Human Race Struts its Stuff with “The Full Monty”
Review by Liz Eichler of The Full Monty: Human race Theatre I fully recommend THE FULL MONTY, playing now through October 4 at the HUMAN RACE THEATRE in Dayton. In addition to the titillating strip tease acts, there is also a story, about how a steel town faces unemployment,...
Incline Theatre Gets Serious with “Extremities”
Preview by Laurel Humes of Extremities: Incline Theater “You will be on the edge of your seat.†That’s a promise from director Tim Perrino as he prepares to stage Extremities, opening Sept. 30 at the still very new Warsaw Federal Incline Theater in the Incline District, East Price Hill....
CSC’s “Cyrano de Bergerac” is a Welcoming Classic
Review by Greg Bossler of Cyrano de Bergerac: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Cincinnati Shakespeare Company has opened their current season with a solid production of Edmond Rostand’s classic melodrama Cyrano de Bergerac, based on the translation by Anthony Burgess, who infuses the original text with a 20th-century directness that...
CSC’s “Cyrano de Bergerac” Captures the Essence of Love
Review by Prabir Das of Cyrano de Bergerac: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Cyrano de Bergerac, authored by Edmond Rostand over a century ago in 1897, can still make audiences’ hearts beat in 2015, and perhaps will continue to do so for many more years, or as long as the essence...
ETC’s “Luna Gale” Highlights the Normalcy of Tragedy in America
Review by Kenneth Stern of Luna Gale: Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati Odd that America, the richest country on Earth, abounds in tragedy and that tragedy is perhaps most ubiquitous in the hollowed out middle where the 99 percent reside. Rebecca Gilman’s 2014 play, Luna Gale, pierces the heartland, Cedar...
CSC’s “Cyrano” a Visual and Emotional Indulgence
Review by Liz Eichler of Cyrano de Bergerac: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Even before the curtain speech is over, you will be drawn into this beautiful show. The costumes are delicious, lit with great skill, in beautiful tableau. You will be transported visually and emotionally into the world of Cyrano...
ETC Rises to the Challenge with “Luna Gale”
Review by Kay Sloane of Luna Gale: Ensemble Theatre The Ensemble Theater’s new season opened Wednesday night with Luna Gale, Rebecca Gilman’s unsettling look at the harsh dilemma of a social worker as she struggles to find the safest environment for an endangered infant, eponymously named Luna Gale. Caroline, beautifully...
Covedale’s “Chorus Line” Dances on Despite a Few Stumbles
Review by Shawn Maus of A Chorus Line: Covedale Theater In an empty theatre, on a bare stage, casting for a new Broadway musical is almost complete. For 17 dancers, this audition is the chance of a lifetime. It’s what they’ve worked for – with every drop of sweat, every...