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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 98,000 times in 2012. If it were a concert at the Barclays Center, it would take about 5 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

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CINCINNATI, OH – The word has spread like wildfire about Cincinnati’s up-and-coming Clifton Performance Theatre (CPT), and their new season is certain to turn up the heat even more.

CPT Co-founder and Director Carol Brammer this week announced the theatre’s 2012-2013 season, which will be its first full season since its inception in 2009. It will include an array of in-house and guest productions, an advanced teen musical workshop, and adult, teen and children’s classes.

The season will include: Nothing by Nic Balthazar (Produced by Unity Productions), August 17-Sept. 2; A Bright New Boise by Samuel D. Hunter (Produced by The Clifton Players), October 12-28, with a special matinee Sunday, Oct. 21, 2 p.m.; Savage in Limbo by John Patrick Shanley (Produced by Untethered Theater Co.), November 9-25; Red Light Winter by Adam Rapp (Produced by Untethered Theater Co.), January 18-February 3, 2013; A Behanding in Spokane by Martin McDonagh (Produced by The Clifton Players), March 8-24, 2013; Apartment 3A by Jeff Daniels (Produced by Untethered Theater Co.), April 12-28, 2013; and a special guest production by local actor and playwright Y York entitled Krisit (Directed by Mark Lutwak and Y York, Produced by Carol Brammer and The Clifton Players), May 17-June 2, 2013, and Love Stories by Itamar Moses (Produced by Untethered Theater Co.), July 12-28, 2013.

All performances take place at Clifton Performance Theatre, 404 Ludlow Avenue, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 8pm unless otherwise noted. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at http://www.cliftonperformancetheatre.com (click on “box office” in the top menu bar).

CPT classes and workshops include:

• Baby Box musical theater preperatory class for ages 3-7, Saturdays, 10-11am. Session One: Sept. 15-Dec. 15 (except Saturday, Nov. 24). Session Two: Jan. 12-April 27, 2013. Cost per session: $225. Pro-rated fee: $15 per class.
• Children’s Workshops for ages 5-16. This workshop allows students to learn, rehearse and perform a full-length children’s musical. Session One: Cinderella – Mon./Wed., Oct. 1-24, 6-7:30pm. Performances: Sat., Oct. 26 and Sun., Oct. 27, 3 pm. Cost: $185, with $50 deposit upon registration. Sessions 2-4 will rehearse and perform Hansel & Gretel, Sleepy Hollow and A Christmas Carol. Go to http://www.cliftonperformancetheatre.com for dates and times.
• NEW – Improv for Teens. This class teaches the art of making up theater on the spot – think Second City in Chicago. Taught by local professional actor and Playhouse regular Kevin Crowley. Session One: Saturdays, Sept. 15-Oct. 27, 12:30-2pm. Session Two: Saturdays, Nov. 3-Dec. 15, 12:30-2pm, except Nov. 24. Cost per session: $235.
• • NEW – Audition Prep, for teens ages 12-18. Taught by Cathy Springfield, League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) president, a review panelist for the Cincinnati professional theatre companies and co-founder of the American Repertory Theatre of Cincinnati. Session One: Mondays, Oct. 1-Nov. 19, 7-8:30pm. Cost per session: $235.
• NEW – Advanced Musical Workshop for Teens. This workshop will conclude in a two-weekend December production of Kiss Me, Kate and is by audition only. Taught by CPT Co-founder and Director Carol Brammer. Email Carol at CPTCincy@gmail.com to schedule an audition. Rehearsals: Mondays, Oct. 1-Dec. 10, 5-7pm OR 6-8pm (TBD).
• NEW – Adult Acting Classes. Taught by local professional actor and Playhouse regular Kevin Crowley. Session One: Tuesdays, Sept. 11-Oct. 23, 8-9:30pm. Session Two: Tuesdays, Oct. 30-Nov. 18, 8-9:30pm. Cost per session: $235.

For more information on Clifton Performance Theatre, its season lineup and to register for classes, go to www.cliftonperformancetheatre.com or call 513.861.SHOW (7469).

THE INVESTMENT CLUB
Presented by P.L.O.T.T. Performers
Oct. 26-Nov. 3
California

Directed by Betty Grey

Cast: Trina Baer as Daisy Flowers, Renee Maria as Penelope Kilroy, Karl Rose as Jacob Jacobs, Sharon Rose Yyahur as Lillian Gardner & Drew Ziegelmeyer as Stephen Franklin

A Penny for your thoughts….Big Band music blares as you enter The Investment Club and make your way past armed guards. Continue on to the Bank Vault where the secret word that you “Speak Easy” can lead you to a Bloody Mary. Raise your glass and toast to your retirement; it may be sooner than you think. This is an original interactive dinner show written by Debbie Lawhorn.

• Fri-Sat, Oct. 26-27 at 7pm
• Fri-Sat, Nov. 2-3 at 7pm

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Director Michael L. Morehead and The Drama Workshop announces the cast of their upcoming production, DOUBT.

The cast includes:

• Sister James – Julia Hedges
• Father Flynn – Glenn Schaich
• Sister Aloysius – Christine Dye
• Mrs Muller – Burgess Byrd

Performances run March 8-24. For more information please visit www.thedramaworkshop.org/season/2012_2013/doubt.html.

CenterStage Players Announces Cast of PROOF

Florence, KY, August 14, 2012—CenterStage Players, Inc. is pleased to announce an outstanding cast for its upcoming production of David Auburn’s Pulitzer and Tony Award winning play, PROOF:

• Catherine—Aubrey Wilson
• Claire—Jody Hart de Henriquez
• Robert—Tom Manning
• Hal—Zachary Larson

On the eve of her birthday, Catherine, a troubled woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. Over the long weekend that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father’s madness—or genius—will she inherit?

PROOF opens Thursday, October 25 and runs Thursday-Saturday at 8:00 p.m. through November 3 at Mr. T’s Tavern in Covington, KY. Tickets are $15 and are available by phone at 859.384.3234, online at www.seatyourself.biz/centerstageplayers, or at the door.

CenterStage Players, Inc. was formed in 1994 in Florence, KY in order to promote theatre arts and to provide opportunities for those interested in theatre arts to develop their talents. CSP produces theatrical, educational, and philanthropic productions in Greater Cincinnati. Its goal is to provide a venue for enjoyment, participation, and education within the theatre arts for adults, students, and children of all ages in Boone County and the surrounding communities. For more information, please visit www.centerstageplayers.org.