Modern is Old-Fashioned
A big performance carries an overrated musical
(11/25/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
ETC giving back to the neighborhood
(11/25/03)
Fine Tuning
Mari Lunde Thomas delivers a sister act
(11/25/03)
Spirited Shows
Ten ways -- from cynical to sentimental -- to be entertained for the holidays
(11/19/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
CCM goes out 'On The Town' with its lavish fall musical
(11/19/03)
The Show Inside
Fringe Festival organizer plans inaugural celebration of avant-garde performances
(11/12/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
LCT offers chance to meet CEA nominees
(11/12/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Women's Theatre Intiative and NKU come together for a public lynching
(11/05/03)
Back to the Basics
Shakespeare Festival changes leaders again ... because things are working well
(10/29/03)
Dark Imaginings
CSF's Dracula has the tools to creep out audiences
(10/29/03)
Feel the Urge
Urinetown pokes fun at musicals -- with music
(10/29/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
CCM is Elektra-fying with a modern exploration of a Greek tragedy
(10/29/03)
Fine Tuning
CSO is big in Japan
(10/29/03)
Home Stretch
Frodo (and his adaptor) are winding up their long journey
(10/22/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
CSf puts its own bit on Dracula
(10/22/03)
The Elements of Great Theater
Cincinnati Playhouse makes a splash with its commitment to cutting-edge plays
(10/15/03)
The Privilege to Pee
Starting with the title, Urinetown is a whole lot of fun
(10/15/03)
Ebb and Flow
ETC production explores human need to dominate
(10/15/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
It takes a city to prepare for The Return of the King
(10/15/03)
The Loneliest Number
Playhouse premieres play about overlapping lives
(10/08/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Director and cast add a dose of color to ETC's Blue/Orange
(10/08/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
And the CEA nominees are ...
(10/01/03)
Fine Tuning
Cincinnati Opera announces its 2004 season
(10/01/03)
Behind the Mask
CSF's Shrew has a new perspective for modern audiences
(09/24/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Curtain Up as Michael Burnham prepares to be honored
(09/24/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
CSF alum Marni Penning returns to tame a shrew
(09/17/03)
Disposophobia
The Dazzle in Dayton will amuse and disconcert you
(09/17/03)
Fine Tuning
Pianist Jonathan Biss brings bliss to Mendelssohn String Quartet
(09/17/03)
Back to the Basics
Playhouse's downsized My Fair Lady captures the essence of musical theater
(09/10/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Interns join the club at ETC
(09/10/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Pam Myers tells all about her turn in ETC's Nite Club Confiedential
(09/03/03)
The Next Influentials
Our annual arts ranking with a twist
(08/27/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
It's three for the price of One at the Playhouse with a world premiere
(08/27/03)
Fine Tuning
Smaller Classical programs offer a wealth of music
(08/27/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Summer provides a taste of all things new
(08/20/03)
Fine Tuning
The Pops park along the great outdoors
(08/20/03)
Dramatic Selections
Three "Best Plays" will show up on area stages
(08/13/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Cincinati sends a Love Song to Santa Fe
(08/13/03)
Promises, Promises
Ovation's Avow explores devotion and commitment
(08/06/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Burnham & CEA's
(08/06/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Art Imitates Life
(07/30/03)
Burning Passions
Bad decisions about love mean good theater
(07/23/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
CEA's Lucky Number
(07/23/03)
Fine Tuning
Calling All Tenors
(07/23/03)
Tough Choices
Literate, passionate In Flame gets its U.S. premiere by Women's Theatre Initiative
(07/16/03)
Stuffed Sausage
O-T-R 'popera' fails in its good intentions
(07/16/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Newports New Lunch
(07/16/03)
Brewing Atmosphere
Hofbräuhaus Newport is all about noise and jovial gemutlicheit
(07/16/03)
Singing the blueS
World premiere "popera" explores controversial issues in Over-the-Rhine
(07/09/03)
Flow of Grace
Dayton Art Institute celebrates flight with new sculpture and historic photos
(07/09/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
New Voice in town, New Voice Theater
(07/09/03)
Far North
The Twin Cities are fertile ground for theater
(07/02/03)
Aerial Acts
Dayton's new Schuster Center has two shows aloft this month
(07/02/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Pam Myers is given The Chance To Sing
(07/02/03)
Hard Road
Volume down, character up: Hedwig's better than ever
(06/25/03)
Fine Tuning
Pops goes patriotic with television special and annual Riverbend show
(06/25/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Ovation Theatre Company announces its fifth season
(06/25/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Playwright found a new and conquered land at CSF
(06/18/03)
Second Coming
Know Theatre's controversial Corpus Christi riles conservative Catholics
(06/11/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Women's Theater takes intiative in selecting another play
(06/11/03)
Fine Tuning
Summer is a time for Classical music to go Bach & Beyond
(06/11/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
One-woman show, The Syringa Tree, grows through performances of two distinct actresses
(06/04/03)
Avant-Garde Memories
How the CAC moved us through the years
(05/28/03)
Spirit of the Land
The Syringa Tree exemplifies the power of live theater
(05/28/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
League of Cincinnati Theatres announces new board
(05/28/03)
The Dish
How veggie friendly is Cincinnati?
(05/28/03)
Crown Jewel
Wilson's Gem of the Ocean is the foundation for his plays about African-American life in the 20th century
(05/21/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Playwright Lanford Wilson treats with a pair of productions
(05/21/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
New Edgecliff Theatre goes to the edge with Square One
(05/14/03)
Fine Tuning
MUSE witnesses "Music for Your Eyes to See"
(05/14/03)
Full of Hope
CCM revue Songs for a New World presents an array of stories and emotions
(05/07/03)
Boiling Point
Three women get their chance in The Smell of the Kill
(05/07/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
For The Know Theatre Tribe, This Is Our Youth
(05/07/03)
Simple and Amusing
High energy show celebrates wrong-headed show-biz aspirations
(04/30/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
ETC shines light on important piece of darkness
(04/30/03)
Fine Tuning
Music Hall milestone becomes an affordable celebration
(04/30/03)
Hat Trick
ETC offers three cult musicals (Hedwig's back), plus a whole new season
(04/23/03)
Pride and Prejudice
Raisin in the Sun is a classic worth seeing
(04/23/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
NKU says Y.E.S. to new plays
(04/23/03)
Speaking the Truth
Know Theatre Tribe's Two Trains speaks with the voice of reality
(04/16/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Humana Festival performs sleight of hand with a magical show
(04/16/03)
Fine Tuning
Cincinnati Opera stages a beloved work by novelist Toni Morrison
(04/16/03)
Pinging
Bouncing from and feeding off of a fertile field of new theater and thought
(04/09/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Blake Bowden maps out The Return of the King
(04/09/03)
Hitting Home
The Lion King brings its powerful message for a long run in Cincinnati
(04/02/03)
Poisoned Apple
New play explores the legacy of the creator of the atomic bomb
(04/02/03)
Fine Tuning
Wynton Marsalis boycotts talking about boycott
(04/02/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Theater scene clear for arrival of new company
(04/02/03)
Good Will
CSF offers a dream of a comedy, and it's good therapy
(03/26/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Playwright Carson Kreitzer strums a love song to J. Robert Oppenheimer
(03/26/03)
Three-Dimensional Theater
Julie Taymor relished the challenge of bringing cartoons to life onstage
(03/19/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
CSF bites into a new season with visits from past company members
(03/19/03)
Bringing Stories To Life
Tony Award winner Warren Leight is creating a new play at Ensemble Theatre
(03/12/03)
"Out" on Broadway
From Take Me Out to Movin' Out, a week in New York offers a broad choice of shows
(03/12/03)
Further Proof
Dayton production brings award-winning script to real, naturalistic life
(03/12/03)
Shakespeare Lite
Falcon keeps it fast and noisy
(03/12/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Playhouse and Broadway in Cincinnati announce new seasons
(03/12/03)
Steamy Socializing
CCM's The Wild Party is a heart-thumping musical exploration of cruelty and abuse
(03/05/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
CSF founder finds work in Atlanta
(03/05/03)
Exit, Stage Left
Two theaters drop the curtain: What's it mean?
(02/26/03)
Home Again
Former CSO concertmaster is back for an intimate chamber concert
(02/26/03)
All Cleaned Up
NKU's Sweet Charity has some singers, but not much grit
(02/26/03)
Curtain Call: Theaters, Actors, Etc.
Playhouse continues on the path to Paradise
(02/26/03)
The Dish
Three's company for culinary world
(02/26/03)
Too Heavy
Metallic rendition of Superstar needs a volume control
(02/19/03)
A Good Laugh
CSF's Comedy of Errors is daffy and hilarious
(02/19/03)
Hearing Voices
Know Theatre presents three provocative one-act plays
(02/19/03)
Curtain Call
It's the final curtain for Stage First Cincinnati
(02/19/03)
Fast-Forward
Playhouse's Infinite Ache is the story of a lifetime
(02/12/03)
Serving Up Humor
New musical has lots of comic moments, but Illuzzio doesn't quite gel
(02/12/03)
Curtain Call
Tape packs more punch in a live version at ETC
(02/12/03)
No Illusion
Stage First's Nicholas Korn dreams up a new musical with an old twist
(02/05/03)
Storybook
Lots of flash, but smaller pleasures are lost in Seussical
(02/05/03)
Curtain Call
Paradise is not lost at the Playhouse -- at least for now
(02/05/03)
The Dish
Brunch becomes a breath of fresh air
(02/05/03)
Family Ties
Playhouse show proves the power of character
(01/29/03)
Almost Paradise
Educational touring play about conflict in the Middle East ignites controversy
(01/22/03)
Curtain Call
In the hands of CSF, Beowulf becomes relevant to contemporary life
(01/22/03)
Proof Positive
Playhouse stages a prize winner about fathers and daughters
(01/15/03)
Refreshing Moments
Paintings from Scotland museum brighten Louisville museum
(01/15/03)
Curtain Call
It's an onstage meeting of the minds for Martin Luther King and Malcolm X
(01/15/03)
The Dish: Food, drink, etc.
Discovering the beef at Maury's Tine Cove
(01/15/03)
The Whole Truth
CSF actress offers a Gimmick that's the real thing
(01/08/03)
Cartoonized
The romance of Beauty and the Beast gets lost in slapstick humor
(01/08/03)
Round Two
CSF actress repeats The Gimmick, and she's no longer writing from far away
(01/08/03)
Curtain Call
One-woman show heats up racial understanding
(01/08/03)
Fine Tuning
Cincinnati Opera offers a lesson in The Seven Deadly Sins
(01/08/03)
The Dish Does Lunch
Home Cooking
(01/08/03)
On the Fringe
Playhouse presents another season of alteractive performances
(01/01/03)
Curtain Call
Theater recommendations for the New Year
(01/01/03)
The Dish
Bar Louie opens at Newport on the Levee
(01/01/03)
Curtain Call
Intriguing shows and slow ticket sales mark the year in theater
(12/26/02)
Fine Tuning
Local ensembles reach symphonic milestones in 2002
(12/26/02)
Simply Irresistible
Contact is a joyous toe-tapper
(12/26/02)
Glowing
Broadway musical Contact dances in a yellow dress
(12/19/02)
Curtain Call
Louisville caters a short attention span Christmas Carol
(12/19/02)
The Dish
Food, drink, etc.
(12/19/02)
A Big Leap
ETC's holiday musical, Frog Princess, stresses kindness
(12/12/02)
Curtain Call
Years prove kind to Playhouse's annual Christmas Carol
(12/12/02)
Acting Out
Marley will make you a believer
(12/05/02)
Curtain Call
CCM's The Boys From Syracuse is a remedy for the blues and the flu
(12/05/02)
Frogs, Ghosts, Reindeer
Holiday shows offer everything from sweet to sardonic
(12/05/02)
Fine Tuning
Concerts offer joy to the world
(12/05/02)
Sea Change
Shakespeare Festival returns to its roots
(11/27/02)
Curtain Call
CSF scares up a second visit from Jacob Marley
(11/27/02)
The Dish
Food, drink, etc.
(11/27/02)
In the Beginning
Playhouse's The Bible tiptoes across the minefield of religion
(11/21/02)
Curtain Call
CSF undergoes major changes behind the scenes
(11/21/02)
The Dish
Food, drink, etc.
(11/21/02)
Homecoming
IF's Lebensraum is a thought-provoking play about atoning for the Holocaust
(11/14/02)
Curtain Call
College and university theaters offer diverse choices
(11/14/02)
Fine Tuning
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra gets intimate
(11/14/02)
Flying High
Dayton's Bat Boy is a campy, irreverent triumph
(11/07/02)
Favorite Things
Community theaters present timeless shows that audiences love
(11/07/02)
Curtain Call
Theatre of the Mind takes a Greek Holiday
(11/07/02)
Bamboozled
Newport's Bamboo Club is still working out the kinks
(11/07/02)
The Dish
Food, drink, etc.
(11/07/02)
Comic Clockwork
Farce has the timing down pat for total laughter
(10/31/02)
Reaching for Goodness
No gimmicks: CSF show is the real thing
(10/31/02)
Middling
Ovation Theatre Co. continues its journey across Middle Earth
(10/31/02)
Fine Tuning
A 400-year-old composition gets its local premiere
(10/31/02)
Send Up
The Producers succeeds by making fun of what it does best
(10/24/02)
Social Forum
CSF reaches out to new audiences with two shows by African-American playwrights
(10/24/02)
Battle Royal
Cuckoo's Nest at CCM is not about crazy people
(10/24/02)
Saving Face
Stage First brings Shakespeare's self-pitying Richard II back to life
(10/24/02)
Curtain Call
Former ETC interns return to the fold for a tale of art forgery
(10/24/02)
Behind the Seams
CAM offers historic Ballet Russe costumes and scenic designs
(10/17/02)
Curtain Call
CCM grad successfully works for The Producers
(10/17/02)
Fine Tuning
Unlikely Classical quartet champions new works
(10/17/02)
Both Sides Now
Two icons from the '60s are harmonizing for the first time
(10/10/02)
Distracted by the Frivolous
Murky Know Theatre production keeps us in the dark
(10/10/02)
An Impressive Presentation
ETC's double bill showcases two great actors in two marvelous scripts
(10/10/02)
Curtain Call
ETC premieres two one-acts with acclaimed actors
(10/10/02)
Once More, With Feeling
Les Mis is back for its seventh turn in Cincinnati
(10/03/02)
Back to Neverland
A return to Cuba becomes a personal and political exploration
(10/03/02)
Curtain Call
It's not too late to see CEA nominees onstage
(10/03/02)
Fine Tuning
Linton Music Series celebrates 25 years
(10/03/02)
The Dish Does Lunch
Saucy Lunch
(10/03/02)
Curtain Call
Curtain Up! Celebration
(09/26/02)
Big Voices at Music Hall
2003 Cincinnati Opera season will feature new endings and old favorites
(09/19/02)
Curtain Call
No tech, no lights, Know theatre
(09/19/02)
Fine Tuning
Oktoberfest-Accordions
(09/19/02)
Dancin' Feet
Stand-in makes it big -- for real!
(09/19/02)
Growth in Middletown
Campy Little Shop opens Rising Phoenix's season
(09/19/02)
Connecting Tissues
Newsman Jim Lehrer's new novel links a Civil War crime to the present
(09/19/02)
Curtain Call
Romeo and Juliet and racism
(09/12/02)
Stretching Out
LAGQ brings a new groove to the Classical guitar
(09/12/02)
Aw, Shucks
O'Neill's classic comedy portrays a simpler American life
(09/12/02)
Serpents and Siblings
Showboat offers an energetic rendition of Children of Eden
(09/12/02)
Curtain Call
42nd Street: Mindless fluff pleasing audiences since 1933
(09/05/02)
Fine Tuning
Glamorous trio burst onto the Classical music scene
(09/05/02)
Shiny and New
Festival of the New will showcase Cincinnati's arts and cultural offerings in 2003
(08/29/02)
The Most Influential People in the Arts
CityBeat's sixth annual ranking of people who are leading Greater Cincinnati's arts -- for better or worse
(08/29/02)
Everyday Heroes
ETC's The Guys kicks off a varied season of theater in Cincinnati
(08/29/02)
Fine Tuning
Paavo's Second Season
(08/29/02)
Zen of Bar Food
Simple stress reduction and some good eats
(08/29/02)
Theater Magic
Know Theatre's Anton is about the joys and frustrations of making plays
(08/22/02)
Curtain Call
Actors announced for ETC's The Guys
(08/22/02)
Slinking to Serpent Mound
(08/14/02)
Curtain Call
Just 15
(08/14/02)
Curtain Call
Fifth Season for Korn
(08/08/02)
Fine Tuning
Cincinnati Opera's Full House
(08/08/02)
Heads Up!
Cincinnati microbrewers offer diverse choices and good eats, too
(08/08/02)
Classic Hilarity
CSF's actors inject tons of humor into Compleat Works
(08/01/02)
Country Seminar
Angels bring music and singers to life at the Playhouse
(08/01/02)
Youthful Energy
Covedale tells more than one West side story
(08/01/02)
Curtain Call
Shakespeare fun and serious
(08/01/02)
A Case of the Sniffles
Hay Fever in Oxford needs more ensemble work
(07/25/02)
Curtain Call
The Fantasticks has strong local flavor
(07/25/02)
Fine Tuning
The centennial of Richard Rodgers' birth
(07/25/02)
Curtain Call
From the hyperactive brains of high-school cut-ups
(07/18/02)
The Heat Is On
CCM's Hot Summer Nights 2002 is batting 1.000
(07/11/02)
Telling Tales
Broker/farmer Walt Wingfield returns to Playhouse for a few more smiles
(07/11/02)
Curtain Call
Local grant brings 'Weighting Game' to the stage
(07/11/02)
Fine Tuning
Down home tunes from a symphony orchestra?
(07/11/02)
Telling the Story
CCM grad Steve Flaherty showcases his Broadway success back in Cincinnati
(07/04/02)
The Big Picture
P&G; hands over 78 historic paintings to CAM
(07/04/02)
Curtain Call
An out-of-town theater excursion you'll really remember
(07/04/02)
Think System
Touring Music Man hits lots of right notes, but needs a few more
(06/27/02)
Tall Tales, Laughter, Songs
Cincinnati Playhouse will please diverse tastes with its summer season
(06/27/02)
Curtain Call
Summer Dinner Theatre underway
(06/27/02)
Curtain Call
Ensemble Theater announces new show
(06/20/02)
Curtain Call
(06/13/02)
Fine Tuning
(06/13/02)
Processing Grief
CSF presents new play about a town where death is a commodity
(06/06/02)
Curtain Call
(06/06/02)
Packing It in
Reduced Shakespeare Co. litters Cincinnati stages this summer with literary nuggets
(05/30/02)
New Light on Cincinnati
In 2003 CAM's Cincinnati Wing will showcase our city's deep artistic roots
(05/30/02)
Curtain Call
(05/30/02)
Fine Tuning
(05/30/02)
Author! Author!
Whodunit is the name of the game in The Beard of Avon
(05/23/02)
Tunes, Tears, Teasing
ABBA songs get a new life in Mamma Mia!
(05/23/02)
Curtain Call
(05/23/02)
What, Me Worry?
At age 50, MAD Magazine parodies still evoke a laugh
(05/23/02)
Curtain Call
(05/16/02)
Skewering the Stage
Human Race's Anton in Show Biz pokes fun in all directions
(05/09/02)
Curtain Call
(05/09/02)
Itching to Perform
Community theaters are an outlet for talented, creative volunteers
(05/02/02)
Soft Landing
Over the Tavern sequel satisfies in a different way
(05/02/02)
Curtain Call
(05/02/02)
Fine Tuning
(05/02/02)
Shout and Feel It
Energetic Swing! is more than dancing
(04/25/02)
Curtain Call
(04/25/02)
Gambling on Heroes
Lynn Meyers pieces together a new season for Ensemble Theatre
(04/18/02)
Spring Tonic
Penning's return anchors a delightful As You Like It
(04/18/02)
Curtain Call
(04/18/02)
Fine Tuning
(04/18/02)
Home Again
CSF's Marni Penning returns from NYC for a Shakespearean romance
(04/11/02)
Theatrical Barometer
Humana Festival in Louisville shows a few trends
(04/11/02)
Gut-Check Theater
ATL's Marc Masterson talks about taking the reins of America's premier new play festival
(04/11/02)
Curtain Call
(04/11/02)
Doom and Gloom in the Tomb
Kings Island readies a new hair-raising adventure
(04/04/02)
Cooking
Blue Kitchen has the recipe for entertainment
(04/04/02)
Choreography of Emotions
Syncopation at ETC is a charming love story
(04/04/02)
Curtain Call
(04/04/02)
Fine Tuning
(04/04/02)
Choreography of Emotions
Syncopation at ETC is a charming love story
(03/28/02)
In Step
ETC's Syncopation is a new play about two dreamers a century ago
(03/28/02)
Curtain Call
(03/28/02)
Still Water
South Pacific needs some romantic ripples
(03/28/02)
Half-Baked
Tommy Nugent tells the magical story ... of his own life
(03/21/02)
Fine Tuning
(03/21/02)
Curtain Call
(03/21/02)
Set in Stone
CAM takes us back to the time of the pyramids
(03/14/02)
Dream Play
Ovation stages a mind-bender
(03/14/02)
Curtain Call
(03/14/02)
New York Theater is Back
Musicals, dramas and one-man shows
(03/07/02)
Curtain Call
(03/07/02)
Green-Eyed Monster
CSF's Othello is a reminder of how good it can be
(03/07/02)
Curtain Call
(02/28/02)
Curtain Call
(02/21/02)
Breaking Rules
CCM grad is composing a successful future onstage
(02/21/02)
Alive and Kicking
ETC's Women take divergent paths to wholeness
(02/21/02)
Different Maps
Plays by Carter Lewis at Playhouse and ETC explore men's & women's divergent paths
(02/14/02)
Sound and Fury
Dayton's Macbeth is creepy and weird -- and totally effective
(02/14/02)
Curtain Call
(02/14/02)
Storm-Tossed
Stage First presents Shakespeare's magical Tempest
(02/07/02)
Rockin' in Ancient Egypt
Aida is a tragedy with Pop tunes and dazzling images
(02/07/02)
Curtain Call
(02/07/02)
Wunderbar
Vito's sings and serves Italian cuisine
(02/07/02)
Curtain Call
(01/31/02)
Road Show: Quiet Pride
Revisiting the stirring words of Langston Hughes
(01/31/02)
Elaborate Egyptian Lives
Tim Rice teams with Elton John for another winning musical
(01/31/02)
Curtain Call
(01/24/02)
Bodies in Heat
And minds ablaze in CSF's Arcadia
(01/24/02)
Digging for History
ETC's Praying for Rain explores the mind of a troubled teen
(01/17/02)
Curtain Call
(01/17/02)
Searching for Meaning
CSF's Bowman sheds light on Arcadia's intriguing details
(01/17/02)
Fever Pitch
Actors Theatre of Louisville resurrects a 1925 comedy by Noël Coward with a modern touch
(01/10/02)
Oh, Man
The guys see The Vagina Monologues ... and like it
(01/10/02)
Curtain Call
(01/10/02)
Curtain Call
(01/03/02)
Open Wide and Say 'Ahhh'
Believe it or not, The Vagina Monologues are coming to Cincinnati
(12/27/01)
Curtain Call
(12/27/01)
Alternate View
The Cincinnati Playhouse readies round two of its edgy performance series
(12/20/01)
Curtain Call
(12/20/01)
Hearing Voices
It's not quite Sedaris, but Santaland Diaries will make you laugh
(12/20/01)
Curtain Call
(12/13/01)
Curtain Call
(12/06/01)
Yule (mono) Logs
Exposing the dirty underbelly of Santa's elves and reindeer
(11/29/01)
What the Dickens!
CSF turns A Christmas Carol around with a different point of view
(11/29/01)
Curtain Call
(11/29/01)
Curtain Call
(11/21/01)
The Beat Goes On
Beehive buzzes back, lively as ever
(11/15/01)
Curtain Call
(11/15/01)
Curtain Call
(11/08/01)
Slippery Slope
Spinning Into Butter explores issues of prejudice
(11/01/01)
Curtain Call
(11/01/01)
Curtain Call
(10/25/01)
Strange Ingredients
Scruffy Cabaret is an odd recipe for dinner theater fare
(10/18/01)
No Longer a Stranger
Pamela Myers takes on big roles and humanizes them
(10/18/01)
What You Will
CSF offers a new take on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
(10/18/01)
Curtain Call
(10/18/01)
Seeing the Whole Picture
Designer Will Turbyne plans to put sets on par with great acting at CSF
(10/11/01)
Contagious Humor
Shadowbox Cabaret replicates its brand of music and comedy in Newport
(10/11/01)
Curtain Call
(10/11/01)
Fame, Lost and Found
Floyd Collins at Actors Theatre of Louisville recreates a media frenzy from 1925
(10/04/01)
Contagious Humor
Shadowbox Cabaret replicates its brand of music and comedy in Newport
(10/04/01)
Curtain Call
(10/04/01)
Road Show: Outside the Box
Columbus cabaret offers laughs, music, eats, drinks
(09/27/01)
Watchful Eyes
Luther Goins' Love Child at ETC brings a popular theater artist back to Cincinnati
(09/27/01)
On the Road Again
Ovation stages the first third of Tolkien's epic trilogy
(09/27/01)
Spooky
Phantom is no different, and that's a good thing
(09/27/01)
Going Through Stages
Area universities offer theater for every taste
(09/20/01)
Curtain Call
(09/20/01)
Word Search
CSF's Fuddy Meers makes audiences laugh and think
(09/13/01)
Curtain Call
(09/13/01)
In Demand
Actor Robert B. Rais defines inventive acting in a hilarious one-man show
(09/06/01)
Curtain Call
(09/06/01)
The 25 most influential people in Cincinnati arts
CityBeat's fifth annual ranking of the people who are leading the local arts -- for better or worse
(08/30/01)
Larger than Life
Fall theater offers big characters and memorable actors
(08/30/01)
Curtain Call
(08/30/01)
Around the World
Varied performances highlight CAA season
(08/23/01)
Curtain Call
(08/23/01)
Curtain Call
(08/16/01)
Curtain Call
(08/09/01)
Two Hours' Traffic
CSF school touring shows appeal to all ages
(08/02/01)
Curtain Call
(08/02/01)
CCM's Got Sizzle
Hot Summer Nights is offering a can't-miss season
(07/26/01)
Plagued
Captivity strips away the stereotypes of class and gender in One Flea Spare
(07/26/01)
Curtain Call
(07/26/01)
Ashland Oregon Shakespeare Festival
(07/19/01)
Hello, Hot Summer Nights
Dolly has star power and great tunes
(07/19/01)
Shakespearean Productions at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
(07/19/01)
Contemporary Productions at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
(07/19/01)
Curtain Call
(07/12/01)
Familiar and Fresh
Ovation stages a pleasant Sondeim revue
(07/12/01)
Once More, with Feeling
CCM's Hot Summer Nights hits its 20th season, stages hits with some veteran stars
(07/05/01)
Continual Survivor
Terry LaBolt knows the terrain of The Last Session
(07/05/01)
Curtain Call
(07/05/01)
Mixed Drink
Southern Discomfort moves in too many directions at once
(06/28/01)
Curtain Call
(06/28/01)
Symphony Is Jammin'
OTR's biggest music-maker promises to make Jammin' on Main bigger than ever
(06/21/01)
Up and Running
Know Theatre stages a play about a play, with actors playing actors
(06/21/01)
Curtain Call
(06/21/01)
Reason to Believe
Men share what keeps them going
(06/14/01)
Old Sweet Song
Local man's enthusiasm for Joyce brings Bloomsday to the Tristate
(06/14/01)
Lift Up Your Hands
Todd Almond creates a powerful Hedwig at ETC
(06/14/01)
Risky Experiments
CSF's Lightning fails to spark completely
(06/14/01)
Curtain Call
(06/14/01)
Lightning Strike
CSF works with local playwright to create a new play
(06/07/01)
Curtain Call
(06/07/01)
Track & Field
Sprinting: Barry and Know Theatre are in step
(06/07/01)
Inching into Summer
Hedwig and an all-star local band look to be be the hottest act in town
(05/31/01)
Curtain Call
(05/31/01)
Say It Right
Everyday people caught up in an American tragedy come to life in The Laramie Project
(05/24/01)
Curtain Call
(05/24/01)
No Desert
Writing and performing has become Dan Stroeh's therapy
(05/17/01)
Visions of the Future
CAC shows off new pictures, readies for a new season
(05/17/01)
Curtain Call
(05/17/01)
Lessons Learned
SCPA grad Rocky Carroll is back onstage in Cincinnati
(05/10/01)
Tallying Up
And the view is spectacular at the Playhouse
(05/10/01)
Curtain Call
(05/10/01)
Onstage
(05/10/01)
Still the Playwright
Lanford Wilson's comedy of twentysomethings gets its regional premiere at ETC
(05/03/01)
Web Feature: Searching for Roots
Know Theatre stages Lanford Wilson's Redwood Curtain
(05/03/01)
Web Feature: Y.E.S. Festival at Northern Kentucky University
Plays Need Work, but the Kids Are OK
(05/03/01)
Web Feature: Saturday Night
CCM stages Stephen Sondheim's earliest work
(05/03/01)
Curtain Call
Theaters, actors, etc.
(05/03/01)
Beautiful Tenderness
Shows by Lanford Wilson will be staged by five local theaters
(04/26/01)
It's a Tradition
Fiddler still has emotional power after all these years
(04/26/01)
Curtain Call
(04/26/01)
A Direction for Theater
NKU produces new plays; CCM trains future directors
(04/19/01)
Curtain Call
(04/19/01)
Curtain Call
Theaters, actors, etc.
(04/12/01)
Incubating Plays
Actors Theatre of Louisville keeps playwrights in the spotlight
(04/12/01)
Movin' On Up
Cincinnati Playwrights get exposure through monthly stage readings
(04/05/01)
Curtain Call
Theaters, actors, etc.
(04/05/01)
Curtain Call
Theaters, actors, etc.
(03/29/01)
Rumble in Dayton
Collaborative West Side Story involves innovative design andnew choreography
(03/22/01)
Curtain Call
(03/22/01)
He Said, She Said
ETC show explores the dynamics of friendship and marriage
(03/22/01)
Hoe-down
Stars of crass Whorehouse lack chemistry
(03/22/01)
Touching Hearts
Playhouse starts the buzz for 2001-2002; Beehive returns
(03/15/01)
Curtain Call
Theaters, Actors, etc.
(03/15/01)
All Holes, No Cheese
Resident Alien is amusing, but needs focus
(03/15/01)
Another Op'nin, Another Show
New York has some things to tell us about what we'll be seeing on local stages
(03/08/01)
Curtain Call
Theaters, actors, etc.
(03/08/01)
Curtain Call
(03/01/01)
Taking a Risk
Louisville's festival of American theater turns 25 with a new guy at the helm
(02/22/01)
Common Denominator
Paavo Järvi wants everyone to join him at Music Hall
(02/22/01)
Curtain Call
(02/22/01)
Half Past Autumn
The Cincinnati Art Museum displays a great American photographic artist in all his diversity
(02/15/01)
Quinton-sentially
Everett Quinton loves being wicked in Cinderella
(02/15/01)
War Stories
CCM actors create an unusual reminiscence of the Vietnam War
(02/15/01)
Curtain Call
(02/15/01)
Burning Hot
Shakespearean sonnets fuel seven writers to create ETC's Love's Fire
(02/08/01)
Curtain Call
(02/08/01)
Smoke and Mirrors
Dark Paradise gets lost in special effects
(02/08/01)
Biting the Bullet
Playwright Keith Glover sinks his teeth into the Old West
(02/01/01)
Hamming It Up
Stage First offers its first Shakespearean production
(02/01/01)
Curtain Call
(02/01/01)
Web Feature: Hamming It Up
Stage First offers its first Shakespearean production
(02/01/01)
Curtain Call
(01/25/01)
The Entropy of Relationships
Playhouse's Closer is about love (or the lack of it) in contemporary life
(01/18/01)
Diverting
Pimpernel will have you seeing red, green, yellow ...
(01/18/01)
Moment to Moment
ETC's Three Days explores the complex present and past of two generations
(01/18/01)
Curtain Call
(01/18/01)
Lighten Up
Composer Wildhorn expects his Scarlet Pimpernel to tickle Cincinnati's fancy
(01/11/01)
Curtain Call
(01/11/01)
Fighting Words
Drew Fracher is eager to expand his directing career with CSF's Macbeth
(01/04/01)
Curtain Call
(01/04/01)
Bob Allen: Matchmaker
(01/04/01)
Teeing Off, Moving Ahead
Movement on several fronts points to an arts district for downtown and Over-the-Rhine
(12/21/00)
Curtain Call
(12/21/00)
40 Winks
ETC's holiday musical is no sleeper
(12/14/00)
Curtain Call
(12/14/00)
Visions of Sugarplums
Musicals, choir, holiday theater
(12/07/00)
Wake-Up Call
Ensemble Theatre's Sleeping Beauty is composer David Kisor's latest creation
(12/07/00)
Curtain Call
(12/07/00)
High-Kicking Holiday Shows
(11/30/00)
Sounding Off
Barry Williams is more scam than scab
(11/30/00)
Curtain Call
(11/30/00)
Widening Worlds
Over-the-Rhine's new Uptown Arts center will offer free arts classes for kids
(11/30/00)
Can We Talk?
Chamber orchestra's youthful new conductor is eager to engage audiences
(11/22/00)
Much Ado That Ends Well
CSF offers some holiday hilarity with Compleat Works
(11/22/00)
Climb Ev'ry Mountain
Has Brady Bunch star taken the slippery slope?
(11/22/00)
Curtain Call
(11/22/00)
Boys and Girls Together
Playhouse musical is a contemporary look at love and marriage
(11/16/00)
Comedy and a Half
Stage First's play-within-a-play by Molière is a pleasant romp
(11/16/00)
Altered States
Playhouse seeks a younger audience with new performers
(11/16/00)
Curtain Call
(11/16/00)
Curtain Call
(11/09/00)
The Same Old Songs
Two concerts can take you to another time and place altogether
(11/09/00)
Telling Truths
Denver production of Tantalus goes back to the source for compelling drama
(11/02/00)
No Tomorrow
Annie has lost its edge, but keeps plodding on with no stars and a diminished orchestra
(11/02/00)
Curtain Call
(11/02/00)
Talking 'Bout Our Generation
Nicola's, Downtown
(10/26/00)
Deepening Connections
Richard Hess is building CCM's drama program, currently staging Six Degrees
(10/26/00)
Curtain Call
(10/26/00)
Acting up in Middletown
New professional theater begins a varied season
(10/19/00)
An Ideal Play
ETC offers the regional premiere of a show that recreates a Victorian scandal
(10/19/00)
Curtain Call
(10/19/00)
Flexing Contemporary Muscles
CSF jumps into the 'here and now' with some scary stuff
(10/12/00)
Curtain Call
(10/12/00)
Going Stag
An early work designed by the creator of The Lion King comes to Cincinnati
(10/12/00)
Curtain Call
Theaters, Actors, etc.
(10/05/00)
Forbidden Cincinnati
Downtown Theatre Classics pulls the plug on its season; Forbidden Broadway may be cut short
(10/05/00)
Curtain Call
(09/28/00)
Going Nova
Premiere by Dayton's Rhythm in Shoes blends dance, theater and music
(09/28/00)
Snappy Satire
Downtown Theatre Classics offering pokes fun at Broadway musicals
(09/28/00)
Attitude and Emotion
Fosse offers Broadway choreography from a master
(09/28/00)
Curtain Call
(09/21/00)
Literal Survivors
A stubborn journey through centuries of spoken and written word
(09/07/00)
Old Guys Onstage
Playhouse, ETC and CSF kick off their new theater seasons
(09/07/00)
Curtain Call
(09/07/00)
The Old College Try
Area universities offer theater from a variety of perspectives
(08/31/00)
What a Drag
Little Shop rocks, but does it really work?
(08/31/00)
Curtain Call
(08/31/00)
Horrors?
DTC's season starts with a revised Little Shop ... plus behind-the-scenes challenges
(08/24/00)
Curtain Call
(08/24/00)
Curtain Call
(08/17/00)
Double Header
CSF previews its touring productions of Othello and Romeo and Juliet
(08/10/00)
Curtain Call
(08/10/00)
Inching toward Cincinnati
ETC is one of only five regional theaters to present Rock musical that made New York sit up and take notice
(08/03/00)
Vanishing Cultures
Village Players' 'The Dining Room' showcases actors
(08/03/00)
Curtain Call
(08/03/00)
Two-Faced
Apking's Janus Project hopes to appeal to both kids and adults
(07/27/00)
More Magic, Less Volume
La Comedia's Cinderella hits a few good notes, but most are too loud
(07/27/00)
Curtain Call
(07/27/00)
War Horse
Opera's Aida is a spectacular pageant with some top-notch singing and acting
(07/20/00)
Patterns and Insights
The Flying Karamazovs juggle and dance their way through the 'loony-verse'
(07/20/00)
Curtain Call
(07/20/00)
Curtain Call
(07/14/00)
A Glimmer of Leight
Tony-winning playwright hands over reworked script to ETC for premiere production
(07/14/00)
Falstaff II: The Sequel
CSF's Merry Wives has lots of humor, but feels empty when it's over
(07/14/00)
Cincinnati's 'Mr. Radio'
(07/13/00)
Three-peat
CCM stages three diverse musicals, offering something for everyone
(07/13/00)
Curtain Call
(07/13/00)
Funny Business
'Friends of Lucy' return to the Aronoff with sketches and interactive comedy
(07/12/00)
Hard Time in the Pit
Chris Fenwick is slaving away at CCM's Hot Summer Nights...and loving every minute of it
(07/12/00)
Isn't It Romantic?
Amy Irving's new film, 'Bossa Nova,' is a love story with a Latin beat
(06/29/00)
A Feast of Theater
Community groups recognize the season's best and select several for statewide conference
(06/29/00)
First Step
ETC's staging of 'Green Gables' delights audiences and paves the way for more
(06/29/00)
Defining Moment
Hamilton County will pony up to get the ball rolling for Regional Cultural Alliance
(06/22/00)
Look Quick
ETC's 'Off-Center' staged a wonderful double-bill, but now it's time for the next show
(06/22/00)
Oh, Grow Up!
A father reflects on what he learned from his son
(06/15/00)
Seeking Success on the Riverfront
Showboat is staging a '60s satire on the world of business
(06/15/00)
Curtain Call
(06/08/00)
Pigs on the March
'CityBeat' will profile artists behind the Big Gig
(06/08/00)
Hot Show: 'A Chorus Line'
CCM asked its audiences, and Broadway's singular sensation is the answer
(06/01/00)
Different Voices
ETC's Off-Center Series is offering four unusual shows in three weeks, each one by local writers
(06/01/00)
Shark Bit
'Threepenny Opera' was the inspiration for shows like 'Cabaret'
(06/01/00)
Power Politics
CSF stages Shakespeare's final tragedy, a muscular exploration of opposing forces
(05/25/00)
Unrequited Love
Young professional actors from Ohio U. are taking their curtain calls in two shows at the Playhouse
(05/25/00)
Curtain Call
(05/25/00)
Telling Tales
Playhouse presents 'Spunk,' three stories by Harlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston
(05/18/00)
Obsessed
Two plays explore the impact of icons on the lives of their characters
(05/18/00)
Old, New, Borrowed, Blue
The Broadway Series announces a varied season
(05/18/00)
Rebels With A Cause
Know Theatre's Kalagayan and playwright Barry team up for a premiere
(05/11/00)
All in the Family
MacLeod's 'House of Yes' offers a twisted glimpse at Kennedy obsessions
(05/11/00)
Curtain Call
(05/11/00)
The Philadelphia Story
Philly's Avenue of the Arts is a wildly successful model for how to concentrate arts groups and facilities in a downtown area
(05/04/00)
The 25 Most Influential People in Cincinnati Arts
(05/04/00)
Unexpected Turns
Director calls 'Private Eyes' a theatrical roller-coaster ride
(05/04/00)
Curtain Call
(04/27/00)
Irresistible Urges
Ancient Greek comedy is an onstage quickie
(04/27/00)
A Survivor
Veteran community theater director stages the regional premiere of 'A New Brain'
(04/27/00)
Adult Entertainment
Playhouse's 'Night Music' is Cincinnati's own Broadway production
(04/27/00)
Multiple Personalities
Penning offers an acting tour de force in Dayton production of 'The Mineola Twins'
(04/20/00)
Memory Lapse
'Fame: The Musical' returns us to those thrilling days 1984
(04/20/00)
Stages of Learning
CCM announces a season of plays and musicals
(04/20/00)
No Connection
'Beautiful Thing' is lacking in emotional impact
(04/20/00)
Tempting Fate
CSF's ambitious 'Oedipus Trilogy' strives to bring Greek tragedy to modern audiences
(04/13/00)
Telling Tales
Shakespeare Festival spreads its wings in a new season with several contemporary shows
(04/13/00)
Warming Up
CPT stages a gentle tale of adolescent love
(04/13/00)
Curtain Call
(04/13/00)
Liking It
CCM production of Shakespearean classic takes a classic approach
(04/13/00)
Shining Leight
'Side Man' playwright returns to ETC with a premiere to launch 15th season
(04/06/00)
Multiple Personalities
CSF's 'Oedipus Trilogy' explores the power of Greek tragedies
(04/06/00)
Splendid Variety
Humana Festival at Louisville's Actors Theatre offers a feast of new plays
(04/06/00)
Restart
DTC steps back, reassesses and announces a new season using CCM talent
(03/30/00)
Open Arms
Local African-American theater fest offers many opportunities to learn and be entertained
(03/30/00)
Curtain Call
(03/30/00)
Only Talking
ETC's 'Cripple' shows a slightly sunnier side of Irish playwright McDonagh
(03/23/00)
Trapped in Their Lives
Classic O'Neill play traces resentment between two generations in a family
(03/23/00)
Looming Large
Playhouse's Ed Stern announces his new season and continues his role as Cincinnati's theatrical trendsetter
(03/16/00)
Traveling Man
CSF's Giles Davies brings Charles Dickens back to life
(03/16/00)
Making Joyous Noises
Seeing 'Stomp' a second time can be a whole new experience
(03/16/00)
Curtain Call
(03/16/00)
Fair Weather
'Three Days of Rain' and other new shows make up Human Race's 'a la carte' series
(03/09/00)
The Wages of Sin
Cast of 'Scarlet Letter' wrestles with a tough script
(03/09/00)
Red Letter Day
Ovation stages play based on Hawthorne's classic novel
(03/02/00)
Natural Storyteller
Local theatergoers are about to get a double dose of Martin McDonagh
(03/02/00)
Curtain Call
(03/02/00)
Magnetic
'Oh, Jackie!' presents an American icon in a Hollywood musical setting
(02/24/00)
Marquee Value
New York theater we might -- or might not -- be seeing sometime soon in Cincinnati
(02/24/00)
In Cahoots
Shakespeare Festival's 'Shrew' is totally together
(02/24/00)
Bad Boys, Bad Girls
'Cabaret' is vibrant and scandalous
(02/24/00)
Curtain Call
(02/17/00)
Wilkommen...
This 'Cabaret' has a graphic frankness that wasn't possible in 1966
(02/17/00)
Dangerous Woman
Lesley Bevan is playing her first CSF leading role as the 'Shrew'
(02/17/00)
Night and Day
Batting .500 at Dayton theaters; 'Forum' is weak, but 'Ballyhoo' glows
(02/03/00)
Fathers and Sons
ETC premieres Blessing's show about the old ballgame of self-exploration
(02/03/00)
Decisive
Stage First's Nicholas Korn hopes to conquer audiences with his play about a figure from ancient history
(02/03/00)
Curtain Call
(02/03/00)
Leading Edge
CSO appoints a youthful new music director
(01/27/00)
'Civil War' Revolutionized
Broadway musical's revised version opens its national tour in Cincinnati
(01/27/00)
After-Effects of Loneliness
'The Woolgatherer' portrays two seekers
(01/20/00)
Sold!
Powerful Mamet play about selling and surviving is staged by Falcon Productions
(01/20/00)
A Blessing on ETC
Playwright's fifth work for local theater is another world premiere
(01/20/00)
Curtain Call
(01/20/00)
Connector
Mary Anne Wehrend is making Covington's Carnegie a real 'center' of arts
(01/13/00)
New Battlegrounds
BeBe Winans steps outside Gospel recording to star in the premiere of 'The Civil War'
(01/13/00)
Knitting Things Together
'The Woolgatherer' proves Michael Shooner is no idle dreamer
(01/13/00)
Smart and Crabby
CSF asks us to like a difficult intellectual in 'The Misanthrope'
(01/06/00)
Making a List
Theater critics name influential plays, musicals
(01/06/00)
Flying High
Rigby does a fine job in 'Peter Pan'
(01/06/00)
Curtain Call
(01/06/00)
Curtain Call
(10/07/99)
Staggering
Famed actor comes back to life, after a fashion, at the Playhouse
(10/07/99)
Electra-fied
Stage First tackles a tragedy that's been around for two millennia
(09/30/99)
Mothers and Sons
Ovation offers the area premiere of McNally's 'A Perfect Ganesh'
(09/30/99)
No Leftovers
La Comedia offers regional premiere of 'Sayonara'
(09/30/99)
Hurricane Julie
Theater and design artist is the subject of an astounding multimedia exhibit in Columbus
(09/23/99)
Mismatched Parts
CSF's 'Tempest' has too many pieces that don't quite work
(09/23/99)
Lowe Bottoms Out
DTC loses director, seeks funds, turns to volunteer management
(09/23/99)
Curtain Call
(09/23/99)
Dysfunctional Genealogy
ETC's 'Side Man' opens with the playwright in the audience
(09/16/99)
Dead On
Playhouse hopes to pick another winner with its next 'Rosenthal' prize
(09/16/99)
An Era Exploding
Race and class collide in the musical 'Ragtime'
(09/16/99)
There's the Rub
Cincinnati Art Museum names a new director
(09/09/99)
Rough Magic
Shakespeare's power is unabated after four centuries … and his plays are everywhere this fall
(09/09/99)
Holy Hypocrites!
Stage First's 'Tartuffe' is a visual riot … and funny, too
(09/09/99)
Curtain Call
(09/09/99)
Hip Town
Cincinnati's theater scene is jazzin' this fall
(09/02/99)
A New Syncopation
A streamlined 'Ragtime' rolls into Cincinnati
(09/02/99)
Cheap Thrills: Arts on a Student Budget
(08/26/99)
Performing Arts
(08/26/99)
Curtain Call
(08/26/99)
Heartbeat of the World
'Riverdance' stirs elemental passions at the Aronoff
(08/19/99)
'We Gotta Stick Together'
African-American theater is celebrated at a biennial national festival. Can it find a foothold in Cincinnati?
(08/12/99)
A Righteous Verdict
The best show at NBTF comes from a former Cincinnatian
(08/12/99)
A Sampling of Shows From the 1999 National Black Theatre Festival
(08/12/99)
No Illusions
Playhouse magic event appeals to local audiences
(08/12/99)
Curtain Call
(08/12/99)
Blown Away
Village Players doesn't monkey with classic play
(08/05/99)
Rough Water
'Pirates' needs a bit more horsepower at LaComedia
(08/05/99)
A Whole Person
Marketer David Michael pursues opera singing as an added dimension of his life
(07/29/99)
Growing Up, Growing Older
(07/29/99)
Thoughtful Comedy
Ovation's 'I Hate Hamlet' is not just two hours of laughs
(07/29/99)
One-Note Wonder
Comic acting makes Launch's debut a satirical romp
(07/29/99)
Curtain Call
(07/29/99)
Foraging in the Gray Area
Ray's political satire will make audiences laugh and think
(07/22/99)
A World of Emotion
Revue at Miami U. showcases the Broadway team of Kander and Ebb
(07/22/99)
Curtain Call
(07/15/99)
Oh, Brother
Hot Summer Nights serves up sibling rivalries and dysfunctional families and it's fun!
(07/15/99)
Unexpected Opera
Muni is dusting cobwebs off some masterworks
(07/08/99)
Historical Humanity
DTC's '1776' brings the Founding Fathers back to life
(07/08/99)
No Sweat
CCM teacher Richard Hess will helm three musicals for Hot Summer Nights
(07/01/99)
Let's Put on a Show
Community theaters offer their best in a season-ending competition
(07/01/99)
Curtain Call
(07/01/99)
A Six-Pack for the Aronoff
The Broadway Series presents sinking ships, schizophrenic physicians, singing kids, soldiers and sleaze artists
(06/24/99)
The Lowe Down
Downtown Theatre Classics' leader is creating a 'theater between'
(06/17/99)
Stages of Development
Theater in the City of Brotherly Love has some positive messages for Cincinnati
(06/17/99)
Curtain Call
Side Man comes to the front
(06/17/99)
A Little Overboard
Showboat's 'St. Louis' fails to ring the right bells
(06/17/99)
Creating Worlds
Nicholas Muni is readying a head-turning summer season for the Cincinnati Opera
(06/10/99)
Living Here
Clean Up the Living Room
(06/03/99)
Medieval Schizophrenia
'Camelot' can't decide if it's a comedy or a tragedy
(06/03/99)
Curtain Call
(06/03/99)
A League of Their Own
Cincinnati theaters large and small band together
(05/27/99)
Backwards and Forwards
Falcon Productions boils down Shakespeare with hilarious results
(05/27/99)
Curtain Call
(05/20/99)
Manipulated
Puppets stand out in Showboat's 'Carnival'
(05/20/99)
Head Start
ETC's 'Violet' gives two local actors their professional launch
(05/06/99)
The Head of the Line
CCM grad is behind a 'Rent' tradition
(04/29/99)
The 25 Most Influential People in Cincinnati Arts
CityBeat's annual ranking of the people who will lead the local arts (for better or worse) into the future
(04/22/99)
Curtain Call
(04/22/99)
Prime Time
NKU and Miami U. stage premieres of a drama, a satire, a comedy and an old mystery
(04/15/99)
Oh, Brother
Playhouse offers a delightful world premiere musical about families and connections
(04/15/99)
The Passionate Thief
Kashkashian performs viola works by Brahms and others at the Art Museum
(04/15/99)
Big Break
CSO will play young composer's work
(04/15/99)
Curtain Call
(04/08/99)
Victimized Victoria
A singer pretending she's an actress pretending she's a dancer
(04/08/99)
All the Right Notes
Nothing fishy about ETC's 'Love and Shrimp'
(04/01/99)
Reeling 'em in
CSF's 'Romeo and Juliet' for schools gets a public viewing
(04/01/99)
A Tangled Web
Fine acting makes 'The Herbal Bed' worth seeing
(04/01/99)
The Wave of the Future
Actors Theatre of Louisville stages new plays by writers young and old
(03/25/99)
Love American Style
ETC brings back a local favorite and announces its new season
(03/25/99)
Curtain Call
(03/25/99)
Juggling the Mix
The Cincinnati Playhouse's Ed Stern had assmebled his eighth season
(03/18/99)
Just Listen
Clarinetist Eddie Daniels speaks a universal language
(03/18/99)
Curtain Call
(03/11/99)
Razzle Dazzle
Broadway in 1999 is torn between crass commercialism and great theater
(03/04/99)
Broadway Connections
You're never very far from Cincinnati
(03/04/99)
Stirring Things Up
Veteran Canadian director is diving into Cincinnati's theatrical scene
(02/18/99)
Cow Town No More
Indianapolis has theater worth seeing
(02/18/99)
Into the Light
Tom Phelps’ provocative art reflects African-American issues and images in a universal framework
(02/11/99)
Tough Love
Arts Consortium presents a searing look at AIDS and families
(02/11/99)
Bring in 'Da Community
Donna Walker-Kuhne brings new audiences to theater
(02/04/99)
100 Years
PBS series highlights African Americans in the arts during the 20th century
(01/28/99)
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