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March 4, 2019 · 2:28 pm

INITIATIVE Runs April 4-14

NKU_Yes Festival 19 logoINITIATIVE
Northern Kentucky University
Part of the Y.E.S. Festival
April 4-14
Stauss Theatre [Highland Heights]

Written by Jacob York
Directed by Mike King

Cast: Brandon Critchfield as Dave, Piper Bates as Meg, James Dawson as Tyrone, Kali Marsh as Sky, Trevor Browning as Benny, Reagan Ruth as NPC #1 & Timothy Belton as NPC #2

Playing a pen and paper role-playing game may not be your idea of a good time but, for Dave and his friends, it’s a lifeline. Dave has a particularly aggressive form of cancer and the only way he’ll experience all the memories he counted on having is through his friends creating them around him at the gaming table. A play about friends and the lengths you’ll go for them, Initiative examines stories and why we tell them. And what unexpected demons can lie within.

  • Thu, April 4 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, April 6 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 7 at 5pm
  • Thu, April 11 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, April 13 at 2pm
  • Sun, April 14 at 5pm

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March 4, 2019 · 2:19 pm

FAST YOUNG BEAUTIFUL Runs April 3-14

NKU_Yes Festival 19 logoFAST YOUNG BEAUTIFUL
Northern Kentucky University
Part of the Y.E.S. Festival
April 3-14
Corbett Theatre [Highland Heights]

Written by Ethan Warren
Directed by Nicole Perrone

Cast: Landis Helwig as James Dean, Charles Adams as Dennis, Rachel Kazee as Natalie, Sarah Hack as Liz/Natalie’s Mother, Austin Adams as Rock/Corey, Alex Slade as Nick/Stevens, Katie Tierney as Mary, Brayden Glass as Bobby, Kylie Flick as Reporter/Assistant Director, Jerrod Gruber as Figment A, Raven Burns-Gibson as Figment B, Brooke Hardin as Figment C, Tyler Rosenblatt as Figment D & Nick Palazzolo as Figment E

New to Hollywood, a naive young actor named Dennis is cast in the new James Dean film, and though he’s at first unimpressed with his idiosyncratic co-star, he’s soon seduced by Dean’s mysterious talent. Dean agrees to mentor Dennis, but as they co-star in two films across the spring and summer of 1955, both find themselves struggling to understand what it means to be a great actor, and a good man, before they lose their chance to be either.

  • Wed, April 3 at 7:30pm
  • Fri, April 5 at 7:30pm
  • Sat-Sun, April 6-7 at 2pm
  • Wed, April 10 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 12-13 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 14 at 2pm

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March 4, 2019 · 2:04 pm

YEAST NATION Runs April 4-6

CCM_logoYEAST NATION
UC College-Conservatory of Music Studio Series
April 4-6
Cohen Family Studio [University Heights]

Directed & choreographed by Vince DeGeorge
Music directed by Henry Lewers

In the year 3,000,458,000 B.C., the salt-eating yeasts are the only living creatures on earth, and they’re up against a food shortage, a strange new emotion called “love” and the oppression of a tyrannical king. When the king’s dreamer of a son ventures out of the known yeastiverse, the yeasts’ story – and ours – is changed forever. An area premiere from the creators of Urinetown and The Sting.

Admission is free, but reservations are required. Tickets become available at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, April 1. Visit the CCM Box Office or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.

  • Thu-Fri, April 4-5 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 6 at 2pm & 8pm

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March 1, 2019 · 11:20 am

LES MISERABLES Runs April 2-7

VTA_Les Miserables promoLES MISERABLES
Victoria Theatre Association
April 2-7
Schuster Center [Dayton]

Cameron Mackintosh presents the new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award®-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES, direct from an acclaimed two-and-a-half-year return to Broadway. Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, LES MISÉRABLES tells an unforgettable story of heartbreak, passion, and the resilience of the human spirit. Featuring the beloved songs “I Dreamed a Dream,” “On My Own,” “Stars,” “Bring Him Home,” “One Day More,” and many more, this epic and uplifting story has become one of the most celebrated musicals in theatrical history. With its glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo, this breathtaking new production has left both audiences and critics awestruck. “Les Miz is born again!” (NY1).

  • Tue-Fri, April 2-5 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 6 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, April 7 at 2pm & 7:30pm

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February 28, 2019 · 10:02 am

SWING! Runs March 30-April 14

tc_swing logoSWING!
The Carnegie
March 30-April 14
[Covington]

Directed & choreographed by Tracey Bonner
Music directed by Xan Jeffrey
Featuring the RL Little Big Band with band leader Randy Linville

Cast: Sarah Viola, Bethany Xan Jeffery, R. DeAndre Smith, Dave Wilson, John Woll, Renee Stoltzfus, Trase Milburn, Franchesca Montazemi, Collin Newton & Grace Vetter

High energy beats and fast-paced dance moves are hallmarks of swing music, which exploded out of pre-war Harlem’s hotbed of youth culture and became a worldwide phenomenon. The genre crossed racial and cultural barriers to bring us popular dances like the Lindy Hop, the Jive, and more. SWING! celebrates this remarkable diversity to the beat of the most exhilarating songs of the period. But as this enthralling song-and-dance show makes abundantly clear, swing was never a time or place – it has always been a state of mind.

  • Sat, March 30 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, March 31 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 5-6 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 7 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 12-13 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 14 at 3pm

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