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April 22, 2014 · 6:27 pm

Comedian Brian Regan | Thur., December 11 | Aronoff Center‏

COMEDIAN BRIAN REGAN
ANNOUNCES THE 48-CITY SECOND LEG
OF HIS 2014 NORTH AMERICAN THEATER TOUR 

December 11, 2014 – Aronoff Center 

Tickets Go On Sale Friday, April 25 at 10:00 AM

CAA_Brian ReganCINCINNATI, OH – Comedian Brian Regan announces the 49-city second leg of his 2014 North American theater tour, which plays the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 7:30 PM. Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 25 at 10:00 AM. The first leg of Brian’s 2014 theater tour visited 31 cities from January through May. A list of new tour dates is below. More information and links to purchase tickets are available at www.BrianRegan.com.

Tickets are $48 & $43 and go on sale Friday, April 25 at 10:00 AM at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office.

All tickets subject to applicable service charges and fees. Dates and times subject to change without notice.

One of the most respected comedians in the country, Brian Regan is a legendary performer selling out large venues from coast to coast, and earning praise from the press, the public, and fellow comedians:

“He is one of my favorite, favorite stand-up comedians.” – Jerry Seinfeld

“Honestly, Brian Regan’s the best stand-up working today. Period.” – Patton Oswalt

“You’re the guy people look up to…Brian Regan’s the funniest guy…there’s Brian Regan and then there’s other people.” – Marc Maron

“I’ll take all of that guy you got…Very funny man.” – David Letterman

With his first appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman in 1995, Regan solidified his place on the show and recently made his 26th appearance, the most of any comedian on the CBS show.

Regan’s non-stop theater tour visits close to 100 cities each year since 2005, and continues through 2014. Last August, Regan sold out the legendary, 8600-seat Red Rocks Amphitheater outside of Denver, and in February 2014, Regan performed two sold-out shows at the 12,500-seat EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City.

Occasionally venturing off the stand-up stage, Regan recently appeared in Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. He will also be seen in the upcoming Chris Rock movie Finally Famous, and he voiced the character of Weib Lunk for the 40th episode of The Looney Tunes Show titled, Spread Those Wings and Fly. Recently, Regan was nominated for a 2014 American Comedy Award for Best Concert Comic.

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April 22, 2014 · 5:40 pm

Women in Theatre (WIT) and St. John UCC in Bellevue, Ky. Combine Forces for WALTER CRONKITE IS DEAD

Donna Hoffman, Director of WIT.

Donna Hoffman, Director of WIT.

WIT-Women in Theatre, a professional, non-union, acting company, and St. John United Church of Christ at 520 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue, KY, are co-producing the first of many stage productions.

The first offering is WALTER CRONKITE IS DEAD by Joe Calarco, a comedy/drama that, according to Dramatist Play Service, “expertly unspools two very different stories not to pick at where they conflict but instead to lay bare where they closely align.” Patty (played by Cate White) is chatty and is almost incapable of silence. Margaret (played by Cat Cook) has no intention of sharing her thoughts or her table. The conversation and action that pursues is funny, difficult, deeply revealing and astonishingly frank. Yes, Walter Cronkite is dead, but his wisdom and compassion lives on.

Mr. Calarco wrote CRONKITE primarily because of his concern for the lack of civil discourse in our society.

Donna Hoffman, the Director of WIT-Women in Theatre, formed the acting troupe in 2012 because of the lack of plays featuring substantial, non-stereotypical roles for women and she wanted to direct plays written by, for, and about women. Ms. Hoffman has a BFA in Theatre/Performance and Directing, a BA in English Literature, an MEd in Secondary Education, and Special Certification to teach Gifted and Talented people

WALTER CRONKITE IS DEAD opens on Friday, April 25, at 8:00pm. The doors open at 7:30pm on the parking lot side of the building. Subsequent performances are on Saturday, April 26, Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3.

A special performance in the sanctuary of the church is on Sunday, April 27, at 1:00 pm with the doors open at 12:30pm. This special performance is for those who cannot do steps and those with hearing impairment. This performance will be signed for the deaf.

The cost of this professional performance is only $15. And, if you bring a piece of luggage that is bigger than a carry-on to any of the Friday or Saturday night performances you will get a rebate of $5 at the door. This offer applies only to those who order their tickets in advance by phone or email.

Order your tickets by calling the box office at 859-441-6882 or by emailing wit.women.in.theatre@gmail.com.

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April 21, 2014 · 5:27 pm

Mariemont Players Announces MURDER BY THE BOOK

MPI_Murder by the BookMariemont Players presents MURDER BY THE BOOK, a comedy-thrller by Duncan Greenwood and Robert King, at the Walton Creek Theater, 4101 Walton Creek Road (just East of Mariemont), May 9th through May 25th, 2014.

This inventive British thriller unfolds with a series of macabre twists and countless red herrings. A mystery writer indulges in vitriolic, yet witty, word duels with his estranged wife — punctuated by a gunshot. An amateur detective from the next flat attempts to solve the murder before calling the police. More deadly games are in store when the tables are turned more than once.

MURDER BY THE BOOK is directed by Jef Brown, produced by Wayne Kirsch, and features Burt McCollom as John Douglas, Stephanie Mooney as Christine Scott, Steve Phelan as Selwyn Piper, Jeanette Tacon as Imogen Piper and Collin Wenzell as Pete Fletcher.

Performances will be at 8:00pm on May 9th, May 10th, May 16th, May 17th, and May 23rd; at 2:00pm on May 11th and May 25th; at 7:30pm on May 15th and May 22nd; at 2:00pm and 7:00pm on May 18th; and at 3:00pm & 8:00pm on May 24th.

For more information or to order tickets for MURDER BY THE BOOK call Betsy at 513-684-1236 OR order on line at www.mariemontplayers.com. All seats are reserved and cost $18 each.

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April 21, 2014 · 5:19 pm

THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT with the Mighty Wurlitzer | Thu., May 15 | Music Hall Ballroom

CAA_Thats EntertainmentCINCINNATI, OH – Refresh you musical memory with a selection of classic melodies when The Society for the Preservation of Music Hall (SPMH) presents That’s Entertainment with the Mighty Wurlitzer at Cincinnati’s Music Hall on Thursday, May 15 at 10:30 AM and 7:00 PM. The popular theatre organ concert series is presented in cooperation with the Ohio Valley Chapter of the American Organ Society.

Tickets are on sale now at www.CincinnatiArts.org, (513) 621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center or Music Hall Ticket Office. For groups of ten or more, call (513) 977-4157.

What’s ENTERTAINMENT? … One of the Mighty Wurlitzer series’ most requested “Theater Organist of the Year,” Jelani Eddington; PLUS, a concert of your favorite music from operettas, movies, Broadway, and maybe even TV; PLUS, featured vocalists Adria Caffaro and Joseph Lattanzi from the Cincinnati Opera’s Young Artist program, who will bring back memories of Nelson Eddy & Jeanette McDonald, Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, and Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland. Get ready for the ultimate hum-along and smile-along good time…. Now that’s ENTERTAINMENT!

“If you are a fan of great songs from the Golden Age of operettas, film, Broadway, and TV, then you will want to be at the Music Hall Ballroom on May 15th,” said Don Siekmann, SPMH President. “With one of our favorite theatre organists and the fresh vocals from Cincinnati Opera’s Young Artist program, this is sure to be one of our most entertaining Mighty Wurlitzer concerts ever, guaranteed to bring back lots of musical memories and put a big smile on your face!”

The Mighty Wurlitzer
The Mighty Wurlitzer was installed in the ornate Albee Theater on Fountain Square in December 1927 – one of only 2,200 theatre-organs produced at that time to accompany silent feature films. When talkies took over in 1929, the theatre organ was mainly silenced. The Albee organ was donated to the Emery Theater in 1969 (where it played for movies and other events) and was partially rebuilt by the Ohio Valley Organ Club. It was removed from the Emery in 1999 and put into storage.

The leadership at SPMH thought the historic Music Hall Ballroom would be an ideal location for the instrument, and in June 2007, Ronald F. Wehmeier, Inc., Pipe Organ Service in Cincinnati was contacted to completely rebuild and install the Wurlitzer. A donor foundation funded the entire project in the amount of $1.41 million. Only a small number of Wurlitzers of this size still exist, and Cincinnati (the home of the Wurlitzer Company) is one of the few cities in the country to have an instrument of this quality.

The Wurlitzer was expanded in tonal colors and effects, from 19 ranks of pipes to 31 ranks (a rank is made up of 61 pipes, and represents orchestral sounds, such as trumpets, flutes, tubas, strings, etc.). A full array of percussion effects is also present – xylophone, marimba, glockenspiel, chimes, and even a large Steinway grand – all playable from the giant three keyboard and pedal console, decorated in 22-karat gold leaf. Wind for the pipes is provided by a 15 HP high pressure turbine, the electrical switching is controlled by computer, and pipes range in size from 16 feet to the size of a pencil. In addition, the Wurlitzer is now fully computerized, so that it can be played without an organist through a digital input system.

Jelani Eddington
Jelani Eddington is one of the most prominent and sought-after theatre-organists on the concert circuit today. During the course of his concert career, Jelani has been featured at numerous national and regional conventions of the American Theatre Organ Society, and has toured extensively throughout the world, including numerous concert appearances in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. He has also accompanied numerous silent films and appears regularly at film series. In 2007, Jelani accompanied the classic film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, for an international organ festival in Finland on the country’s largest pipe organ.

Jelani has also produced and marketed over 30 theatre organ albums on some of the best-known and most dynamic instruments in the country. In August 2001, the American Theatre Organ Society honored Jelani’s extensive career as a concert and recording organist by naming him the 2001 Theatre Organist of the Year. Jelani retains the distinction of being the youngest-ever recipient of this prestigious honor.

For a full bio, visit Jelani’s website at http://www.rjeproductions.com.

The Corbett Foundation Opera Fusion Program
Funded by a generous grant from The Corbett Foundation, the Opera Fusion program has formalized the exciting partnership between Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) with collaborative academic programming and enhanced young artist and internship opportunities during Cincinnati Opera’s season. In addition to talented singers such as Adria Caffaro and Joseph Lattanzi, Opera Fusion also includes accompanists, scenic artists, production personnel, and administrative interns, as well as master classes and lectures given by Cincinnati Opera staff at CCM.

That’s Entertainment with the Mighty Wurlitzer Radio Partner: WMKV-FM

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April 21, 2014 · 5:04 pm

Whodunnit? Players Present Four Fabulous Evenings of Fun

The American Legion Post 318 in Anderson and The Whodunit? Players Present Four Fabulous Evenings of Fun!

WDP_logoApril 13, 2014 CINCINNATI, OH – Have you met Gloria Swansong, iconic cinema star of… well… a few years ago? Now’s your chance! Join Gloria, her biographer Will Writer and a bevy of her not-so-adoring fans on May 2nd at the American Legion Post 318’s Patriot Center, 6660 Clough Pike in Anderson for an evening of food and fun.

American Legion Post 318 in Anderson is offering four fabulous evenings of fun to kick off your summer, starting with Lights, Camera MURDER! a fast-paced, interactive murder mystery where audience members become suspects and have a chance to solve the crime, presented by locally owned and operated The Whodunit? Players. An uproarious combination of theater and comedy and a chance to use your deductive skills with hilarious results!

The American Legion is the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow service members and veterans. The Legion raises millions of dollars in donations at the local, state and national levels to help veterans and their families and to provide college scholarship opportunities. The organization belongs to the people it serves and the communities in which it thrives.

Each fun-filled evening will feature a delicious three-course meal and a performance by The Whodunit? Players. Join American Legion Post 318 and The Whodunit Players for all four fabulous evenings:

  • May 2 – Lights, Camera, MURDER!
  • May 16 – A Wedding to Die For!
  • Jun 13 – Putt to Death
  • Jun 27 – A Deadly Game of Love!

Make your reservations online by going to the American Legion website at http://www.post318.org and clicking “special events” on the sidebar, or call (888) 718-4253, press 1 for a sales representative and ask for the WhoDunIt? Murder at the Patriot Center. The admission fee of $35 includes a delicious three course dinner and a fantastic show. There is one show seating each evening at 7:00 PM.

Join American Legion Post 318 in Anderson and The Whodunit? Players for a fun, fast-paced evening of mayhem and murder. The American Legion focuses on service to veterans, service members and communities. The American Legion’s success depends entirely on active membership, participation and volunteerism. Support your local American Legion and see if you can figure out whodunit? For more information call (513) 231-6477.

ABOUT THE WHODUNIT? PLAYERS: The Whodunit? Players is a troupe of professional actors who create interactive murder mysteries for parties, company meetings, rehearsal dinners and receptions or team building events. The Whodunit? Players can spice up any party, dinner, meeting or other professional engagement with a challenging game of MURDER. Audience members become suspects and have a chance to solve the crime. The Whodunit? Players present a unique entertainment that combines live theater and improvisational comedy with hilarious results! Productions can also be used as a team building effort where groups use wit, wisdom and common sense to solve the crime. Contact Bud Walters at 513-542-4064 for pricing and availability.

ABOUT THE AMERICAN LEGION: The American Legion is the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow service members and veterans. The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization. The American Legion is a community service organization which now numbers almost 3 million members in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts worldwide. The American Legion’s national headquarters is in Indianapolis, Indiana, with additional offices in Washington, DC.

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