Covedale Center ‘Marquee Series’ and Warsaw Federal Incline Theater ‘District Series’ Highlight Exciting Titles Through Spring 2016
Ten shows. Two theaters. One busy production company.
When Cincinnati Landmark Productions announced its plans to build the new Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, it designed three production seasons at its two venues to appeal to its current patrons and to reach new audiences.
At its Double Season Announcement Event, the west-side theater group announced its 2015-16 Covedale Center ‘Marquee Series’ as well as the debut 2015-16 Warsaw Federal Incline Theater ‘District Series.’
The shows are:
Covedale Center Marquee Series, presented by Cincinnati Federal and TriHealth:
- A Chorus Line, September 3 – 27, 2015
- Fox On The Fairway, October 22 – November 15, 2015
- Mary Poppins, November 27 – December 20, 2015
- Chapter Two, January 21 – February 14, 2016
- She Loves Me, March 10 – April 3, 2016
- Brigadoon, April 28 – May 22, 2016
Warsaw Federal Incline Theater District Series:
- Extremities, September 30 – October 18, 2015
- Rent, December 2 – 20, 2015
- Avenue Q, February 17 – March 6, 2016
- Glengarry Glen Ross, April 6 – 24, 2016
Subscriptions for both seasons immediately were available for purchase.
The Covedale Center Marquee Series subscriptions are $126 for all 6 shows. Current subscribers can renew their seats through June 19, 2015. Tickets to single shows go on sale July 20, 2015. The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts is located at 4990 Glenway Avenue.
District Series subscriptions for the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater are $84 for all 4 shows. Summer Classics Season subscribers can lock in their summer season seats for the District Series through January 31, 2015. All seats not purchased by that date will be released for sale. Tickets to single shows go on sale July 20, 2015. The Warsaw Federal Incline Theater is located at 801 Matson Place.
“We’ve created distinct seasons of exciting show titles that our audiences will absolutely love,” said Tim Perrino, executive artistic director of Cincinnati Landmark Productions. “One season will represent the legacy of our company, the other an expansion of our programming. Together, they deepen the impact of Cincinnati Landmark Productions in the communities we call home.”
The Marquee Series and District Series seasons complement Cincinnati Landmark Productions’ previously announced 2015 Summer Classics Season at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, presented by TriHealth:
- The Producers, June 3-21
- 1776, July 8-26
- 9 to 5, August 12-30
The Warsaw Federal Incline Theater will be a brand new, purpose-built, 220-seat performing arts center and parking garage in the Incline District in East Price Hill. Located at the corner of Matson Place and West 8thStreet, the $6 million project is under construction and on schedule to open this spring. The Warsaw Federal Incline Theater will be programmed year-round by Cincinnati Landmark Productions, culminating in over 120 show nights.
Cincinnati Landmark Productions has been serving the West Side for over 30 years – first through its Cincinnati Young People’s Theatre program and then through its ownership and management of the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts in West Price Hill. Since opening in 2002, the arts center quadrupled its subscribership. Attendance ballooned from 13,990 in the 2002-03 season to over 37,000 (representing 336 zip codes) in the 2013-14 season.
Donor programs and sponsorships for the theaters and new seasons are still available. For more information, call (513) 241-6550.
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Complete Show Information:
Covedale Center Marquee Series:
A Chorus Line September 3 – 27, 2015
Conceived and Originally Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett; Book by James Kirkwood & Nicholas Dante; Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Edward Kleban; Co-Choreographed by Bob Avian; Original Broadway production produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp, Producer, in association with Plum Productions, Inc.
A CHORUS LINE is a stunning musical-vérité about a chorus audition for a Broadway musical. It tells of the achingly poignant ambitions of professional Broadway gypsies to land a job in the show, and is a powerful metaphor for all human aspiration. Memorable musical numbers include I Can Do That, At the Ballet, Dance: Ten; Looks: Three, The Music and the Mirror, What I Did for Love, One (Singular Sensation) and I Hope I Get It. It is a brilliantly complex fusion of dance, song and compellingly authentic drama. The show was instantly recognized as a classic.
Fox On The Fairway October 22 – November 15, 2015
Book by Ken Ludwig
A tribute from Ken Ludwig (Lend Me A Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) to the great farces of the 1930s and 1940s, The Fox On the Fairway takes audiences on a hilarious romp which pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club. Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors, and over-the-top romantic shenanigans, it’s a furiously paced comedy that recalls the Marx Brothers’ classics. A charmingly madcap adventure about love, life, and man’s eternal love affair with… GOLF!
Mary Poppins November 27 – December 20, 2015
Original Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; Book by Julian Fellowes
New Songs and Additional Music and Lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe; Co-Created by Cameron Mackintosh
Everyone’s favorite practically perfect nanny takes the stage in this Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious musical adventure. Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven TONY Awards, including Best Musical. The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones she has a profound effect upon. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.” Features heartwarming songs like: “Chim Chim Cher-ee”, “Jolly Holiday”, “A Spoonful of Sugar”, Let’s Go Fly A Kite” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”
Chapter Two January 21 – February 14, 2016
By Neil Simon
Recent widower, writer George Schneider, is encouraged by his younger brother Leo to start dating again. Which sends George into even more depression after a series of bad matches. Then Leo comes up with Jennie Malone and she’s a keeper. Still, it’s a bumpy trip on the road to Dreamland for these not-so-young lovers. George and Jennie stumble on, overcoming both their hesitation on the rebound and emotional neediness. In a hilarious, farcical subplot, Leo has a fling with Faye, Jennie’s neurotic married friend. “Lovely whimsical and touching and always funny…most of the time downright hilarious.” -New York Post
She Loves Me March 10 – April 3, 2016
Book by Joe Masteroff; Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Based on a play by Miklos Laszio
An intimate and touching show, featuring music by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler On The Roof) and book by Joe Masteroff (Cabaret), She Loves Me was nominated for five TONY Awards in 1964, the 1993 Broadway revival won the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical, and the 1994 Critics Circle Award for Best Musical. She Loves Me is a warm romantic comedy with an endearing innocence and a touch of old world elegance. Set in a 1930’s European perfumery, we meet shop clerks Amalia and Georg, who more often than not, don’t see eye to eye. After both respond to a “lonely hearts advertisement” in the newspaper, they now live for the love letters they exchange, but the identity of their admirers remains unknown. The movies “The Shop Around The Corner” and “You’ve Got Mail” are both based on this romantic tale!
Brigadoon April 28 – May 22, 2016
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; Music by Frederick Loewe; Original dances created by Agnes de Mille
One of the most intriguing and delightful aspects of a musical show is its ability to open up a whole new world to both its audience and cast. The show that does this better than any other is BRIGADOON. This is a Scottish fantasy about a town that disappears into the Highland mist and returns for only one day every one hundred years. Songs include: Waitin’ for My Dearie, I’ll Go Home with Bonnie Jean, Come to Me, Bend to Me, Almost Like Being in Love, There But for You Go I, The Heather on the Hill and My Mother’s Weddin’ Day. This is a tribute to simplicity, goodness and the power of true love.
Warsaw Federal Incline Theater District Series:
Extremities September 30 – October 18, 2015
By William Mastrosimone
In a vicious encounter, Marjorie is attacked in her home by a would-be rapist. She manages to turn the tables on him, imprisoning him in her fireplace. But when her roommates come home to find the assailant bound and blinded, tensions rise to a raging fever pitch. All the players must now deal with their own pasts and their future decisions – should the attacker pay with his life or not? A searing story that featured Farah Fawcett on Broadway and in the film.
Rent December 2 – 20, 2015
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
An inspiring musical about friends struggling with addiction, poverty, AIDS and most of all, love. Winner of the TONY Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages. Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s story follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians surviving and creating in New York’s Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams makes for an unforgettable, groundbreaking musical.
Avenue Q February 17 – March 6, 2016
Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx Book by Jeff Whitty
This laugh-out-loud musical tells of a recent college grad who discovers that Avenue Q is not your ordinary neighborhood. He and his new-found “friends” struggle to find jobs, dates, and the ever-elusive purpose in life. Filled with gut-busting humor and a delightfully catchy score, not to mention LOTS of puppets, Avenue Qis a truly unique show that has become a favorite for audiences everywhere. For a show with lots of adult issues, this is one puppet-filled comedy, where puppets are friends, monsters are good and life lessons are learned.
Glengarry Glen Ross April 6 – 24, 2016
By David Mamet
For two days we see into the lives of four desperate Chicago real estate agents as they lie, bribe, betray, flatter, intimidate and even burglarize their way to elusive, illusory success. As they do anything to “win” – selling worthless real estate to unwitting prospective buyers – the men hustle others and fool themselves into thinking that they have what it takes to make an “honest” living.
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