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February 21, 2015 · 10:11 am

SNOW CANCELLATIONS For Feb. 21

MISC_Snow Cancellations

Updated 5:43pm

  • BYE BYE LIVER presented by 628 Productions
    It is with great sadness that we have to CANCEL the show tonight 2/21. Snowmaggedon has officially hit Cincinnati and continues to pummel us. If you had tickets for tonight, we will take care of you!
  • CHAPATTI presented by Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.
    Due to the inclement weather, the Saturday, Feb. 21, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. performances of CHAPATTI have been canceled. The Box Office will remain closed today. We apologize for the inconvenience.
  • THE CORONATION OF POPPEA presented by UC College-Conservatory of Music
    Due to inclement weather, the Saturday evening performance of THE CORONATION OF POPPEA has been canceled. Sunday’s matinee performance is expected to proceed as originally scheduled. If we can add any make-up performances of this production, we will make an announcement ASAP. For more information about UC’s campus closure today, please visit http://www.uc.edu/news/nr.aspx?id=20792.
  • IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT presented by Falcon Theater
    Due to the inclement weather, we’ve decided to keep our actors AND fans safe and warm this evening and are canceling tonight’s 8 p.m. performance of In the Heat of the Night.
    We’ll be adding a performance this Thursday, 2/26 at 8 p.m. Our Box Office will call anyone with a reservation to reschedule their tickets for next week.
    We’ll see you next week!
  • LITTLE WOMEN presented by Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
    Tonight’s performance of LITTLE WOMEN is cancelled due to snow. If you have tickets, a staff member will call you this afternoon to reschedule, or you can use the link in your confirmation email to exchange for another date. If we do not reach you today, please call the box office next week to reschedule.
  • LOVE LETTERS presented by Fairfield Footlighters
    The Saturday, Feb 21, production of “Love Letters” has been CANCELED due to the current Level 2 Snow Emergency in Butler County. Ticket holders will be contacted for an opportunity to exchange for a future performance. We apologize for any inconvenience.Please come and see Bob & Heidi perform on Sunday, March 1, at 2pm. They look forward to seeing your friendly faces!
  • MOVE OVER MRS. MARKHAM presented by Beechmont Players
    Beechmont Players, Inc. has decided to cancel the Saturday, February 21, performance of “Move Over, Mrs. Markham” due to inclement weather. Our box office will call our patrons who have already bought tickets for tonight to exchange their tickets for another performance. For a complete performance schedule, visithttp://beechmontplayers.org/shows/move-over-mrs-markham/ or call our ticket hotline at 513-233-2468.
  • A NICE FAMILY GATHERING presented by The Sunset Players
    Sunset Players at the Arts Center at Dunham is cancelling tonight’s performance of “A Nice Family Gathering” due to weather conditions. Tickets purchased for tonight’s show can be redeemed for another performance. Remaining performance dates include: February 27-28; March 1, 5, 6, & 7. For additional questions, please call 513-588-4988.
  • SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK LIVE! JR presented by The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
    Today’s Kids Kuisine event at 11:30 AM and our 2 PM Performance of SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK LIVE JR. is CANCELED.Please contact cohmer@cincinnatimagazine.com regarding requesting a refund for Kids Kuisine event tickets ONLY or you can donate the value of your event ticket to The Children’s Theatre.Regarding SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK LIVE JR., our ticket office will resume our regular business hours on Monday, February 23 at 10:00am.

    Your options:

    – Multi-ticket holders not currently attending DISNEY’S ALADDIN JR. can exchange their tickets for one of the performances in April.

    · Season ticket holders and multi-ticket holders that have tickets to DISNEY’S ALADDIN JR. may donate the value of their tickets to our program to support underserved children to attend one of our performances or request a refund.
    · Patrons that purchased single tickets must return to the point of purchase to receive a refund.

    Please email our ticket office with any additional questions at tickets@thechildrenstheatre.com.

    Thank you.

  • SEUSSICAL presented by Oxford Area Community Theatre
    Due to the road conditions and the Level 2 Snow Emergency in Butler County, tonight’s performance (Saturday, Feb. 21) is CANCELLED. We are in the process of arranging a make up date, and will post that information as soon as it becomes available. If you have tickets for this performance, they will be honored for the make up date. At this point, the performance for tomorrow (Sunday, Feb. 22) is STILL ON!!! Let’s hope the weather cooperates and the roads get cleared tomake travel safe! We apologize for the inconvenience and disappointment.
  • STANTON’S GARAGE presented by CenteStage Players of Ohio
    Due to severe weather conditions, CenterStage Players must cancel tonight’s 8p performance of Stanton’s Garage. Today’s tickets will be honored in our upcoming shows. Contact CenterStage Players 513-588-4910 for questions or to reschedule.

  • THE WOMEN presented by Village Players
    Due to the severe weather, tonight’s performance of The Women has been cancelled. Please come see us Sunday or next weekend. Be careful out there and stay warm!

NOT CANCELLED:

  • ANYTHING GOES presented by Broadway in Cincinnati
    Today’s performances of ANYTHING GOES will go on as scheduled. Due to the forecasted inclement weather, Ticket Holders who are unable to attend their performance may exchange into one of the remaining performances (Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 1:00 PM, or Sunday at 6:30 PM.)- Subscribers, please contact your Subscriber Hotline at 800.294.1816, (today until noon), or exchange online at BroadwayInCincinnati.com (available until 2 hous prior to your original performance)
    – If you purchased through CincinnatiArts.org or the Aronoff Center Ticket Office, call (513) 621.2787 (today until 8:00 PM)
    – If you have any questions, call us at (513) 621-2787 (today until 8:00 PM).

    – If there are any changes to this weekend’s performances, we will post updated information on our Facebook page and on our website at www.CincinnatiArts.org.

    Stay safe and warm today!

  • AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY presented by Clifton Players and Untethered Theater
    Tonight’s performance of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY is on. We know it’s cold, so escape to the sweltering Oklahoma plains with us. Showtime is still 8pm. A few tickets remain.
  • THE HANDMAID’S TALE presented by Know Theatre of Cincinnati
    The weather outside is indeed frightful, but the show goes on at Know Theatre of Cincinnati tonight.Tonight’s final performance of The Handmaid’s Tale at Know Theatre will proceed as planned at 8PM.

    THAT SAID: If you have tickets for tonight but do not feel comfortable making the trip in, please give us a call at 513-300-5669 on Monday and we will be happy to issue vouchers for a future show at the Know, or provide you with a refund of your ticket if a future show is not in the cards for you.

    Thank you for being a part of the Know Theatre Tribe, be safe out there, and we’ll see you at the theatre.

  • LES MISERABLES at Northern Kentucky University
    Hoping to see LES MISÉRABLES but missed your chance to get tickets?
    Due to cancellations, many tickets have been made available for tonight’s 8pm performance. Come to the Box Office before the show to purchase available tickets.
  • A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM presented by Xavier University Theatre
    A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM will go on as scheduled tonight!

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February 20, 2015 · 1:15 pm

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Review (GYTN)

Links to all reviews can be found using the REVIEWS link at the top of the page. Blog postings, links and more are available on my Facebook fan page. You can also receive updates on Twitter from @BTCincyRob.

Sara White as Jean, Mindy Heithaus as Karen, Leah Strasser as Johnna, Nathan Neorr as Steve, Carol Brammer as Barbara & Kevin Crowley as Bill.

Sara White as Jean, Mindy Heithaus as Karen, Leah Strasser as Johnna, Nathan Neorr as Steve, Carol Brammer as Barbara & Kevin Crowley as Bill.

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY presented by The Clifton Players & Untethered Theatre through March 14. Click here for more information on the production. I attended the opening night performance. GYTN = Get You Tickets Now.

I purposely avoid watching motion picture versions of plays before I have a chance to see them on the stage. This production was my first opportunity to see AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY. Aside from the show’s description, I went into Thursday’s performance with no foreknowledge of the play. And I’m really happy about that fact.

It’s perfectly understandable why this play by Tracy Letts won so many award, including the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2008 Tony Award for Best Play. The script is excellent.

At its core, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY is about the destruction of a family and the audience is front and center to witness it. One event starts the dominoes tumbling, and it’s one bombshell revelation after another. Just when you think you’ve heard or seen the worse the show has to offer, there is another explosive scene. The drama also has some great comic moments that come about organically.

Kevin Crowley as Bill Fordham & Carol Brammer as Barbara Fordham.

Kevin Crowley as Bill & Carol Brammer as Barbara.

For me, the show has a bit of a reality TV feel to it. But unlike a normal guilty-pleasure, there is no screen to serve as a buffer. There is an intimacy to what is happening. And you are so close to it, that at times, there is this uncomfortable sense of being an intruder. But you still can’t turn away.

The three-act play has a run-time of 3 hours and 15 minutes with two fifteen-minute intermissions. It doesn’t feel like it. Not once was I compelled to look at my watch, because there is so much to take in from the performances. The ensemble, across the board, does outstanding work. This is a challenging and complex play and I feel that the actors treated it as such and met the challenge. For many of them, the characters are so different from the work that I have seen them do in the past, that it shines as their best.

Each character, and their relationships to each other, are clearly defined and believable. Beyond that, each character carries a burden of some kind that is a heavy influence on their traits and motivations. I found myself connecting emotionally to every one of them. The energy of it is palpable.

I really enjoyed the spiritual serenity Leah Strasser brought to the role of Johanna. The vulnerability of Carter Bratton’s Little Charles. The empathy I had for Kevin Crowley’s Bill. The disdain I had for the meanness of Christine Dye’s Mattie Fae. The sympathy for poor Ivy played by MaryKate Moran. Nathan Neorr’s “stranger danger” vibe. And my love/hate relationship with Carol Brammer’s Barbara where I’m calling her a bitch in my mind one moment, and feeling sorry for her in the next. The tone of Buz Davis’ opening scene as Beverly is spot on and I totally understood what his conversation with Johnna really was.

Christine Dye as Mattie Fae & Bob Allen as Charlie.

Christine Dye as Mattie Fae & Bob Allen as Charlie.

There are many powerful moments in the play. Bob Allen and Christine Dye’s final scene together. Mindy Heithaus and Carol Brammer’s first scene together and their final confrontation. Brammer and Kevin Crowley’s uncomfortable entrance and their final scene. The awkwardness of the conversation between Brammer and Reggie Willis as Sherriff Gilbeau. The encounter between Nathan Neorr and Sarah White is handled very well. White is totally convincing as a 15 year-old girl and I’m really glad she decided to commute from NYC for the role. Dale Hodges is amazing as trainwreck Violet and the dinner scene of her versus the entire family is pitch perfect. I also liked how the scene with the three sisters showed how the apple doesn’t fall very far from the tree.

Another factor in the success of the show is Buz Davis’ direction. The scene work is amazing. Davis is also responsible for the set design, which affords six playing areas in the small space. Everyone who worked on this show should be proud of what they have achieved.

This production of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY is one of those magical theatrical experiences that I will carry forever. It is superbly acted and emotionally engaging.  I hope you get a chance to experience it for yourself. It is a lengthy run, but the house size is small, so buy your tickets early and in advance.

My rating: 5 out of 5

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February 17, 2015 · 11:26 am

VIDEO: Buz Davis Discusses Directing AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

Kevin Crowley as Bill Fordham & Carol Brammer as Barbara Fordham.

Kevin Crowley as Bill Fordham & Carol Brammer as Barbara Fordham.

DIiector Buz Davis discusses the challenges of directing AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY in the intimate Clifton Performance Theatre.

About the show: The Weston sisters return to their Oklahoman homestead once their father Beverly goes missing. In the summer heat they’re forced to examine their own lives, their futures and their relationship with their sharp-tongued mother. Family secrets, generational conflict and repressed truths explode in this portrait of one of the most dysfunctional families the stage has ever seen. Family dysfunction unfolds as family secrets and decades of pain are slowly revealed.

Performances run Feb. 19-March 14. For more information and a complete cast list click here.

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February 11, 2015 · 6:47 pm

VIDEO: Dale Hodges Discusses Her Role in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

CP_August Osage CountyDale Hodges discusses her role of family matriarch Violet Weston in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY.

The Weston sisters return to their Oklahoman homestead once their father Beverly goes missing. In the summer heat they’re forced to examine their own lives, their futures and their relationship with their sharp-tongued mother. Family secrets, generational conflict and repressed truths explode in this portrait of one of the most dysfunctional families the stage has ever seen. Family dysfunction unfolds as family secrets and decades of pain are slowly revealed.

Performances run Feb. 19-March 14. For more information and a complete cast list click here.

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February 8, 2015 · 6:50 pm

Auditions Announced for THREE DAYS OF RAIN at Untethered Theater

UTC_logoUntethered Theater is auditioning actors its upcoming production for THREE DAYS OF RAIN. Auditions are for the parts of Walker/Ned and Pip/Theo. Auditions will consist of readings from the script; no prepared material needed.

[Walker/Ned Walker: A quirky and unstable young man, haunted by what he sees as a destructive and unloving relationship with his parents. He has a habit of disappearing suddenly in order to avoid dealing with real life. Ned: Walker and Nan’s father, despite his son’s depiction of him as cold and uncaring, in his youth he was a stuttering, shy, and talented architect.

Pip/Theo Pip: A proudly naïve TV actor and family friend of the Janeway’s. Handsome, and not as dumb as he looks, he is constantly frustrated by others taking their lives so seriously, and can’t fathom why people see the need to incite drama. Theo: Pip’s father and Ned’s business partner. A very charismatic man who is more interested in fame and the accolades that come with it, than creating the art that would earn it.]

Auditions will be held February 25 at the Clifton Performance Theatre (404 Ludlow Avenue) from 6pm-9pm and are by appointment only. Email director Leah Strasser at lsstrasser@gmail.com to schedule an audition.

Show dates for THREE DAYS OF RAIN are May 7-23, 2015 at the Clifton Performance Theatre.

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