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September 29, 2014 · 12:57 pm

A COUPLA WHITE CHICKS SITTING AROUND TALKING Runs Oct. 24-Nov. 1

MLT_White Chicks logoA COUPLA WHITE CHICKS SITTING AROUND TALKING
Presented by Middletown Lyric Theatre
Oct. 24-Nov. 1
Middletown

Directed by Charley Shafor

Cast: Karen Griesinger as Hannah Mae Bindler &  Lori True as Maude Mix

This two-character comedy takes place in suburban Westchester County, New York kitchen of Maude Mix, who is having a tough day: her husband is off on a weekend spree with his secretary and she can’t get rid of the pesky neighbor who has just moved up from Texas. Hannah Mae Bindler badgers Maude into friendship and the two eventually join forces against their errant and erring husbands. This long running Off-Broadway hit starred Susan Sarandon and Eileen Brennan.

  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 24-25 at 8pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at 8pm

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September 29, 2014 · 11:40 am

LES MISERABLES Runs Oct. 24-26

DPH_Les MiserablesLES MISERABLES
Presented by Dayton Playhouse
Oct. 24-26
Dayton

Directed by Brian Sharp
Music direction by Ron Kindell
Vocal direction by Erik Strope

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Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Ex-convict Jean Valjean is hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever. Featuring the songs “I Dreamed A Dream”, “Bring Him Home”, “One Day More” and “On My Own.”

  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 24-25 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 26 at 2pm

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September 24, 2014 · 11:45 am

INTO THE WOODS Runs Oct. 23-Nov. 16

Rodger Pille as The Baker & Megan Ainsley Callahan as Little Red Ridinghood. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.

Rodger Pille as The Baker & Megan Ainsley Callahan as Little Red Ridinghood. Photo by Mikki Schaffner Photography.

INTO THE WOODS
Presented by Covedale Center for the Performing Arts
Oct. 23-Nov. 16
West Price Hill

Directed by Matthew Wilson
Music directed by Michael Kennedy

Cast: Rodger Pille as The Baker, Allison Muennich as The Baker’s Wife, Megan Ainsley Callahan as Little Red Ridinghood, Adrienne Sereta as Rapunzel, Erin Nicole Donahue as Cinderella, Robert Breslin as Jack, Lesley Hitch as Jack’s Mother, Harold Murphy as Narrator/Mysterious Man, Michelle Wells as The Witch, Grace Eichler as Florinda, Leslie Turner as Cinderella’s Stepmother, Tyler Alessi as The Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince, Gregory Bossler as Cinderella’s Father, Kathryn Zajac as Cinderella’s Mother/Granny/Giant), Tyler Kuhlman as Rapunzel’s Prince, Jeni Bayer Schwiers as Lucinda, Will Reed as The Steward & Elizabeth Chinn Molloy as The Cow

The Brothers Grimm hit Broadway with an epic fairy tale where worlds collide. Stephen Sondheim takes favorite storybook characters and brings them together for a timeless musical and modern classic. The story follows a Baker and his wife who wish to have a child, Cinderella who wishes to attend the King’s Festival, and Jack who wishes his cow would give milk… and a Witch! In Act One, Everyone’s wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them in Act Two, as they grow beyond the realm of fairy tales. One of Sondheim’s most popular works, INTO THE WOODS features great songs like “Agony,” “No One is Alone” and “Children Will Listen.”

  • Thu, Oct. 23 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 24-25 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 26 at 2pm
  • Thu, Oct. 30 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 2 at 2pm
  • Thu, Nov. 6 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 7-8 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 9 at 2pm
  • Thu, Nov. 13 at 7:30pm
  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 14-15 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 16 at 2pm

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September 24, 2014 · 11:19 am

HOT MIKADO Runs Oct. 23-Nov. 9

WSU_Hot Mikado1HOT MIKADO
Presented by Wright State University
Oct. 23-Nov. 9
Dayton

HOT MIKADO explodes with a cavalcade of musical styles: gospel, blues, rock, swing, and jazz. The show is a swing-era musical comedy in the best tradition of shows like Guys and Dolls and Anything Goes; where the three little maids sing like the Andrews Sisters, Nanki-Poo sounds like Michael Bublé, and the Mikado is a tap dancing Cab Calloway. “Aw, if Gilbert and Sullivan could see me now,” he muses in the midst of his big number. hilarious, exhilarating, entertaining, and fun; it is sure to have you on your feet.

Set in the mythical village of Titi-Pu, the plot remains roughly the same as in the classic Gilbert & Sullivan operetta:  centering around young lovers Yum-Yum and Nanki-Poo, who want to be married. But alas, Yum-Yum is betrothed to her guardian Ko-Ko  – the Lord High Executioner. When the powerful Mikado decrees that Ko-Ko must execute someone within the next 30 days in order to keep his job (and his life), Nanki-Poo agrees to be killed–if he can spend his last 30 days

  • Thu, Oct. 23 at 7pm
  • Fri-Sat, Oct. 24-25 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 26 at 2pm
  • Wed-Thu, Oct. 29-30 at 7pm
  • Fri, Oct. 31 at 8pm
  • Sat, Nov. 1 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 2 at 2pm
  • Thu, Nov. 6 at 7pm
  • Fri, Nov. 7 at 8pm
  • Sat, Nov. 8 at 2pm & 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 9 at 2pm

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September 24, 2014 · 10:37 am

THE WEDDING SINGER Runs Oct. 23-Nov. 2

Katy Miller as Julia & Noah Berry as Robbie. Photo by Tyler Gabbard.

Katy Miller as Julia & Noah Berry as Robbie. Photo by Tyler Gabbard.

THE WEDDING SINGER
Presented by Northern Kentucky University
Oct. 23-Nov. 2
Highland Heights

Directed by Michael W. Hatton
Musical direction by Damon Stevens

THE WEDDING SINGER takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up, and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room. It’s 1985 and rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party, until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Enter Julia, a winsome waitress who wins his affection. As luck would have it, Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a decade, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever.

  • Thu-Sat, Oct. 23-25 at 8pm
  • Sun, Oct. 26 at 3pm
  • Wed-Sat, Oct. 29-Nov. 1 at 8pm
  • Sun, Nov. 2 at 3pm

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