Latest Photos
Photo Flash: Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati Presents ALICE IN WONDERLANDby A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(11/28/2018) - Ain't no party like a Wonderland tea party! Ignite your sense of adventure by joining the ever-curious Alice and her bubbly friends this holiday season as Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (ETC) presents the return of one of its most popular and cherished family-friendly musicals Alice in Wonderland, playing November 28-December 30, 2018. Based on the adored, imaginative tale by Lewis Carroll, the fantastical classic receives a sassy, contemporary spin by local creative team Joseph McDonough (playwright) and David Kisor (composer and lyricist). Featuring an updated score along with ETC's hallmark of exuberant, colorful costumes, it is sure to be a sweet holiday treat for the entire family.
Photo Flash: First Look at SUSAN SWAYNE AND THE BEWILDERED BRIDE at Know Theatreby Julie Musbach - Cincinnati
(11/23/2018) - Know Theatre presents their newest MainStage adventure, Susan Swayne and the Bewildered Bride by Reina Hardy, running November 24 - December 16.
Photo Flash: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Presents TWELFTH NIGHTby A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(11/14/2018) - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is pleased to announce more details on their upcoming productions this November and December. Opening next on the mainstage will be William Shakespeare's wonderful comedy "Twelfth Night" directed by Austin Tichenor playing November 16- December 8, 2018. Following closely after that will be the 13th Annual production of the beloved holiday classic "Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and Then Some!)" December 14- 30, 2018 directed again by Jeremy Dubin. Sponsors for "Twelfth Night" include Barnes Denig, Stock Yards Bank & Trust, and Judge (Ret.) Mark Painter. "Every Christmas Story Ever Told" is sponsored by Messer, Raymond James, and Thompson Hine.
Photo Flash: First Look at THE MAN-BEAST at Know Theatreby Stephi Wild - Cincinnati
(10/20/2018) - Based on the 18th Century legend of the Beast of Gevaudan, The Man-Beast is a taut and seductive new drama by Know Theatre favorite Joseph Zettelmaier (author of 2015's All Childish Things and 2016's Pulp).
Photo Flash: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Presents the Regional Debut of 1984by A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(10/10/2018) - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company continues its 25th Anniversary Season at The Otto M. Budig Theater with "1984", a new adaptation of George Orwell's classic novel by Robert Icke and Duncan MacMillan. "1984" runs October 12 - November 3, and is directed by Producing Artistic Director Brian Isaac Phillips and features Resident Ensemble Members Justin McCombs and Sara Clark. This regional debut production will feature a revolutionary multimedia design by Brave Berlin, the Founding Creative Directors of Blink and LumenoCity, of light and sound that will create an immersive Orwellian theatrical experience! This production is generously sponsored by The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, JR./U.S. Bank Foundation.
Photo Flash: First Look at MARY'S MONSTER at Know Theatreby Julie Musbach - Cincinnati
(9/14/2018) - Exploring the complicated biography of the woman who redefined horror, this new play written by and starring Maggie Lou Rader (Marian, Pulp, Silent Sky, Hearts Like Fists, and Know's Education Director) takes the stage for 8 performances only from September 14-23, 2018.
Photo Flash: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Presents A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUMby A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(9/5/2018) - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company may be celebrating its 25th anniversary, but it is still breaking new ground as a company! In its second year at The Otto M. Budig Theater in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati's home for the classics is turning to a new genre of classics: the classic musical. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, September 7-29, 2018 with a book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, will be directed by CSC's Producing Artistic Director Brian Isaac Phillips and features longtime ensemble member Matthew Lewis Johnson in the principal role. The production is generously sponsored by Fifth Third Bank and Construction Process Solutions Limited.
Photo Flash: First Look at Know Theatre's Whisper Houseby Julie Musbach - Cincinnati
(7/27/2018) - Amid the threat of U-Boats patrolling the coast and the rising suspicion toward Japanese Americans, a young boy named Christopher is sent to live with an aunt he's never met: Lily, the reclusive keeper of a Mainelight house.
Photo Flash: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Presents THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)by A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(7/19/2018) - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company opens its 25th Anniversary Season with the comical Shakespeare send-up The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) by Jess Wingfield, Adam Long, and Daniel Singer, playing July 20 - August 11, 2018. The production is directed by CSC Associate Artistic Director, Sara Clark, and features Resident Ensemble Members Geoffrey Warren Barnes II, Justin McCombs, and Miranda McGee. This production reunites the cast from two previous comedy hit productions from CSC summers past: The Complete History of America (abridged) and All the Great Books (abridged). This production is generously sponsored by Beam Suntory.
Photo Flash: Cincinnati Opera Presents ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL, A Pink Floyd Operaby A.A. Cristi - Opera
(7/19/2018) - Transforming Pink Floyd's 1979 album The Wall onto the operatic stage, Another Brick in the Wall tells the semi-autobiographical story of a rock star's troubled journey after lashing out at an admiring concertgoer. Another Brick in the Wall completely transforms Roger Waters's original work into a standard operatic form, with eight soloists, 51 chorus members, and a 64-piece orchestra. The opera received its world premiere at Opera de Montreal in March 2017, with ten sold-out performances. Cincinnati Opera is a co-producer of the opera with Productions Opera Concept M.P., Inc., led by executive director Pierre Dufour. The concept and stage direction for the production was created by Dominic Champagne, renowned for his work on such Cirque de Soleil productions as LOVE, Varekai, and Zumanity.
Photo Coverage: Charles Strouse Celebrates His Birthday at Children's Theatre of Cincinnati's Reading of IT'S A BIRD...IT'S A PLANE, IT'S SUPERMANby Walter McBride - Broadway
(6/9/2018) - SUPERMAN is the tale of Superman's efforts to defeat a vengeful scientist, the new villain Dr. Abner Sedgwick, who seeks to destroy the world's symbol of good. In this premiere adaptation of the 1966 musical, It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman, this TYA-friendly musical will be sure to soar up, up and away into the hearts of all children and the young at heart.
Photo Flash: Cincinnati Shakespeare Presents Madcap Comedy NOISES OFFby A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(5/16/2018) - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company closes their Debut Season at The Otto M. Budig Theater with Noises Off, by Michael Frayn. The production is directed by Ed Stern, the former Artistic Director of the Playhouse in the Park, The cast features CSC's Producing Artistic Director, Brian Isaac Phillips, as well as Dale Hodges, Joneal Joplin, Jeremy Dubin, Kelly Mengelkoch, Justin McCombs, and Brooke Steele. This show is generously sponsored by Towne Properties in memory of Lambert Agin, Messer Construction, and Thompson Hine.
Photo Flash: Know Theatre Presents The Regional Premiere Of ADA AND THE ENGINEby A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(4/13/2018) - A bright, ambitious young woman. A wary mother, who has seen where too much freedom can lead. A brilliant man, whose ideas are almost revolutionary - almost.
Photo Flash: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Stages Sizzling Family Drama, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOFby A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(4/6/2018) - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company continues their Debut Season at The Otto M. Budig Theater with Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams. The production is directed by Michael Evan Haney, the former Associate Artistic Director of the Playhouse in the Park, and features Cincinnati Shakespeare Company's resident ensemble, including Maggie Lou Rader, Grant Niezgodski, Jim Hopkins, Justin McCombs, and Kelly Mengelkoch. This show is generously sponsored by Huntington, Murphy Landen Jones, and Roehr Insurance Agency.
Photo Flash: Know Theatre presents KILL MOVE PARADISEby A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(3/2/2018) - Described by Philadelphia-based playwright James Ijames as "an expressionistic buzzsaw through the contemporary myth that 'all lives matter,'" Kill Move Paradise takes an unflinching look at the collateral damage of our biases and our assumptions about young black men.
Photo Flash: Cincinnati Shakespeare presents OTHELLOby A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(2/28/2018) - Although a Moor and an outsider in Venice, Othello's military prowess has earned him the respect of many - and the seething animosity of one. Othello's long-time underling Iago is resentful of the Moor's success, and when Othello elopes with a Venetian's daughter, Iago sets in motion a devious plot to exact revenge.
Photo Flash: GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER Comes to the Stage in its Cincinnati Debutby A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(1/24/2018) - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company continues the Debut Season at The Otto M. Budig Theater with Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, by Todd Kreidler, based on the screenplay by William Rose, playing January 26- February 17, 2018. This production marks the script's Cincinnati premiere, and is directed by D. Lynn Meyers, the Artistic Director of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. The cast includes CSC Associate Artists Darnell Pierre Benjamin and Kelly Mengelkoch alongside Barry Mulholland, Annie Fitzpatrick, Caitlin McWethy, Ken Early, and Thursday Farrar. The production is sponsored by Frost Brown Todd, BB&T, and Moerlein Lager House.
Photo Flash: Get a First Look at the World Premiere of SUPERTRUE at the Knowby Stephi Wild - Cincinnati
(1/20/2018) - Know Theatre's latest world premiere comedy, SuperTrue by Karen Hartman, is opening tonight at 8 PM. Get a first look at press photos below!
Photo Flash: Cinci Shakes Brings Back EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD (AND THEN SOME)by Julie Musbach - Cincinnati
(12/21/2017) - For the twelfth straight year, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is thrilled to offer a full season of holiday cheer in just 90 minutes with Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) by Michael Carleton, James Fitzgerald, and John K. Alvarez.
Photo Flash: Know Theatre presents NEVERWHEREby A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(11/24/2017) - Know Theatre is proud to produce this regional premiere adaptation of one of the most popular fantasy novels of the last 25 years - in signature Know Theatre style!
Photo Flash: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Brings Families Adventure with TOM SAWYER this Holiday Seasonby A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(11/16/2017) - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, adapted by Laura Eason from the novel by Mark Twain, will open at The Otto M. Budig Theater just in time for the start of the holiday season! This high-spirited adventure tale will be directed by Associate Artistic Director Sara Clark and features Resident Ensemble members Cary Davenport, Caitlin McWethy, Kyle Brumley, Miranda McGee, and Justin McCombs. This production is sponsored by Dinsmore, Johnson Investment Council, and PNC.
by A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(11/1/2017) - A couples' weekend getaway to a secluded and stylish country home. A boozy dinner. Empty wine bottles pile up. Inhibitions are lowered, and lips are loosened. Philosophical friction between the wife of Couple A and the husband of Couple B lead to a sexually charged argument that continues unabated after the other spouses have retired for the night.
Photo Flash: First Look at THIS RANDOM WORLD at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnatiby BWW News Desk - Cincinnati
(10/12/2017) - Roll out the red carpet! Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati begins the 2017-2018 Season in its newly renovated theatre with the charming regional premiere of This Random World, a wistful drama by award-winning playwright Steven Dietz. This funny, intimate, and heartbreaking story about the power of chance takes audiences on a journey of self-discovery. The show runs now through November 4, 2017, directed by D. Lynn Meyers, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: First Look at the Rolling World Premiere of THE ARSONISTS at Know Theatreby BWW News Desk - Cincinnati
(9/22/2017) - Know Theatre's landmark 20th Anniversary Season continues this month with a beautiful father/daughter story of heartbreak and redemption, THE ARSONISTS. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(9/6/2017) - CSC inaugurates its brand new theater with one of Shakespeare's most beloved plays, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Lysander loves Hermia. Hermia loves Lysander. Demetrius loves Hermia. Helena loves Demetrius.
by A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(7/28/2017) - Robin Hood is (and has always been) Maid Marian in disguise, and leads a motley group of Merry Men (very few of whom are actually men) against the greedy Prince John.
by BWW News Desk - Cincinnati
(5/2/2017) - The Tempest, the last of William Shakespeare's great romances, will close out Cincinnati Shakespeare Company's run at their theater on Race Street. The production, running April 28 - May 20, 2017.
by Julie Musbach - Cincinnati
(3/27/2017) - Direct from New York, the world's #1 immersive theater experience, TONY N' TINA'S WEDDING, is happening right here in Downtown Cincinnati!
by A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(3/22/2017) - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company's mainstage season continues with the American classic A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry. The production, running March 24 - April 15, 2017, is directed by Christopher V. Edwards and features Geoffrey Warren Barnes II, Burgess Byrd, and Torie Wiggins in the leading roles. The production is generously sponsored by Johnson Investment Council and Thompson Hine LLP.
by BWW News Desk - Cincinnati
(3/10/2017) - This darkly comic mash-up of Greek myth unfolds in the heart of a labyrinth where Aster the Minotaur contemplates turning 30 in a world that sees him as nothing more than a murderous oddity. Aster has to navigate the impending arrival of warriors out to kill him, a deceptively enticing chorus of Fates, a plotting sister, and Icarus, a sexually obsessed boy with wings, all while pining to see his estranged Mother.
by A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(1/26/2017) - This darkly romantic drama unfolds over divergent timelines - following the moment a boy falls in love with a dragon in Texas, and, a thousand miles north, the moment of crisis when a woman's fragile marriage is put to the test by the reappearance of her fire-breathing ex-lover.
by BWW News Desk - Cincinnati
(1/19/2017) - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company continues its season and concludes its multi-year history cycle with Henry VI: The Wars of the Roses, Part 2 and Richard III, by William Shakespeare. This production is directed by CSC Producing Artistic Director, Brian Isaac Phillips. This production features Cincinnati Shakespeare's Resident Ensemble members including Darnell Pierre Benjamin at King Henry VI, Kelly Mengelkoch as Queen Margaret, and Billy Chace as King Richard III. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by Ashlee Latimer - Cincinnati
(11/26/2016) - On the darkest night of the year, residents of a secluded Kentucky town gather at local pub, The Gnarly Stump, to share ghost stories and songs.
by A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(11/18/2016) - Beatrice and Benedick are the perfect match. It's too bad they can't stand each other. When their war of wits comes to a head, their friends decide there's only one thing to be done - trick the hapless couple into falling hopelessly in love. They set in motion a series of plots, pranks, plans and ploys all designed to bring the cynical Benedick and spirited Beatrice into a "mountain of affection." Will their scheming succeed, or will it all be Much Ado About Nothing?
by BWW News Desk - Cincinnati
(11/4/2016) - Filled with romance, heartbreak and mystery, The Nights Before Christmas reveals the dramatic life of Clement C.
by BWW News Desk - Cincinnati
(10/13/2016) - The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company continues its 2016-2017 mainstage season with The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance, a stirring modern classic about humanity and compassion, playing October 14-November 5, 2016. This production is directed by CSC Producing Artistic Director, Brian Isaac Phillips and features the Cincinnati Shakespeare Resident Ensemble including Giles Davies, Brent Vimtrup, Barry Mulholland, Kelly Mengelkoch, and Billy Chace. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by A.A. Cristi - Cincinnati
(10/12/2016) - This Tony Award winning play tells the true life tale of Joseph Merrick, whose severe physical deformities landed him in a Victorian freak-show. Joseph is rescued by Frederick Treves, a young doctor who discovers that behind the disfigured visage, lies not an animal, but an intelligent mind and a sensitive soul.
Videos
|
The Red Velvet Cake War
Loveland Stage Company (5/3 - 5/19)
PHOTOS
| |
|
Kimberly Akimbo
Aronoff Center (2/18 - 3/2) | |
|
Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio
Cincinnati Music Hall (7/18 - 7/27) | |
|
Legally Blonde The Musical
The Footlighters, Inc. (5/2 - 5/19) | |
|
& Juliet
Aronoff Center (4/8 - 4/20) | |
|
Clue
Aronoff Center (5/14 - 5/19) | |
|
La Traviata
Cincinnati Music Hall (6/27 - 6/30) | |
| VIEW SHOWS ADD A SHOW | ||
Recommended For You
Get Cincinnati's #1 Newsletter
Get the best news & discounts for Cincinnati & beyond.
