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May 7, 2013 · 10:16 am

Vote for LCT Audience Favorite!

LCT_VThe League of Cincinnati Theatres is asking local audiences to choose their favorite play of the 2012-2013 year. The AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARD will be one of the many special awards the League is presenting May 20th at their annual Awards Gala.

“Audiences can go to our website and vote for their favorite play or musical,” says League President Cathy Springfield. “Of course, we fully anticipate our college and YP theatres to dominate this computer voting process, but hey, they may also have dominated the LCT Panel Awards by bringing this kind of enthusiasm on stage as well. Come to our Gala and find out!” she encourages.

Audiences can vote at www.leagueofcincytheatres.com or by visiting the LCT Facebook page. Voting will continue until the winner is announced, live at the Gala.

The finalists for Best Play include:

  • A Behanding in Spokane, Clifton Players
  • Mrs. Mannerly, Ensemble Theatre
  • Red Light Winter, Untethered Theatre
  • To Kill a Mockingbird, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
  • When the Rain Stops Falling, Know Theatre

And the Finalists for Best Main Stage Musical include:

  • Camelot in Concert, The Carnegie
  • Chess, CCM Musical Theater
  • Hank Williams: Lost Highway, Playhouse in the Park
  • Legally Blonde, Northern Kentucky University
  • Parade, CCM Musical Theater/The Carnegie 

The Awards Gala is at 7 p.m., May 20th at the Know Theatre. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Know at (513) 300-5669.

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May 7, 2013 · 8:42 am

ETC’s MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: CAPS AND GOWNS Earns 2 LCT Nominations

Denise Devlin as Cindy Lou, Sara Mackie as Betty Jean, Leslie Goddard as Missy & Brooke Rucidlo Steele as Suzy.

Denise Devlin as Cindy Lou, Sara Mackie as Betty Jean, Leslie Goddard as Missy & Brooke Rucidlo Steele as Suzy.

Panelists for the League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) have recognized Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati’s MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: CAPS AND GOWNS with two LCT nominations for Ensemble Acting in a Musical and Musical Direction (Scot Wooley), as well as distinguishing it as a recommended production.

MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: CAPS AND GOWNS takes you to the Springfield High School graduation where we reunite with the Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! As we learn about their lives and loves, and take a peek into their futures, we are treated to the girls performing classic ‘50s and ‘60s songs such as “River Deep, Mountain High,” “Dedicated To The One I Love,” “Rockin’ Robin” and over 20 other classic hits!

Panelists praised the ensemble for “ a ‘marvelous’ job” and their “excellent singing.”

Scot Wooley, musical director was nominated for his contribution to the “sparkling vocals” and the variety he introduced into the numbers. Overall panelists called the show “charming, energetic, funny and delightful”.

MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: CAPS AND GOWNS continues through June 1st. Tickets can be purchased at www.ensemblecincinnati.org.

LCT Award Winners will be announced at the annual LCT Awards Gala, to be held Monday, May 20th at the Know Theatre. Tickets may be obtained by calling the Know Theatre Box Office, 513-300-5669.

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.com.

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May 7, 2013 · 8:41 am

CSC’s MEASURE FOR MEASURE Earns LCT Recommendation

Charlie Cromer, Jim Hopkins & Maggie Lou Rader. Photo by Rich Sofranko.

Charlie Cromer, Jim Hopkins & Maggie Lou Rader. Photo by Rich Sofranko.

Panelists for the League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) have recognized Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s MEASURE FOR MEASURE as a recommended production.

In MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Isabella must choose between her vows to the church and the life of her brother when she is offered a truly indecent proposal- from the one man on a crusade against Vienna’s loose morality. Shakespeare puts hypocritical, ethical and religious double standards on trial in this captivating and deep examination of the value of virtue. Will Isabella trade her virtue for her brother’s life?

Panelists recommended the show for its strong performances, interesting staging and relevance to today’s society. “The Prohibition era twist on this piece was a lot of fun and worth the trip.”

MEASURE FOR MEASURE continues through May 26th. Tickets can be purchased at www.cincyshakes.com.

LCT Award Winners will be announced at the annual LCT Awards Gala, to be held Monday, May 20th at the Know Theatre. Tickets may be obtained by calling the Know Theatre Box Office, 513-300-5669.

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.com.

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May 2, 2013 · 2:04 pm

Playhouse’s DOUBLE INDEMNITY Earns 7 LCT Nominations

Gardner Reed as Phyllis Nirlinger & David Christopher Wells is Walter Huff. Photo by Sandy Underwood.

Gardner Reed as Phyllis Nirlinger & David Christopher Wells is Walter Huff. Photo by Sandy Underwood.

Panelists for the League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) have recognized Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s DOUBLE INDEMNITY with 7 LCT nominations as well as distinguishing it as a recommended production: Direction, Michael Evan Haney; Lead Actress, Gardner Reed; Featured Actor, Michael Sean McGuinness; Set Design, Paul Shortt; Lighting Design, James Sale; Sound Design, Matthew M. Nielson; and Stage Manager, Jenifer Morrow.

Sultry, sexy and spellbinding, DOUBLE INDEMNITY is a treacherous thriller of love and murder. A beguiling seductress and morally bankrupt insurance agent plot to kill the unsuspecting husband who stands in the way of their budding romance. But will they get away with their perfect crime? Double Indemnity is a scintillating new stage version of the novel that inspired one of the most popular noir films of all time.

Panelists praised Michael Evan Haney’s direction: “The scenes — all 29 of them! — moved seamlessly, building the eerie sensibility of this noir classic.” Lead actress Gardner Reed, as Phyllis Nirlinger, “created a haunting performance that immediately transported us to the glory days of the film noir genre”; Michael Sean McGuinness as Barton Keyes was “wonderful”, “fresh”, and “engaging”. Paul Shortt’s set and James Sale’s lighting “were perfectly designed to both enhance the fluidity between the scenes and build the ominous mood”; Matthew Nielson’s sound design, with original compositions, was “one of the most enticing elements of the production and created the most evocative atmosphere.” Stage manager Jenifer Morrow was praised for “the organization and fluidity of the numerous scene changes, all executed flawlessly.” Overall, many panelists reported: “The best production I’ve seen at Playhouse all year!”

DOUBLE INDEMNITY continues through May 18th. Tickets can be purchased at www.cincyplay.com.

LCT Award Winners will be announced at the annual LCT Awards Gala, to be held Monday, May 20th at the Know Theatre. Tickets may be obtained by calling the Know Theatre Box Office, 513-300-5669.

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.com.

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April 29, 2013 · 10:12 am

LCT Awards SPAKE Top Prize in NKU’s “Y.E.S” Series

Seth Wallen & Victoria Eleanor McDevitt. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Seth Wallen & Victoria Eleanor McDevitt. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Panelists for the League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) have recognized SPAKE by David L Williams, directed by Mike King, as the best production at the Northern Kentucky University’s YES festival, the Theater department’s 16th Biennial Year End Series Festival of New Plays.

In a packed Siberian church on a snowy day, a priest is eulogizing a 109-year-old town leader when the roof caves in, killing everyone inside. Only one speaker of the Ujide language remains: Nicholas, who’s still at college. His ex-girlfriend Jessica also has languages on the brain: namely finding a wellspring language, an idea that intrigued late Ithaca serial killer Edward Rulloff. The collapse begins an amazing sequence of events involving the untranslated Voynich Manuscript, a spell, the return of Rulloff and Nicholas’ dead sister, and a reversal of the Tower of Babel. A few flakes of snow will change the world forever.

Panelists described Spake as “a thought provoking and mystical journey into reincarnation and the power of language”; a “magical reality” play.

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.com.

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