HEAVEN ON EARTH
P.L.O.T.T. Performers
April 20-28
The Schoolhouse Restaurant [Camp Dennison]
Life is a test. Some will pass, others will fail. Be aware of the angels who walk among us. Help those who are less fortunate and be kind to strangers. Let harmony fill your soul and understanding be your guide. We are only here for a short time. Make it count! Includes dinner. Reservations required.
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CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION
Middletown Lyric Theatre
April 20-28
[Middletown]
Directed by Charley Shafor
Cast: Peggy Allen, Samantha Morrissey, Jeff Nieman,
Jeff Smith & Amanda West
When four lost New Englanders who enroll in Marty’s six-week-long community-center drama class begin to experiment with harmless games, hearts are quietly torn apart, and tiny wars of epic proportions are waged and won. A beautifully crafted diorama, a petri dish in which we see, with hilarious detail and clarity, the antic sadness of a motley quintet.
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BINGO! The Winning Musical
Village Players
April 20-28
[Fort Thomas]
Directed by Peggy Kenny
Music directed by Allen Lindsey
Cast: John Langley as Sam/Frank, Amy Waldfogle as Vern, Cathy Lutts as Minnie, Laurie Brinkman as Honey, Lori Valentine as Patsy, Julie Theobald as Bernice, Megan Williams as Alison, and Heather Abbott & Teresa Myers as Bingo Workers
A group of die-hard bingo players will stop at nothing to make their weekly game. In between the number calling, strange rituals and fierce competitions, love blossoms and long-lost friends reunite. Lovable characters Vern, Honey and Patsy spring to life while audiences play bingo right along with them.
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Jennifer Joplin as Erma Bombeck. Photo courtesy of Immobulus Photography.
ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT’S END
Human Race Theatre Company
April 19-May 20
The Caryl D. Philips Creativity Center [Dayton]
Directed by Heather N. Powell
Starring Jennifer Joplin as Erma Bombeck
Dayton’s own Erma Bombeck takes center stage in this touching one-woman comedy. Human Race Resident Artist Jennifer Joplin stars as the literary icon whose candid commentary on life as a woman, spouse and mother made her the champion of suburban housewives everywhere and her newspaper columns a mainstay on kitchen refrigerators for over thirty years. Full of personal anecdotes and sprinkled with plenty of Bombeck’s famous one-liners, it’s a charming biography that proves “if you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it.”
The remaining performances of the extended run have SOLD OUT.
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KISS ME KATE
Northern Kentucky University
April 19-29
Corbett Theatre [Highland Heights]
The Tony Award-winning musical KISS ME, KATE represents the iconic composer-lyricist Cole Porter at his very best. Set both on and off-stage during the production of a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew, KISS ME, KATE revolves around the tempestuous love lives of actor-manager Fred Graham and his leading lady and ex-wife, Lilli Vanessi. Throw in Fred’s new lover, her gambler boyfriend – and a couple of gangsters who somehow get caught up in the show – and the stage is set for a funny and farcical battle of the sexes! A charming homage to the sparkling wit of Shakespeare and an irresistible celebration of the joy and madness of working in theatre, Porter’s witty, jazz-inflected score features hit after hit, with show-stopping numbers including ‘Another Op’nin’ Another Show,’ ‘So in Love,’ ‘Always True to You in My Fashion’ and ‘Too Darn Hot.’
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