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April 28, 2025 · 4:56 pm

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Runs May 28-June 22

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
Warsaw Federal Incline Theatre
May 28-June 22
[East Price Hill]

The Tony Award-nominated musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is set on December 4, 1056, when an extraordinary twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions ever.  MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET brings that legendary December night to life with an irresistible tale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations that is both poignant and funny.  Relived the era with the smash-hit sensation featuring an incredible score of rock ‘n’ roll, gospel, R&B and country hits.  Song include “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “Walk the Line,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Great Balls of Fire,”, Folsom Prison Blues,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,”, “Hound Doug,” and more.

  • Wed-Thu, May 28-29 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 30-31 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 1 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, June 4-5 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, June 6-7 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 8 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, June 11-12 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, June 13-14 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 15 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, June 18-19 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, June 20-21 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 22 at 2pm

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April 27, 2025 · 7:08 pm

THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: DREAM ON Runs May 23-31

THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: DREAM ON
Sunset Players
May 23-31
The Arts Center at Dunham [West Price Hill]

Directed by Linda Abbott

Cast: Clare Hingsbergen as Betty Jean, Virginia Venegas as Cindy Lou, Kelley Flaugher as Missy & Mary Ann Sprague as Suzy

It’s 1969, and The Marvelous Wonderettes are back at Springfield High to throw a retirement part for their favorite homeroom teacher. As the girls sing their way through the greatest girl-group hits of the ’60s and bid Ms. McPherson a fond farewell, one of the Wonderettes reveals that she’ll be saying goodbye to search for her own success and happiness. Act II finds the girls back together as the Class of 1958 celebrates its 20-year reunion. The classic pop and rock hits of the’70s provide the perfect soundtrack for these old friends to catch up on the places that life has led them, all performed with their own marvelous spin.

  • Fri-Sat, May 23 & 24 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 25 at 3pm
  • Thu, May 29 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, May 30-31 at 8pm

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April 24, 2025 · 5:11 pm

MRS. DALLOWAY: A New Musical Runs May 23-June 15

MRS. DALLOWAY: A New Musical
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
May 23-June 15
[Over-the-Rhine]

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Lindsey Augusta Mercer

Directed by Sara Clark
Music direction by Matthew Umphreys
Choreographed by Ashley Goos

Cast: Noah Berry* as Septimus Warren Smith, Wesley Carman as Ensemble/Swing, Robby Clater* as Peter Walsh, Christiana Cole* as Clarissa Dalloway, Cary Davenport* as Hugh Whitbred/Ensemble, Hannah Gregory as Lady Carnation/Ensemble, Christian Hall as Mr. Marigold/Ensemble, Montez Jenkins-Copeland as Evans/Ensemble, Bethany Xan Kerr* as Lucy/Ensemble, Courtney Lucien* as Rezia Warren Smith, Kelly Mengelkoch* as Mrs. Holmes/Ensemble, Dani Grace Nissen as Ensemble/Swing, Bex Odorisio* as Sally Seton, Patrick Earl Phillips* as Dr. Holmes, Byron St. Cyr* as Richard Dalloway & Aleah Vassel* as Mulberry/Lady Rose/Ensemble

Mrs. Dalloway hosts tonight! You’re invited to the soiree of the century: a new musical adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s classic novel. It is 1923 and the pandemic and WWI have ravaged Europe, but Clarissa Dalloway is determined to throw the greatest party London has ever seen. While she buys the flowers and makes last minute preparations, serendipitous reunions force her to confront the past. As she dismantles the façade she tirelessly upholds, she rekindles connections with friends and lovers, awakening her inner desires for the words she never spoke and the paths of love she never took. Don’t miss this iconic novel reimagined for the stage as a musical romance that features golden-age Broadway–inspired music with a folk-pop feel.

  • In preview Wed-Thu, May 21-22 at 7:30pm. All seats half price.
  • Fri-Sat, May 23-24 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, May 29-30 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, May 31 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, June 1 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, June 4-5 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, June 7 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, June 8 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, June 12-13 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, June 14 at 2pm & 7:30pm
  • Sun, June 15 at 2pm

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April 24, 2025 · 3:38 pm

trueMAGIC On April 24

trueMAGIC
trueTHEATRE
April 24
Memorial Hall [Over-the-Rhine]

Abracadabra, true stories centered around a long-awaited theme… MAGIC! Join us to hear from a man who idolized a famous magician, another who struggled to be one (but secretly wanted to be something else), a woman whose interest in magical things made her lonely, a man who thinks his daughter might have some magical talents, and a man who will never forget a certain party that he was hired to be a magician for. All this and a chance to win some swag as True Theatre returns for their spring performance, “trueMAGIC”!

This show will be ASL interpreted thanks to Cincinnati State and their ASL Interpreter Training Program.

  • Thu, April 24 at 7:30pm

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April 23, 2025 · 4:54 pm

BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY Runs May 23-June 8

BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY
Dayton Theatre Guild
May 23-June 8
[Dayton]

Directed by Robert-Wayne Waldron

Cast: Franklin Johnson as Pops, Shaun Diggs as Junior, S. Francis Livisay as Oswaldo, Ronda Ogletree as Lulu, TBA as Church Lady, Karen Righter as Detective O’Connor & TBA as Lt. Caro

Retired cop Pops Washington struggles to hold on to one of the last great rent-stabilized apartments on Riverside Drive. Fresh grief, old wounds, and sketchy new houseguests collide in a final ultimatum.

  • Fri-Sat, May 23-24 at 8pm
  • Sun, May 25 at 3pm
  • Fri, May 30 at 8pm
  • Sat, May 31 at 5pm
  • Sun, June 1 at 3pm
  • Fri, June 6 at 8pm
  • Sat, June 7 at 5pm
  • Sun, June 8 at 3pm

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