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EdTA Reveals 2025 Award Recipients for Excellence in Theatre Education
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2025
The Educational Theatre Association has revealed the 2025 recipients of its annual awards, recognizing individuals and schools that have made exceptional contributions to theatre education. Learn more!
The Educational Theatre Association Reveals 2025 Award Recipients For Excellence In Theatre Education
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2025
The Educational Theatre Association has announced the 2025 recipients of its annual awards, recognizing individuals and schools that have made exceptional contributions to theatre education.
Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at the Aronoff Center
by Ana-Brit Asplen - May 10, 2025
Nick Fradiani leads the First National Broadway Tour as Neil Diamond with an uncanny finesse, taking the audience through the heyday of his career. The show gives its audiences a newfound appreciation and perspective for fans across generations with incredible musical performances and a unique format.
JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING Comes to Cincinnati
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2025
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati will close its 2024–2025 Season with the regional premiere dramedy Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. Learn more about the performance here!
ME, MYSELF AND OTHER World Premiere Opens In June At Know Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2025
Me, Myself and Other, a solo show, written, produced & performed by Diana Romero. Directed & produced by Maggie Whittum, will have its world premiere at Know Theatre.
New Queer Play STUCK Is Coming To Cincy Fringe This Spring
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2025
Wicked Cat Productions will present Stuck written by JJ Ivey and directed by Patrick O'Connell. The production will be presented as part of the 2025 Cincinnati Fringe Festival. Learn more!
Broadway Stars and Creatives Join The 2025 International Thespian Festival
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2025
The International Thespian Festival (ITF), the nation's leading event dedicated to middle and high school theatre, has announced a lineup of Broadway performers, creative professionals, and special guests.
VIDEO: First Look at CincyPlay’s BIRTHDAY CANDLES
by Joshua Wright - April 30, 2025
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park presents BIRTHDAY CANDLES, starring a woman aging from 17 to 107—all while baking the same birthday cake each year. Check out the video for a glimpse into this deeply human story of aging, ritual, and connection.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Opens at Northern Kentucky University
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2025
At the intermission of NKU's production of Jesus Christ Superstar, you will most likely have to verify that you are at NKU's Corbett Theatre and not at the Imperial Theatre or Gershwin Theatre on Broadway.
Lineup Set For the 2025 Cincinnati Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2025
The Cincinnati Fringe Festival returns for its 22nd year with a radical vision: art as liberation! Diversity as non-negotiable! Joy and radical kindness as acts of resistance!
Pones And Partners Share Rural Queer Stories Through Film And Dance
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2025
 In a powerful new project, Pones is amplifying voices often overlooked by mainstream narratives with the debut of Somewhere Over the Holler—a unique celebration of rural queer identities through an innovative fusion of film, dance, music, drag, burlesque, and movement.
Celebrity Dancer Erin Mignano and Dance Pro Jozsef Parragh Crowned New Dancing for the Stars Champs
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2025
Erin Mignano and dance pro Jozsef Parragh were crowned the champions of the Cincinnati Arts Association’s seventeenth annual Dancing for the Stars on Saturday, April 20, 2025, at the Music Hall Ballroom.
DANCING FOR THE STARS 2025 Announces Winners
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2025
Erin Mignano (Vice President and General Manager, Turner Construction) and dance pro Jozsef Parragh (Independent Dance Instructor) were crowned the champions of the Cincinnati Arts Association's seventeenth annual Dancing for the Stars on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the Music Hall Ballroom.
CHRISTMAS TOGETHER with Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith & CeCe Winans is Coming to the Aronoff Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 21, 2025
Grammy-winners Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and CeCe Winans are co-headlining the Christmas Together Tour this coming holiday season. The exclusive tour will come to the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall. Learn more!
Shaina Taub to be Honored at EdTA's Theatre Education Conference
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2025
Shaina Taub— two-time Tony Award winner, Grammy-nominated songwriter, and writer, composer, lyricist, and star of the revolutionary Broadway musical Suffs— will join the 2025 Theatre Education Conference. Learn more!
Olde Town Hall Theatre to Present JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2025
Olde Towne Hall Theatre will be presenting the Andrew Lloyd Webber family favorite musical: Joseph  and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Historic Grafton School's Ghost Light Theatre.
Review: & JULIET at the Aronoff Center
by Ana-Brit Asplen - April 10, 2025
The first national Broadway tour of & Juliet exemplifies an unmatched energy that keeps its audiences invested, rivaling the NYC Broadway company in quality. Rachel Simone Webb is a supernova as Juliet Capulet.
TWILIGHT IN CONCERT to be Presented at the Aronoff Center This Fall
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2025
Twilight In Concert will visit the Aronoff Center’s Procter & Gamble Hall for one show only. The epic film-to-concert event is part of the Cincinnati Arts Association’s 2025-26 Season. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Round 5 Voting Open for 2nd Annual Ultimate Best Musical Broadway Bracket
by Team BWW - March 31, 2025
Voting for the fifth round of BroadwayWorld's Best Musical 2025 Bracket is now open. Which musical is really the Best Musical of all time? Last year, our readers picked Les Miz as the ultimate Tony Award-winning Best Musical of all time.
The Educational Theatre Association Names New Leaders to Board of Directors
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2025
The Educational Theatre Association has elected a new Vice President/President and two new directors to its board, each beginning their term July 1, 2025. Learn more!
Overture Awards 2025 Scholarship Competition Reveals Winners
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2025
The Cincinnati Arts Association has revealed the winners of its Overture Awards Competition, held on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at the Aronoff Center’s Jarson-Kaplan Theater. Learn more!
Ensemble Theatre Presents THE SOUND INSIDE Beginning In April
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2025
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati will present the haunting psychological thriller The Sound Inside that will leave you wondering who you can trust. This drama by Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Rapp (Red Light Winter) is playing April 5–27, 2025.
The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati Receives $2 Million Anonymous Challenge Gift
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2025
The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati has received a transformative $2 million anonymous gift to its capital campaign for the restoration and reimagination of the historic Emery Theater. Learn more!
The American Guild of Musical Artists and Cincinnati Opera Reach New Three-Year Agreement
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2025
The American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) and Cincinnati Opera have announced a new three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The CBA was ratified by the AGMA Board of Governors on March 3, 2025, after being approved by the artists.
Kathleen Marshall Will Direct MYTHIC at Cincinnati Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2025
Kathleen Marshall will direct and choreograph Mythic at Cincinnati Playhouse, featuring book and lyrics by Marcus Stevens and music by Oran Eldor. Learn more here!

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