LOVE RIDES THE RAILS
Riverstage Community Theater
Aug. 21-22
New Richmond
Dinner Theater. Come prepared for fun as you cheer the hero and boo the villain at this old-fashioned melodrama. Join us as we take you back to a time when men were heroes and women were delicate and defenseless. Will Simon evict the Widow Hopewell from her home? Will Truman save Prudence? Will Prudence save Truman? Will the mail-train run tonight?
Fri-Sat, Aug. 21-22 on 6:30pm
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Krisha Marcano (Florence Ballard), Allison Semmes (Diana Ross) & Trisha Jeffrey (Mary Wilson). First National Tour. (c) Joan Marcus, 2014.
MOTOWN the Musical
Broadway in Cincinnati
Sept. 8-20
Downtown
It began as one man’s story… became everyone’s music… and is now Broadway’s musical. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat.
A LITTLE BUSINESS AT THE BIG TOP
Part of Know Theatre of Cincinnati’s 2015/16 Fringe Encore and Extra Season
Sept. 3-5
Over-the-Rhine
Written and performed by David Gaines
From the creator of 7(X1) SAMURAI, a fast-paced spectacular circus comedy full of danger and romance – like Popeye meets Chaplin in a Bugs Bunny cartoon! The aerialists, the animals, the clowns, the brutal ringmaster!
The drama, the fight, … the thrilling escape across the high wire, … all by just one performer! “A tour de force of storytelling and physical theatre. Mr. Gaines is an extraordinary theatre artist. … It’s dazzling!” – Milwaukee Mag
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THE SECRET GARDEN
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Sept. 5-Oct. 3
Eden Park
Directed and choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge
Music directed by Sariva Goetz
Cast: Cameron Bartell as Dickon, Dan Beckmann as Captain Albert Lennox, Brandi Burkhardt as Lily, Caitlin Cohn as Mary Lennox, Carlyn Connolly as Claire Holmes, Kevin Earley as Archibald Craven, Anthony Frederickson as Colin Craven, Charlotte Maltby as Martha, Timothy McDevitt as Lieutenant Peter Wright, Adamn Monley as Dr. Neville Craven, Gayton Scott as Mrs. Medlock, Vishal Vaidya as Fakir, Jessican Van Kipp as Rose Lennox, Anita Vasan as Ayah, Dathan B. Williams as Ben Weatherstaff, Michael Yeshion as Major Holmes & Talia Noelle Zoll as Alice
This soaring musical version of the beloved family classic won three Tony Awards on Broadway. Ten-year-old Mary Lennox is alone in the world until she is sent to live with her inattentive uncle in his foreboding English manor. When she discovers the locked-away secrets of an abandoned garden, Mary coaxes far more than its flowers back to life. With a gorgeous score, The Secret Garden comes alive on the intimate Playhouse stage for a new generation, perfect for fans of the novel, lovers of grand-scale musicals or those discovering its delightful story for the very first time. Ages 8 and up.
Filed under Family-Friendly, On Stage
BUNNI AND CLYDE
Presented by Queen City Queen Theatre Collective
Aug. 10
Over-the-Rhine
Directed by Lindsey Augusta Mercer
Cast: Torie Wiggins, Darnell Benjamin & Caitlin McWethy
Barebones staged reading.In this trans-romantic comedy, Bunni’s lover Claudia decides to become Clyde. What’s a girl turning 30 to do? A bizarre love triangle ensues in this quirky and painful comedy.
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