Xavier University Theatre has announced the cast for their upcoming production of NEXT TO NORMAL.
The cast includes:
Directed & produced by Stephen Skiles. Music directed by Scot Buzza. Choreographed by Rachael Petranek.
Performances of NEXT TO NORMAL run Feb. 22-24. For more information visit www.xavier.edu/theatre-department
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FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Broadway in Cincinnati
Jan. 15-27
Aronoff Center Proctor & Gamble Hall [Downtown]
Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher and the team behind South Pacific, The King and I and the 2017 Tony Award-winning Best Play Oslo, bring a fresh and authentic vision to this beloved theatrical masterpiece from Tony winner Joseph Stein and Pulitzer Prize winners Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick.
The original production won 10 Tony Awards, including a special Tony for becoming the longest-running Broadway musical of all time. You’ll be there when the sun rises on this new production, with stunning movement and dance from acclaimed Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter, based on the original staging by Jerome Robbins. A wonderful cast and a lavish orchestra tell this heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and the timeless traditions that define faith and family.
Featuring the Broadway classics “Tradition,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and “To Life,” Fiddler on the Roof will introduce a new generation to this uplifting celebration that raises its cup to joy! To love! To life!
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FINDING NEVERLAND
Victoria Theatre Association
Jan. 15-20
Schuster Center [Dayton]
FINDING NEVERLAND tells the incredible story behind one of the world’s most beloved characters: Peter Pan. Playwright J.M. Barrie struggles to find inspiration until he meets four young brothers and their beautiful widowed mother. Spellbound by the boys’ enchanting make-believe adventures, he sets out to write a play that will astound London theatergoers. With a little bit of pixie dust and a lot of faith, Barrie takes this monumental leap, leaving his old world behind for Neverland, where nothing is impossible and the wonder of childhood lasts forever.
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RED BIKE
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Jan. 11-Feb. 2
[Over-the-Rhine]
Directed by Holly L. Derr
Cast: Maliyah Gramata as Jones & Montez O. Jenkins asCopeland
What kind of future will you have living in these here United States? Remember when you were eleven years old and you had a bike, one that made you dream about a world bigger than the one in which you live? This is that memory. Except it is now. RED BIKE is a story of changing cities and the fears we face on the precipice of the big wide world.
THE SHADOW BOX
Dayton Theatre Guild
Jan. 11-27
[Dayton]
Directed by David Shough
Cast: Brendan Sheehan as Joe, Jackie Anderson as Maggie, Elisha Chamberlin as Steve, Mandy Shannon as Agnes, Melissa Ertsgaard as Felicity, Chuck Larkowski as Brian, Aaron Brewer as Mark, Megan Cooper as Beverly & Geoff Burkman as Interviewer
Joe, Brian, and Felicity come from different walks of life, different parts of the country, and are each dying of cancer. They are living their final days with friends and family in a hospice cottage on the grounds of a large California hospital. Joe’s wife is in denial, Felicity awaits a visit from her daughter, and Brian plays referee between his ex-wife and his male lover. Each day, the patients are observed and counseled by an invisible interviewer as they talk candidly about their emotional and physical struggles.
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