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September 16, 2019 · 12:06 pm

SISTER’S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM: THE MYSTERY OF THE MAGI’S GOLD| Fri., Nov. 29 | Aronoff Center – Jarson-Kaplan Theater

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SISTER’S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM:
THE MYSTERY OF THE MAGI’S GOLD

November 29, 2019
Aronoff Center – Jarson-Kaplan Theater

[Cincinnati, OH] – The hysterically-funny Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold makes a stop in Cincinnati to kick off the holiday season on Friday, November 29, 2019 at 7:30 PM at the Aronoff Center’s intimate Jarson-Kaplan Theater.

Tickets prices range from $37.75 to $51.75. (Prices subject to change. Applicable services fees may apply.) Tickets are on sale now at www.cincinnatiarts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office.  For group rates (10 or more), call (513) 977-4157.

It’s “CSI: Bethlehem” in this holiday mystery extravaganza from the author of Late Nite Catechism, as Sister takes on the mystery that has intrigued historians throughout the ages – whatever happened to the Magi’s gold? (“We know that Mary used the frankincense and myrrh as a sort of potpourri –  they were in a barn after all.”) Retelling the story of the nativity as only Sister can, this hilarious holiday production is bound to become a yearly classic. Employing her own scientific tools and assisted by a local choir, as well as a gaggle of audience members, Sister creates a living nativity unlike any you’ve ever seen. With gifts galore and bundles of laughs, Sister’s Christmas Catechism is sure to become the newest addition to your holiday traditions.

ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS, INC. (Producer) is based in New York City.  EEI has made its mark on the theatrical touring industry by offering a variety of new and exciting plays and musicals to an ever growing list of professional presenting organizations throughout the country. In addition, EEI has performed over 1,500 fundraising events for schools, church groups, and private parties. EEI brings all aspects of producing under one roof: sales, production, casting, creative, and technical. EEI productions have been produced and presented in all 50 states as well as in Canada, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Since 1999, EEI has produced Late Nite Catechism: The Series, Maybe Baby, It’s You, The Yiddish Are Coming, The Yiddish Are Coming!, Shout! The Mod Musical, Tony N Tina’s Wedding, Defending the Caveman, and We’re Still Hot! The Musical, and are former producers of Jeanie Linders’ Menopause The Musical. EEI is now proud to present Girls Night: The Musical, ‘Twas A Girls Night Before Christmas: The Musical, Dishing With the Divas, Help! My Husband Has Gone Missing: My Daughter is Getting Married & I Am Having Hot Flashes!, Panties in a Twist, Cuff Me: The Fifty Shades of Grey Musical Parody, Late Nite Catechism, Sister Strikes Again!: Late Nite Catechism 2, ’Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3, Sister’s Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi’s Gold, Sister’s Easter Catechism: Will My Bunny Go to Heaven?, Late Nite Catechism Las Vegas: Sister Rolls the Dice!, Sister’s Summer School Catechism: God Never Takes a Vacation!, and Sister’s Back to School Catechism: The Holy Ghost and Other Terrifying Tales!. York

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September 13, 2019 · 11:51 am

Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Performs with HAMILTON Star Renée Elise Goldsberry at Music Hall, Sept. 13-15

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Renée Elise Goldsberry.

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and Conductor John Morris Russell welcome Renée Elise Goldsberry, winner of the Best Featured Actress Tony Award for her portrayal of Angelica Schuyler in the smash hit musical, Hamilton. Making her Cincinnati Pops debut, Goldsberry will perform three concerts with the Pops on September 13, 14, and 15, opening the Pops’ 2019-20 season at Music Hall.

The program includes selections from Broadway, as well as pop and soul favorites. Goldsberry will perform selections from Broadway hits including Hamilton, Rent and The Lion King, plus songs by Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Dylan and others.

Goldsberry received the Tony Award, Grammy Award, Drama Desk Award and Lucille Lortel Award for her performance off and on Broadway in the musical phenomenon Hamilton. Since winning the Tony Award, she has appeared in Baz Luhrmann’s The Get Down for Netflix and shot the title role for HBO’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks opposite Oprah Winfrey. She is currently starring in the Netflix series Altered Carbon.

Prior to Hamilton, Goldsberry’s appearances on stage included her Outer Critics Circle Award nominated performance opposite Frances McDormand in the play Good People, as well as the original stage version of The Color Purple. She made her Broadway debut in The Lion King and was the last “Mimi” in Rent. Her off-Broadway appearances have included several Shakespeare productions for the Public Theater’s New York Shakespeare Festival, where Hamilton originated. Her television appearances include her recurring roles on The Good Wife, Law & Order: SVU and The Following. She was nominated twice for a Daytime Emmy Award for her performance on One Life to Live. On film she appeared in Sisters with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and in Every Secret Thing with Diane Lane and Elizabeth Banks.

Sustaining Support
The Cincinnati Pops gratefully acknowledges support from the Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund of the Greenacres Foundation, the Ohio Arts Council, and the tens of thousands of people who give generously to ArtsWave, the Greater Cincinnati region’s local arts agency and the nation’s first and largest community campaign for the arts.

Subscription and Ticket Information
Season tickets (subscriptions) are available now, online or through the Music Hall Box Office 513.381.3300. Subscribers save up to 20 percent off regular ticket prices and get priority seating and unlimited ticket exchanges, among other benefits.

Single tickets for the 19-20 season go on sale to the general public July 30. For most Pops concerts, single tickets start at $25 for adults and $20 for children. Pops Family Concerts, which include “America’s Wonders in 3D,” “Holiday Pops” and “DreamWorks Animation in Concert,” are $15 for children, courtesy of Graeter’s Ice Cream.

Parking
Several public parking options are available surrounding Music Hall, which is located on the Cincinnati Bell Connector line. Subscribers may purchase guaranteed parking in advance for $15 per concert, and leadership donors to the Orchestra Fund receive nearby complimentary parking for CSO and Pops performances. Valet services will also be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis for most performances. For more details visit cincinnatisymphony.org/parking. The Pops encourages ridesharing and public transit.

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September 12, 2019 · 10:43 am

RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles | Thu., May 7 | Aronoff Center

RAIN – A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES PRESENTS
THE BEST OF ABBEY ROAD LIVE!

CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELEASE OF
THE ABBEY ROAD ALBUM WITH RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES
AS THEY BRING THE BEATLES’ GREATEST HITS TO LIFE
ALONG WITH ALL OF YOUR OTHER BEATLES FAVORITES!

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May 7, 2020 – Aronoff Center
Tickets on sale Friday, September 20 at 10:00 AM

CINCINNATI, OH – RAIN – A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES presents The Best of Abbey Road Live!  In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the release of Abbey Road, RAIN will bring the Beatles’ greatest hits to life in addition to all of your early favorites. The celebration comes to the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall for one performance only on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 7:30pm as part of Cincinnati Arts Association’s 2019-20 Season. Tickets $65 • $55 • $45 (Prices subject to change. Applicable services fees may apply.)

This mind-blowing performance takes you back in time with the legendary foursome delivering a note-for-note theatrical event that is “the next best thing to seeing The Beatles!” (Associated Press). Experience the world’s most iconic band and come celebrate The Best of Abbey Road Live with RAIN – A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES. In addition to the updated sets that include state of the art LED, high-definition screens, and multimedia content, RAIN will bring the Abbey Road album to life with the 2019-20 Tour.

Together longer than the Beatles, RAIN has mastered every song, gesture, and nuance of the legendary foursome, delivering a totally live, note-for-note performance that’s as infectious as it is transporting. Let RAIN take you back with all of the Beatles’ greatest hits along with all of your other favorites! This adoring tribute will take you back to a time when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friends!

Like the Beatles, the onstage members of RAIN are not only supreme musicians, but electrifying performers in their own right!

For more information, visit www.raintribute.com.

JOIN the conversation with RAIN on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RainTribute,
follow RAIN on Twitter @raintribute, Instagram: @RainTribute,
and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RainTribute

CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS

SEASON SPONSORS:  AMERITAS (Founding Season Sponsor), FIFTH THIRD BANK (Lifetime Endowment Partner), CINCINNATI-NORTHERN KENTUCKY HONDA DEALERS, FURNITURE FAIR, LOCAL12 WKRC-TV, The P&G FUND of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS:  21C Museum Hotel, Cincinnati Herald, CityBeat, Courtyard Marriott & Residence Inn-Rookwood, Graphic Village, Heidelberg Distributing, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Cincinnati Downtown, Kroger, Millennium Cincinnati, Pepsi, Skyline Chili, TriHealth, Ultimate Air Shuttle

RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES MEDIA PARTNER:   103.5 WGRR- FM

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September 12, 2019 · 9:22 am

Enhance Your Symphonic Palette With the KSO’s 28th Subscription Series

KSO_Purple logoThe Kentucky Symphony Orchestra approaches its 28-year vintage with a “taste and see” attitude. The proof is in the variety, unique blend and quality of the orchestra’s hallmark thematic programming and range of musical genres. Cozying up to classics through the popularity of Kentucky Bourbon made the 28th season’s paper-bourbon-bottle brochure a natural. The five program series represents the KSO’s only ticketed programs running from October through May (Its education series and park concert series are free).

Here is what you can expect with each delicious pour:

Classical-Jazz Soufflé 7:30 p.m. October 19, 2019 Greaves Concert Hall, NKU

The KSO brings the jazz orchestrations of Don Sebesky, Eumir Deodato, and Billy May to the music of Bach, Brahms, Debussy, Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff, and Stravinsky. Area jazz masters join the KSO for a fresh take on classics from Brahms’s Hungarian Dance No. 5 to Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. The KSO has recreated many of these arrangements from original handwritten scores.

Blessing or Curse 7:30 p.m., November 9, 2019 Notre Dame Academy, Park Hills, KY

The seemingly impossible accomplishments of those with severe disabilities remain awe-inspiring. Composers through the ages have overcome grave physical challenges to pen great works – Allan Pettersson (crippling rheumatoid arthritis), Joaquín Rodrigo (blind since age 3), Ludwig Van Beethoven (deaf). Internationally renowned and Grammy Award winning classical guitarist Jason Vieaux joins the KSO for Rodrigo’s hauntingly beautiful Concierto de Aranjuez.

Symphonic Fission 7:30 p.m. January 25, 2020 Greaves Concert Hall, NKU

The KSO offers orchestral warmth in January with the area premiere of John Adams’s Dr. Atomic Symphony, taken from the music of his 2005 opera about Robert Oppenheimer, the Manhattan Project and the creation of the atomic bomb. Dimitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11 (The Year 1905) may, for political cover, refer to a massacre of innocent Russians by Tsarist troops, but the symphony was written in the aftermath of the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1957.

Mozart’s Denouement 3:00 p.m., February 23, 2020 St. Peter in Chains Cathedral, Cincinnati, OH

The KSO and St. Peter in Chains Cathedral Choir (Anthony DiCello, director) join forces again in a collaboration that shares personnel, conductors, costs, and revenue to celebrate two of Mozart’s latest, greatest, and most beloved compositions – the sparkling and forward-looking Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter) and the hauntingly moving Requiem. Special engagement prices.

Singing in the Rain 7:30 p.m. May 16, 2020 Greaves Concert Hall, NKU

The KSO closes its 28th season with Singing in the Rain, the classic 1952 song-and-dance movie musical starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds – accompanied live by the KSO. The KSO has mastered this format with many films, both silent and talkies. If you liked The Wizard of Oz, Ben-Hur, Pirates of the Caribbean, Amadeus Live or Disney’s Silly Symphonies cine-concerts, you’ll love Singing in the Rain! Special engagement prices.

“Each season the KSO’s programming stretches genre boundaries, while incorporating unusual pairings of repertoire, often based on non-musical ideas. We find that such programming engages both the musician and the audience in ways that enhance the performance,” stated KSO Music Director, James Cassidy.

Join the KSO for its 28th Subscription Series for five intriguing programs from October 19 — May 16. Ticket packages make great date nights, or an annual night out with friends and neighbors. They also make great gifts for those who simply don’t need more stuff and/or appreciate unique experiences. Series tickets are available in Traditional Subscription — same/similar seat for each of the 5 programs (15% off single ticket prices); Adults $95-170 / Students (5-18) $55-95 or Flex-pak Subscription seating — 6 vouchers for guaranteed seats to any concert(s). Flex-pak vouchers can be used for any concert, in any combination you choose. $125-225 Single ticket prices: $35, 27, 19 (half off for students 5-18); Special engagement prices: $40, 32, 26 (half off for students).

About the KSO:
For 27 years the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra has taken the “phony” out of symphony by eliminating traditional barriers and presenting engaging, live, thematic concerts that enrich, educate and entertain the residents of Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati. The KSO performs three series of concerts annually throughout Northern Kentucky.

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September 10, 2019 · 3:43 pm

Expect the Unexpected at Carnegie MISCAST

TC_Miscast promoCabaret-style event to feature local performers in surprising roles

(COVINGTON, KY) – The Carnegie is turning theatre on its head once again at the third annual Carnegie Miscast. On Saturday, September 28, theatre stars from across the region will take to the stage for Miscast at the Movies, to perform beloved songs from well-known roles in which they would never be cast.

From Disney classics like The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, and Aladdin, to favorites like Singing in the Rain and The Wizard of Oz, to newer hits including The Greatest Showman and Moulin Rouge, the lineup is stacked with songs the audience will know and love.

“This year’s Miscast event is an ode to the movies,” said Carnegie Theatre Director Maggie Perrino. “Audiences will see men taking on Part of Your World, women tackling Gaston, and our whole cast poking a little fun at an upcoming feline-focused movie musical.”

The performers will take on songs they’d normally never get a chance to perform. Whether it’s because they’re too old, too young, or the wrong gender, the cabaret-style evening gives them the opportunity to perform their favorite songs in front of an audience. Performers include Maddie Vaughn (most recently appeared in The Carnegie’s production of AMERICAN IDIOT), Lesley Hitch (last seen in The Carnegie’s production of THE WIZARD OF OZ), Dain Paige (most recently appeared in The Carnegie’s production of WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY), and Sharisse Santos (most recently appeared in The Carnegie’s production of DREAMGIRLS). The evening will once again be emceed by Spenser Smith.

Tickets to Carnegie Miscast are $25, $22 for Carnegie Members and can be purchased through The Carnegie Box Office at 859.957.1940, open Tuesday through Friday, noon to 5:00 p.m., or online at www.thecarenegie.com.

The 2019-20 Carnegie Theatre Series is presented by the Otto M. Budig Family Foundation. Additional support comes from the Kentucky Department of Tourism.

About The Carnegie: The Carnegie is Northern Kentucky’s largest multidisciplinary arts venue providing theatre events, educational programs and exhibitions to the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati community. The Carnegie facility is home to The Carnegie Galleries, exhibiting more than 100 emerging and established artists annually; the Otto M. Budig Theatre, producing professional productions as well as providing space for local high schools and smaller production companies; and the Eva G. Farris Education Center, delivering arts education to thousands of children in the region. More information about The Carnegie is available at www.thecarnegie.com or by calling (859) 491-2030.

The Carnegie receives ongoing operating support from Cincinnati International Wine Festival, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Kenton County Fiscal Courts, the Kentucky Arts Council and the City of Covington. The Carnegie is also supported by the generosity of more than 40,000 contributors to the ArtsWave Community Campaign.

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