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March 3, 2020 · 11:39 am

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati Honored with SETC’s Sara Spencer Child Drama Award

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Spencer Burke (TCT Technical Director), Roderick Justice (TCT Producing Artistic Director), and Jeremy Kisling (SETC Board Member). Photo by Mark Mahan, Mahan Multimedia.

CINCINNATI:  The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati (TCT) has been awarded The Sara Spencer Child Drama Award, by The Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC). The award recognizes the work of an individual or organization for dynamic and engaging work for young people. Nominees can excel in such areas as playwriting, performance, audience development, curriculum development, funding, scholarship, community programs, research, television programming, creative drama or other enrichment programs at their community, state, regional or national level.

This national award highlights children’s theatre pioneer and founder of the Children’s Theatre Press (now the Anchorage Press) Sara Spencer. The award was presented to Roderick Justice, Producing Artistic Director of The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, at the Southeastern Theatre Conference Gala in Louisville on February 29, 2020.

“TCT is honored to receive this award during our 100th anniversary,” said Roderick Justice. “It is wonderful to highlight the work and significance our theatre for young audiences has played in the landscape of the local and national arts community. The life’s work of Sara Spencer is a direct parallel to the core mission and vision of TCT. We are poised and ready to take on another 100 years of storytelling with impact.”

The Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) is a membership organization with over 4,450 active individual members and over 450 active organizational members from across the nation.  SETC’s national convention includes actors, singers, dancers, designers, technicians, stage managers, directors, playwrights, teachers, students, professionals, academicians and others who gather to celebrate the art of theatre. SETC offers hundreds of workshops, keynotes, performance festivals, auditions, college recruiting, job interviews and more.  This year, the convention was held in Louisville, KY from February 26th though March 1st.

Sara Katherine Spencer (1908-1977) was an author, playwright and publisher of children’s plays.  In 1935, she founded the dramatic publishing house, Children’s Theatre Press (later, Anchorage Press Plays, and now part of Dramatic Publishing Company). The firm published 114 children’s plays, and she remained the editor there for over forty years. Spencer was also a major force in creating the Children’s Theatre Foundation, national and international children’s theatre associations, several community children’s theatres, and, through her work as a publisher, a new style of American play writing for children’s theatre. In the 1940s, together with Mary Tyler Dick, she formed the Louisville Children’s Theatre.

Celebrating its centennial anniversary, The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati (TCT) is the oldest children’s theatre in the nation, and the only professional theater in the region that devotes its entire MainStage season to children.  Its mission is to educate, entertain and engage audiences of all ages through professional theatrical productions and arts education programming. Its vision is to awaken a lifelong love of theatre in children and the young at heart. Today, The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati brings art to life for audiences through three key programs:  TCT MainStage at the Taft Theatre, TCT on Tour (including WorkShops) and TCT Academy. Each season TCT strives to reach more than 200,000 people in the Cincinnati region.  For more information visit www.thechildrenstheatre.com.

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March 2, 2020 · 10:04 am

Open House Event for All School Theater on March 5

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Many schools across Hamilton County have reduced or lost their theater programs due to budget cuts. To support schools and students, ArtsConnect, a non-profit arts organization of Springfield Township, has partnered with Dramakinetics and Mt Healthy School District with funding from The Ohio Arts Council to bring an All School Community Theater Program to our region. This program gives a unique opportunity to area students.

Students between the ages of 10-17 from any school can have the opportunity to be a part of a live community theater production. ArtsConnect and Dramakinetics will kick off this exciting project with an All School Theater Open House event on Thursday, March 5th at 6:30 p.m. at the Mt Healthy High School cafeteria. (Please enter through the main door and arrive no later than 6:30 p.m.)

The Open House will be an opportunity for students to learn more about the project, auditions and schedule. Students will have a pizza dinner provided and will quickly get to know one another through fun improv theater games. Unique to this project, the students will actually choose the show they want to be a part of at the Theater Open House event. There will be three choices and the opportunity to vote via secret ballot. The final show selection will be revealed at the Open House.

AFTER THE OPEN HOUSE
Auditions for the selected show will be held Sunday, April 5th beginning at 1:30 p.m. and Tuesday, April 7th, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Mt Healthy Jr/Sr High School auditorium. (Dates subject to change. Please see www.theartsconnect.us to confirm the audition schedule.)

Rehearsals will run twice a week in the evenings, May 18 – June 5th. Once school is out for the summer, rehearsals will run three days a week, 9-11 a.m. Three performances will be held at the Mt Healthy Theater, June 26th and 27th.

Cast fees will be $100 per student and crew fees will be $50 per student. Students are not required to participate in the Open House Event to be in the show, however are highly encouraged to do so. A limited number of scholarships are available to students who demonstrate a financial need. Scholarship applications are due no later than May 18th. Each scholarship approved covers 50% of the cost. (Cast $50, Crew $25) APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP HERE.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
ArtsConnect is actively seeking parent and college students interested in theater as volunteers to assist with the production. A background check will be conducted with volunteers. Volunteers can SIGN UP ONLINE AT www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/Njg5NzI=

For more information on the Open House or the All School Theater Project, call ArtsConnect at 513.522.2108.

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March 2, 2020 · 9:06 am

2020-2021 Season Announced by Human Race Theatre Company

HRTC_new logoThe Human Race, Dayton’s premier professional theatre company, is excited to announce the 2020-2021 Season at the Loft Theatre. This, their 34th season of producing in the Miami Valley, emphasizes The Human Race’s mission – to explore the human experience and promote enlightenment, inclusion and understanding through quality entertainment – with their Dayton Premieres.

“Every show this season is a first in Dayton,” states Human Race Artistic Director and Founding Member, Kevin Moore. “This includes a collaborative world premiere, as well as multiple regional and local premieres that will stimulate the conscience of our community and the talents of our artists.”

”We are very excited about our 34th season because it exemplifies the work we are known for” said Executive Director, Kappy Kilburn. “It’s all new, smart, funny, touching, insightful, important and thought provoking.”

The 34th season kicks off early this year, in August, with the mysterious comic-drama, Now And Then by Sean Grennan. Then in October, they’ll rock the Loft Theatre with Airness, a new play by Chelsea Marcantel that follows whacky participants in the Air Guitar World Championship.  The winter brings us the thoughtful and timely drama of a family dealing with a transgender child, Everything That’s Beautiful by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder.  Spring blooms with laughter as the O’Shea family must confront the Incident At Our Lady Of Perpetual Help by Katie Forgette.  And closing the season in June is a new musical, co-written by a WSU grad and Human Race alum, Christian Duhamel, and composer Edward Bell – the title says it all – My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend.

Plus, there are two Human Race “Extras” this season.  The first is the eight-organization collaborative performance, The Art Of Us: A Dayton Mosaic on September 12 and 13 at the Schuster Center – which will include the commissioned World Premiere performance of “Miriam.”  And in December, the Dr. Seuss lampoon Who’s Holiday will play December 10-27 in the Loft Theatre for a hysterical look at what became of “Cindy Lou Who.”

Subscription renewal packets will be available starting February 27th at all performances of Gloria: A Life.  Subscribers will have until May 3rd to renew their subscriptions.  Subscribers will also be able to add the “Extras” at a special rate, but these are limited time offers.  The Art Of Us: A Dayton Mosaic discount is availble through May 30, 2020;  Who’s Holiday discount is available through August 17, 2020.

New subscribers can join anytime and enjoy all the benefits as well as the early discount ticket prices to the two “Extras.”  Contact Ticket Center Stage at 937-228-3630 or www.ticketcenterstage.com.

Join Dayton’s professional theatre for a season of Dayton Premieres.

Full descriptions of each show is included below.

The Human Race Theatre Company
2020-2021 Loft Theatre Season – Dayton Premieres

NOW AND THEN by Sean Grennan
Aug 20 – Sept 6, 2020
Sometimes what happens after last-call just might change your life forever.  One night in 1981, just as Jamie is closing the bar where he works, a desperate last-minute customer offers him and his girlfriend Abby two thousand dollars to sit and have a drink with him.  Who wouldn’t take it? As the trio swaps stories and Jamie considers the decisions he faces about his musical career and his future with Abby, the young couple begins to realize that this older man is unusually invested in their choices…and the reason he gives them is completely unbelievable. But when a very displeased second stranger arrives, the unbelievable begins to look like it just might be true. Now and Then is a heartfelt romantic comedy about the costs of the choices we make, and the people who make them with us. 

AIRNESS by Chelsea Marcantel
Oct 15 – Nov 1, 2020
When Nina enters her first air guitar competition, she thinks winning will be easy. But as she befriends a group of charismatic nerds all committed to becoming the next champion, she discovers that there’s more to this art form than playing pretend; it’s about finding yourself in your favorite songs, and performing with raw joy. Will Nina be able to let go and set herself free onstage? Following her mission to shred or be shredded, Airness is an exuberant reminder that everything we need to rock is already inside us. A comedy about competition, completion, and finding the airness inside yourself. 

EVERYTHING THAT’S BEAUTIFUL by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder
Feb 18 – Mar 7, 2021 

When Luke and Jess decide to allow their 8-year-old Morgan, who was assigned  male at birth, to identify as female, they relocate in order to give the family a clean start. Luke takes a job at the local waterpark, where he meets Gaby, the girl in the mermaid tank. With money tight, Jess starts working at a local coffee shop where she meets Will. These new relationships provide an escape from an already complicated family life. But when an accident threatens to expose the truth about Morgan, tensions run high. Luke finally admits the real reason they moved, a confession that could potentially destroy their family. Faced with losing his child and his family, Luke must decide what’s worth fighting for. 

INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP by Katie Forgette
Apr 15 – May 2, 2021
A money-strapped family tries to cope in 1973. 19-year-old Linda O’Shea is our narrator and she is attempting to re-enact the most turbulent day of her life, but her family keep interrupting to tell their side of the story.  The 70s were a time of old school living; no social media, and public ridicule in a close-knit community was the ultimate nightmare. When her parents ask her to explain to her younger sister about the birds and the bees, somehow the blunt explanation is overheard by the parish priest and he is not amused. When he confronts her parents about the “corruption of their eldest daughter’s very soul,” all “holy Hell” and hysteria breaks loose in this nostalgic comedy.

MY 80-YEAR-OLD BOYFRIEND: A New True Musical
Jun 10 – 27, 2021
Book & Lyrics by Christian Duhamel
Music & Lyrics by Edward Bell
Originally Conceived & Performed by Charissa Bertels
In this delightful new musical, Charissa, a quirky, twenty-something actress, meets Milton, a quick-witted, eighty-something millionaire who loves Schubert, Shakespeare, and Dallas BBQ. From a chance encounter to the unlikeliest of friendships, Charissa discovers there’s much she can learn from her surprising new companion. Based on the true story of performer Charissa Bertels, My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend reveals the thrill of chasing a dream, the power of living in the now, and all that can happen when we let ourselves say “yes.” 

HUMAN RACE EXTRAS

THE ART OF US: A DAYTON MOSAIC
Sept 12 and 13, 2020
The 2020–2021 season offers a truly spectacular event showcasing eight of Dayton’s cultural treasures. This collaborative performance highlights the Bach Society of Dayton, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Dayton Ballet, Dayton Opera, Dayton Philharmonic, Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus, Muse Machine and The Human Race Theatre Company. The Art of Us is made possible with generous support from the Miriam Rosenthal Foundation for the Arts.

This once-in-a-lifetime event at the Schuster Center will include The Human Race, DCDC and Dayton Ballet performing together in a new work, Dancing Dreams, and a commissioned world premiere that will feature performers from all eight organizations.

A special price of $25 for any seating is available to Human Race subscribers through May 30, 2020.

WHO’S HOLIDAY by Matthew Lombardo
Dec 10 -27, 2020
Our special holiday show is a wildly funny and heartfelt adults-only comedy that tells the story of Cindy Lou Who as she recalls that Christmas Eve she first met the Grinch and the twisted turn of events her life has now taken.

You saw her last when she was just two
Celebrate the holidays with Cindy Lou Who
Pull up a seat and fill up your cup
‘Cause your favorite little Who is all grown up

A special price of $30 for any seating is available to Human Race subscribers through August 17, 2020. 

(Rated R for adult language and sexual innuendo)

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February 28, 2020 · 10:25 am

Mariemont Players Presents EARTH AND SKY

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Elizabeth Hickerson, Patricia Mullins, and Natasha Boeckmann in EARTH AND SKY. Photo BY Kristy Rucker.

Mariemont Players presents Earth and Sky a thriller by Douglas Post at the Walton Creek Theater, 4101 Walton Creek Road (just East of Mariemont), March 13-29, 2020.

Earth and Sky is about would-be poet and part-time librarian Sara McKeon, whose lover of ten weeks, David Ames, is found dead one hot August morning in the city of Chicago. It appears that David may have been involved in illicit activities, including kidnapping, rape, and murder. Sara begins her own investigation of the crime and is led deeper and deeper through the urban labyrinth into the contemporary underworld. As the detective story moves forward in time, scenes from the love affair take us back to the moment when Sara and David first met. The plots converge, and Sara finds herself face to face with David’s murderer.

Earth and Sky is directed by Jef Brown and features the talents of Patricia Mullins, CJ Bossart, Michael Ireland, Darren Lee, Elizabeth Hickerson, Bryce Wilson, Burt McCollom, Natasha Boeckmann, and Fred Murrell.

Come visit our beautifully renovated auditorium complete with more comfortable seating, new carpeting, fresh paint, aisle lighting, enhanced stage lighting, state-of-the-art sound, and a sound induction loop for those with hearing aid T switches and head sets for those with low hearing issues.

Performances:

  • 8 PM Friday, March 13th (Opening Night Reception)
  • 8 PM Saturday, March 14th
  • 2 PM Sunday, March 15th
  • 7:30 PM Thursday, March 19th
  • 8 PM Friday, March 20th
  • 8 PM Saturday, March 21st
  • 2 PM Sunday, March 22nd
  • 7 PM Sunday, March 22nd
  • 7:30 PM Thursday, March 26th
  • 8 PM Friday, March 27th
  • 3 PM Saturday, March 28th
  • 8 PM Saturday, March 28th
  • 2 PM Sunday, March 29th

To order tickets for Earth and Sky, call Betsy at 513-684-1236 OR order online at www.mariemontplayers.com. All seats are reserved and $20 each.

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February 27, 2020 · 8:56 pm

FROZEN, AIN’T TOO PROUD, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and the Return of HAMILTON Part of Broadway in Cincinnati’s 2020-2021 Season

Cincinnati, OH (February 27, 2020) – The Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati series presented by TriHealth announces a highly-anticipated season lineup of shows including the previously announced HAMILTON along with new musicals Disney’s FROZEN, AIN’T TOO PROUD: The Life and Times of the Temptations, THE BAND’S VISIT, and PRETTY WOMAN: The Musical. The season also includes reimagined classic shows MY FAIR LADY, and HAIRSPRAY, as well as Aaron Sorkin’s groundbreaking new play TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.

20/21 SEASON SHOWS

  • PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL     November 10 – 22, 2020
  • MY FAIR LADY                                       December 1 – 13, 2020
  • FROZEN                                                    January 6 – 24, 2021
  • THE BAND’S VISIT*                               February 9 – 14, 2021
  • HAMILTON                                              March 2 – 28, 2021             
  • TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD                  April 6 – 18, 2021
  • HAIRSPRAY*                                            May 4 – 9, 2021
  • AIN’T TOO PROUD                                 May 25 – June 6, 2021

*Season Subscribers pick one to complete seven-show season package.

Full show descriptions below.

Season tickets for the 20/21 Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati Season presented by TriHealth will go on sale Friday, February 28 online, by phone, and in-person at 10:00am. There will be three convenient ways to purchase season tickets:

  1. Select your seats in person at the Aronoff Center ticket office, downtown at 650 Walnut Street, Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm.
  2. Order online 7 days a week/24 hours a day at BroadwayinCincinnati.com.
  3. Call the toll-free Broadway in Cincinnati Season Ticket Hotline at 800.294.1816. The Hotline hours are Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm.

Prices for the seven-show season subscription range between $245.00 and $830.00 depending on seat location. 

MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN
Order before April 6 and make three easy monthly payments.  This offer is only available using a credit card.

EXCLUSIVE SEASON TICKET HOLDER BENEFITS

  • Free online ticket exchanges.
  • Priority purchase opportunities for additional tickets to series shows and any season specials.
  • Lost ticket insurance and replacement service.
  • Purchasing privileges in any of our other Broadway Across America cities.
  • Same premium seat location for all two-week season shows.
  • Priority renewal for future seasons.
  • Perks at local restaurants.

SEASON PATRON CLUB
In addition to all of the regular season ticket holder benefits, special Patron Club season tickets (available with an annual membership fee of $120) guarantee seating in the front orchestra or first three rows of the loge and include extended benefits such as complimentary parking for season shows, name recognition in the PLAYBILL program and a Broadway Concierge Line to assist patrons with purchasing tickets for shows on Broadway. 

CLOUD CLUB
For theatre lovers on a budget, the “Cloud Club” offers our seven-show package with COMPLETE subscription benefits starting at $245 for all performances. 

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Broadway in Cincinnati shows typically run for two weeks at the Aronoff Center.  Performance options are Tuesday through Thursday evenings at 7:30pm, Friday evenings at 8:00pm, Saturdays at 2:00 & 8:00pm and Sundays at 1:00 & 6:30pm. (All times are subject to change.) An audio-described performance for the visually impaired and an American Sign Language interpreted performance for the deaf are available.  Anyone requiring either of these services or accommodations for the physically challenged should request so when purchasing season tickets.  Guests interested in learning more about age appropriateness and content of shows can visit BroadwayInCincinnati.com/FamilyGuide. 

GROUP SALES AND SINGLE TICKETS
Group sales information is now available for all shows excluding HAMILTON, THE BAND’S VISIT and HAIRSPRAY. Reservations for all other shows may be made by calling Group Sales Manager Peggy Holthaus Hughes, at 513.369.4363 or email at Peggy.Holthaus-Hughes@BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com. For more information visit BroadwayinCincinnati.com. 

Single ticket on-sale dates for individual shows will be announced at a later date.    

20/21 Season Show Descriptions:

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PRETTY WOMAN the Musical Hamurg Production. Photo by Morris Mac Matzen

PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL | November 10 – 22, 2020
After an incredible run on Broadway, Audience Choice Award winner PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL is now on tour. PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL is brought to life by a powerhouse creative team representing the best of music, Hollywood, and Broadway. Featuring direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde), an original score by Grammy® winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance (“Summer of ’69”, “Heaven”), and a book by the movie’s legendary director Garry Marshall and screenwriter J.F. Lawton, PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL will lift your spirits and light up your heart. “If you love the movie, you’ll love the musical!” (BuzzFeed News).

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Shavey Brown, Mark Aldrich, Shereen Ahmed (center), William MichalsandColin Anderson in The Lincoln Center Theater Production of Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY

MY FAIR LADY | December 1 – 13, 2020
From Lincoln Center Theater and director Bartlett Sher comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time” (Entertainment Weekly), Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY.  Boasting such classic songs as “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “The Rain in Spain,” and “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” MY FAIR LADY tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady.”  But who is really being transformed?

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Caroline Bowman as Elsa and Caroline Innerbichler as Anna in FROZEN North American Tour. Photo by Deen van Meer.

Disney’s FROZEN | January 6 – 24, 2021
Critics are calling FROZEN, “A can’t miss Broadway event” (NBC), and now it’s joining Disney’s smash hit musicals The Lion King and Aladdin on tour across North America!  FROZEN is an all-new production created for the stage by an award-winning creative team, led by Academy Award® winners Jennifer Lee, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and Tony Award-winning director Michael Grandage.  It features the songs you know and love from the original film plus an expanded score with a dozen new musical numbers.

FROZEN is an unforgettable, magical adventure, which Newsday calls, “A serious megahit with amazing special effects, eye-popping costumes, and incredible performances.” It’s a theatrical experience like no other, so let yourself go.

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The company of THE BAND’S VISIT North American Tour. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

THE BAND’S VISIT | February 9 – 14, 2021
The critically acclaimed smash-hit Broadway musical THE BAND’S VISIT is the winner of 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, making it one of the most Tony-winning musicals in history.  It is also a Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Theater Album. With a score that seduces your soul and sweeps you off your feet, and featuring thrillingly talented onstage musicians, THE BAND’S VISIT rejoices in the way music makes us laugh, makes us cry, and ultimately, brings us together. 

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Elijah Malcomb, Joseph Morales, Kyle Scatliffe, Fergie L. Philippe and Company – HAMILTON National Tour – (c) Joan Marcus 2018.

HAMILTON | March 2 – 28, 2021
HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre—a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, HAMILTON is based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography. It has won Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors. 

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Ed Harris in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Photo by Julieta Cervantes.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | April 6 – 18, 2021
All rise for Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prizewinning masterwork. The New York Times Critic’s Pick TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is “the most successful American play in Broadway history. It has not played to a single empty seat” (60 Minutes). Rolling Stone gives it 5 stars, calling it “an emotionally shattering landmark production of an American classic,” and New York Magazine calls it “a real phenomenon. Majestic and incandescent, it’s filled with breath and nuance and soul.” With direction by Tony Award® winner Bartlett Sher, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD — “the greatest novel of all time” (Chicago Tribune) — has quickly become “one of the greatest plays in history” (NPR).

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“You Can’t Stop the Beat” from HAIRSPRAY. Photo by Chriss Bennion & Jeremy Daniel.

HAIRSPRAY | May 4 – 9, 2021
HAIRSPRAY, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon that inspired the blockbuster film and live television event, is back on tour. Join 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960’s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show. Can a girl with big dreams (and even bigger hair) change the world?

This all-new touring production will reunite Broadway’s award-winning creative team led by director Jack O’Brien and choreographer Jerry Mitchell to bring HAIRSPRAY to a new generation of theater audiences. Don’t miss this “exhilaratingly funny and warm-hearted musical comedy” (The New Yorker).

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Ephraim Sykes, Jawan M Jackson, Jeremy Pope, Derrick Baskin, and James Harkness in AIN’T TOO PROUD. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

AIN’T TOO PROUD: The Life and Times of the Temptations | May 25 – June 6, 2021
AIN’T TOO PROUD: The Life and Times of The Temptations is the electrifying new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Choreography, it’s a thrilling story of brotherhood, family, loyalty, and betrayal during a decade of civil unrest in America. Set to the beat of the group’s treasured hits, including “My Girl,” “Just My Imagination,” “Get Ready,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” AIN’T TOO PROUD tells the unforgettable story of the legendary quintet that Billboard Magazine named the greatest R&B group of all time.

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Fifth Third 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. Fifth Third Bank is the sponsor of the Cincinnati 20/21 Season and the season is presented by TriHealth. 

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA (BAA) is part of The John Gore Organization family of companies, which includes Broadway.com and The Broadway Channel.  Led by 11-time Tony-winning producer John Gore (Owner & CEO), BAA is the foremost presenter of first-class touring productions in North America, operating in 44 markets with over 400,000 subscribers. Current and past productions include Beautiful, Cats, Chicago, Dear Evan Hansen, Groundhog Day, Hairspray, Hello, Dolly!, Million Dollar Quartet, On Your Feet!, The Producers, School of Rock and Waitress. Broadway.com is the premier theater website for news, exclusive content and ticket sales. For more information please visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com and Broadway.com.

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