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September 21, 2015 · 5:00 pm

Broadway Balances America segment to include KINKY BOOTS

 “BROADWAY BALANCES AMERICA” SERIES CONTINUES
WITH AN UPLIFTING BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE NATIONAL TOUR
OF THE TONY AWARD®-WINNING GLOBAL SMASH HIT KINKY BOOTS 

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AIRING EXCLUSIVELY ON “THE BALANCING ACT®” ON LIFETIME® TELEVISION
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd AT 7:30AM (ET/PT) 

Kinky Boots continues Season Two of six-part “Broadway Balances America” Series 

New York, NY – Broadway Across America’s collaboration with the award-winning morning show “The Balancing Act®” on the Lifetime® Channel continues with the second Season Two installment of the six-part series “Broadway Balances America” featuring the 2013 Tony Award®-winning Best Musical Kinky Boots. This new episode debuts on Tuesday, September 22 at 7:30AM (ET/PT) and will re-air on Tuesday, September 28 at 7:30AM (ET/PT).

Kinky Boots, presented by Broadway Across America, comes to Cincinnati as part of the 2015/2016 Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati season presented by TriHealth. Performances at the Aronoff Center run January 5 – 17, 2016. Season packages including Kinky Boots are available now by visiting BroadwayInCincinnati.com. For groups of 10 or more, contact the group sales department at 513.369.4363. Single tickets will go on sale October 23, 2015.

“The Balancing Act®” correspondent Amber Milt hosts this feel-good segment which focuses on Kinky Boots’uplifting message of embracing individuality and being true to yourself, proving that sometimes the best way to fit in is to stand out! Amber sits down with Tony and Grammy Award®-winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper to discuss the powerful story the show is bringing to audiences across the globe. Viewers will be treated to interviews with Kyle Taylor Parker, the triple threat performer who plays “Lola” on the Kinky Boots national tour, and Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig, Kinky Boots’ Tony Award®-winning producers. The segment offers a glimpse into the production’s “Raise You Up” Community Youth Program, a partnership with the True Colors Fund that gives LGBT youth and their allies a look at careers in the commercial theatre industry by spending a day with professionals involved in the show – from the advertising and marketing teams to the dance captain who teaches them how to strut their stuff on a Broadway stage.

The smash-hit musical Kinky Boots brings together four-time Tony Award®-winner Harvey Fierstein (Book), Grammy Award®-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Tony Award® winner for Best Score for Kinky Boots), and Tony Award®-winner director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell.

Inspired by true events, Kinky Boots takes audiences from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. Charlie Price is struggling to live up to his father’s expectations and continue the family business of Price & Son. With the factory’s future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola, a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos. 

inky Boots is represented around the world with the Broadway company now in its third year, a North American First National Tour that launched in September 2014, a Toronto production that opened in June 2015, a London production opening in September 2015 and a Melbourne production opening in October 2016. A Korean production of Kinky Boots ran from December 2014-February 2015. The Grammy Award®-winning Original Broadway Cast Recording of Kinky Boots is available on Sony Masterworks Broadway.

Kinky Boots took home six 2013 Tony Awards®, the most of any show in the season, including Best Musical, Best Score (Cyndi Lauper), Best Choreography (Jerry Mitchell), Best Orchestrations (Stephen Oremus) and Best Sound Design (John Shivers). The show also received the Drama League, Outer Critics Circle and Broadway.com Awards for Best Musical and the Grammy Award® for Best Musical Album, along with many other accolades.

“Broadway Balances America” takes viewers behind the curtain of the biggest shows featured on Broadway Across America’s 2015-2016 Broadway series nationwide – from Boston to Costa Mesa, from Houston to Minneapolis, and everywhere in between. Future Season Two “Broadway Balances America” series installments include (with airdates):

Kinky Boots, September 22 & 29
If/Then, October 20 & 27
The Wizard of Oz, November 17 & 24
The Sound of Music, December 1 & 8
Cabaret, January 26 & February 2

For more information about the national tour of KINKY BOOTS and the “Broadway Balances America” series, please visit www.BroadwayBalancesAmerica.com.

About Broadway Across America
BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA is part of the Key Brand Entertainment family of companies, which includesBroadway.com and is operated by John Gore (Owner & CEO). BAA is the foremost presenter of first-class touring productions in North America, operating in 38 markets. Current and past productions include Beautiful, Finding Neverland, It Shoulda Been You, Million Dollar Quartet, Hairspray and The Producers. Broadway.com is the premier theater website for news, exclusive content and ticket sales. For more information please visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com and Broadway.com.

About The Balancing Act®
Entering its 8th season, THE BALANCING ACT continues to empower women in all aspects of their lives. The mission at “The Balancing Act” is simple – to help today’s modern woman balance it all by bringing them positive solutions to enrich and empower them. Entertaining, educational and trusted by women, viewers can tune in to America’s premier morning show “The Balancing Act” on weekday mornings Monday through Friday at 7:30 am (ET/PT) on Lifetime television. For additional information or to view a segment visit: www.thebalancingact.com. 

About Broadway in Cincinnati
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 the past twenty years, Broadway in Cincinnati has presented all shows at the Aronoff Center, and joins in celebrating the Aronoff’s landmark 20th Anniversary this year.  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 15/16 Season and the season is presented by TriHealth. LOCAL 12 is the official television station of the 15/16 Cincinnati Season.  

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September 21, 2015 · 3:33 pm

Poetic, Poignant Drama MAD RIVER RISING Continues Playhouse’s Marx Season, Oct. 17-Nov. 14, 2015

POETIC, POIGNANT DRAMA MAD RIVER RISING CONTINUES CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK’S MARX THEATRE SEASON, OCT. 17 – NOV. 14, 2015

PIP_Mad River Rising promo(CINCINNATI) – Dana Yeaton’s sweeping, compelling MAD RIVER RISING brings a flood of forces — natural, generational and emotional — to the Cincinnati Playhouse’s Robert S. Marx Theatre Oct. 17 through Nov. 14. Family patriarch and farmer Angus Stewart, the anchor of Yeaton’s captivating drama, escapes from his nursing home determined to save the land he loves from the rising tide of urbanization.

Crusty and droll, Angus is still fiercely loyal to his family’s acreage despite the toll the years have taken on him — along with the devastating impact of the 1937 flood, remembered in flashbacks from when he was a child. In the fluid unfolding of the play, the audience gets to see those costs as Angus envisions them, meandering between past and present in the stream of his mind, all in the setting of the farm’s gnarled old barn.

“I love Angus. He’s cranky and aggravating — yes — but he calls ’em like he sees ’em,” says Playhouse Artistic Director Blake Robison, who is directing MAD RIVER RISING. “I think he is admirable in his tenacity and his desire to instill fundamental values in his sons and grandson.

“Whether you grew up in the country or not, the play will resonate for everyone,” Robison explains. “It’s about family. And we’re all experts on the subject of family. The play deals with some very current thematic issues as well. Baby boomers are getting older, dealing with their aging parents, trying to reconcile their present with their past.” Robison originally commissioned MAD RIVER RISING when he was the artistic director of Vermont Stage Company. The play made its world premiere there and garnered the Moss Hart Award from the New England Theatre Conference. Originally set in Vermont and based on that state’s disastrous Great Flood of 1927, MAD RIVER RISING’s story was transferred to Ohio for its Cincinnati Playhouse run to reflect this region’s record-setting, devastating 1937 flooding.

Yeaton’s other plays include his adaptation of the novel Midwives; the drama Redshirts, which received a Helen Hayes Award nomination for best new play; and Swing State, a two-character musical also set in Ohio. The recipient of the 2002 New Voice in American Theater Award from the William Inge Theatre Festival, Yeaton teaches playwriting and oratory at Vermont’s Middlebury College.

Winding throughout the Playhouse’s production of MAD RIVER RISING will be the haunting folk music of Vermont compatriot and critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell. She has been compared to Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Gillian Welch and Ani DiFranco, and was the opening act for Bon Iver’s 2012 tour.

The cast of MAD RIVER RISING features stage and screen veteran Robert Hogan (Batman, M*A*S*H, original Broadway cast of A Few Good Men) who portrays Angus Stewart. Additional cast members include Billy Finn (Spencer Eddy), Grant Goodman (Charlie Stewart), Ty Joseph Shelton (Young Angus/Nick Stewart), Sheila Tousey (Mae/Marie Cousino Stewart) and Terry Weber (Hopley Stewart).

In addition to Robison and Mitchell, the creative team features Jeff Modereger (set designer), Kathleen Geldard (costume designer), Kenton Yeager (lighting designer) and Matthew M. Nielson (sound designer). Brooke Redler is the stage manager, and Jenifer Morrow is the second stage manager.

MAD RIVER RISING is sponsored by Tony Alper.

Ticket prices for MAD RIVER RISING start at $35. Prices are subject to change, and patrons are encouraged to buy early for the best seats at the best prices. The show is appropriate for adult and teenage audiences.

Returning this season is the popular Sunday College Night, with tickets to all 7 p.m. Sunday performances (not including A Christmas Carol) priced at just $10 with a valid student ID. Student tickets are just $15 on the day of the show for all other performances.

Discounted ticket prices for children, teens and students are available in advance for all productions — $30 and $45, depending on seat location. Previews for MAD RIVER RISING are at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17; 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20; and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21. The official opening night is Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. Performances take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sundays.

Free Meet the Artists programs that allow audiences to interact with the cast and others associated with MAD RIVER RISING will be held after the following performances: 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28; 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12.

MAD RIVER RISING will be audio described for those with visual impairments at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, and signed for persons with hearing impairments at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. The Playhouse is fully accessible. Audio enhancement receivers, large print programs and complete wheelchair access are available. Tickets to MAD RIVER RISING are on sale now. For more information, call the Playhouse Box Office at 513-421-3888 (toll-free in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana at 800-582-3208) or visit www.cincyplay.com. Call 513-345-2248 for Telecommunications Device for the Deaf accessibility.

The 2015-16 Robert S. Marx Theatre season is presented by The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation, and Macy’s is the Robert S. Marx Theatre season design sponsor. The season sponsor of new work is The Lois and Richard Rosenthal Foundation.

The Playhouse is supported by the generosity of the community contributors to the ArtsWave campaign.

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

The Playhouse also receives funding from the Shubert Foundation.

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September 17, 2015 · 5:35 pm

Acting Up to Present GUYS AND DOLLS, Sept. 24-27

ACTUP_Guys and Dolls promoActing Up to Present Guys and Dolls

  • Friday, September 25 @ 7pm
  • Saturday, September 26 @ 2pm (sign-language interpreter provided)
  • Saturday, September 26 @ 7pm
  • Sunday, September 27 @ 2pm

At the Mason High School Theater, 6100 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason
Tickets are only $12 each and are available at ActingUp.com or at the door.

One of the most popular musical comedies, GUYS AND DOLLS will be hitting the live stage in Mason next weekend, presented by Acting Up -Young Performer’s Community Theater.  Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, GUYS AND DOLLS received nearly unanimous positive reviews from critics and won a bevy of awards, including TONY Awards, Drama Desks, and Olivers. Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, GUYS AND DOLLS is an oddball romantic comedy filled with singing, dancing and 1920’s hijinks.

Featuring memorable songs such as “Luck Be a Lady” and “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ The Boat,” you are sure to leave the theater dancing and humming. The story is about gambler Nathan Detroit who tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend, nightclub performer Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for 14 years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler Sky Masterson for the dough, but Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary Sarah Brown.GUYS AND DOLLS takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.

Acting Up’s version of GUYS AND DOLLS will feature a cast of approximately 65 talented youngsters ages 10 to 18, hailing from all over the Cincinnati-area. The director is Erin Wallace.  The cast features CJ Allen (of Indian Hill) as Sky Masterson, Danielle Morey (of Mason) as Sarah Brown, Cole Hankins (of Loveland) as Nathan Detroit and Kayla Stroud (of Mason) as Adelaide.

Acting Up is an all-volunteer, young performer’s community theater which strives to bring high-quality, polished theatrical productions to the northwest suburbs.  They stress family involvement and working with the community to provide an enjoyable, educational, and enriching experience for all. Acting Up is a member of ACT Cincinnati and just won 32 Orchid awards at the Association of Community Theatre awards in June 27 including Overall Technical Quality, Overall Performance Quality, Excellence in Dance Execution, and Excellence in Chorus, Choreography and Ensemble.

Acting Up will present four shows of Guys and Dolls on September 25, 26, 27, at the Mason High School Theater, 6100 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason, OH 45040.  Performances will be Friday, September 25 at 7:00 pm; Saturday, September 26 at 2 pm. (sign language interpreter will be provided), and 7:00 pm; and Sunday, September 27 at 2 pm.  Tickets are $12 each and it is general seating.  You can purchase your tickets online at www.ActingUp.com or at the box office starting one hour before the show. For more information, visit www.ActingUp.com or call 513-494-6062.

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September 17, 2015 · 5:14 pm

Irvin Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS On Sale Sept. 18 at 9am

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STOP DREAMING,
CINCINNATI IS GUARANTEED A WHITE CHRISTMAS!

”This cozy trip down memory lane should be put on your wish list.” – The New York Times

“A holiday juggernaut. One well-loved Berlin tune after another.” – Los Angeles Times

“An instant classic!” – The Boston Herald

The Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS 2014 National Tour Company, Photo by Kevin White

The Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS 2014 National Tour Company, Photo by Kevin White

September 17, Cincinnati – IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS, the stage adaptation of the beloved classic film is coming to the Aronoff Center this holiday season as part of the 2015-2016 Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati Season presented by TriHealth and tickets will go on sale Friday, September 17 at 9am. Tickets will be available at the Aronoff Center Box Office downtown at 650 Walnut Street, online at CincinnatiArts.org or by phone at 513.621.ARTS. Bring your loved ones for a heart-warming celebration of Americana from November 24 – December 6 at the Aronoff Center!

IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS tells the story of two showbiz buddies putting on a show in a picturesque Vermont inn, and finding their perfect mates in the bargain.  Full of dancing, romance, laughter and some of the greatest songs ever written, including “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep,” “Happy Holiday,” “Sisters,” “Blue Skies,” and the unforgettable title song, IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS promises to be a merry and bright experience for the entire family!

The New York Times exclaims “this cozy trip down memory lane should be put on your wish list.”  And, the New York Daily News hailed IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS as “a holiday card come to life.”

IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS features Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin with Book by David Ives and Paul Blake and is based upon the Paramount Pictures film written for the screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama and Melvin Frank.

This brand new production of IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS is produced by Work Light Productions. The creative team includes direction and choreography by Randy Skinner, scenic design by Anna Louizos, scenic supervision and adaptation by Kenneth Foy, lighting design by Ken Billington, and sound design by Peter Fitzgerald and Erich Bechtel.  The tour is produced by agreement with R&H Theatricals, an Imagem Company.

IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS will play the Aronoff Center from November 24 – December 6, 2015 and the performance schedule is below. Tickets for IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS start at $29. They are available at the Aronoff Center Box Office downtown at 650 Walnut Street, online at CincinnatiArts.org or by phone at 513.621.ARTS. 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 www.BroadwayInCincinnati.com.

Thanksgiving Week 11/24 – 29 Schedule 

  • Tuesday 7:30PM
  • Wednesday 7:30PM
  • Thursday Thanksgiving Day, no performance
  • Friday 1:00PM and 8:00PM
  • Saturday 2:00PM and 8:00PM
  • Sunday 1:00PM and 6:30PM

Week of 11/30 – 12/6

  • Tuesday 7:30PM
  • Wednesday 7:30PM
  • Thursday 7:30PM
  • Friday 8:00PM
  • Saturday 2:00PM and 8:00PM
  • Sunday 1:00PM and 6:30 PM

For more information on IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS, visit www.whitechristmathemusical.com. 

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 the past twenty years, Broadway in Cincinnati has presented all shows at the Aronoff Center, and joins in celebrating the Aronoff’s landmark 20th Anniversary this year.  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 15/16 Season and the season is presented by TriHealth. LOCAL 12 is the official television station of the 15/16 Cincinnati Season.   

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA is part of the Key Brand Entertainment family of companies, which includes Broadway.com, under the supervision of John Gore (Owner & CEO).  BAA is the foremost presenter of first-class touring productions in North America, operating in 38 markets. Current and past productions include Beautiful, Finding Neverland, It Shoulda Been You, Million Dollar Quartet, Hairspray and The Producers. BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com; Broadway.com

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September 16, 2015 · 8:16 pm

Village Players of Fort Thomas Invite You to the 2015-2016 Season Opener WAIT UNTIL DARK

Eric Day, Dan Maloney, Nathan Henegar & Heather Abbott.

Eric Day, Dan Maloney, Nathan Henegar & Heather Abbott.

WAIT UNTIL DARK
Written by Frederick Knott
Directed by Patrick Downey
Stage Managed by Rachael Hawkins

September 18, 19, 20, 24, 25 & 26

A sinister con man, Roat, and two ex-convicts, Mike and Carlino, are about to meet their match. They have traced the location of a mysterious doll, which they are much interested in, to the Greenwich Village apartment of Sam Hendrix and his blind wife, Susy. Sam had apparently been persuaded by a strange woman to transport the doll across the Canadian border, not knowing that sewn inside were several grams of heroin. When the woman is murdered the situation becomes more urgent. The con man and his ex-convicts, through a cleverly constructed deception, convince Susy that the police have implicated Sam in the woman’s murder, and the doll, which she believes is the key to his innocence, is evidence. She refuses to reveal its location, and with the help of a young neighbor, figures out she is the victim of a bizarre charade. But when Roat kills his associates, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues between the two. Susy knows the only way to play fair is by her rules, so when darkness falls she turns off all the lights leaving both of them to maneuver in the dark until the game ends.

The Cast

  • Mike Talman………………Dan Maloney
  • Sgt. Carlino………………..Nathan Henegar
  • Harry Roat, Jr. …………..Eric Day
  • Susy Hendrix…………..Heather Abbott
  • Sam Hendrix……………..Eric Thomas
  • Gloria……………………….Erin Klocke
  • Patrolman One………….Steve Myers
  • Patrolman Two…………. Chris Monteparo

Performance and Ticket Information
All tickets are $17. Season tickets are $45.

  • Friday, September 18th @ 8:00 PM
  • Saturday, September 19th @ 8:00 PM
  • Sunday, September 20th @ 3:00 PM
  • Thursday, September 24th @ 8:00 PM
  • Friday, September 25th @ 8:00 PM
  • Saturday, September 26th @ 8:00 PM

Reserve tickets

Location
8 North Fort Thomas Avenue
Fort Thomas, KY 41075

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