Commonwealth Theatre will continue its winning ways this summer with a Neil Simon favorite and a musical comedy charmer at Northern Kentucky University in June and July. Tickets go on sale Feb. 19 and include dinner-and-show. The Sunshine Boys, June 3-21. In this Neil Simon classic, the legendary comedy team of Lewis and Clark are no longer speaking […]
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“Theory of Mind” Tells Story of Autistic Teen
Theory of Mind, a sensitive, unsentimental portrait of relationships, tells the story of Bill, a teenager who happens to live on the autism spectrum. It’s part of Playhouse in the Park’s touring “Off the Hill” family series with performances in Northern Kentucky Feb. 14-22. Theory of Mind, winner of the 2008 Macy’s New Play Prize […]
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Carnegie Presented $26,000 Grant in Frankfort
The Carnegie in Covington was among the beneficiaries of state arts grants handed out in Frankfort on Wednesday which was designated Arts Day in Kentucky. The day is an opportunity for arts leaders to thank members of the Kentucky General Assembly for their continued support of arts funding through the Kentucky Arts Council. […]
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New Theatrical Version of “In The Heat of the Night” Lands on Newport Stage
It’s 1962. A hot August night lies heavy over the small town of Argo, Alabama. A dead white man is found and the local police arrest a black stranger named Virgil Tibbs. Falcon Theatre takes a new stage script (2010) to revive the classic murder mystery, opening Friday the 13th and playing weekends through Feb. 28. […]
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She’s Not Only Executive VP at NKU, Rowlands Will Appear in One Woman Show
“I heard the voice of Jesus slow, impossibly slow, like the blood flowing in the vessels of the snake, from its heart all the way to the moon.” Sue Ott Rowlands, Provost and Executive Vice-President of Academic Affairs at Northern Kentucky University, headlines The Play’s the Thing at 6 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Mercantile Library […]
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Theatre Review: “Twilight LA” is Thought-Provoking, Riveting
If you long for thought-provoking theatre in riveting performance – waste no time in getting to the Aronoff’s Fifth Third Theater – and remembering the name Diogenes Theatre Company. In a short run through Sunday, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 is Anna Deavere Smith’s docu-drama solo performance with top-notch local actress Torie Wiggins a knock-out as she breathes […]
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Jackie Demaline: Don’t Miss These Shows in February
It’s February and love is in the air – insomuch as February is always the best month of the year on Cincinnati stages. I have no idea why. An acknowledgement that die-hard theatergoers are the only ones you can count on to come out in the cold and sleet and snow and ice, so give them good […]
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Theatre Review: “Handmaid’s Tale” is Know’s Best Show this Season
Know Theatre’s main stage has its best showing of the year to date with The Handmaid’s Tale, a solo performance adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s vision of a dystopia that has replaced the democracy that was the United States. Corinne Mohlenhoff holds the stage for two hours (with an intermission break) as Offred, who, in the new totalitarian […]
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Actress Embarks on Theatrical Roller Coaster Ride in “The Other Place” at Ensemble
Regina Pugh is about to take a theatrical “roller coaster ride,” as she describes her role in the regional premiere of The Other Place, opening Wednesday at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. “I’m very excited a little intimidated and more than a little terrified,” laughs the veteran actress. Pugh has been performing and directing on Cincinnati’s professional […]
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North Kentucky Kids Earn Accolades at National Theatre Festival
They sang, they danced and they did great. Northern Kentucky young talents Lily Deye, Tanner Gleeson, Janie Nalbandian, Isabelle Salter, and Kotomi Yokokura were part of the troupe from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music Preparatory Dept. who went to Atlanta last week to participate in the national Junior Theatre Festival. (SEE PREVIOUSLY: 5 Northern […]
