“Frankie and Johnny” to Open New Edgecliff’s New Venue
What is Love? Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune at New Edgecliff Theatre Preview by Abby Rowold Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune has long been an actors’ showcase, with the main characters having been played by such storied veterans as Kathy Bates, F. Murray Abraham,...
Covedale’s “Chorus Line” a Singular Sensation
Review by Doug Iden of A Chorus Line: Covedale Theatre The Covedale Theater opens its new season with a very ambitious production of A Chorus Line and dances away with the prize. The 1976 best musical Tony winner deals with the dreams, frustrations, and insecurities of a group of...
Carnegie’s “Company” Not to Be Missed
Review by Donna Hoffman  of Company: Carnegie Theatre Looking around at the audience before the opening number of Company at The Carnegie Saturday night, I made a note that the audience as a whole was definitely over 55. After the show, I wondered why the 35 and below crowd...
LCT Hosts Celebration of Cincinnati Theatre
Cincinnati’s theatre glitterati enjoyed a “Theatre Industry Night†last night, at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. President Josh Steele hosted this annual event, slightly different this year, instead of theatres “competing with each other,†they celebrated each theatre and the shows, performances, and designers which the LCT panelists...
Carnegie’s “Company” a Musical, Visual Treat
Review by Charles Roetting of Company: Carnegie Theatre Director Corrie Danieley kicks off The Carnegie’s 2015-2016 season with the musical COMPANY, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth. I attended the opening Saturday performance. The story revolves around the married friends, girlfriends, and 35th...
You Are in Good “Company” at the Carnegie
Review by Doug Iden of Company: Carnegie Theatre You’ll be in good Company when you attend the Stephen Sondheim musical which opens the Carnegie theater schedule. This is the first of Sondheim’s “concept musicals†so don’t expect a plot. The “concept†in this musical is relationships, or the lack thereof. The...
CSC Gets Back to School Early with “Complete History of America”
Q: “What do you get when you cross three crazy actors and 5,000 years of American history?†A: “The Complete History of America (Abridged)!†Ba-dum-bum-CHING! This production, having its regional premiere at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, is created by the same trio who created the wildly popular “The Complete...
CSC “Guv’nor” Unimpeachably Hysterical
I have been looking forward all year to see the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s regional premier of One Man, Two Guv’nors, after having seen the original version on the London Stage. The play, based on Italian Commedia Dell’Arte with a good dash of vaudeville, Monty Python, and audience participation thrown...