Review by Liz Eichler of “A Flea in Her Ear”: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s “A Flea in Her Ear” is an hilarious farce, told in 3 acts, delivered at break-neck speed, spanning all sorts of illicit and ridiculous behavior by randy Europeans. As long as you suspend your modern moral standards, it will give you a workout laughing and gasping for […]
Review by Laurel Humes of “Baskerville”: Falcon Theatre The laughs come easily and often in Falcon Theatre’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, onstage through May 18. The show, by prolific and popular playwright Ken Ludwig, is a humorous adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Hound of the Baskervilles. Much of the fun comes in watching […]
Review by Sheldon Polonsky of “Mamma Mia!”: Incline Theatre Incline Theatre kicks off its summer season with the crowd-pleasing “Mamma Mia!” and one can hardly think of a more appropriate selection to kiss the cold and rains goodbye. Set on a colorful, carefree Greek island, “Mamma Mia!” celebrates love, family and joie de vivre. Full […]
Review by Doug Iden of “Baskerville”: Falcon Theatre The game is afoot once more as Sherlock Holmes battles the hound on the deadly moors in “Baskerville,” opening at the Falcon Theater. Five actors playing multiple characters cavort in Ken Ludwig’s homage/spoof of the Arthur Conan Doyle masterpiece “The Hound of the Baskervilles”. The overall tone of the […]
One of the most popular of the so-called Jukebox Musicals, “Mamma Mia!” roared onto the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater. Featuring songs written by the men of ABBA (Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus), “Mamma Mia!” relates the quest of Sophie Sheridan (Lexi Rigsby) to discover her biological father. Unbeknownst to her mother Donna (Helen Anneliesa Raymond-Goers) and her fiancé Sky (Jackson […]
Review By Liz Eichler of “Sleeping Beauty”: Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati will be celebrating 100 years of continuous production–the oldest children’s theatre in the country! Audiences have been impressed and entertained by TCT productions for a century and “Sleeping Beauty” is no exception. Their shows feature some of the best regional talent. TCT’s deep and rich outreach […]
Review by Liz Eichler of “Sylvia”: Human Race Theatre Spoiler alert! No, I’m not going to give you the end of the play, but I am disclosing that I am a spoiler of my dog. I am a talker, a cajoler, a pick-up-and-carry-down-the-steps-and-put-in-the-grass-to-pee-because-she’s-too-tired dog mom. I am the Food Lady, not to be confused with the Tall Girl, Walking Man, […]
Review by Doug Iden of “The Association of Controlled Dreamers”: CCM Acting What can a group of college students do to counteract a potential law that would jeopardize public education? In a commissioned play torn from today’s headlines, CCM addresses that question in the premiere of “The Association of Controlled Dreamers” at the Cohen Family Theater. […]
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