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VIDEO: Fall in love with CHAPATTI at Cincinnati Playhouse

Jonathan Gillard Daly as Dan and Sarah Day as Betty. Photo by Sandy Underwood.

Jonathan Gillard Daly as Dan and Sarah Day as Betty. Photo by Sandy Underwood.

Two seniors bond over their shared affection for animals in this warm, gentle and offbeat Irish love story. Betty spends most of her time alone, when she’s not acting as a caregiver to her friend or her 19 cats. Still grieving for the love of his life, Dan finds his most faithful friend is his trusty dog, Chapatti. When their paths cross unexpectedly, these two lonely hearts find their lives and expectations for the future change in surprising ways as they rediscover the joy that comes with human companionship.

Performances continue through March 8. For more information click here.

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VIDEO: Dale Hodges Discusses Her Role in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

CP_August Osage CountyDale Hodges discusses her role of family matriarch Violet Weston in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY.

The Weston sisters return to their Oklahoman homestead once their father Beverly goes missing. In the summer heat they’re forced to examine their own lives, their futures and their relationship with their sharp-tongued mother. Family secrets, generational conflict and repressed truths explode in this portrait of one of the most dysfunctional families the stage has ever seen. Family dysfunction unfolds as family secrets and decades of pain are slowly revealed.

Performances run Feb. 19-March 14. For more information and a complete cast list click here.

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VIDEO: Meet the Queen of Hearts from ALICE (in wonderland)

CB_Alice in WonderlandCincinnati Ballet presents the return of the wildly popular ALICE (in wonderland) this Valentine’s Day weekend, February 13-15 at the Aronoff Center for the Arts. Audiences have five opportunities to see this bold, spectacular take on Lewis Carroll’s classic stories with live instrumentation by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

“I don’t want her to be just one dimensional,” says Sarah Hairston, Cincinnati Ballet Principal Dancer and Queen of Hearts in the 2014-2015 production of ALICE (in wonderland). When it comes to getting into character, Sarah feels ready made for the role of Queen. In this interview we sit down to hear how Sarah works to balance the Queen of Heart’s severe “off with their heads” nature with the ballet’s funnier moments.

Limited tickets still available! http://goo.gl/IdD5eq. For more information click here.

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VIDEO: PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES at La Comedia Dinner Theatre

LAC_Pump Boys and DinettesSomewhere between Frog Level and Smyrna, North Carolina, way down on Highway 57, the ‘Pump Boys’ sell high octane and the ‘Dinettes’ serve up plenty of pie and sass at the Double Cupp Diner next door.
Together they perform a rousing, down-home mix of country western, rock ‘n’ roll, and blues in this

PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES continues through March 1 at La Comedia Dinner Theatre. Click here for more information.

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VIDEO: Andy Dalton’s Pepsi Press Conference: Buffalo Wild Wings Commercial Featuring Michael Shawn Starks

Michael Shawn Starks as Mike Ferris Annie Fitzpatrick as Cindy Barnes Michael G. Bath as Frank Nugent. Photo by Ryan Kurtz.

Michael Shawn Starks as Mike Ferris Annie Fitzpatrick as Cindy Barnes Michael G. Bath as Frank Nugent. Photo by Ryan Kurtz.

It’s always fun to catch local performers in commercials.

This commercial for Pepsi features Michael Shawn Starks. Andy Dalton calls him out as “you in the gray shirt.”

Cincinnati audiences may recognize Starks as the shyster car dealership owner in the Ensemble Theater Cincinnati season opener, HANDS ON A HARDBODY.

Up next, Michael has been cast in a local musical, but the theater group has asked that I not mention it by name until they have completed casting. I guess you will just have to keep an eye on my blog. 🙂

Also appearing in the commercial in blink-and-you’ll-miss moments are Lisa Marie DeRoberts (seated next to Michael in green) and Andrew Maloney in dark green around the 1:20 mark.

If you know of any other commercials to highlight, please send the links my way.

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