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March 9, 2016 · 6:22 am

THE LAST FIVE YEARS Runs April 9-24

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Leslie Kelly as Cathy & Wes Carman as Jamie. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

THE LAST FIVE YEARS
The Carnegie
April 9-24
Covington

Directed by Lindsey Augusta Mercer
Music directed by Erin McCamley

Cast: Leslie Kelly as Cathy & Wes Carman as Jamie

THE LAST FIVE YEARS follows the joys and sorrows of Jamie and Cathy, a young couple struggling to find balance between career and relationship. In a creative twist that makes this show pure magic, we venture through their story following Jamie from the beginning of their romance to the end and following Cathy from the end to the beginning. However, their storytelling overlaps for just a moment, on the day of their wedding, for one of the most beautiful duets ever written for the musical theatre.

  • Sat, April 9 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 10 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 16-17 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 17 at 3pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 22-23 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 24 at 3pm

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March 9, 2016 · 6:06 am

JULIUS CAESAR Runs April 8-May 7

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Jim Hopkins as Julius Caesar. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.

JULIUS CAESAR
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
April 8-May 7
Downtown

Cast: Geoffrey Warren Barnes II, Kyle Brumley, Billy Chance, Tia LeShaun Davis, Jeremy Dubin, Douglas Fries, Jim Hopkins as Julius Caesar, Josh Katawick, Kelly Mengelkoch, Paul Riopelle, Nicholas Rose, Tess Talbot, Mike Van Zant, Brent Vimtrup & Petrea Whittier

Julius Caesar is brilliant general, a cunning politician, and the most beloved leader Rome has ever known; but when his ambition threatens to topple the Republic, a small conspiracy of Roman patriots take matters into their own hands. When they assassinate the beloved Caesar on the senate floor, their actions plunge the Republic into a civil war that will test friendships, try loyalties, and determine the fate of an empire. Presented in full Roman regalia and flair, Shakespeare’s breathless political thriller JULIUS CAESAR returns to the CSC stage as the first installment of a special two part theatrical event with Antony and Cleopatra.

  • In preview, Wed-Thu, April 6-7 at 7:30pm. All seats $25.
  • Fri-Sat, April 8-9 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Sat, April 14-16 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 17 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, April 21-23 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, April 24 at 2pm
  • Thu-Sat, April 28-30 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, May 1 at 2pm
  • Thu-Fri, May 5-6 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, May 7 at 2pm & 7:30pm

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March 8, 2016 · 7:11 am

SHREK THE MUSICAL JR. Runs April 8-17

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Brandon Bentley as Shrek & Kayla Buress as Fiona.

SHREK THE MUSICAL JR.
The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
April 8-17
Taft Theatre [Downtown]

Directed and choreographed by Roderick Justice

Cast: Brandon Bentley as Shrek, Kayla Burress as Fiona, Ellie Chancellor as Pig 2/ Ensemble, Liz Comstock  as Mama Ogre/ Ensemble, Lily Deye as Young Fiona/ Baby Bear/Ensemble, Allison Edwards as Shoemaker’s Elf/ Ensemble, Gabriella Francis as Ugly Duckling/ Dragon/Ensemble, Josh Galloway as Pig 1/ Puss n Boots/ Enemble/ U.S. Farquaad, Donkey, Reed Gnepper as Peter Pan/Ensemble /U.S. Pinnochio, Hannah Gregory as Teen Fiona/ Wicked Witch/Ensemble/U.S. Fiona, LOCAL 12’s Bob Herzog as Donkey, Will Jackson as White Rabbit/ Ensemble/ U.S. Peter Pan, Pied Piper, Sam Johnson as Big Bad Wolf/ Ensemble, Sydney Kline   as Mother Goose/ Ensemble/ U.S Wicked Witch, Ethan Marx as Young Shrek, Evan Moore as Frog Prince/ Pied Piper/Ensemble/U.S. Papa Bear, Pig 1, Danielle Muething as Mama Bear/ Gingy/ Ensemble, Elijah Prather as Humpty Dumpty/Ensemble, Gretchen Priddy as Pig 3/ Ensemble, Morgan Reece as Sugar Plum Fairy/ Ensemble, Cody Roberts as Papa Bear/ Ensemble/ U.S. Shrek, Spenser Smith as Lord Farquaad, Andrew Wiemann as Pinocchio/ Ensemble & Trace Young as Captain of the Guard/ Bishop

Everyone’s favorite ogre is back in the hilarious stage spectacle based on the Oscar-winning smash hit film. It’s a “big bright beautiful world” for everyone’s favorite ogre in “Shrek The Musical JR.,” based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film. In a faraway kingdom, the green ogre Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits, runaways who’ve been cast off by Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. When Shrek sets off with a wise-cracking donkey to confront Farquaad, he’s handed a task – if he rescues feisty Princess Fiona from the Dragon-guarded tower, his swamp will be returned to him. But, a fairy tale wouldn’t be complete without unexpected twists and turns along the way.

  • Fri, April 8 at 7:30pm
  • Sat*-Sun, April 9-10 at 2pm
  • Sat, April 16 at 2pm & 5pm
  • Sun, April 17 at 2pm
    *Signed for the hearing impaired.

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March 8, 2016 · 6:19 am

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST Runs April 8-16

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Sinclair Community College Theatre
April 8-16
Blair Hall Theatre [Dayton]

Directed by Nelson Sheeley

Cast: David Brandt as Randle P. McMurphy, Spencer Boden as Frank Scanlon, David Thomas as Billy Bibbit, Antonio Davis as Chief Bromden, Maximillian Santucci as Dr. Spivey, Tristan Rivera as Aide Warren, Greyson Calvert as Dale Harding, Rebecca Henry as Nurse Flinn, Leonardo Santucci as Ruckley, Naman Clark as Aide Turkle, Thomas Puckett as Cheswick, Jonathan Kelly as Martini, Shaun Diggs as Aide Williams, Elisa Fuentes as Sandra, Bryana Bentley as Nurse Ratched & Shalemar Davis as Candy Starr

A charming rogue contrives to serve a short sentence in a mental institution rather than in a prison. Quickly, he takes over the ward and accomplishes what the medical profession has been unable to do; helping fellow patients recover or at least improve their condition through unorthodox antics. He clashes with the head nurse, who resents his successes and retaliates by abusing her authority.

  • Fri-Sat, April 8-9 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 10 at 2pm*
  • Wed, April 13 at 10am
  • Thu, April 14 at 7pm*
  • Fri-Sat, April 15-16 at 8pm

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March 7, 2016 · 6:14 am

ONE SLIGHT HITCH Runs April 7-24

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Alex Sunderhaus, Alex Curtis, Cecily Dowd, Brian Dykstra, Rita Rehn, Dana Berger & Kyle Nunn. Photo by Scott J. Kimmins.

ONE SLIGHT HITCH
Human Race Theatre Company
April 7-24
The Loft [Dayton]

Written by Lewis Black
Directed by Margaret Perry

Life in suburban Cincinnati is good for Doc and Delia Coleman on the morning they’re about to throw their eldest daughter the perfect wedding they never had, that is until her vagabond ex-boyfriend arrives on their doorstep and turns their best laid plans into total chaos. The result is a zany, door-slamming comedy about stressed-out parents, less-than-helpful siblings and interruptions galore from the mind of comedian Lewis Black. Will their daughter make it down the aisle or will the day end up a perfect disaster?

  • In preview Thu, April 7 at 8pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 8-9 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 10 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue, April 12 at 7pm
  • Wed-Sat, April 13-16 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 17 at 2pm
  • Tue, April 19 at 7pm
  • Wed-Sat, April 20-23 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 24 at 2pm

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