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October 2, 2012 · 10:00 am

Cincinnati Playhouse’s THROUGH THE NIGHT Earns LCT Nomination

Daniel Beaty. Photo by Sandy Underwood.

Panelists for the League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) have recognized Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s THROUGH THE NIGHT with an LCT nomination for lead actor (Daniel Beaty) as well as distinguishing it as a recommended production.

THROUGH THE NIGHT is a tour-de-force solo performance which embodies the stories of six African-American men, ranging in age from 10 to 60, whose lives are intertwined in beautiful and unexpected ways during one life-changing evening. Transcending race and gender, Through the Night is a hard-hitting and inspirational story filled with possibility and promise.

Panelists described Daniel Beaty as a “brilliant showman and interpreter” whose “beautifully and powerfully acted” performance “weaved in, out and through real people– multifaceted people.” The show was praised as “moving and full of hope–an evening of pure joy, celebration and a mournful reminder as well.” Through the Night “shatters the stereotypes of the ‘African American’ plight and shows beautifully that these predicaments and life choices are ‘human’ ones.”

THROUGH THE NIGHT continues through October 21st. Tickets can be purchased at www.cincyplay.com.

Final LCT awards will be determined at the end of the season and announced at the LCT gala in the spring.

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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October 2, 2012 · 9:34 am

NKU’s YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU Earns LCT Nomination

Abby Wagner as Essie. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

Panelists for the League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) have recognized Northern Kentucky University’s production of YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU with an LCT nomination for featured actress (Abby Wagner) as well as distinguishing it as a recommended production.

YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU is one of the most popular and successful plays of modern times, delighting audiences since 1936. This Pulitzer Prize winning comedy celebrates non-conformity as a man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family. One dinner party and their families’ differences ignite!

Panelists commended Abby Wagner, who played the balletically-challenged daughter Essie, for her “dazzling, loony choreography” who had “the audience in stitches” with her contortions. Many thought she was the best Essie they have seen performed. Panelists recommended the production as a whole, saying the show “rendered the benign anarchy that reigns in the Sycamore household with a terrific ensemble cast” who had “spot-on comic timing”.

YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU continues through October 7th. Tickets can be purchased at http://artscience.nku.edu/departments/theatre/boxoffice.html.

Final LCT awards will be determined at the end of the season and announced at the LCT gala in the spring.

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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September 17, 2012 · 8:50 pm

Showboat’s THE MUSIC MAN Earns LCT Recommendation

The citizens of River City. Photo by Holly Yurchison.

Panelists for the League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) have recognized Showboat Majestic’s THE MUSIC MAN as a recommended production.

This classic American musical follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize – this despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef.

Panelists praised the production as “delightful,” “high-energy” and “enthusiastic,” with innovative choreography and staging using the Showboat stage to its full potential.

THE MUSIC MAN continues through September 30th. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com/sbm.

Final LCT awards will be determined at the end of the season and announced at the LCT gala in the spring.

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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September 11, 2012 · 5:31 pm

Cincinnati Shakespeare’s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Earns 2 LCT Nominations

Alyssa Mehnert as Jean Louise Finch (Scout), Bruce Cromer as Atticus Finch, Noah Lentini as Jeremy Finch (Jem) & Torie Wiggins as Calpurnia. Photo by Jeanna Vella.

Panelists for the League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) have recognized Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD with LCT nominations for lead actor (Bruce Cromer) and featured actress (Torie Wiggins) as well as distinguishing it as a recommended production.

In this adaptation of the beloved Harper Lee novel, set in a small town in Alabama in 1935, Scout and her brother Jem learn courage and compassion as their father, Atticus Finch, defends a young black man falsely accused of a crime.

Panelists praised Bruce Cromer’s portrayal of Atticus Finch as “sensational” and “strong enough to hold off the image of the iconic Gregory Peck.” Torie Wiggins as Calpurnia “did a great job of establishing her relationship with the children and her place as a black woman in the time period.” Overall, the panelists recommended the production as “terrific” and “worthy of coming out of your house, like Boo Radley”.

“To Kill a Mockingbird” continues through September 30th. Tickets can be purchased at www.cincyshakes.com.

Final LCT awards will be determined at the end of the season and announced at the LCT gala in the spring.

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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September 11, 2012 · 5:22 pm

ETC’s GOOD PEOPLE Earns LCT Recommendation

Annie Fitzpatrick as Margie, Margaret Ivey as Kate & Chris Clavelli as Mike. Photo by Ryan Kurtz.

Panelists for the League of Cincinnati Theatres (LCT) have recognized Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati’s “Good People” as a recommended production.

This regional premiere of a work by Pulitzer Prize winning writer David Lindsay-Abaire explores the struggles, shifting loyalties and unshakeable hopes that come with having next to nothing in America. Laid off from her job at the dollar store in South Boston, Margie Walsh goes to seek out the one who got away—both from “Southie” and from her. Instead, she finds herself in the ‘burbs and out of her element, facing the question: is opportunity granted or earned?

Panelists praised the production as “relevant to our time,” “moving,” and “incisive.” One commented, “All of the elements in this production – technical, acting, staging – worked perfectly.”

“Good People” continues through September 23rd. Tickets can be purchased at www.ensemblecincinnati.org.

Final LCT awards will be determined at the end of the season and announced at the LCT gala in the spring.

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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