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November 3, 2025 · 6:47 pm

SHUCKED Tickets On Sale Now

“More hilarious than any show since The Book of Mormon” – New York Stage Review

“More laughs than every other Broadway show put together” – Chicago Tribune

“Shucked is totally original, unexpected, and brilliant!”  – Forbes

SHUCKED
A New Musical Comedy

TICKETS NOW ON SALE

ARONOFF CENTER
FEBRUARY 10 – 22, 2026

CINCINNATI – Broadway in Cincinnati is pleased to announce that tickets for Shucked, the Tony Award® winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls “flat out hilarious,” will go on sale Friday, October 31 at 10 AM EST. The musical plays the Aronoff Center February 10 – 22 as part of the First Financial Bank Broadway in Cincinnati 25/26 Season Presented by TriHealth. Tickets will be available online at CincinnatiArts.org, by phone at 513.621.ARTS or in person at the Aronoff Center Box Office, downtown.

Shucked features a “superb book” (New York Post) by Tony Award winner Robert Horn, a score filled with “earworm songs” (The Daily Beast) by Grammy Award winners, Tony Award nominees and Nashville music superstars Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, and direction with “an infectious spirit of glee and warmth” (Variety) by four-time Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien.

The cast includes Miki Abraham (Shucked on Broadway) as Lulu, Nick Bailey (Waitress) as Beau, Maya Lagerstam (The Gospel According to Heather) as Storyteller 1, Joe Moeller (& Juliet) as Storyteller 2, Mike Nappi (Darling Grenadine) as Peanut, , Quinn VanAntwerp (Shucked on Broadway) as Gordy and Danielle Wade (“Cady” in the Mean Girls National Tour) as Maizy.

The cast also includes Elijah Caldwell, Carly Caviglia, Zach Cossman, Cecily Dionne Davis, Jaden Dominique, Ryan Fitzgerald, Sean Casey Flanagan, Dominique Kent, Nick Raynor, Celeste Rose, Kyle Sherman and Mallorie Sievert.

What do you get when you pair a semi-neurotic, New York comedy writer with two music superstars from Nashville? A hilarious and audacious farm-to-fable musical about the one thing Americans everywhere can’t get enough of: corn. Shucked is the new musical comedy that proves sometimes tearing down a few walls, rather than growing them, is the only way to preserve our way of life. Shucked is turning musical theater on its ear and is offering a kernel of hope for our divided nation.

With choreography by Sarah O’Gleby, and music supervision, music direction, orchestrations, and arrangements by 2023 Tony Award, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award nominee Jason Howland, the design team for Shucked includes 2023 Tony Award nominee and Tony Award winner Scott Pask (scenic design), 2023 Drama Desk Award nominee Tilly Grimes (costume design), Tony Award nominee Japhy Weideman (lighting design), Tony Award winner and 2023 Drama Desk Award nominee John Shivers (sound design), Academy Award® winner and Emmy Award® winner Mia Neal (wig design), and Stephen Kopel, C12 Casting (casting director). Shucked is produced by Mike Bosner and Jason Owen.

The Grammy Award nominated Shucked – Original Broadway Cast Recording is available on all streaming platforms and CD HERE.  The album is produced by Jason Howland, Billy Jay Stein, and the show’s composers Shane McAnally and Brandy Clark.

Shucked will play the Aronoff Center February 10 – 22, 2026: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM, and Sundays at 1:00 PM and 6:30 PM. Tickets start at $48 and can be found online at CincinnatiArts.org, by phone at 513.621.ARTS or in person at the Aronoff Center Box Office downtown. For groups of 10 or more, contact the group sales department at 513.369.4363. Performance schedule, prices and cast are subject to change without notice. For more information, please visit BroadwayInCincinnati.com.

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First Financial Bank Broadway in Cincinnati presented by TriHealth is committed to bringing the very best of Broadway to the Tri-State, presenting touring Broadway plays and musicals in Cincinnati since 1987. For over twenty years, Broadway in Cincinnati has presented all shows at the Aronoff Center. The Broadway in Cincinnati series brings more than 185,000 people downtown to the Aronoff Center each year and contributes an average of $30 million to the local economy each season. Broadway in Cincinnati is a member of the Greater Cincinnati Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and The Broadway League. The season is sponsored by First Financial Bank and presented by TriHealth. 

The John Gore Organization is a leading presenter, distributor, and marketer of Broadway theater worldwide. Under the leadership of 25-time Tony-winner and owner John Gore, its family of companies includes Broadway Across America, Broadway.com, The Broadway Channel, BroadwayBox.com, Group Sales Box Office and Broadway Brands. The company presents shows in over 45 cities across North America as well as on Broadway, Off-Broadway, London’s West End, Japan, and China. It has won Tony Awards in every producing category as well as numerous other Drama League, Drama Desk, and Olivier Awards. The John Gore Organization is committed to supporting theater access and education programs that introduce Broadway to the next generation of audiences and theater professionals.

Broadway Across America (BAA) is part of the John Gore Organization family of companies, which includes Broadway.com, The Broadway Channel, BroadwayBox.com, Group Sales Box Office, and Broadway Brands. Led by 25-time Tony Award winner John Gore (Owner & CEO), Broadway Across America pioneered the Broadway subscription touring model and is a leading presenter of the first-class productions across more than 45 North American markets. Since inception, Broadway Across America has produced and/or invested in hundreds of Broadway, touring Broadway, and international productions that have won countless Tony awards and introduced millions of fans to the power of live theater.

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November 3, 2025 · 6:19 pm

Mutual Dance Theatre’s Immersive and Beloved UP-CLOSE Series to Return This December

Ana Hart, Celeste Kennington, Hannah Williamson, and Kaleigh Hampton. Courtesy Mutual Dance Theatre.

Cincinnati, OH – Immersive. Immediate. Unforgettable.

Returning as a season favorite, Up-Close ’25 brings audiences into the dance. Up-Close is Mutual Dance Theatre’s small-studio performance series. In this unique show, the resident company performs in the round, just inches from the audience. Every seat is front-row, every breath and step within reach.

“Breaking the fourth wall is an understatement,” marketing and communications manager Micky Sikorski told Cincinnati Magazine earlier this year, “there is no fourth wall in the Up-Close series.”

This year’s program features Crystal Michelle (Associate Artistic Director, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company), and Mutual Dance Theatre’s own Hannah Williamson, premiering her second Up-Close creation. Crystal Michelle’s work, Breath, Flesh, and Bone / A Manual for Lovers at the end of the world, asks how we endure the grief and joy of daily life. Hannah Williamson’s Look Thrice will explore the patterns and cycles we see in history and our own lives. Full descriptions for both of these works can be found below. 

This is a fundamentally different experience than Mutual Dance Theatre’s Aronoff shows, and it has become a fan favorite. This show sells out year after year, and quickly: Last year’s sold out during the early bird pricing period. Mutual Dance Theatre is proud to bring this unique experience to life yet again for Embrace 25-26: A Season of Connection. 

Show Blurbs 

Breath, Flesh, and Bone / A Manual for Lovers at the end of the world (2025) – Crystal Michelle 

What is love at the end of the world? How do we endure the daily demands to love and grieve, witness and testify, prosper and depart? Is survival possible? Breath, Flesh, and Bone / A Manual for Lovers at the end of the world explores these questions to create a field guide for those considering love. 

This work uses original sound design and projection to immerse audiences in a world defined by tenderness, resistance, arrival, and care. Inspired by Black feminist poetry, the work harkens to bell hooks, Toni Morrison, and Audre Lorde. 

Choreographer Crystal Michelle describes the work as “an urgent excavation” that uncovers and considers the potential futures laid before us. It offers a blueprint for choosing love while living within the raw realities of breath, flesh, and bone. 

Look Thrice (2025) – Hannah Williamson

Life moves in rhythmic cycles. Beginnings echo endings, and every step forward carries the imprint of what came before. History turns and returns, spiral-like, reminding us that the past has never truly passed. The patterns that emerge — of longing, of anger, of grief — are quietly governed by forces we cannot fully understand. Still, life continues: a sacred symmetry woven into the fabric of time itself. Think Thrice reminds us that, even in the turning, we are held by something eternal. 

This new work will be Willamson’s fourth commission from MDT, and promises to continue a theme of psychological journeys with thrilling, mysterious, and time-period elements.

Details, Tickets and More Information

Event: Mutual Dance Theatre in Up-Close ‘25
Location: Mutual Arts Hartwell, 8222 Monon Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45216
Dates: December 4, 5, & 6, and December 12 & 13
Time: 7:30pm
Website: mutualdance.org/upclose25

Tickets for this performance are available now at: mutualdance.org/upclose25 or at the Aronoff Center box office at (513) 621-ARTS or 650 Walnut Street

For the full season schedule and more details, visit: mutualdance.org/performances.

Mutual Dance Theatre and Arts Centers’ work is made possible by: the generosity of tens of thousands of contributors to the annual ArtsWave Campaign, the region’s primary source for arts funding; an investment of public funds from the Ohio Arts Council, a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically; and individual donors.

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About Mutual Dance Theatre and Arts Centers
Mutual Dance Theatre is the city’s longest-running and most consistent Modern Dance organization, both as a presenter and a resident company. MDT was formerly known as Contemporary Dance Theater (est. 1972 by Jefferson James) and MamLuft&Co. Dance (est. 2007 by Jeanne Mam-Luft) until their merger in 2021. Both organizations began as performing troupes, but in the early ‘90s, CDT dissolved its company and subsequently focused on presenting guest artists. The two organizations joined to create the aptly-named Mutual Dance Theatre and Arts Centers, taking enumeration from its elder half and thus celebrating its 54th season in 25-26. Mutual has honored and combined the priorities of both founding organizations: investing in a virtuosic local company with the aim of becoming a significant presence both locally and nationally, as well as the continued presentation of Modern and Contemporary Dance from across the States (and sometimes, beyond). Mutual also reaches thousands of children each year through education and its academy, as well as charity-supported outreach. Learn more at mutualdance.org.

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November 3, 2025 · 6:08 pm

Selections Announced for HOME BREW THEATRE 9 at The Drama Workshop

Home Brew Theatre, The Drama Workshop’s weekend-long celebration of short plays by local playwrights, has completed the selection process for this season’s event. Home Brew Theatre will be staged at The Glenmore Playhouse, the home of The Drama Workshop, on January 9-11, 2026. Each performance will be followed by a “Meet the Artists” reception featuring beer from a local craft brewer. This is the ninth installment of the festival, which began in 2016.

The final selections for Home Brew Theatre 9 are as follows:

A Ferry Tale by Rose Vanden Eynden
Directed by David Roth
Featuring Mark Culp, Cookie Hartman and Nathan Turner

Animals Switching into Servants… Collective Bargaining 101 by Matt Hanf
Directed by Dane Rogers and Sarah Louise Rogers
Featuring Jessie Faye, Ray Lebowski and Grant Zentmeyer

Brood XIV by Holly Sauerbrunn
Directed by Clint Bramkamp
Featuring Katherine Anderson, Parker Culp and Nathan Turner

Love Bites by Lisa White
Directed by Judy Berrens
Featuring Nick Dunker, Jessie Faye, Kate Nicole Hoffman and Devin Knott

Millard Fillmore was the 13th President by Dallas Rae-Macke
Directed by Benny Mitchell
Featuring Kate Nicole Hoffman and Virginia Venegas

On the Record by Fred Tacon
Directed by Judy Berrens
Featuring Rusty Lacy, Eric Thomas and Virginia Venegas

Overtime by Wendy Vogel
Directed by Donald George Huenning II
Featuring Jessie Faye, Kathryn Muck and Emily Tilling

Sibling Procedure by Katherine Anderson
Directed by Lisa White
Featuring Rusty Lacy, Emily Tilling and Grant Zentmeyer

The Interrogation by Brad White
Directed by Jamie Ball
Featuring Chris Dettone, Ray Lebowski, Jeff Nieman and Tim Rogers

The Translator by Keith Vanden Eynden
Directed by Joshua Marcus
Featuring Katherine Anderson, Marianne Bradshaw, Ray Lebowski, Colleen McElroy and Nathan Turner

Ten very different plays from ten authors means there will be something for every taste, including silly comedies, compelling dramas and even plays that might make you think!

Tickets to Home Brew Theatre are $20. 

Show dates and times are 

  • January 9th, 730pm
  • January 10th, 2pm and 730pm
  • January 11th, 2pm 

The Glenmore Playhouse is located at 3716 Glenmore Ave in Cheviot. Tickets can be ordered through The Drama Workshop’s ticket line at 513-598-8303, or ordered online via the TDW website at www.thedramaworkshop.org.

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October 31, 2025 · 9:03 am

Back By Popular Demand: DIE HARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE

The Know Theatre Celebrates the Holidays with Two New Shows – The Blockbuster DIE HARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE and AIN’T TRUE AND UNCLE FALSE FOR THE HOLIDAYS 

Cincinnati, OH – Know Theatre of Cincinnati is thrilled to bring back – with an expanded performance schedule – the holiday blockbuster that shattered box office records last season and became the second best-selling show in Know Theatre history. Once again, this holiday season, one family will risk it all to make it to Christmas morning together… or die hard trying.

Christmas Eve, 1988. Mack’s literary star is on the rise (but his marriage is on the rocks) when he returns home to celebrate the holiday with his family. In an effort to reignite their parents’ romance, the teenage kids enact a plan to make Dad a hero again, but when late night intruders kidnap Mom, Mack and the kids embark on a Sweettart and adrenaline-fueled adventure to save their family.

DIE HARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE is a spoof-parody of the 1988 blockbuster hit “Die Hard,” by local comedy writers A.J. Baldwin & Alexx Rouse. This new holiday comedy brims with bombs, bad accents, and belly laughs that will have the whole family saying “Now I have a machine gun. Ho Ho Ho.” Running November 28 – December 21, 2025. Directed by Tatiana Godfrey.

Rating: PG–13

CW: an array of weaponry, snorting pulverized candy, comedic Hollywood violence, and language!

Cast

  • Andrew Ian Adams (Cashmere, Mack, Jr., Hans)
  • Bea Fields (Bonnie & Al)
  • Alexx Rouse (Lane & Goons)
  • Rory Sheridan (Mack)

Production Team: SB Hall (Scenic Designer), Chris Lipstreu (Lighting Designer), Noelle Wedig-Johnston (Costume Designer), Doug Borntrager (Sound & Video Designer), Ri Moodie (Fight Choreographer), and Drew Homan (Technical Director.) Production Stage Manager is Rebecca Armtrong.

Performance Information

DIE HARD IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE runs November 28 – December 21, 2025
Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

All evening performances are at 7:30pm, matinee performances are at 2pm; the Know opens its door to guests one hour before curtain.

Ticket Information

  • Single tickets : $38

  • Tickets for Die Hard… can be purchased at https://www.knowtheatre.com/die-hard/

  • Season 28 Prorated Subscription: $200

    • One reserved seat to all remaining S28 MainStage shows, an entry to all five Serials! episodes, three complimentary tickets for a guest, additional discounts, first access, and concierge service.

  • Flex Pass : $190

    • 6 MainStage tickets in any combination for the price of 5 ($228 value)

  • Welcome Thursdays: Each Thursday during MainStage productions we offer Pay-What-You-Wish Walk-Up tickets and $15 online tickets.

  • Industry Night: $20 Tickets for Arts & Service Industry Professionals

  • Sensory Friendly Performances: $15 Tickets

  • Group Pricing at 10+ tickets (Save 19%)

AIN’T TRUE AND UNCLE FALSE FOR THE HOLIDAYS is the latest creation from locally-based and nationally recognized storytellers and theatre makers, Paul Strickland and Erika MacDonald. Told from the perspective of two loveable tricksters, this telling of wildly misremembered holiday classics is part storytelling, part back porch concert that will play a Limited Run: December 7, 9, 13 & 14. Suitable for general audiences but intended for ages 13 and up.

Performance Information

AIN’T TRUE AND UNCLE FALSE FOR THE HOLIDAYS Limited Run:

  • Sunday, December 7th at 7:30pm
  • Tuesday, December 9th at 7:30pm
  • Saturday, December 13th at 2:00pm
  • Sunday, December 14th at 7:30pm

Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

All evening performances are at 7:30pm, matinee performances are at 2pm; the Know opens its door to guests one hour before curtain.

Ticket Information

Know Theatre of Cincinnati exists to build belonging through bold theatre.

Know Theatre is supported by the generosity of tens of thousands of contributors to the annual ArtsWave Campaign, the region’s primary source for arts funding.

The Ohio Arts Council helps fund Know Theatre with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence, and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

Know Theatre is also supported by the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, which provides a simple, powerful, and highly personal approach to giving.

Know Theatre is a member of Theatre Communications Group.

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October 29, 2025 · 5:12 pm

CAMPANA SOBRE CAMPANA: Christmas in Mexico | Dec. 2, 2025 | Aronoff Center

MARIACHI GARIBALDI DE JAIME CUÉLLAR AND BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DEL RIO GRANDE’S
CAMPANA SOBRE CAMPANA: CHRISTMAS IN MEXICO!

A festive holiday celebration of Mexican culture and tradition

December 2, 2025
Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall

MEDIA PARTNER:  La Mega 101.5-FM

[Cincinnati, OH] – Celebrate the joy and wonder of the holiday season with Campana Sobre Campana: Christmas in Mexico, an enchanting family event that brings the warmth, music, and color of Mexican Christmas traditions to the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 7:30 PM.

Tickets are on sale now at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-2787 [ARTS], or the Aronoff Center Ticket Office. For group sales (10 or more), call (513) 977-4155. A special 50%-OFF Family Four Pack offer is available for purchases of four or more tickets. Prices include all applicable fees and taxes and are subject to change.

Presented as part of the Cincinnati Arts Association’s CAA Presents! 2025–26 Season, this vibrant holiday spectacular features Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar and Ballet Folklórico del Río Grande, blending breathtaking live music, dazzling dance, and heartwarming storytelling for audiences of all ages.

amed for the beloved Andalusian Christmas carol, Campana Sobre Campana (translated “Bells Upon Bells”) celebrates the magic of the season through a lively and moving journey across Mexico’s cherished Christmas traditions. The performance beautifully captures the spirit of Las Posadas, the majesty of the Reyes Magos (Three Kings), and the joyous community celebrations that mark the holidays throughout Mexico — complete with festive piñatas, colorful costumes, and songs performed in both English and Spanish.

Audiences can expect:

  • PERFORMERS: World-renowned Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar and the graceful Ballet Folklórico del Río Grande
  • CULTURAL IMMERSION: A richly choreographed experience steeped in authentic Mexican holiday traditions
  • MUSICAL EXCELLENCE: Live mariachi music showcasing top-tier vocalists and instrumental virtuosity performing cross-cultural Christmas favorites
  • VISUAL SPECTACLE: Exuberant folklórico dance and stunning costumes that bring Mexican folklore to vivid life

Campana Sobre Campana: Christmas in Mexico is more than a concert — it’s a cultural celebration that welcomes everyone to experience the warmth of Mexican hospitality and the universal joy of the holiday season.

Cincinnati Arts Association SPONSORS 

The Cincinnati Arts Association is supported [in part] by an investment of public funds from the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically.

Season Sponsors:  AMERITAS (Founding Season Sponsor), MIAMI UNIVERSITY, ARTSWAVE, LOCAL 12 WKRC-TV, The P&G FUND of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, TRIHEALTH

SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS:  21C Museum Hotel, altafiber, Bahl & Gaynor, Cincinnati Herald, CityBeat, Fairfield Inn & Suites Cincinnati Uptown/University Area, Harlan Graphics, Heidelberg Distributing, Kinley Cincinnati, Pepsi, Summerfair Cincinnati

MEDIA PARTNER:  La Mega 101.5-FM

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CALENDAR INFORMATION

WHAT:                Campana Sobre Campana: Christmas in Mexico!
WHEN:                Tuesday, December 2, 2025 – 7:30 PM

WHERE:              Aronoff Center – Procter & Gamble Hall

PRICE:                 Ticket prices start at $23, inclusive of all fees. A special 50%-OFF Family Four Pack offer is available for purchases of four or more tickets.

INFO:                   This vibrant holiday spectacular features Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar and Ballet Folklórico del Río Grande, blending breathtaking live music, dazzling dance, and heartwarming storytelling for audiences of all ages. 

TICKET INFORMATION – on sale now

  • www.CincinnatiArts.org
  • (513) 621-ARTS [2787]
  • Aronoff Center Ticket Office
  • Group sales (10 or more): (513) 977-4155

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