Cincinnati Shakespeare Company brought its touring production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to Erlanger’s Flagship Park on Friday evening. The company returns on Friday, August 28 with Romeo & Juliet. RCN photographer Brian Frey produced these photos from Friday night.
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Carnegie to Perform “Godspell” at Outdoor, Socially-Distant Production
The Carnegie is taking its show on the road, with plans to offer the musical Godspell at an outdoor venue in Hamilton, Oh. The show, which opened Off-Broadway in 1971, is a musical based upon the Gospel According to St. Matthew, and is written by Stephen Schwartz. The production will feature physically-distant staging and a […]
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The Carnegie Theatre Launches Creative Disruption Committee to Support Local Art-Making and Performance Community
The Carnegie Theatre in Covington is using Covid-19 as a chance to get creative and keep the arts alive. (Img: Lori Valentine, owner of Fort Thomas Coffee, played the role of Maude Dunlop in the 2017 Carnegie Theatre performance of The Music Man.) Editor’s Note: The following is a press release from The Carnegie Theatre. […]
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Footlighters Take Next Show to Internet for Online Viewing
With theaters still mostly unable to perform live in Kentucky due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Newport’s the Footlights plan to turn their talent to the internet. Instead of performing at the Stained Glass Theatre, Footlighters will present Fibber McGee and Molly online July 25 at 7 p.m. and July 26 at 2 p.m. The radio program […]
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Carnegie Pushes Back Theatre Season, Adds New Shows for 2021
The Carnegie announced Thursday that its previously announced 2020-21 theatrical season will be pushed back to 2021-22 due to the ongoing pandemic. But the Covington arts organization plans some new programming in the season’s place, including a new musical about George Remus, the infamous local bootlegger of the early 20th century. “While postponing so many […]
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Show Created in Covington Apartment to Premiere at Cincinnati Fringe
Paul & Erika’s House Show was created, performed, and recorded at the Covington home of co-creators Paul Strickland and Erika Kate MacDonald. The show is set to premiere at the upcoming Cincinnati Fringe Festival, which will be delivered virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 35-minute “virtual house for adults” features stories, original music, […]
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Falcon Theatre Announces 2020-21 Season, Includes Two Postponed by COVID-19
Falcon Theatre, like all entertainment venues in the region, was forced to shutter productions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the Newport theater company plans to return with its next season in August. In an announcement on Thursday, Falcon Theatre asked for supporters to purchase a “flex pass” to provide the company with income and […]
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Falcon’s Next Show Chronicles Relationship of Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass
Falcon Theatre in Newport opens its next show on March 20, The Agitators. The play, written by Mat Smart, chronicles young 1840s abolitionists Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass. The tempestuous friendship that developed between them over decades was formed by the cause against slavery, despite their differences. She was a qwhite Quaker and he was […]
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Footlighters, Inc. Presents “Of Mice and Men”, Opens Thursday
The production will be presented by Footlighters, Inc. Of Mice and Men opens Thursday, Feb. 13 (Img: Velvette Photography) By Jessie Eden Footlighters, Inc., will kick off the third show of its 2019-2020 season this Thursday, February 13. The production runs from February 13 through February 29. It will be held at the beautiful Stained Glass […]
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Carnegie’s 2020-21 Theatre Season to Include Debut of New Play
A new work by D. Lynn Meyers, producing artistic director at Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, will conclude the next theatrical season at the Carnegie in Covington. Northern Kentucky’s largest arts organization announced the new season last week. The season opens with the popular musical Little Shop of Horrors, August 8 – 23. Million Dollar Quartet follows. It […]