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January 15, 2018 · 12:58 pm

THE FOREIGNER Runs Feb. 15-18

GHCT_The Foreigner promoTHE FOREIGNER
Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre
Feb. 15-18
Parrish Auditorium [Hamilton]

Directed by Matt Neal
Produced by Ryan Heinrich and Erin Heinrich

Cast: Cy Wood as Charlie, Bob McClain as Froggy, Rhonda Lucas as Betty, Chris Sutton as Reverend David, Hannah Brown as Catherine, Dan Archdeacon as Ellard & Tyler Parsons as Owen 

A comedic play about a man pretending to speak no English who overhears the plans of some bad guys, and helps the good guys triumph.

  • Thu-Sat, Feb. 15-17 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 18 at 2pm

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January 15, 2018 · 12:48 pm

BURIED CHILD Runs Feb. 15-18

BURIED CHILD-printBURIED CHILD
Xavier University Theatre
Feb. 15-18
Gallagher Student Center Onstage Theatre [Evanston]

Directed by Ed Stern

Cast: Bruce Cromer as Dodge, Regina Pugh as Halie, Sam Martini as Tilden, Aiden Dalton as Bradley, Henry Eden as Vince, Holland Taylor as Shelly & Stephen Skiles as Dewis

The setting is a squalid farm home occupied by a family filled with suppressed violence and an unease born of deep-seated unhappiness. The characters are a ranting alcoholic grandfather; a sanctimonious grandmother who goes on drinking bouts with the local minister; and their sons, Tilden, an All-American footballer now a hulking semi-idiot; and Bradley, who has lost one leg to a chain saw. Into their midst comes Vince, a grandson none of them recognizes or remembers, and his girlfriend, Shelly, who cannot comprehend the madness to which she is suddenly introduced. A story of dark secrets, guilt and the possibility of new beginnings, BURIED CHILD is a powerful and brilliant play that probes deep into the disintegration of the American Dream.

  • Thu-Fri, Feb. 15-16 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Feb. 17 at 2pm & 7:30pm

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January 11, 2018 · 9:46 am

THE SOUND OF MUSIC Runs Feb. 13-18

VTA_The Sound of Music logoTHE SOUND OF MUSIC
Victoria Theatre Association
Feb. 13-18
Schuster Center [Dayton]

The Hills Are Alive! A brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC is coming to Dayton. The spirited, romantic and beloved musical story of Maria and the von Trapp Family will once again thrill audiences with its Tony-, Grammy-, and Academy Award-winning Best Score, including “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “Edelweiss,” and the title song. THE SOUND OF MUSIC features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, suggested by The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp. THE SOUND OF MUSIC enjoyed extraordinary success as the first live television production of a musical in over 50 years when “The Sound of Music Live!” aired on NBC in December 2013 and was seen by over 44 million people. 2015 marked the 50th anniversary of the film version, which continues to be the most successful movie musical in history.

  • Tue-Fri, Feb. 13-16 at 8pm
  • Sat, Feb. 17 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 18 at 2pm & 7:30pm

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January 11, 2018 · 9:24 am

MADAGASCAR: A Musical Adventure Runs Feb. 10-18

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Matt Krieg as Alex the Lion & A. James Jones as Marty the Zebra. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

MADAGASCAR: A Musical Adventure
The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
Feb. 10-18
Taft Theater [Downtown]

Directed by Aubrey Berg
Music directed by Steve Goers
Choreographed by Eric Byrd

Cast: Kyle Angel as Skipper/Larz/Ensemble, Andrew Blake as Kowalski/Ensemble, Madeleine Burgoon as Rico/Lynn/Ensemble, Chris Logan Carter as King Julien/Ensemble, Lisa DeRoberts as Candy/Maurice/Ensemble, Eileen Earnest as Private/Ensemble, Caleb Farley as Zeke/Ensemble, James Jones as Alex, Kristi Rose Mills as Zelda/Mort/Old Lady/Ensemble, Maddi O’Connell as Female Swing, Rachel Perin as Ensemble/Dance Captain, Joy Rolland-Oba as Gloria, Spencer Smith as Melman, Kelcey Steele as Marty & Kyle Taylor as Mason/Ensemble

Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound onto the Taft Theatre stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime. Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, MADAGASCAR: A Musical Adventure follows all of your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar.

  • Sat, Feb. 10 at 2pm*
  • Sun, Feb. 11 at 2pm & 5pm
  • Fri, Feb. 16 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Feb. 17 at 2pm & 5pm
  • Sun, Feb. 18 at 2pm
    *Signed for the hearing impaired.

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January 10, 2018 · 10:10 am

DADDY’S DYIN’ WHO’S GOT THE WILL? Runs Feb. 10-18

SC_logoDADDY’S DYIN’ WHO’S GOT THE WILL?
Stagecrafters
Feb. 10-18
Sharonville Cultural Arts Center

Directed by Darren Lee

Cast: Jamie Ball, Sharon Cardona, Dana Davis, Brandon Dunphy, Jessica Faye, Lora Pateras, Kent Smith & Cathy Woodruff

Set in a small Texas town in anytime, U.S.A., Daddy’s Dyin’ concerns the reunion of a family gathered to await the imminent death of their patriarch, who has recently suffered a physically, as well as mentally, disabling stroke. In essence, however, it is not the story of the impending demise of the father or the drafting of his will, but of a rebirth of the spirit of the family unit.

  • Sat, Feb. 10 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 11 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 16-17 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 18 at 3pm

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