Cincinnati Theatre Newsroom

Winners have been announced for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! See who was selected audience favorite in Cincinnati! Winners include The Carnegie, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Ensemble Theatre Company and more.

Cincinnati May Festival announces a new artistic leadership model and reveals the 2024 festival schedule. Composer Julia Wolfe is appointed as the inaugural Festival Director. Celebrating Robert Porco's 35-year tenure, the festival will also feature Bob's Big Sing: A May Festival Reunion on March 23.

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

A Magical Cirque Christmas came to Cincinnati, OH for a night of jaw-dropping spectacle, pure talent, and holiday cheer. With acts ranging from body-bending acrobats, daring endeavors, and awe-inspiring magic tricks, this tour truly goes above and beyond a mere holiday variety show. The goal of the evening is to enhance Christmas magic and joy for all, and in this it certainly succeeds.

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati will bring an exciting 24-25 Season full of magic to the Taft Theatre stage.  

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The Cincinnati Pops has announced the cast of its upcoming symphonic concert adaptation of Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical Chicago on January 12-14, 2024 at Music Hall. The five-person cast, pulled straight from Broadway, plus the Cincinnati Pops will be conducted by the legendary conductor Rob Fisher.

The Educational Theatre Foundation will welcome a new class of trustees, a diverse and accomplished group of artists and theatre professionals that brings a unique blend of talent, expertise, passion, and commitment to enriching the lives of students through the arts.

Following an extensive national search, the Cincinnati May Festival has announced Matthew Swanson as its next Director of Choruses. Swanson will begin his term on June 1, 2024 and lead the storied May Festival Chorus, one of America's most active symphonic choruses.

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Watch a teaser trailer for Dracula, presented by Leading Ladies, at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park here!

The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati is holding auditions for the 2024 STAR Camp Intensive. Children ages 9-18 can register to audition for this renowned program. Auditions will be held in-person on Sunday, January 28, 2024.

Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The Educational Theatre Foundation (ETF), The Music Man Foundation (TMMF), and Music Theatre International (MTI) have announced 16 recipients of “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” Grant, awarded to high school theatre programs nationwide to allow them to mount productions of the newly revised version of the classic Meredith Willson and Richard Morris property.

Ensemble Theatre is hosting auditions for Meals 4 Monologues. Find out how you can participate in this virtual audition event.

The first wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 13th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

In recognition of his extraordinary tenure and artistic accomplishments, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has named Louis Langrée as Music Director Laureate of the CSO, effective at the conclusion of his Music Director tenure (2023-24) and extending through the 2027-28 season.

Get your tickets for the newly-imagined national tour of Peter Pan, directed by Lonny Price and featuring choreography by Lorin Latarro. Don't miss out on this high-flying musical, premiering in Cincinnati at the Aronoff Center from March 12 - 24.

Voting is now open for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati's 23-24 MainStage Season continues with NARNIA THE MUSICAL at the Taft Theatre December 9 - 18, 2023.

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON returns to Cincinnati as part of the Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati 23/24 series for a limited engagement. Learn how to purchase tickets!

The Cincinnati Arts Association has announced its newest fundraising campaign, TAKE THE STAGE, which allows donors to own a piece of Aronoff Center history – a section of the Procter & Gamble Hall's original stage floor, which was replaced this summer after nearly thirty years of use. 

Everyone's favorite hippo makes her musical debut! Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (ETC) is thrilled to present Fiona: The Musical, written by Cincinnati native Zina Camblin and ETC composer David Kisor.