“Kiss Me Kate” is Rollicking Fun
Review by Katrina Reynolds I’m not partial to musicals – however, the exceptions to this rule are strong and steady. Fortunately for this reviewer, one of those exceptions is currently playing at Covedale Center for the Performing Arts. After having seen Taming of the Shrew at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company...
“Every Brilliant Thing” is Simply Brilliant
Every Brilliant Thing is running March 17 through April 1 at the Falcon Theatre in Newport. This is one that you must see. There is something so heartbreaking about this spirit who struggles with not only her mother’s depression but her father’s inability to reach out to his daughter...
“Kiss Me Kate” is ‘Wunderbar!’
This show has blended a classic, tongue-in-cheek Broadway spoof with an excellent cast of singers, dancers and actors. The show is a lot of fun featuring Cole Porter’s best score. ...
Go All-In for “All-One!”
This play is about soap, but so much more. It is about what we do to make ourselves clean and how far we can go to try to save the world through our beliefs. There are some big issues behind the light frolicsome nature of the play that can...
Storytelling Pops in “All-One!” at Know
Know’s “All-One” is a brief Fringe-y entertainment, perfect for anyone looking for a light diversion after dinner in Over-The-Rhine or before a nightcap. “All-One!” runs through March 26....
“Tootsie” Will Have you Laughing Your Stockings Off
With classic Broadway dance numbers, fantastical costumes (and quick changes), and lyrics with a ‘Producers’-style wit, David Yazbek and Robert Horn’s “Tootsie” is an unexpected masterpiece....
Who Shall Be Tamed at Cincy Shakes?
Any praise you shall hear about Sara Mackie’s interpretation of Katherina will only be a fraction of the truth: rest assured she is even better than best. Her facial expressions, her vocal inflections, and her choices in physicality with every step she takes all add up to a flawless performance....
Charming New R & H “Cinderella” at CCM
Review by Liz Eichler Run to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” like it is chiming midnight. This charming new version of the beloved R & H musical is playing March 2-5 only at UC’s College Conservatory of Music. It has a surprising twist–modernizing and fleshing out the relationships, but keeping...