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November 4, 2022 · 6:50 am

Mason Community Players Prepare for Final Show in Season

MCP_The Last Five Years logoThe Mason Community Playhouse, located at 5529 Mason Rd. in Mason, OH, has been the location of the Mason Community Players for just over a year now; since September of 2021. Over the past year, the love, energy, and perseverance of the group have turned this location from a building into a home.

Mason Community Players is busy preparing for the final show of their 2022 season, The Last 5 Years. What happens in a relationship as it begins? What happens when it comes to a close? Join this intimate cast of two as each explores the different stages of coupling from contrasting perspectives. Gunner Shoemake and Lexi Zapata will take you on an unforgettable journey and unique perspective of love.

This heartwarming show, produced by Jim Cronin and directed by Jason Gonzalez presents a musical experience unlike any other.   With musical direction by Brian Bisig, join these two talented people as they move towards, and away from each other with the most endearing of performances.

All shows will be at the Mason Community Playhouse. Join the players on November 11, 12, 17, 18, and 19 at 8:00 p.m. and on Sunday, November 13, for a 2:00 p.m. matinee.

The Last 5 Years will conclude the 2022 season for the Mason Community Players. Their next show, Puffs, to be performed in March of 2023, will launch a year-long jubilee celebration to commemorate 50 years of “playing around.” The group is beyond thrilled to share a love of theater that beats in the heart of the City of Mason.

The Mason Community Players maintain a presence online through Facebook, Instagram and at their website. Tickets are now available by leaving a message at 513-398-7804 or visit the website www.MasonPlayers.org.

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November 4, 2022 · 6:46 am

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati Presents Family-Friendly Holiday Musical THE DANCING PRINCESSES, Nov. 30-Dec. 30, 2022

ETC_The Dancing Princesses logoAn Enchanting Mystery is afoot!

(Cincinnati, OH) The tango, the cha cha, and the waltz, oh my! It’s time to break out those dancing shoes with the return of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati’s family-friendly musical The Dancing Princesses, by local playwright Joseph McDonough with music and lyrics by David Kisor. This whimsical production brings to life a royal mystery as five diverse sisters dance their way through an incarnation of the classic, enchanting story. With hot chocolate, dance numbers, and shenanigans aplenty, The Dancing Princesses is holiday fun for the entire family! Playing November 30-December 30, 2022. Directed by D. Lynn Meyers. Premiere Sponsor is The Schueler Group. Opening Night Sponsors are Messer Construction and the Johnson Investment Counsel.

Wanting the best for his daughters, an overprotective king locks the castle doors each night. Yet, each morning, the princesses’ shoes have been curiously worn to tatters. Keen to cobble together the mystery of the frayed footwear, the King resorts to drastic measures of royal proportions. This heartfelt and humorous story of five uniquely different princesses explores the universal quest for understanding, acceptance, and love.

“We commissioned this play in 2017 when we had just opened our newly renovated facilities,” says Producing Artistic Director D. Lynn Meyers. “It gave us a sense of renewal then and gives us that same sense now after a tentative few years. This show, maybe more than any of our other holiday productions, is about how to never stop growing, learning, and moving forward. It’s all about learning to thrive.”

About the Cast

Michael G. Bath (Joziam) returns for his 25th consecutive holiday show with Ensemble Theatre, where he has also appeared in Tiny Beautiful Things, Cinderella, The Frog Princess, Fly By Night, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Sleeping Beauty, and Hands on a Hardbody, among others. Other regional credits include Superior Donuts with Clifton Players and Angels in America at Know Theatre. Michael has also performed with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, the Performance Gallery, Showboat Majestic, and Stage First Cincinnati.

Darnell Pierre Benjamin (Jack/Dream Dancer) has been seen at Ensemble Theatre in The Legend of Georgia McBride, Detroit ’67, and many holiday shows. Darnell has been a professional performing artist, director, choreographer, educator, and activist for over 15 years. He works as a professor in the arts programs at Northern Kentucky University and College-Conservatory of Music and is also an active board member with Caracole, Pones, Stop the Stigma Productions, and Treehouse Cincinnati.

Kenneth Early (Aldrin) was last seen at Ensemble Theatre in Pipeline, where his other credits include Alice in Wonderland, The Dancing Princesses (2017), Red Velvet, The Whipping Man, Grey Gardens, Snow White, and The Frog Princess. Other regional credits include Once on This Island, Misery, August Wilson’s Jitney, and To Kill a Mockingbird, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Macbeth, Of Mice and Men, and To Kill a Mockingbird, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company; On Golden Pond, The Human Race Theatre; Once on This Island, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville; Pluto and Harry and the Thief, Know Theater; and Awaited at the Aronoff.

Sara Mackie (Woman) is an alumna of the Wright State Acting BFA Program. She performed with Ensemble Theatre most recently in Cinderella, The Frog Princess, Fun Home, and many other productions since 1999, including Hands on a Hardbody, all three Wonderette iterations, Rabbit Hole, and Mauritius, among others. Some of her other credits include An Act of God, Family Ties, Twelfth Night, Human Race Theatre; Pride and Prejudice and Romeo and Juliet, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company; Pump Boys and Dinettes, The Carnegie; and Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune, New Edgecliff Theatre. You can also catch her briefly in the feature films The Public and Dark Waters.

Andrew Maloney (Mack/Dream Dancer) is back on the Ensemble Theatre stage where he was last seen in Alice in Wonderland, The Dancing Princesses (2017), and First Date. His other ETC credits include Violet, Around the World in 80 Days, and Snow White. Internationally, he appeared in the Ecuadorian premiere of West Side Story at the Teatro Nacional Sucre in Quito, Ecuador. His recent credits include Rent, Assassins, The Little Mermaid, and A Chorus Line.

Brooke Steele (Tiva/Young Zilda) has appeared numerous times at Ensemble Theatre, where some of her favorite credits Cinderella in Cinderella, Vasilisa in The Frog Princess, Miriam in Fly By Night, Violet in Violet, and Suzy Simpson in The Marvelous Wonderettes.

Kate Wilford (Zilda) has appeared in ETC’s productions of Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Violet, Luna Gale, Becky’s New Car, Good People, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, and many others. She has appeared at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company in August: Osage County and All the Way and A Prayer for Owen Meany with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Regionally, she has also worked at The Lyceum Theatre, Beef N Boards, Westgate Theatre, and The Kenley Players and was a founding member of The Troupe in Cincinnati. She has also directed at Xavier University, Thomas More College, and The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati.

Shonita Joshi (Nritya) was last seen at Ensemble Theatre in Queen. She is a south Asian actor, born and brought up in Pune, India. Prior to moving to the US, she worked for three years in Mumbai in the Indian film industry and two years at Google. Shonita graduated in 2019 from Stella Adler School of Acting in New York. Some of her recent credits include Antony & Cleopatra, Pericles, Much Ado About Nothing, and Twelfth Night with Hip to Hip Theater Company NYC and A Christmas Carol, Stuart Little, and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane with Playhouse in the Park.

Antonio Cruz (Pharron) is a Mexican American operatic baritone from Tucson, Arizona. Some of his roles include Silvio in Pagliacci with El Paso Opera, L’horloge Comtoise in L’enfant et les Sortilèges with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and as Jim/Troll #2 in the world premiere of Fierce with Cincinnati Opera. Tony has been an apprentice artist with Kentucky Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, and Des Moines Metro Opera respectively. He holds an Artist Diploma in Opera and a Master’s of Music from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, as well as a Bachelor’s of Music from the University of Arizona. 

Rounding out the ensemble cast is last season’s Acting Apprentice Malyssa Quinn (Tusu), as well as this season’s Acting Apprentices Andrea Beasley (Dream Dancer/Courtier), Timothy Belton (Dream Dancer/Courtier), Caroline Mariono (Woman u/s), Emmy Rice (Natalya/Young Asa), and Elexis Selmon (Gidela).

Production team: Brian c. Mehring (Resident Scenic & Lighting Designer), Steve Goers (Music Director), Dee Anne Bryll (Choreographer), Patti James (Choreographer), Lea Lachey (Choreographer), Reba Senske (Costume Designer), Matt Callahan (Sound Designer), Kelly Yurko (Wig & Makeup Designer), Shannon Rae Lutz (Properties Curator & Design Assistant), and Jack Murphy (Technical Director). Production Stage Manager is Margot Whitney. Assistant Stage Manager is Lexi Muller.

Performance Information
Performances are on Tuesday-Saturday at 7:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 pm. Performances vary. A complete calendar of performances is available at www.ensemblecincinnati.org.

Ticket Prices
Tickets start at $52 for adults; student tickets are $28; and children are $24. Half-Price Rush Tickets: All remaining tickets for the current day’s performance(s) are available two hours prior to each show time for half-price (discount only applies to adult tickets) when purchasing by phone or in person. $15 Student Rush Tickets: Students may purchase up to two $15 student rush tickets two hours prior to show time with valid student I.D. Available in person only.

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Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is supported, in part, by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign.

The Ohio Arts Council helps fund Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati also receives funding from the Shubert Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati is a professional theatre dedicated to producing world and regional premieres of works that often explore compelling social issues. We fulfill our mission through our stage productions and educational outreach programs that enlighten, enliven, enrich, and inspire our audiences.

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November 1, 2022 · 6:22 am

Straight From London, Cincinnati Playhouse To Bring Exclusive Engagement of THE LION Nov. 12

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Photo of Max Alexander-Taylor in THE LION at the Southwark Playhouse in London. Photo by Pamela Raith.

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE WILL BRING AN EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT OF THE LION STRAIGHT FROM LONDON TO THE WARSAW FEDERAL INCLINE THEATER NOV. 12

CINCINNATI (Oct. 31, 2022) — THE LION, an acoustic storytelling event, comes from the London stage for an exclusive engagement with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park beginning Nov. 12. The genre-redefining musical will run through Dec. 4 at Warsaw Federal Incline Theater in Price Hill. Opening night is Nov. 17.

Written and originally performed by Benjamin Scheuer, THE LION is a story of love, loss and ultimately, hope that premiered off-Broadway in 2014 and then toured the U.S. and the U.K. for over 500 performances. This revival, directly from London, features Max Alexander- Taylor as Benjamin, the show’s musician-storyteller. The new production was hailed by WhatsOnStage as “an incredibly life-affirming theatrical experience.” Musical Theater Review called the revival “a rare and beautiful gem.”

“Unusually for a musical, this piece has a real intimacy and directness with an audience, and we’ve directed the show to be far more live and spontaneous than is often possible to be with a large ensemble or orchestra…THE LION is an exciting example that musicals can be small, subtle, sincere and stripped right back to just a person in a room telling a brilliant story,” said Alex Stenhouse, who also co-directs the Playhouse engagement with Sean Daniels.

The turbulent story in the musical begins with a boy named Benjamin, whose father loved music and writing folk songs. An unexpected event sends shock waves throughout the family, splintering Benjamin’s relationship with them into adulthood. When he experiences a brush with his own mortality, the audience sees Benjamin summon the courage to weather the storm.

“…to be bringing our production to Cincinnati this year is so surreal and a truly special experience,” Stenhouse continued. “We’re so proud of it, and we can’t wait for you all to see what we’ve been cooking up across the pond.”

LOCATION

Due to construction, the Playhouse’s Eden Park facility is temporarily closed. Performances of THE LION will take place at The Warsaw Federal Incline Theater in Price Hill: 801 Matson Pl, Cincinnati, OH 45204.

ARTISTS

Max Alexander-Taylor (Benjamin); Benjamin Scheuer (Book, Music & Lyrics); Sean Daniels (Director); Alex Stenhouse (Director); Simon Kenny (Scenic & Costume Designer); Emma Chapman (Lighting Designer); William Kirkham (Associate Lighting Designer); Andrew Johnson (Sound Designer); Brandon T. Holmes (Stage Manager); Andrea Shell (Second Stage Manager); Arizona Theatre Company (Co-Producer)

TICKETS 

Performances will take place at Warsaw Federal Incline Theater on Tuesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. An additional matinee performance is offered on Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. No performance on Thanksgiving Day. An audio-described performance will be offered on Dec. 3 at 2 p.m., and a signed performance will be offered on Dec. 4 at 2 p.m.

To purchase tickets or for more information, call the Playhouse Box Office at 513-421-3888 (toll-free in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana at 800-582-3208) or visit http://www.cincyplay.com. Patrons who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind or speech disabled: dial 711 to connect to the Box Office via Ohio Relay Services.

ADVISORY

THE LION is suitable for ages 12 and up. This heartrending yet uplifting story about one man’s personal journey through loss, illness and relationship challenges includes mature themes and some amazing music. We recommend you bring tissues.

SPONSORS

Production Sponsor is Roto-Rooter. Design Sponsor is Frost Brown Todd, LLC.  Honorary Producers are Barbara and Leon Meyer. Season Sponsors are the Vontz Family and the Rosenthal Family Foundation.

The Playhouse is supported by the generosity of almost 40,000 contributors to the ArtsWave Community campaign. The Ohio Arts Council helps fund the Playhouse with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. The Playhouse also receives funding from the Shubert Foundation.

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November 1, 2022 · 5:55 am

THE WIZARD OF OZ at Loveland High School

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Scarecrow (Sam Broelmann) and Glinda the Good Witch (Liv Bast) promote Loveland High School’s upcoming production of THE WIZARD OF OZ at the district’s Showcase Night.

Loveland High School remembers the Golden Age of Hollywood with a musical that is fun for the whole family.  The Wizard of Oz is set for November 16-19 at 7pm (with an additional 2pm show on the 19th).

Dorothy has never left the Kansas Prairie until a tornado whisks her and her dog away to the Land of Oz. She makes an enemy of the Wicked Witch of the West immediately upon her arrival but continues her quest to get back to Kansas with the help of Glinda the Good Witch, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, and the Lion. It takes all of her friends and an encounter with the local Wizard to discover that the power to get home has been inside her all along.

We can’t wait to see the look on the Wicked Witch’s face when she sees everyone who turns out to experience the magic of this classic musical.  Scarecrow would tell you it’s a no-brainer – get your tickets now!

Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and senior citizens. Available on the LHs Drama website: https://lovelandhstheater.wixsite.com/lhsdrama/box-office

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October 20, 2022 · 9:37 pm

The Cappies Returns For Another Year of Amazing High School Theatre

MISC_The Cappies logoCincinnati, OH- As the calendar turns to fall and temperatures outside cool off, the high school theatre season is just about to heat up.

Enter stage right, The Cappies.

The Cappies is an international organization dedicated to recognizing high school theatre and journalism students, with 12 active chapters across the United States and Canada, including a chapter right here in the Greater Cincinnati Area; which encompasses high school theatre programs from both Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. The Critics and Awards Program strives to recognize Greater Cincinnati’s talented community of young writers, performers, and technical crews. High school theatre and journalism students who participate in the Cappies program are trained as critics, attend shows at other schools, and write and publish reviews. At the end of the school year, the student critics vote to give awards to their fellow students for outstanding productions, group and individual performances, and achievements in technical categories. Awards are presented at the annual Cappies Gala.  Below are the shows at area high schools that will perform as part of the Cappies Season this year.

William Mason High School 

Clue: High School Edition
By Sandy Rustin
Based on the Paramount film and the Hasbro board game, the stage show is adapted from the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn with additional material by Hunter Foster, Sandy Rustin and Eric Price.

Performance Dates:
October 21, 22, 28, 29, 2022

Mason High School Studio Theater
6100 S. Mason Montgomery Road
Mason, OH 45040

The show is described as a “murder-mystery comedy thriller” that follows six guests at a mysterious dinner party where they find themselves implicated as murder suspects when their host ends up the victim of foul play. Wadsworth, the butler, leads Mrs. Peacock, Mr. Green, Colonel Mustard, and other guests attempt to find the killer in this comic whodunit.

The show is rated PG for mild adult language, adult situations, and foul play. It is best suited for students middle school aged and up.

Tickets are $15 Reserved, $10 General Admission, and $8 Students, Seniors, and Children. Tickets and can be purchased at masondrama.com

Campbell County High School 

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Play Version)
By C.G Bond

Performance Dates:
October 27-29, 2022 at 7 p.m.
October 29, 2022 at 2 p.m.

Campbell County High School Auditorium
909 Camel Crossing
Alexandria, KY 41001

In this version of the old melodrama, Todd has some grounds for his nefarious activities: he was separated from his family and his daughter abandoned, while he himself was deported on a false charge. He returns to avenge his family, sets up with Mrs. Lovett, the pie maker, and provides her with fillings for her pies. He proceeds with his vengeful plans but the outcome is bitterly ironic.

Tickets are $8 and can be purchased at cctheatrearts.org

Walnut Hills High School 

Macbeth
By William Shakespeare

Performance Dates:
November 3-5, 2022 at 7 p.m.
November 5, 2022 at 2 p.m.

Rick Steiner Black Box Theater
Walnut Hills High School
3250 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45207

In one of the world’s most well-known tragedies, Macbeth, a popular Scottish noble and general is given a mysterious prophecy by three witches telling him he will be king.  Spurred on by his wife and his own ambition and desires, Macbeth murders his way to the crown, losing his humanity along the way. Recommended for mature audiences 13 and up.

Tickets are $13 for adults and $11 for students, and can be purchased at https://sites.google.com/view/whhstheatredepartment/tickets

School for Creative and Performing Arts 

The Wiz
Book by William F. Brown, Music and Lyrics by Charlie Smalls
From the story “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” by L. Frank Baum

Performance Dates:
November 3-6, 2022

School for Creative and Performing Arts
108 W. Central Parkway
Cincinnati, OH  45202

A beloved Broadway gem, The Wiz infuses L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” with a dazzling mix of rock, gospel and soul music. This timeless tale of Dorothy’s adventures through the Land of Oz is a fun, family-friendly, modern musical.

Tickets are $15.00-$20.00 and can be purchased at https://scpa.cps-k12.org/news/box-office

Ursuline Academy 

Seussical: The Musical
Music and Book by Stephen Flaherty and Lyrics and Book by Lynn Ahrens
Co-conceived by Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Eric Idle
Based on the Works of Dr. Seuss

Performance Dates:
November 10th – 12th, 2022 at 7p.m.
November 12th, 2022 at 2p.m.

5535 Pfeiffer Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242 

Seussical the Musical is based on many of Dr. Seuss’ most famous children’s stories. These classic tales come together when two worlds collide. The story begins with Horton’s discovery of the Whos and follows his adventure to save the tiniest people in the universe. Although Horton’s selflessness is heroic, he faces ridicule from the other animals in the Jungle of Nool for believing in something he cannot see. Undaunted, Horton defends the Whos while caring for an abandoned egg. Seussical reminds audiences of the power a person can play in the life of another. Along the way some of the characters fall in love, fight for justice, have unexpected adventures, and some even save the world

Tickets are $8.00 for students and $10 for adults, and can be purchased at https://search.seatyourself.biz/webstore/accounts/ursulineacademy/buy-tix

Larry A. Ryle High School 

Eurydice
By Sarah Ruhl

Performance Dates:
November 10-12, 2022

10379 US-42
Union, KY 41091

Eurydice reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice not through Orpheus’s infamous pilgrimage to retrieve his bridge, but through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. With contemporary characters, plot twists, and a script written to be a playground for designers, the play is a fresh look at a timeless love story.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/68191

Saint Ursula Academy 

Little Women: The Musical
Book by Allan Knee, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, and music by Jason Howland

Performance Dates:
November 10th – 12th. 2022 at 7pm
November 13th, 2022 @ 2pm

Saint Ursula Academy Theater
1339 E McMillan St.
Cincinnati OH 45206

Based on Louisa May Alcott’s life, Little Women follows the adventures of sisters, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March. Jo is trying to sell her stories for publication, but the publishers are not interested – her friend, Professor Bhaer, tells her that she has to do better and write more from herself. Begrudgingly taking this advice, Jo weaves the story of herself and her sisters and their experience growing up in Civil War America. Featuring beautiful music that was nominated for several Tony Awards, Drama Desk Awards and Outer Circle Critics Awards in the 2005 Broadway Season.

Loveland High School 

The Wizard of Oz
Book by L. Frank Baum, Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company; Based upon the Classic Motion Picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Bros.

Performance Dates
November 16-19, 2022

Loveland High School
1 Tiger Trail
Loveland, OH 45140

The classic movie comes to life on the stage with all the characters you know and love.

Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, are swept away by a tornado and end up in the Land of Oz. Dorothy needs the help of the local Wizard to get home to Kansas and sets off on the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City, making friends with the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion along the way, each of them with a request for the Wizard too. But their journey is fraught with attacks from a Wicked Witch who wants Dorothy’s magic slippers.

Tickets are $12 for students and senior citizens, $15 adults and can be purchased at https://lovelandhstheater.wixsite.com/lhsdrama/box-office

William Henry Harrison High School 

The Addams Family: School Edition
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa.
Based on Characters Created by Charles Addams.

Performance Dates:
November 18th and 19th, 2022

Martin Marietta Theatre
9860 West Road
Harrison, OH 45030

The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family–a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before–keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.

Tickets are $10 for students and seniors, and $12 for adults. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.southwestschools.org

Taylor High School 

Mama Mia
Book by Catherine Johnson, Music and Lyrics by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson

Performance Date:
February 18, 2023 at 7 p.m.

Information not provided. Please contact the school for more information.

Highlands High School 

Sweeney Todd (Musical Version)
Book by Hugh Wheeler, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Based on an adaptation by Christopher Bond

Performance Dates:
March 23rd-March 25, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
March 26th, 2023 at 2p.m.

Highlands High School
2400 Memorial Pkwy
Fort Thomas, KY 41075

Stephen Sondheim’s and Hugh Wheeler’s tasty, thrilling, theatrical treat, Sweeney Todd, has simultaneously shocked, awed and delighted audiences across the world. An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett’s luck sharply shifts when Todd’s thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up… and the carnage has only just begun!

Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and can be purchased at www.highlandstheatre.com

Randall K. Cooper High School 

Little Women: The Musical
Book By Allen Knee, Music By Jason Howland, Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein
Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott

Performance Dates:
March 23 and 24, 2023 at 7 pm
March 25, 2023 at 1 p.m. and 7 pm

Randall Cooper High School
2855 Longbranch Rd.
Union, KY 41091

Little Women: The Musical follows the adventures of the four March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, and their beloved Marmee who works at raising the girls alone in Concord, Massachusetts, while their father is a Chaplain for the Civil War Army. With help from their friends and neighbors, the girls are able to grow into astonishing women and fulfill their dreams, despite also suffering a tragic loss.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students, and can be purchased at www.cooper.boone.kyschools.us

Mercy McAuley High School 

Seussical the Musical
Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty
Co-conceived by Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Eric Idle
Based on the Works of Dr. Seuss

Performance Dates:
March 24-26, 2023

Mercy McAuley High School
6000 Oakwood Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45224

Join Mercy McAuley Theatre as we meet all of Dr. Seuss’ most beloved characters in a journey of friendship and family. Fun for the whole family!

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at mercymcauley.booktix.com

Colerain High School 

Clue: High School Edition
By Sandy Rustin

Based on the Paramount film and the Hasbro board game, the stage show is adapted from the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn with additional material by Hunter Foster, Sandy Rustin and Eric Price.

Performance Dates:
March 24-26, 2023

Colerain High School
8801 Cheviot Rd
Cincinnati OH 45251

Based on the Paramount Pictures movie, the stage adaptation of the Hasbro board game features all of its iconic characters.  When six strangers are invited to a dinner party at the Boddy Mansion, they discover that their host has been murdered.  They are all suspects in this comedic whodunit mystery.

Tickets are $8 for students and $10 for adults, and can be purchased at chsdrama.booktix.com

Roger Bacon High School 

We Will Rock You: School Edition
Music and Lyrics by QUEEN
Story and Script by Ben Elton
School Edition prepared by Stuart Morley

Performance Dates:
March 30-April 2, 2023

Roger Bacon High School Fine Arts Center
4320 Vine St.
Cincinnati, OH 45217

This musical tells the story of a group of Bohemians who struggle to restore the free exchange of thought and fashion, and live music in a distant future where everyone dresses, thinks, and acts the same.  Musical instruments and composers are forbidden and ROCK music is all but unknown.

Featuring the music of QUEEN, this big, brash, in your face show is a number one hit!

TIckets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students. Tickets can be purchased at www.RogerBaconFineArts.com

Nominees for this season will be announced Friday, April 14, 2023, and the annual Cappies Awards Gala will be held at The Procter and Gamble Hall at the Aronoff Center for the Arts on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

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