A weekend in the country for two couples spins out of control. A quarrelsome comedy about love and marriage and what exactly constitutes morality definitely sounds like fodder for fierce and funny playwright Theresa Rebeck. Poor Behavior plays Nov. 17-Dec. 2 at Newport’s Falcon Theatre, featuring a strong cast of indie theatre veterans and talented […]
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In “Sister Act”, Actress Finds Connection to Lead Character’s Desire to Be Discovered
Disco diva Deloris Van Cartier, crowned “Lady Fabulous” of 1978, decides to break up with her gangster boyfriend when he doesn’t get her a promised record deal. Too bad her timing couldn’t be worse – she finds him just in time to witness a murder and she’s on the lam – and in protective custody in the convent. […]
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Theatre Review: “Tenderly” at The Carnegie
Kim Schroeder Long’s performance in the title role of Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical will probably be enough to keep most audience members happy despite a flawed production at The Carnegie, continuing through Nov. 19. Tenderly offers high points – and low points – of Clooney’s professional and private life performed as a two-hander. Long plays […]
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Theatre Review: “The Drowning Girls” at Clifton Performance Theatre
Clifton Performance Theatre moves its act a couple miles north this season. Just continue up Ludlow, hang a left at Spring Grove and there you are. (I say this without knowing if there’s a legal left onto Spring Grove, but that’s where you’ll find funky, century old The Liberty, at 3938 Spring Grove, […]
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Rosemary Clooney’s Story is Told in Musical, “Tenderly”
The story of Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical begins just 60 miles from Covington in Maysville. Part hit parade and part bio, the show comes to The Carnegie, Nov. 4-19. Clooney’s life was so filled with highs and lows it would have been worthy of a movie: recording for Columbia Records at 18, starring with Bing […]
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In “Carnegie Miscast”, Boys Will Be Girls (& Girls Will Be Boys) for Showtune Faves
We’ve been hoping a local theater would grab an idea that’s become a huge hit with Broadway fans in New York and across the U.S. And here it is. The Carnegie Miscast, playing for one night only at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, is a fundraiser that gives some of our best local theatre […]
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Ensemble Theatre to Show Off Renovated Space with “This Random World”
Is it a Random World? “Yes – and no,” says Annie Fitzpatrick, one of the area’s favorite, and best, actresses. She plays a central role in the Cincinnati premiere of playwright Steve Dietz’s This Random World, opening Oct. 11 at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. The wistful drama is packed with area all-star performers including Kelly Mengelkoch, […]
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For Sale: Place Settings from Immigrants’ Stories told at Fringe Festival
Pieces from a performance that told the stories of local immigrants are going up for sale. Local performance group Pones Inc. created Place/Setting for the 2017 Cincinnati Fringe Festival and worked with visual artist Pam Kravitz and documentarian Ian Forsgren to break down barriers, diffuse stereotypes, cultivate empathy, and challenge the audience to explore ideas of belong […]
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“Miracle Worker” Teaches Perseverance, Something Learned by Local Actress/Teacher
Stage classic The Miracle Worker is the season opener for the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, continuing through Oct. 1. It’s the story of teacher Annie Sullivan and her blind and mute student Helen Keller. Only Annie realizes that violent and spoiled Helen has a mind and spirit waiting to be rescued from the […]
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Story of Typhoid Mary Comes to Life as Queen City Theater Opens at Carnegie
There really was a Typhoid Mary and always-watchable pro actress Jennifer Joplin takes the title role in a regional premiere when Queen City Theater crosses the river to The Carnegie in Covington, to make its Northern Kentucky debut, though October 8. Typhoid Mary is the first play in Queen City’s edgy, contemporary, three-play 2017-18 season. […]
