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Tickets for Hit Musical & JULIET, Go On Sale Friday, Oct. 18

Rachel Simone Webb and Mateus Leite Cardoso. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

CINCINNATI – Broadway in Cincinnati is delighted to announce that single tickets for & Juliet will go on sale Friday, October 18 at 10:00 AM. & Juliet comes to the Aronoff Center April 8 – 20 as part of the First Financial Bank Broadway in Cincinnati 24/25 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.

Featuring songs by the legendary Grammy-winning songwriter/producer Max Martin, a book by the Emmy-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” David West Read, direction by Luke Sheppard and choreography by Emmy-Award winner Jennifer Weber, & Juliet opened on Broadway in November 2022, where it continues playing to sold-out crowds and breaking box office records.

The hilarious new musical & Juliet flips the script on the greatest love story ever told and asks: what would happen if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love—her way.

Juliet’s new story bursts to life through a playlist of pop anthems as iconic as her name, including “Since U Been Gone‚” “Roar,” “Baby One More Time,” “Larger Than Life‚” “That’s The Way It Is,” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”—all from the genius songwriter/producer behind more #1 hits than any other artist this century— Max Martin. Break free of the balcony scene and get into this romantic comedy that proves there’s life after Romeo. The only thing tragic would be missing it.

The full creative team for the North American tour of & Juliet includes David West Read (Book), Max Martin & Friends (Music & Lyrics), Luke Sheppard (Direction), Jennifer Weber (Choreography), Bill Sherman (Musical Supervision, Orchestrations and Arrangements), Soutra Gilmour (Scenic Design), Paloma Young  (Costume Design), Howard Hudson (Lighting Design), Gareth Owen (Sound Design), Andrzej Goulding (Video & Projection Design) and J. Jared Janas (Hair, Wig & Makeup Design) and Dominic Fallacaro  (Additional Orchestrations and Arrangements). The North American tour is music directed by Andre Cerullo. US Casting is by Stephen Kopel, Carrie Gardner, and Jillian Cimini, CSA. & Juliet is Executive Produced on Broadway and tour by Eva Price.

& Juliet is produced on Broadway and on tour by Max Martin, Tim Headington, Theresa Steele Page, Jenny Petersson, Martin Dodd and Eva Price.

& Juliet has now been performed on four continents since its World Premiere in September 2019. It began at the Manchester Opera House in England, before moving to London’s West End, where it won three Olivier Awards, and 6 WhatsOnStage Awards before playing its final performance at the Shaftesbury Theatre in March 2023. The show had its North American premiere in July 2022 in Toronto, where it broke box office records and played to standing-room-only audiences, before heading to Broadway, where it again broke box office records and plays nightly to sold-out crowds. An Australian production of & Juliet premiered in February 2023 at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre and will soon launch a UK Tour (July 2024) and German production (October 2024). The German production marks the show’s first production with a book translated into a different language, and will also be the sixth country to welcome & Juliet in less than five years. More information for all productions can be found at andjulietthemusical.com

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of & JULIET was released in October 2022 on Atlantic Records and is available wherever streaming music is played.

& Juliet will play the Aronoff Center April 8 – 20, 2025: Tuesdays – 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 $43 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.

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 22-time Tony-winning theater producer John Gore (Owner & CEO), BAA is the foremost presenter of first-class touring productions in North America, operating in 48 markets with over 450,000 subscribers. Presentations include Disney’s The Lion KingWicked, The Book of Mormon, and Hamilton. Current productions include &Juliet, Hadestown, Hamilton, Hell’s Kitchen, MJ: The Musical, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, The Outsiders and Stereophonic. 

The John Gore Organization is the leading presenter, distributor, and marketer of Broadway theater worldwide. Under the leadership of 22-time Tony-winning theater producer 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 48 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.

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BLINK Opportunities at the Aronoff Center and Music Hall

BLINK OPPORTUNITIES AT THE ARONOFF CENTER AND MUSIC HALL

Aronoff Oasis, The Music Hall Experience, and
BLINK IN THE BALLROOM Will Light Up Cincinnati!

October 17-20, 2024
7:00 PM-11:00 PM
 

[CINCINNATI, OH] – The Aronoff Center and Music Hall will be open to the public during Cincinnati’s much-anticipated BLINK – one of the largest light, art, and projection mapping events in the nation – Thursday, October 17 to Sunday, October 20 from 7:00 PM-11:00 PM each night.  Restrooms will be available, and guests may purchase concessions at the venues’ bars.  In addition, BLINK-inspired art installations/exhibitions may be experienced at both buildings.

ARONOFF CENTER / WESTON ART GALLERY

  • ARONOFF OASIS:  It’s not a mirage! The Aronoff Center will serve as your technicolor Oasis throughout BLINK!  Don’t miss the colorful light display on the Aronoff’s glass façade choreographed to music inside this beautiful arts destination. In the Aronoff’s expansive lobby, enjoy some R&R including public restrooms, concessions, fun crafts for the kids, and an Instagram-worthy neon display.
  • The Aronoff’s Weston Art Gallery will feature exhibitions in both the street-level and lower-level galleries including Rachael Banks: The Trail of the Dead and the group show Memory Fields, curated by Sso-Rha Kang.

MUSIC HALL

  • THE MUISC HALL EXPERIENCE, an official BLINK installation, will present a 30-minute projection experience like never before. For 2024, the façade of the historic venue will feature four unique lighting and projection shows, each by a different artist: Chase Haverkos (Cincinnati, OH), Lightborne (Cincinnati, OH), Susan Kosti (Syndey, Australia), and AVextended (Beaugency, France). Stay for one or see all four!
  • BLINK IN THE BALLROOM, presented by Friends of Music Hall and Cincinnati Arts Association, will showcase talented theater organist Trent Sims playing a medley of new and classic songs on the 1927 Mighty Wurlitzer Organ. Guests will also experience interior lighting effects, and a remarkable Music Hall model made with botanical materials by Applied Imagination.  Concessions will be available for purchase. 

BLINK 

From its first event in 2017, BLINK’s founding team sought to nurture a sense of community and connection through public art. They came together, a collection of creatives, entrepreneurs, local artists, art enthusiasts, and arts supporters, wanting to show Cincinnati what a future city could be – through an unforgettable art experience. They also wanted to show the world what Cincinnati had to offer, to solidify it as a hub of creativity, forward-thinking conversations, and aspirational ideas. Light was the medium. It is fundamental to the human experience. It connects us all. It can illuminate a path toward inclusion and possibility. What they didn’t know was how much connection it would drive. How it would light up a city and the humans within it and become a beacon of light for our city and beyond.

Now in its fourth iteration, BLINK has become more than a gift to the city. It attracts artists from around the globe who believe in its mission. It draws more than two million people who walk the city’s blocks in wonder and amazement. It crosses a river and connects a region. It provides a $126 million economic impact to our region. But it also still connects us.

Everyone is welcome to experience the light, the art, and our community.

BLINK is FOR THE PEOPLE. BY THE ARTISTS.

For more information about BLINK, visit https://www.blinkcincinnati.com/.

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CALENDAR INFORMATION

WHAT:                 BLINK Opportunities at the Aronoff Center and Music Hall

WHEN:                Thursday, October 17 – Sunday, October 20 | 7:00 PM-11:00 PM

WHERE:              Aronoff Center – 650 Walnut Street – Music Hall – 1243 Elm Street

INFO:                   The Aronoff Center and Music Hall will be open to the public during Cincinnati’s much-anticipated BLINK arts festival. Restrooms will be available, and guests may purchase concessions at the venues’ bars.  In addition, BLINK-inspired art installations/exhibitions may be experienced at both buildings. Entry to the Aronoff Center and Music Hall is FREE, and all are welcome.

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ROYAL Theatre Company to Present ANNIE JR. Nov. 8-10

ROYAL Theatre Company, Home of The Children’s Theatre of Mason, is proud to present Annie Jr., November 8-10, 2024, at Mason High School. Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie Jr. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure.

The four performances of Annie Jr. will be: Friday, November 8th at 7:00 PM; Saturday, November 9th at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM; and Sunday, November 10th at 2:00 PM. VIP reserved seating tickets can be purchased for any show for $28 each, while supplies last, and general admission reserved seating tickets for any show can be purchased for $18 each. All tickets can be purchased online beginning September 23rd at ROYALTheatreCompany.com and at the door starting one hour before each show.

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy. “Annie teaches us that family isn’t always blood – it’s the people who love and
support us. We feel this is especially true at ROYAL Theatre Company where we strive to have everyone feel like they are a part of our ROYAL family,” said Karen Kilgore, President of ROYAL Theatre Company.

ROYAL Theatre Company and the Annie Jr. Cast are proud to support and give back to Myles Ahead Animal Sanctuary and Rescue, Inc. We will be taking donations of dog food (Purina if possible), cat food, scoopable cat litter, toys for dogs, and toys for cats.

Fans can follow ROYAL Theatre Company on Facebook (ROYAL Theatre Company, Home of Children’s Theatre of Mason) and Instagram (royal_theatre_company).

This production of Annie Jr. is licensed by Musical Theatre International (MTI).

About ROYAL Theatre Company, Home of The Children’s Theatre of Mason ROYAL Theatre Company produces two large-scale productions each season, from The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Oliver to Beauty and the Beast and Lion King Jr. as well as many other popular favorites. ROYAL Theatre Company offers children from ages 6-18 and other talented actors
from all over the Cincinnati area the opportunity to take part onstage as performers as well as off stage as crew members, make-up assistants and many other behind-the-scenes roles. To volunteer, donate or learn more, visit ROYALTheatreCompany.com or call 513.398.0116.

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HOME BREW THEATRE 8 Selections Announced 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 10-12, 2025. Each performance will be followed by a “Meet the Artists” reception featuring beer from a local brewery. This is the eighth installment of the festival which began in 2016.

The production features ten short plays, selected from over 50 submissions. The final selection was made by the directors themselves. Home Brew Theatre 8’s final selections are as follows:

ALIEN AGENDA by AK Forbes
Directed by Justin Hanks

EVERY GREETNG CARD CHRISTMAS MOVIE EVER by Holly Sauerbrunn
Directed by Fred Hunt

HELL FIRE INK by Rose Vanden Eynden
Directed by Judy Berrens

JOHNNY RABBIT by Peter J. Stavros
Directed by Sarah Hoback and Dane Rogers

JUST OUT OF SIGHT by Keith Vanden Eynden
Directed by Kaitlin Schiltz

NOT ABOUT PRETTY by Wendy Vogel
Directed by Tracy Schoster

PRINCE HARMING by Eric Thomas
Directed by Kaleigh-Brooke Scheiding

REST IN PEACE by Christing Charlson
Directed by Michael Yarick

THE HILL by Robb Willoughby
Directed by Micheal Kiser

UNEXPECTED COMPANY by Liz Coley
Directed by Michael Scarpelli

Ten very different plays from ten authors means there will be something for every taste, including silly comedies, compelling dramas and heartfelt romantic plays.

Tickets to ‘Home Brew Theatre’ are $20. Show dates and times are

  • January 10th 8pm
  • January 11th 2pm and 8pm
  • January 12th 2pm

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.

Auditions are scheduled for October 13th and 14th at The Drama Workshop. Find more information and sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A094FA8A622A6FC1-50825855-auditons#/

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National Tellers Announced for 4th Annual Cincinnati Storytelling Festival, Nov. 14-16

(Covington, KY) Cincinnati’s favorite storytelling event returns to Westwood this November with three nationally recognized storytellers taking center stage. Lyn Ford, Andy Offutt Irwin, and Paul Strickland will delight audiences young and old over three days of live storytelling at West Side Brewing, the Westwood Town Hall, and the Westwood Branch of the Cincinnati Public Library.

Thursday night’s shows, “Gather Round” and “Twisted Tales,” will both be held at West Side Brewing in the back room. Last year’s “Gather Round” sold out, so it is recommended to secure advance tickets. Friday night’s shows include “Laugh Riot!” at West Side Brewing, a short dinner break, and then the much-anticipated ghost story show “Spooky Stories” across the street at Westwood Town Hall.

Saturday will include a wide variety of programming, starting with “Children’s Stories,” a free show for children and families at the Westwood Branch of the Cincinnati Public Library, and then a guest performance at Town Hall featuring the best of “True Theatre.” “Old Tales Told New” will feature masterful and entertaining reimagining of age-old stories, and the closing show “Two Truths and a Truth, Hosted by a Liar” is sure to delight and entertain.

Most shows are for adults and children ages thirteen and up, with the exception of the Saturday afternoon library show which is specifically for children and families, and the Thursday night late show which is restricted to adults ages 21+.

Advance tickets and passes are on sale now. cincystoryfest.com/buy-tickets.

FESTIVAL HISTORY
The Cincinnati Storytelling Festival, founded in 2020, is a weekend event featuring professional storytellers from a variety of backgrounds and traditions. Held on Cincinnati’s West Side, the festival brings communities together to enjoy fairy tales, scary stories, laugh-out-loud tales, and everything in between! Over the past three festivals, the Cincinnati Storytelling Festival has brought nationally-recognized storytellers to Cincinnati audiences, including Bil Lepp, Lyn Ford, Sheila Arnold, Adam Booth, Megan Hicks and Antonio Rocha. For the fourth festival, to be held this November, Artistic Director Paul Strickland is bringing back Ohio storyteller Lyn Ford for a second appearance and introducing Georgia storyteller Andy Offutt Irwin.

LYN FORD
Lynette (Lyn) Ford is an internationally respected, fourth-generation Affrilachian storyteller, author, poet, and workshop presenter. Lyn’s folktale adaptations and original stories are rooted in her family’s multicultural Black Appalachian (or Affrilachian) heritage.

Lyn’s work has taken her to major storytelling festivals and literacy and storytelling conferences across the country, as well as in Australia and Ireland, and, via the Zoomiverse, in Germany and for the Federation of Asian Storytellers story swaps. Lyn is an Ohio Arts Council Teaching Artist and a Thurber House mentor for young authors, with more than thirty years of experience and several award-winning publications. Lyn is a two-time recipient of the National Storytelling Network’s ORACLE Circle of Excellence award, and a 2023 recipient of the National Association of Black Storytellers’ Black Appalachian Storytelling Fellowship and NABS’ prestigious Zora Neale Hurston Award. Lyn is a member of the Writers Council of the National Writing Project and the National Association of Black Storytellers’ Brother Blue Circle of Elders.

Lyn is also a certified laughter yoga teacher and, occasionally, pretty weird. She was featured at the inaugural Cincinnati Storytelling Festival in 2020 and will be featured for the second time in the festival’s history this November. storytellerlynford.com.

ANDY OFFUTT IRWIN
With a manic, Silly Putty voice, astonishing mouth noises, and heart-filled stories, Andy Offutt Irwin is equal parts mischievous schoolboy and the Marx Brothers, peppered with a touch of the Southern balladeer. He has been a Featured Teller at the National Storytelling Festival eleven times and is a perennial favorite at the International Storytelling Center’s Teller-in-Residence series.

A storyteller, theatre director, singer-songwriter, and Shakespearean actor, Andy was Artist-in-Residence at Emory University’s Oxford College from 1991 to 2007. He has performed at LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York, The Library of Congress, Walt Disney World, and a whole mess of theatres, colleges, and festivals all over the United States.

Andy lives in Covington, Georgia. He thinks he is funny. andyirwin.com.

PAUL STRICKLAND, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Paul is a professional storyteller and theatre artist who lives in Covington, Kentucky. He has well over seven hours of unique family friendly stories in his repertoire, including reupholstered folk tales, fairytales for adults and future adults, tall-tales and even historical stories that just happen to have never happened.

Paul has been a Featured Teller at the National Storytelling Festival, the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, and many more major storytelling festivals across the U.S. Always adapting to whatever audience is in front of him, Paul loves telling stories in every imaginable environment, from comedy clubs to elementary and middle schools, corporate events and even two prisons – where he was not an inmate at the time. Collections of his stories have won “Best of Fest” honors more than 18 times at Fringe Theatre Festivals in the US and Canada, and his shadow and flashlight ghost story play was featured Off-Broadway at the SoHo Playhouse. Selections from his comedy performance “Levels of Difficulty” are still played nearly every day on SiriusXM radio.

Cincinnati audiences know and love Paul Strickland for his award-winning performances at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival. He is one of the co-founders of the Cincinnati Storytelling Festival. ainttrue.com.

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE AND TICKETS

  • Full Weekend Pass: $55
  • Friday Pass: $25
  • Saturday Pass: $30
  • Single Tickets also available ($12-$20 per show)
  • Advance Tickets: https://www.cincystoryfest.com/buy-tickets
  • Ticket Fees: Advance tickets will have an additional ticketing fee added to the total price to pay for our ticketing service, Cincy Ticket.
  • Ratings: All shows are recommended ages 13+ unless otherwise noted.

Thursday, November 14, 2024
Preview Night, West Side Brewing, 3044 Harrison Ave.

  • “Gather Round” at 7pm (60 min.) $12
  • “Twisted Tales” at 8:30pm (60 min.) FREE, Ages 21+

Friday, November 15, 2024

  • Happy Hour Show, West Side Brewing, 3044 Harrison Ave.
    “Laugh Riot!” at 6pm (60 min.) $12
  • Dinner break from 7:15-8:15pm
  • Main Event, Westwood Town Hall, 3017 Harrison Ave.
    “Spooky Stories” at 8:30pm (90 min.) $20

Saturday, November 16, 2024

  • Special Family Event, Westwood Library, 3345 Epworth Ave.
    “Children’s Stories” at 2pm (45 min.) FREE
  • Main Events, Westwood Town Hall, 3017 Harrison Ave.
    “True Theatre” at 4:30pm (60 min.) $15
    “Old Tales Told New” at 5:45pm (60 min.) $15
  • Dinner break from 7-8:15pm
  • “Two Truths and a Truth, Hosted by a Liar” at 8:30pm (90 min.) $20

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