Grinhilda/Little Mermaid, Lauren Everett as Trinhilda/Cinderella, George Ivan as Prince Phillip, Sam Johnson as Prince Christopher, A. James Jones as Prince Edward, Evan Koons as Prince Charming, Matt Krieg as Prince William, Ashley Morton as Prinhilda/Snow Queen, Mikayla Renfrow as Brinhilda, Snow White, Ella Rivera as Queen Genevieve, Spenser Smith as King Charles/Prince Frederick, Renee Stoltzfus as Drinhilda/Rapunzel, Jenna VanWeelden as Aurora & Michelle Wells as Magnilda the Magnificent
Ensemble: Evan Blust, Cammi Caldwell, Alyssa Johnson, Kevin Lausche, Caleb McKenzie, Claire Northcut & Kara Scullin

A clever take on the classic fairy tale, this new rock musical comedy is packed with humor, heart and a powerful message! The impulsive but courageous Princess Aurora (who prefers to be called Rory) defies the age-old tradition of attending ‘Princess School’, and sets out on her own to discover all the Kingdom has to offer. But along the way, she encounters her evil Fairy Godmother, the magnificent Magnilda, who placed a curse on Aurora when she was a child, causing her to fall into a deep sleep. This sleeping beauty will awaken only with a kiss from her true love. Once she is fully awake and ready to rock, the feisty Princess Rory begins a whirlwind quest to defeat Magnilda and restore order to the Kingdom.

  • Sat, April 27 at 2pm*
  • Sun, April 28 at 2pm & 5pm
  • Fri, May 3 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, May 4 at 2pm & 5pm
  • Sun, May 5 at 2pm

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April 3, 2019 · 3:27 pm

PORT AUTHORITY Runs April 12-14

IATC_Port Authority logoPORT AUTHORITY
Irish American Theater Company
April 12-14
Irish Heritage Center for Greater Cincinnati [East End]

Directed by Maureen A. Kennedy

Cast: Kent Covey, Eric Kilpatrick & Mick McEvilley

The play tells of three interwoven lives, the “three ages of man” – Kevin, a boy leaves home for the first time; Dermot is a man who starts a job for which he is unqualified and chosen by mistake; Joe is a widower pensioner and is sent a mysterious package. The common thread is what could have happened, and did not, in the three lives presented.

  • Fri-Sat, April 12-13 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 14 at 6:30pm

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April 1, 2019 · 5:34 pm

THE HOT L BALTIMORE Runs April 26-May 5

CSP_Hot L Baltimore logoTHE HOT L BALTIMORE
CenterStage Players
April 26-May 5
Lockland High School Auditorium

Directed by Burt McCollum
Produced by Mark Culp

Cast: Kenny Tessel as Mr. Katz, Mary Lynne Schuster as Mrs. Oxenham, Michael Kiser as Bill Lewis, Matt Wick as Paul Granger III, Amy Sullivan as Mrs. Bellotti, David Reid Hatfield as Mr. Morse, Cindy Miller as Millie, Liz Koch as The Girl, Cathy Alter as April Green, Erica Beimesche as Suzy, Gretchen Schultz as Jackie, Josh Roden as Jamie, Steve Krieger as Suzy’s John & Erica Riddick as Cab Driver

Set in the lobby of a rundown hotel so seedy that is has lost the “e” from its marquee. The play focuses on the decaying, condemned hotel and the upcoming eviction of its residents. Ranging in age from young to old, from defiant to the resigned, these soon-to-be homeless inhabitants meet, talk and interact with each other during the course of one day. This drama/comedy is of the passing events in their lives, of everyday encounters and of the human condition, with conversations often overlapping. The resulting mosaic of each character emerges clearly and is perceptively defined, and the sum total of what they are–or wish they were–becomes a poignant, powerful call to America to recover lost values and to restore itself in its own and the world’s eyes.

  • Fri-Sat, April 26-27 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 28 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 3-4 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 5 at 2pm

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April 1, 2019 · 5:24 pm

TURN OF THE SCREW Runs April 26-May 4

VP_Turn of the Screw logoTURN OF THE SCREW
Village Players
April 26-May 4
[Fort Thomas]

Directed by jef brown

Cast: Natasha Boeckmann as The Woman & Collin Wenzell as The Man

At a country home in Essex, Flora and Miles receive a new governess who begins to notice ghostly figures around the estate. She believes she has figured out who the ghosts are and suspects the children are also knowledgeable about the apparitions. In the end, although her suspicions were correct, she is unable to save Miles from the ghost who seeks him.

  • Fri-Sat, April 26-27 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 28 at 3pm
  • Thu-Sat, May 2-4 at 8pm

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April 1, 2019 · 4:44 pm

SHAME BOMB on April 16

CPI_Shame Bomb logoSHAME BOMB
Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative
April 16
Aronoff Center Fifth-Third Bank Theater [Downtown]

By Ed Clark

A President whose wife has been assassinated; an energetic Chief of Staff, and an attractive Congresswoman are desperately seeking to pass some sensible gun legislation. But they can’t get it done without the aid of a contemporary Deus ex Machina.

  • Tue, April 16 at 7:30pm

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