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EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD (AND THEN SOME!) Runs Dec. 14-31

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Justin McCombs, Sara Clark & Billy Chance.

EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD (AND THEN SOME!)
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Dec. 14-31
Downtown

CSC’s holiday smash hit Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) is back! What begins as another annual production of A Christmas Carol, soon devolves into a slightly irreverent look at all of our favorite “Beloved Holiday Classics” including It’s a Wonderful Life, Frosty, Rudolph, Charlie Brown and more! Three actors (with the help of Santa) send up everything from Dickens to Dr. Seuss in 90 minutes of high octane jollity and frivolity.

  • Wed-Fri, Dec. 14-16 at 7:30pm
  • Sat-Sun, Dec. 17-18 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Tue-Fri, Dec. 20-23 at 7:30pm
  • Tue-Fri, Dec. 27-30 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Dec. 31 at 2pm  & 7:30pm

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THE NAUGHTY LIST Runs Dec. 12-27

ktc_the-naughty-list-logoTHE NAUGHTY LIST
Know Theatre of Cincinnati & OTRimprov
Dec. 12-27
Arnold’s Bar & Grill [Downtown]

Directed by Paul Kerford Wilson

Featuring: Alanna Turner-Palmer, Charlie Roetting, Dave Powell, Erin Ward, Jordan Trovillion, Mike Hall & Sean Mette

It’s a little bit naughty and a little bit nice — but always a lot of fun — and is the only ticket in town guaranteeing you’ll never see the same show twice.

Starting from audience suggestions, OTRi’s award-winning improvisors will entertain and delight with games and scenes that change nightly to ensure every show is unique. Whether they are rewriting a beloved carol in front of your eyes, showing how they would handle present requests as Santa, or reimagining your favorite holiday movie in fantastical ways, The Naughty List will fill your holidays with side-splitting laughs. Bring your cheer or your humbug; either way, it’ll help craft the incomparable experience only OTRimprov can provide.

  • Mon-Wed, Dec. 12-14 at 7:30pm
  • Mon-Wed, Dec. 19-21 at 7:30pm
  • Mon-Tue, Dec. 26-27 at 7:30pm

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A CHRISTMAS TALE Runs Dec. 9-11

srmtc_a-christmas-tale-logoA CHRISTMAS TALE
Stage Right Musical Theatre Company
Dec. 9-11
Main Street Gardens [St. Williamstown, Ky.]

Rudolph is just your average reindeer in training, waiting for the day he can join Santa’s sleigh and bring joy to the world. Things go from exciting to bad as a certain beacon of light emitting from his nose appears and threatens to toss out his dreams of joining the jolly elf’s band of flying reindeer.  Meanwhile across town a crotchety old Grinch of a man named Ebeneezer, who is devastated by Christmases past, plans to eliminate the holiday forever by any means possible! Follow your favorite Christmas characters like Rudolph, Scrooge, Frosty, and the big man himself in this mashup of Holiday stories we all know and love. Learn their true story, and rediscover the beauty and love behind this most wonderful time of the year! Includes meal from Main Street Gardens. This show contains loud noises, fog, and strobing lights.

  • Friday, Dec. 9 – 6:30pm dessert; 7:30pm performance.
  • Saturday, Dec. 10 – 6:30pm dinner; 7:30pm performance.
  • Sunday, Dec. 11 – 1pm brunch; 2pm performance.

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PERKY’S CROWN OF BEAUTY, TANNING AND KARAOKE SALON AND THE BEAVERBROOK COMMUNITY THEATER PRESENTS: ANOTHER CHRISTMAS CAROL Runs Dec. 8-10

rsct_perkys-xmas-carol-logoPERKY’S CROWN OF BEAUTY, TANNING AND KARAOKE SALON AND THE BEAVERBROOK COMMUNITY THEATER PRESENTS: ANOTHER CHRISTMAS CAROL
RiverStage Community Theatre
Dec. 8-10
Market Street Auditorium [New Richmond]

Directed by Richard Zenk
Produced by Linda Schuck & Pat Mattingly Norman

Cast: Tracy McGuire as Perky, Angela Woodall as Maxine, Jamie Ball as Bobo/Barbara, Mamma Gert as Judy Littlefield, Stuart McGuire as Charlie, Tim Rogers as Bobby, Jessica Moore as Wilda Jean, Barbara Snowden as Rag-Picker #1 & Jennifer Stewart-Hamblen as Rag-Picker #2

The laugh out loud story of a struggling community theater group stepping into the cultural world of old England as they put on a production of A Christmas Carol, as you have never seen it done before.  Hilarity ensues!

  • Thu-Fri, Dec. 8 & 9 at 8pm
  • Sat, Dec. 10 at 4pm & 8pm

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ELF The Musical, Jr. Runs Dec. 10-18

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A. James Jones plays Buddy the Elf in The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s production of ELF THE MUSICAL JR. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

ELF The Musical, Jr.
The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
Dec. 10-18
Taft Theatre [Downtown]

Directed by Roderick Justice
Music Directed by Steve Goers
Choreographed by Eric Byrd

Cast: Christopher Carter as Chadwick, Daniel Cooley as Matthews, Anthony Frederickson as Michael, Hannah Gregory as Jovie, James Jones as Buddy, Aubrey  E. Jones as Shawanda, Ethan Marx as Charlie, Deondra Kamau Means as Store Manager, Rodney Neal as Mr. Greenway, Dain Alan Paige as Walter, Cody Roberts as Sam, Joy Rolland-Oba as Deb, Deb Schubert as Emily & John Wenstrup as Santa
Ensemble: Olivia Bayer, Rhys Boatwright, Bailey Broxterman, Marlo D’Ascenzo, Mia Bella D’Ascenzo, Lily Deye, Heather Hale, Austin Harvey, Jack Higgason, Danielle Muething, Janie Nalbandian, Maddi O’Connell, Brett Gregory Parr, Kate Stark, Michelle Wells & Megan  Williams

Buddy, a young orphan mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.

  • Sat-Sun, Dec. 10-11 at 2pm & 5pm
  • Fri, Dec. 16 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Dec. 17 at 2pm & 5pm
  • Sun, Dec. 18 at 2pm
    Dec. 10 at 2pm performance signed for the hearing impaired.

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