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November 3, 2015 · 6:11 am

QUEERBARET on Nov. 9

QCQTC_Queerbaret logoQUEERBARET
Queen City Queen Theatre Collective
Nov. 9
Below Zero Lounge [Over-the-Rhine]

Performers include: Darnell Pierre Benjamin, Patrick E. Phillips, Lindsey Augusta Mercer, Ryan Church, Erin McCamley & Sherry McCamley

We celebrate QCQTC’s 1st birthday with an evening of songs, scenes, and monologues performed by some of the artists from our inaugural year! These cabaret numbers aren’t just any old thing either- our artists were given the opportunity to personally select material they love, but would never otherwise be cast to perform- breaking down boundaries of type, age, gender and other conventions that limit creativity.

  • Monday, Nov. 9 at 7:30pm

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November 2, 2015 · 6:19 am

AMERICAN IDIOT Runs Nov. 6-15

PS_American Idiot logoAMERICAN IDIOT
Playhouse South
Nov. 6-15
Kettering

Directed by Carrie Thurston
Music direction by Elliot Hetzer
Choreographed by Annette Looper

Cast: Will Hensley as Johnny, TJ Montgomery as Tunny, Aaron Brewer as Will, Nick Bellmyer as St. Jimmy, Alyssa Welker as Heather, Rachel Snyder as Whatshername, Courtney Kakac as Extraordinary Girl, Matthew Clifton as Theo, John Lawson as Declan, Jared Huntley as Brian, Aaron Eechaute-Lopez as Miquel, Tyler Smith as Gerard, John Nussbaum as Favorite Son, Jordan Eechaute-Lopez as Libby, Sarah Martin as Alysha, Laura Flaherty as Leslie, Hailey Callison as Christina & Paige Wilms as Mary

AMERICAN IDIOT is a sung-through stage adaptation of punk rock band Green Day’s rock opera, American Idiot. The story, expanded from that of the concept album, centers on three disaffected young men, Johnny, Will, and Tunny. Johnny and Tunny flee a stifling suburban lifestyle and parental restrictions, while Will stays home to work out his relationship with his pregnant girlfriend, Heather. The former pair look for meaning in life and try out the freedom and excitement of the city. Tunny quickly gives up on life in the city, joins the military, and is shipped off to war. Johnny turns to drugs and finds a part of himself that he grows to dislike, has a relationship and experiences lost love.

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 6-7 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 8 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 13-14 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 15 at 2pm

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October 30, 2015 · 7:24 am

MARY POPPINS Runs Nov. 27-Dec. 27

Alyssa Hostetler as Mary Poppins.

Alyssa Hostetler as Mary Poppins.

MARY POPPINS
Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
Nov. 27-Dec. 27
West Price Hill

Directed by Tim Perrino
Music direction by Steve Goers
Choreographed by Maggie Perrino

Cast: Matt Dentino as Bert, Alyssa Hostetler as Mary Poppins, Dave Wilson as George Banks, Sarah Viola as Winifred Banks, Lili Shires as Jane Banks, Peter Godsey as Michael Banks, Emily Carroll Martin as Bird woman/Katie Nanna, Sarah Cox as Miss Lark/Ensemble, Timothy Carney as Admiral Boom, Torie Pate as Miss Andrew/Miss Smythe/Queen Victoria, Brandon Bentley as Robertson Ay, Jeremy Cox as Neleus, Karen Vosseberg as Mrs. Brill, Jamie Steele as Bank Chairman/Ensemble, Sarah Griswold as Mrs. Corry, Tyler Gau as Policeman/Von Hussler/Ensemble, Greg Moore as John Northbrook/Park Keeper
Ensemble: Kate Stark, Ashton Francis, Clare Miller, Franchesca Montazemi & Robert Fields

The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones she has a profound effect upon. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.” Features heartwarming songs like: “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” “Jolly Holiday,” “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Let’s Go Fly A Kite” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 27-28 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 29 at 2pm
  • Thu, Dec. 3 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 4-5 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 6 at 2pm
  • Thu, Dec. 10 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 11-12 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 13 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, Dec. 16-17 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 18-19 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 20 at 2pm
  • Tue-Wed, Dec. 22-23 at 7:30pm
  • Sat, Dec. 26 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 27 at 2pm

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October 30, 2015 · 7:04 am

RELATIVELY SPEAKING Runs Nov. 11-22

Clockwise from top right: Bailie Breaux, Abby Rowold,Patrick Phillips & Robert Pavlovich.

Clockwise from top right: Bailie Breaux, Abby Rowold, Patrick Phillips & Robert Pavlovich.

RELATIVELY SPEAKING
Diogenes Theatre
Nov. 11-22
Fifth Third Bank Theatre [Downtown]

Directed by Brian Isaac Phillips

Cast: Robert Pavlovich, Abby Rowold, Bailie Breaux & Patrick Phillips

Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy, set during the 1960s, involves a series of mistaken identities and misunderstandings. Ginny goes to the house of her older lover in order to end a relationship and to retrieve some compromising letters. Matters are complicated when her current partner also turns up and meets the wife of the lover, believing her to be Ginny’s mother. Confusion ensues. The result is a milestone of British theatre that provides continuous laughter.

  • Wed-Sat, Nov. 11-14 at 7:30pm
  • Wed-Sat, Nov. 18-21 at 7:30pm
  • Sun, Nov. 22 at 2pm

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October 30, 2015 · 6:43 am

FOOTLOOSE Runs Nov. 27-28

D2D_Footloose logoFOOTLOOSE
Dare to defy Productions
Nov. 27-28
Victoria Theatre [Dayton]

Directed by Craig Smith
Music direction by Lorri Topping
Choreographed by Jessica Tate Eggleston

Cast: Eric Thompson as Ren McCormack, Abby Kress as Ariel Moore, David Shough as Shaw Moore, Martha Armstrong-Benjamin as Vi Moore, Tori Kocher as Rusty, Skyler McNeely as Willard, T.C. Schreier as Chuck, Samantha Creech as Urleen, Natalie Sanders as Wendy Jo, Luka Ashley Carter as Cowboy Bob/Lyle, Jeffrey Mack as Travis, Evan Benjamin as Bickle, A.J. Breslin as Jeter, Andre Tomlinson as Garvin, Jessica Bledsoe as Lulu Warnicker, Kurt Cypher as Wes Warnicker, William Boatwright as Coach Dunbar, Tia Seay as Eleanor Dunbar, Brad Bishop as Principal Harry Clark, Amanda Carter as Betty Blast &  Mark Anderson as Cop
Ensemble: Kimberly Isaacs (Dance Captain), Alexia Minton, Alicia Sylvester, Angie Thacker, Brett Norgaard, Caitie Erker, Cheryl Kayser, Courtney Dortch, Desmond Thomas, Esther Hyland, Grant Warden, John-Michael Vanover, Jordan Ross, Kaite Hubler, Laura Moore & Stephanie Penrod

One of the most explosive movie musicals in recent memory bursts onto the live stage with exhilarating results. When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn’t prepared for are the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, determined to exercise the control over the town’s youth that he cannot command in his own home. When the reverend’s rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren’s reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid. The heartfelt story that emerges is of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him. To the rockin’ rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated top 40 score (the soundtrack album reached number one on the Billboard charts and has sold over 15 million copies!) and augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musical, FOOTLOOSE celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people, guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind.

  • Fri, Nov. 27 at 8pm
  • Sat, Nov. 28 at 2pm & 8pm

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