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March 23, 2012 · 9:37 am

THUNDER KNOCKING ON THE DOOR runs April 21-May 20

THUNDER KNOCKING ON THE DOOR
Presented by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
April 21-May 20 
Eden Park 

Reviews: CityBeat | Cincinnati Examiner |

Once upon a time, a mysterious, blues-playing stranger named Marvell Thunder arrives at the door of the Dupree family with a unique challenge — a “cutting contest,” in which twin guitars are the weapons of choice. If he has his way, the epic musical showdown will change everyone’s life forever. A mystical, magical celebration of love, family and the exhilarating power of music to free your soul. THUNDER KNOCKING ON THE DOOR is suitable for adults and children age 13 and older. It contains mild adult language.

Directed by Keith Glover

Cast: Trent Armand Kendall as Dregster Dupree/Jaguar Senior, Jennie Harney as Glory Dupree, Timothy Ware as Jaguar Dupree, Terry Burrell as Good Sister Dupree & David St. Louis as Marvell Thunder

  • In preview Sat, April 21 at 8pm & Sun, April 22 at 2pm
  • In preview Tue-Wed, April 24-25 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, April 26-27 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 28 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, April 29 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Wed, May 1-2 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, May 3-4 at 8pm
  • Sat, May 5 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, May 6 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Wed, May 8-9 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, May 10-11 at 8pm
  • Sat, May 12 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, May 13 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue, May 15 at 7:30pm
  • Wed, May 16 at 1pm
  • Thu-Fri, May 17-18 at 8pm
  • Sat, May 19 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, May 20 at 7pm

Official page  with online ticketing | Goldstar discount |

Local media coverage: Cincinnati Examiner article | Enquirer article | CityBeat article | WVXU interview | Cincinnati Herald article |

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March 17, 2012 · 1:57 pm

PIP’s Off the Hill Series Presents RIVER RAT & CAT April 7-May 18

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park is proud to partner with many of the region’s community arts centers to bring three plays “Off the Hill” to families throughout the Greater Cincinnati area.

Admission is free or inexpensive, and is available at the door. For more information, contact each community arts center.

Off the Hill is made possible by The Robert and Adele Schiff Family Foundation.

RIVER RAT & CAT
By Y York
Recommended for age 5 and up.

RIVER RAT & CAT learn that they don’t need to be the same or even like the same things in order to be good friends. Their daily tiffs take back-seat importance in the face of the imminent destruction of their habitat by the over-eager Dale Beaver. This hilarious comedy about friendship and cooperation is by the same playwright who brought us The Garden of Rikki Tikki Tavi.

Schedule:

  • Saturday, April 7, 3:00 p.m., Silverton Paideia
  • Saturday, April 7, 7:00 p.m., Fairfield Community Center
  • Friday, April 13, 7:00 p.m., The Drama Workshop/Westwood Town Center
  • Saturday, April 14, 10:00 a.m., Women’s Art Club Cultural Center
  • Saturday, April 14, 7:00 p.m., Baker Hunt Art and Culture Center
  • Sunday, April 15, 3:00 p.m., Evendale Cultural Arts Center
  • Friday, April 20, 7:00 p.m., Springfield Township
  • Friday, April 27, 7:00 p.m., Oxford Community Arts Center
  • Saturday, April 28, 2:00 p.m., Sharonville Fine Arts Council
  • Saturday, April 28, 7:00 p.m., District A/Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian
  • Sunday, April 29, 3:00 p.m., Miami VOA
  • Friday, May 4, 7:00 p.m., Mason-Deerfield Arts Alliance/Kings High School
  • Saturday, May 5, 2:00 p.m., Middletown Art Center
  • Saturday, May 5, 7:00 p.m., Emanuel Center
  • Sunday, May 6, 1:00 p.m., Mayerson JCC
  • Friday, May 11, 7:00 p.m., Wyoming Fine Arts Center
  • Saturday, May 12, 11:30 a.m., Anderson Center
  • Saturday, May 12, 3:00 p.m., Madeira High School
  • Sunday, May 13, 2:00 p.m., Clifton Cultural Arts Center
  • Friday, May 18, 7:00 p.m., Boone County Library/Burlington Branch

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March 15, 2012 · 9:11 am

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Earns Five LCT Awards

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Earns Five League of Cincinnati Theatres Awards for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park 

The cast of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG presented by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Photo by Sandy Underwood.

(CINCINNATI, MARCH 13, 2012)– Panelists from the League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) have recognized Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG with five awards for its ensemble, set design, musical direction and orchestrations.

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG is directed by John Doyle, using the same actor-musician technique he employed in the Playhouse’s Tony Award-winning production of Company. The show, a musical fable of friendship and the price of success, moves backward in time, tracing the relationships of a jaded composer and his two closest friends from their estranged ending to idealistic beginnings. The following awards were given:

  • Outstanding Ensemble, described by one LCT panelist as “full of remarkably talented individuals who could sing, move, act AND play musical instruments — extraordinary.” The cast of Broadway veterans includes Becky Ann Baker, Matt Castle, Matthew Deming, Ben Diskant, David Garry, Malcolm Gets, Lee Harrington, Daniel Jenkins, Jane Pfitsch, Leenya Rideout, Fred Rose, Bruce Sabath and Jessica Tyler Wright;
  • Becky Ann Baker, as featured actress, for her “nuanced and very real” performance as Mary Flynn;
  • Scott Paskfor his scenic design. As one panelist stated, “The use of sheet music and manuscripts, the elements that started and held together the friendship of the three main characters, was incredibly inventive”;
  • Matt Castlefor “coaxing this great vocal and instrumental performance from this cast” through his musical direction; and
  • Mary-Mitchell Campbell for her new orchestrations of the score, which “made it possible for a full sound to be derived from a group that are primarily actors and singers.”

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG continues through March 31. Tickets are available at www.cincyplay.com.

The League of Cincinnati Theatres was founded in 1999 to strengthen, nurture and promote Cincinnati’s theatre community. LCT provides its member companies and individual members with education, resources and services to enhance the quality and exposure of the theatre community in Cincinnati and increase community awareness, attendance and involvement. More information about the League can be found at www.leagueofcincytheatres.info.

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February 17, 2012 · 10:48 am

Playhouse Special Offer for MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Be the first to see Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s exciting musical revival ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ and save 50 percent off regular ticket prices!

In March, the Playhouse will reunite director John Doyle with composer Stephen Sondheim for an exciting musical revival of ‘Merrily We Roll Along’. The last time the two met here the result was the Playhouse’s acclaimed production of ‘Company’, which transferred to Broadway and earned the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

It’s the eighth Sondheim musical produced by the Playhouse in the past 20 years, in a list that also includes ‘Sweeney Todd’, ‘A Little Night Music’, ‘Gypsy’, ‘Pacific Overtures’, ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’, ‘Company’ and ‘Marry Me A Little’.

As our thanks to the local theatre community, you can save 50 percent off tickets to first-week performances (March 8-15) of ‘Merrily We Roll Along!’*

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ is a musical fable of friendship and the price of success. The triumphs and failures of a jaded composer and his two closest friends are traced from their estranged ending to their idealistic beginning. As in ‘Company’, a cast of Broadway actors play all the instruments as they sing one of Sondheim’s most melodic scores, with songs including “Not A Day Goes By” and “Old Friends.”

To take advantage of this special offer, call the Playhouse Box Office at 513-421-3888 or visit the Playhouse website and enter promotion code: ThatFrank when prompted.

Buy Tickets Online: http://www.cincyplay.com/shows/Details.aspx?performanceNumber=11142

*Valid for B/C section seating only. Good only for dates listed above. Not valid for preview performances, with any other discounts or on previous purchases. Limit four discounted tickets per person. Tickets subject to availability. Offer subject to change.

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February 16, 2012 · 10:32 am

TIGERS BE STILL runs March 17-April 15

TIGERS BE STILL
Presented by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
March 17-April 15
Eden Park

Reviews: Enquirer | CityBeat | Behind the Curtain |

“This is the story of how I stopped being a total disaster,” announces the heroine of this darkly funny and moving new comedy. Having recently earned her master’s degree, Sherry Wickman finds herself still living at home with a mother who won’t come downstairs and a depressed but smart-alecky sister. Follow Sherry’s quirky misadventures as she lands her first job and tackles her two biggest challenges … getting her mother out of bed and her sister off the couch. TIGERS BE STILL is suitable for adults and older teenagers. It contains adult language. For more information, please see the Content Advisory.

  • In preview Sat, March 17 at 8pm, Sun March 18 at 7pm, Tue-Wed, March 20-21 at 7:30pm. $25 seats available.
  • Thu-Fri, March 22-23 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 24 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, March 25 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Wed, March 27-28 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, March 29-30 at 8pm
  • Sat, March 31 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, April 1 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue-Wed, April 3-4 at 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, April 5-6 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 7 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, April 8 at 2pm & 7pm
  • Tue, April 10 at 7:30pm
  • Wed, April 11 at 1:30pm & 7:30pm
  • Thu-Fri, April 12-13 at 8pm
  • Sat, April 14 at 4pm & 8pm
  • Sun, April 15 at 2pm

Official page with online ticketing |

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