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BARNUM
Presented by East Side Players
Aug. 7-16
Blue Ash

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Barnum tells the story of the Prince of Humbug, Phineas Taylor Barnum. Over the objections of his wife, Charity, Barnum attempts to create a show in which the main attractions are freaks of society. Included in this mix of characters includes the oldest women alive, Joice Heth, the smallest man in the world, Tom Thumb, and to top it all off, a glamorous Swedish opera singer, Jenny Lind. Eventually, to appease Charity, Barnum agrees to give up the show and start a normal life. In the end, after Charity dies, Barnum returns to the circus business in grand fashion by forming a partnership with James A. Baily. Thus, the two men form The Greatest Show on Earth. -StageAgent

• Thu-Sun, Aug. 7-10 at 7:30pm
• Wed-Sat, Aug. 13-16 at 7:30pm

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THE WIZARD OF OZ
Presented by East Side Players
Aug. 8-17
Blue Ash

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After a tornado whisks her away to the magical land of OZ, young Dorothy Gale teams up with a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodsman and a Cowardly Lion to find the mighty Wizard of Oz who can send her home. Along the way, they must avoid the clutches of the Wicked Witch of the West, who is trying to steal the mysterious magic slippers that once belonged to her evil sister but are not on Dorothy’s feet. Dorothy eventually learns just how magical friendship can be and how wonderful it can feel to go home again.

• Thu-Sat, Aug. 8-12 at 7:30pm
• Thu-Sat, Aug. 15-17 at 7:30pm

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SHREK THE MUSICAL
Presented by East Side Players
June 6-15
Blue Ash

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Based on the Oscar winning Dreamworks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone’s favorite ogre to dazzling new life on the stage. In a faraway kingdom turned upside down, things get ugly when an unseemly ogre – not a handsome prince – shows up to rescue a feisty princess. Throw in a donkey who won’t shut up, a bad guy with a SHORT temper, a cookie with an attitude and dozens of other fairy tale misfits, and you’ve got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there’s one on hand…and his name is Shrek. SHREK is part romance, part twisted fairly take and all irreverent fun for everyone!

• Thu-Sat, June 6-8 at 7:30pm
• Thu-Sat, June 13-15 at 7:30pm

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ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Presented by East Side Players
Aug. 9-18
Blue Ash

Due to an unhappy curse, King Sextimus is unable to speak. Meanwhile, his terror of a wife, Queen Aggravian, has taken over control of the kingdom. Most importantly, in an attempt to keep Prince Dauntless single, she has decreed that only the princess that can pass her test may marry her son. Further, no one else in the kingdom may marry until Prince Dauntless does. Lady Larken and Sir Harry are extremely disturbed by this fact since Lady Larken is now pregnant with Sir Harry’s baby. Luckily, Sir Harry is able to find an amazing princess, Winnifred the Woebegone. She instantly catches the attention of Prince Dauntless, and in the end, is able to pass the Queen’s supposedly impassable sensitivity test. When the Queen still tries to prevent the Prince Dauntless from marrying, he tells her to ‘shut up’ which ends up breaking the curse on the king. Now able to speak, King Sextimus regains his rightful position as leader of the kingdom, and all is well. –StageAgent.com

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

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