Tag Archives: East Side Players

THE MUSIC MAN
East Side Players
June 8-17
Blue Ash Recreation

Directed by Kate Brauer-Bell
Featuring the Musical Theater Orchestra

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When fast-talking Harold Hill hears that no traveling salesman has ever won over stubborn River City, Iowa, he decides to give it a try! His biggest challenge is Marian the librarian, and in the process of trying to charm her, he falls in love himself. The Music Man celebrates a terrific score of marches, love songs and Barbershop quartets, along with great dance numbers and a family-friendly story. Come join us for this Tony Award winning Broadway favorite!

• Thu-Sun, June 8-11 at 7:30pm
• Wed-Sat, June 14-17 at 7:30pm

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OLIVER!
East Side Players
June 9-18
Blue Ash Recreation Center

Directed by Sonja Hansen

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OLIVER! is the musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’s classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the orphanage, run by the heartless Mr. Bumble. After running away Oliver hooks up with a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by a con artist, Fagin, where he meets the artful Dodger and Nancy. When Oliver goes on his first pick-pocketing job, he is caught by the police. He soon realizes that neither he nor Nancy are fit for a life of crime. The man that Oliver robbed, Mr. Brownlow, learns of his sad past and brings him into his own home.

• Thu-Sun, June 9-12 at 7:30pm
• Wed-Sat, June 15-18 at 7:30pm

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MARY POPPINS
East Side Players
Aug. 6-15
Blue Ash

Directed by Cathy Alter

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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. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family how to value each other again. 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.”

• Thu-Sun, Aug. 6-9 at 7:30pm
• Wed-Sat, Aug. 12-15 at 7:30pm

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BYE BYE BIRDIE
Presented by East Side Players
June 4-13
Blue Ash

The year is 1958, and the much-adored rock-and-roll idol — Conrad Birdie — has been drafted into the US army. His songwriter and agent, Albert, and Albert’s secretary and lover, Rosie, hatch a plan for a farewell performance to take place on the Ed Sullivan show, which they hope will help sell Birdie’s new song “One Last Kiss”, and ultimately save Almaelou records from going under. To cap off the performance, Birdie will actually give ‘one-last-kiss’ to Kim MacAfee, an avid member of the Conrad Birdie fan club from Sweet Apple, Ohio.

When Albert and Rosie head to Sweet Apple to prepare for Birdie’s arrival, things start to unravel. Kim’s father is starstruck at the thought of being on Ed Sullivan with his daughter, and Kim’s new steady, Hugo gets jealous at the thought of Kim kissing Conrad on national television. –StageAgent.com

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• Thu-Sun, June 4-7 at 7:30pm
• Wed-Sat, June 10-13 at 7:30pm

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