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Added performances in blue.

The cast of Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati's THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: Denise Devlin as Cindy Lou, Mia Gentile as Missy, Brooke Rucidlo as Suzy, & Sara Mackie as Betty Jean; return for the sequel, WINTER WONDERETTES, running June 24-July 24. Photo by Sandy Underwood.

• THE CINCY FRINGE FESTIVAL presented by Know Theatre of Cincinanti. The performances are scheduled June 1-12.
• GOD’S FAVORITE presented by the Showboat Majestic. The first show of the season actually on the boat (if the river cooperates). June 1-19.
• A BIG GAY CINCINNATI WEDDING being performed at The Cabaret (the newly relaunched space above Below Zero Lounge). June 2-11.
• Wright State University closes their season with BARNABY RUDGE PART ONE, the first half of the stage adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens. Running June 3-5 in the Herbst Theatre.
• Xenia Area Community Theater closes their season with the Mary Chase classic, HARVEY. The story of a man and his invisible friend, a rabbit.  June 3-12.
• Returning for another summer production is THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ABRIDGED presented by the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, June 3-26.
•  The East Side Players open their first of two summer musicals outside at the Blue Ash Recreation Center Amphitheater. Rodgers and Hemmerstein’s CINDERELLA runs June 9-18.
•  Closing out their season with a Fourth Wall production (limited run of only two weeks) is Falcon Theater’s production of the reverse-time musical THE LAST FIVE YEARS. June 10-18.
•  trueTheatre has added a new show to their season and what they promise as a annual event. trueFRINGE features five storytellers (all artists in this year’s fringe festival) sharing true, personal stories—this time, about life in-and-around the theatre.  One performance only on June 11. Recent trueTheatre productions have sold out weeks in advance.
• Her version of Spider-Man may have been a flop, but you can catch Julie Taymor’s visually-stunning, DISNEY’S THE LION KING presented by The Victoria Theatre Association. Performances run June 14-July 10. Ticket availability is probably limited.
• Commonwealth Theatre Company kicks off the NKU Summer Dinner Theatre with the musical MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY, a revue of the songs of Jule Syne. Performances run June 15-26. This series is extremely popular and sells out early.
• Encore Theater Company kicks off their summer season with ALTAR BOYZ. Performances run for one weekend, June 16-18.
• Kincaid Regional Theatre kicks-off its two-show summer season with ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE. A story about two farms seperated by a big, strong fence.  The farmers on either side of the fence refuse to let the animals of the individual farms have anything to do with each other because of a long standing feud.  One little pig from Farmer Frankin’s farm and another little pit from Farmer Fred’s farm fall in love and run away. June 17-24.
• The Steven Dietz drama, THE LAST OF THE BOYS, runs June 23-July 1 at the Brookville Community Theatre.
• This year, Bart’s Bards annual summer musical is THE WIZARD OF OZ. Performances of the family-friendly show are June 23-26.
• Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati cools things off in Over-the-Rhine with WINTER WONDERETTES. All four actresses reprise their roles from the 2010 production, THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES. Runs June 24-July 24.