Upcoming Shows
The 2026-2027 Season will kick off with Corner of the Sky: The Songs of Stephen Schwartz, a world premiere of the first theatrical celebration of the legendary...
Travel back to 1967 with the charming comedy Mrs. Mannerly! Set in Steubenville, Ohio, this autobiographical play follows nine-year-old Jeffrey as he tackles the rigorous etiquette...
Family-Friendly MusicalWhat do you get when you mix a nearsighted bookworm heroine, two fabulously selfabsorbed stepsisters, a devilishly diva stepmother, and a selfempowering WellWisher? A...
2018 UK Writers’ Guild Award for Best Play2018 Tony Award Nominee for Best PlayNew York Times Critic’s PickIn a secluded cottage on the British coast, retired...
Welcome to the sultry, jazz-filled Paradise Club. It’s 1949 in Detroit, and Blue, a gifted trumpeter and owner of the once-vibrant nightclub, is ready to...
Twenty years after Theresa Rebeck broke the mold of Off-Broadway romantic comedies with Bad Dates, she returns with Bad Dates: End Game, following Haley as she navigates...
by Taylor Clemons - May 14, 2026
It is always baffling to me, the things that history books don’t teach us. How can something so important within the history of our country be overlooked? This was one of many conversations I had last night after attending the opening night performance of Suffs in Cincinnati. ...
by Ana-Brit Asplen - March 27, 2026
Presenting a splendid, one-of-a-kind performance filled with comedy, magic, and heartwarming moments, Lucy Darling stopped in Cincinnati for a night to share her charisma and sharp wit....
by Caroline Conard - March 10, 2026
It’s very seldom these days that an original play check sall the boxes, yet Mrs. Christie manages to do exactly that. A fantastical show with mystery, quirky characters, and deeper themes, Mrs. Christie is sure to have something for everyone!...
by Kristen Wooten - March 05, 2026
What did our critic think of THE WIZ at Aronoff Center, Procter & Gamble Hall?...
by Caroline Conard - March 07, 2026
Othello is arguably Shakespeare’s most controversial show, often called a “problem show,” given its deep explorations into race and misogyny. Putting on a production of Othello is no small feat, but under the direction of Associate Artistic Director Candice Handy, Cincinnati Shakespeare Compan...
Past Shows
The scariest thing isn’t the haunted house—it’s growing up.Based on true events and full of nostalgic charm, The House on Watch Hill is a thrilling new theatrical...
Family. You can’t pick ’em—even when they’re dead.When Sienna receives a cryptic call about the untimely deaths of distant relatives in Blissfield, Indiana, she finds...
Every choice echoes. Every listener bears witness.What does community mean? And what do we owe to one another? In a town running low on compassion,...
The sequel to ETC’s bestselling show of all time arrives this holiday season!Everyone knows Fiona the hippo, but her little brother Fritz is still figuring...
One of ETC’s most popular shows returns!This Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical delves into the heart of a family shattered by mental illness but...
Set from 1953 and traveling to 1985, this 1999 Tony Award for Best Play winner, chronicles the life of trumpet players broken family as it...
An impromptu behind-bars snapshot taken during a 1970s protest lockup sparks an eccentric, four-decade friendship. Every year, photographer Danny and her friends reunite to take...
Join us Thursday, 2/11 at7:00 pm for a discussion with two-time OBIE award-winning playwright, Susan Miller! She'll be talking about our current streaming production of...
Brilliantly innovative, heartbreaking, and wickedly funny, this landmark American musical is about a gender-crossed glam rocker who immigrates to America, determined to become a superstar....
Born in 1896 into abject poverty, Ethel Waters became a Vaudeville success and a recording sensation while crossing racial barriers to emerge as a Broadway...
Theatre Royal, London, 1833. Edmund Kean, the greatest actor of his generation, has collapsed on stage while playing Othello. A young African-American actor is called...
Breaking with tradition, Erik Blake has brought his family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment. As darkness falls outside the ramshackle pre-war duplex and...
Wanting the best for his daughters, an overprotective king locks the castle doors each night. Yet, each morning, the princesses’ shoes have been curiously worn...
We want to believe that serendipity brings us together, but is that just a myth? Mining the comedy of missed connections, this 2016 Humana Festival...
Robert returns to Dublin to reunite with Cait, the woman who captured his heart during a James Joyce literary tour 35 years ago. Dancing backwards...
It’s 1972 and Agnes, a single mother and former nurse, runs a quiet bed and breakfast on a remote island off the Washington coast that...
When blind date newbie Aaron is set up with serial-dater Casey, a casual drink at a busy New York restaurant turns into an uproarious high-stakes...
This sequel to last year's runaway hit continues the story about what happens following “happily ever after.” What happens when Prince Freddy and Cinderella move...
Eighteen-year-old Tray is working on his college essay, boxing at the gym, and holding down a part-time job. When he happens to be at the...
He’s young, he’s broke, his landlord’s knocking at the door, and he’s just found out his wife is going to have a baby. To make...
With a score of show-stopping anthems ranging from American-roots to folk to gospel, Violet tells the story of a young woman's quest for beauty amidst...
Twenty years ago, Emma walked out on her husband, cowboy-poet Ulysses, in the middle of a night that he can't remember, and that she will...
An unexpected pregnancy ends an ace fighter pilot's career in the sky. Reassigned to operate remote-controlled military drones in the Middle East from a windowless...
What do you get when you combine a nearsighted bookworm heroine, two fabulously self-absorbed stepsisters, one devilishly diva stepmother, along with a self-empowering Well-Wisher? A...
What's a renowned diva to do with decades of memories that light the corners of her mind? And where to put the acres of memorabilia...
Caroline, a veteran social worker, thinks she has a typical case on her hands when she meets Peter and Karlie, two teenage drug addicts accused...
This is a new romantic comedy from the Pulitzer-, Oscar-, and Tony Award-winner John Patrick Shanley, writer of Doubt and Moonstruck. Anthony and Rosemary are...
1967, Detroit. When their parents die, Chelle and Lank inherit their childhood home. To make ends meet, the siblings host “basement parties,” spinning the newest...
Described by The New York Times as "a cagy, emotionally resonant drama packed with plot twists," this powerfully engaging piece is also a haunting and...
For the holidays, ETC features the return of Sleeping Beauty. Romance, comedy, action, rock n' roll, and opera—this magical, musical version of Sleeping Beauty has...
TimeOut NY declared An Iliad "pure theater: shocking, glorious, primal and deeply satisfying." With the lingering shadow of war in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria, this...
Based on the 1997 documentary film of the same name, Hands on a Hardbody garnered three Tony Award nominations, and features a brilliant score from...
Hilarious and honest, Size Matters is an autobiographical one man show with fifteen characters. The show addresses the topics of bullying, body issues, love, and...
On April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. cools down in a lonely Memphis hotel room after delivering the speech of a lifetime. When...
Meet Billy: the deaf son of a fiercely outspoken family obsessed with self-expression. He has adapted brilliantly to his family’s unconventional ways, but they’ve never...
It is 1899 and the mysterious, brilliant, mathematically precise Englishman Phileas Fogg has wagered his considerable fortune that the world can now be circumnavigated in...
From Gina Gionfriddo whose writing credits include Law & Order and the new Netflix series House of Cards, Rapture, Blister, Burn is a "piercingly sharp,...
A new play by the creator of TV's hit drama Brothers & Sisters, this searing comedy was named the Outstanding Play by the Outer Critics...
REGIONAL PREMIERE. The season concludes with the highly anticipated sequel to Ensemble Theatre’s best selling show of all time! Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps & Gowns takes...
REGIONAL PREMIERE. Set during the Great Depression, Susannah travels the country, recording lost traditional songs. Hoping to find the one song that will bring her...
REGIONAL PREMIERE. This spirited drama centers on legendary psychoanalyst Dr. Sigmund Freud, who invites a then little-known professor, C.S. Lewis, to his home in London....
For the holidays, Ensemble Theatre will bring back one of its most cherished family-friendly musicals with the return of ALICE IN WONDERLAND. A magical musical...
REGIONAL PREMIERE. This irreverent, yet poignant comedy is inspired by the hilarious memories of a childhood etiquette class, wherein playwright Jeffrey Hatcher conjures up the...
Regional Premiere. In this humor laced drama, Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire (RABBIT HOLE) explores the struggles, shifting loyalties and unshakeable hopes that come with...
Next to Normal returns to Ensemble Theatre for a limited encore engagement. The Goodmans seem like a perfect family. The only problem is that sometimes...
Videos
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Hadestown (Non-Equity) The Aronoff Center [Proctor and Gamble Hall] (5/12-5/16) |
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Corner of the Sky: The Songs of Stephen Schwartz Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (9/05-9/27) |
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Emma Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (5/22-6/14) |
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The Lion King at Procter & Gamble Hall Procter & Gamble Hall (6/10-7/05) |
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The Children Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (1/30-2/21) |
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Bad Dates: End Game Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (5/08-5/30) |
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MURDER FOR TWO The Carnegie (7/22-7/26) |
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Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson Blossom Music Center (9/02-9/02) |
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Salome Cincinnati Music Hall (6/18-6/20) |
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Noah Kahan Great American Ball Park (7/01-7/01) |
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