The latest theatre news from Cincinnati — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Cincinnati Opera will present Richard Strauss's SALOME to open its 2026 Summer Festival at Music Hall, with soprano Kathryn Lewek making her title role debut alongside a cast of Metropolitan Opera regulars.
ADRENALIZE – The Ultimate Def Leppard Experience will perform at Wilmington's Friday Night Summer Concert Series and LA-Z Acres Campground in Nashport, OH, as part of a broader summer schedule including theater and festival dates.
A DRAG QUEEN CHRISTMAS announced a 39-city U.
Jim Henson’s musical, fun-loving Fraggles are dancing their cares away across North America and coming to Cincinnati in Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock LIVE.
Senbla and SEGA announced Sonic Live In Concert, a new concert experience celebrating 35 years of the franchise, with US and UK premieres featuring a live orchestra, rock musicians, and vocalists performing music from across the Sonic universe.
Three summer camp counselors are left in charge during a wildfire emergency.
The Educational Theatre Foundation, Disney Theatrical Group, and Music Theatre International revealed 20 middle and high schools selected for the Disney on Broadway School of Excellence program, earning free licensing to produce Disney musicals.
StageMag, the digital show program platform from BroadwayWorld, launched its new PDF Editor to all producers and stage managers using the service.
Meeka Owens (Cincinnati City Councilwoman) and dance pro Alyenendrov Tsorokean (Phoenix Rising Ballroom) were crowned the champions of the Cincinnati Arts Association’s eighteenth annual Dancing for the Stars.
The North American Tour of THE NOTEBOOK announced 26 new cities for its upcoming season, including stops in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, and Houston, after welcoming over 500,000 patrons since its launch.
The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati will present two limited-engagement international productions, DOODLE POP! and ARTRAGEOUS, at the historic Emery Theater, blending live music, visual art, and audience interaction for families.
It is always baffling to me, the things that history books don’t teach us.
The Educational Theatre Association revealed 16 individuals and three schools as its 2026 award recipients, honoring educators, administrators, researchers, and advocates for their impact on theatre education.
September 2026 marks the centennial of John Coltrane’s birth.
The Cincinnati Fringe Festival returns for its 23rd year with 35+ productions and over 190 performances across five Over-the-Rhine venues, featuring local, national, and international indie theatre artists.
Pones will present TAPPED IN, a new tap dance work blending socially conscious movement and immersive storytelling, at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, featuring guest artists with ties to Spike Lee and Gregory Hines.
Sachin Sharma and Shreya Parashar, the comedy duo behind Two.
The Educational Theatre Association announced 15 schools as 2025-2028 Premier School distinction recipients, honoring programs that demonstrate exceptional commitment to theatre education and student success.
The Tony and Olivier Award-winning OPERATION MINCEMEAT announced a full North American tour route spanning over 25 cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC, as the Broadway production hits 500 performances.
Lincoln Center Theater’s Broadway revival of Ragtime, directed by Kewsong Lee Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, announced today that it will launch a North American Tour in the fall of 2027.
The North American Tour of Oh, Mary! has announced the dates and cities for its 2026-27 season.
BroadwayWorld is launching the May 2026 Games Challenge - a month-long streak competition open to fans across the U.
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park has released first look footage of AUGUST WILSON'S THE PIANO LESSON, the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama now playing through May 3, 2026 at Moe and Jack's Place - The Rouse Theatre, in a co-production with Milwaukee Repertory Theater.
After six weeks of voting, BroadwayWorld readers have crowned Newsies the Ultimate Best Movie Musical in the 2026 edition of BroadwayWorld's Annual Bracket.
The House on Watch Hill, a musical by Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor, will receive its regional premiere at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati.
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Hadestown (Non-Equity) Aronoff Center (5/12-5/16) |
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The Children Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (1/30-2/21) |
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Feast of Carols Corbett Auditorium, CCM Village, University of Cincinnati (12/05-12/06) |
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Intimate Apparel Cohen Family Studio Theater, CCM Village, University of Cincinnati (10/01-10/03) |
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Bad Dates: End Game Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (5/08-5/30) |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Aronoff Center (1/05-1/10) |
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Carmen Cincinnati Music Hall (7/25-8/02) |
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Journeys Through Time Corbett Auditorium, CCM Village, University of Cincinnati (4/23-4/23) |
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WE WILL ROCK YOU Memorial Hall (8/22-8/29) |
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Cabaret Patricia Corbett Theater, CCM Village, University of Cincinnati (3/04-3/06) |
