September on local stages is dominated by the Bard of Avon. Cincinnati Shakespeare opened its intimate new theater with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Playhouse in the Park begins its season with Shakespeare in Love, later this month Northern Kentucky University will also be Dream-ing and University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music goes for the […]
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Theatre Review: Star of “Midsummer” is Cincy Shakes’s New Theater
Cincinnati Shakespeare’s splendid new, intimate theater is the star of season opener A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Bard’s romantic comedy about a royal wedding, young lovers being messed with by fairies, and a troupe of goofball working guys intent on performing for the wedding celebration. The new theater is nicely tucked on Elm Street across […]
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See Actor David Strathairn in FREE Performance of “Theater of War”
David Strathairn, renowned character actor and award-winning star of film, TV and stage comes to Cincinnati for one night only in what looks like a must-see, free event — Theater of War, a theatrical public health project at 7 p.m. Sept. 7 in the Patricia Corbett Theater at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. Theater […]
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Improv Festival Returns to OTR for 4th Year
Love improv? Get ready for a feast Sept. 6-10, when the 4th Annual Improv Festival of Cincinnati (IF Cincy), produced by OTRImprov, takes up residence at Know Theatre in Over-the-Rhine. The headliners: Heyday comprised of veteran improvisors seen with Second City, Upright Citizens Brigade, LA, Westside Comedy Theatre, and a current cast member on Comedy Central’s […]
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Carnegie Names New Executive Director
The Carnegie named its new executive director on Tuesday. Kimberly Best, who has been interim director since May when Katie Brass resigned, will take over on a permanent basis at the largest multi-disciplinary arts organization in Northern Kentucky. She first joined the Carnegie in 2009 as a development associate before leaving in 2013 to work […]
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Theatre Review: The Drowsy Chaperone at The Incline Theater
Capturing the affection of a drowsy audience and waking them up to more than they expected and finally to a love-in standing ovation – that’s a performance. The show is The Drowsy Chaperone, continuing at The Incline Theater through Aug. 27, a sly salute to the geeks who live for musicals – not just fans […]
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Actors Prepare to Bare All in Carnegie’s “Full Monty”
Take it all off, gentlemen. And sing and dance while you’re doing it! Hit musical The Full Monty opens the Carnegie 2017-18 season on Aug. 12 and plays weekends through the month. In the show, six Buffalo steelworkers lose their jobs when the mill closes. How to bring in some dough? Take it off, baby. […]
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Theatre Review: Twist on “Robin Hood” Explores Gender Issues
The thesis of Know Theatre’s well-executed but nevertheless not-ready-for-prime-time summer entertainment Marian: Or the True Tale of Robin Hood is that the lady can do all the heroics but it still takes a man to be taken seriously and get the credit. There’s no arguing that some things never change. Look no further than last […]
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New Plays by Local Writers to Premiere at Festival
Some of the best things happening on in the local theater scene is more and more opportunities being created for local playwrights. Know Theatre in Over-the-Rhine is the big dog in this small pool, with year-round opportunities. Earlier this month it spotlighted more than 30 local writers, from pros to beginners, in the One-Minute Play […]
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With “Les Miserables” Opening, NKY Company for Students Prepares to Grow
The biggest musical ever brings together a company of 100 high school actors, designers, musicians, and crew this week when the Commonwealth Artists Summer Theatre (C.A.S.T.) in Fort Thomas presents Les Miserables School Edition July 21-30. Noble Jean Valjean is sentenced to prison and hard labor for stealing a loaf of bread for his starving […]
