Miami University Theatre Shows Its Range With “Smoke and Bloodlines”
Review by Shawn Maus of Smoke and Bloodlines: Miami University Theatre Miami University’s Department of Theatre presents Smoke and Bloodlines, a night of one act plays, from September 30 through October 3. Yes, it’s a limited engagement, but try to attend. It’s a night of theatre that we don’t...
CCM Bringing a Bluegrass Beat to Musical Theatre with “Big River”
Preview by Greg Bossler of Big River: CCM Musical Theatre Big River, the musical the adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic 1884 novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, opens the Studio Series at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music on October 8. The original Broadway production won seven Tony Awards...
Spend an Intimate Evening with NET’s “Frankie and Johnny”
Review by Abby Rowald of Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune: New Edgecliff Theatre Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune, by Terrence McNally, is a great play. A two-hander with sparkling dialogue and characters that are complex in their simplicity, it is a joy to...
Falcon’s “Silence!” is Shear Madness
Review by Doug Iden of Silence: The Musical: Falcon Theatre Silence! The Musical, the outrageous parody of the movie Silence of the Lambs, exploded at the Falcon Theatre in a regional premier. This play continues the Falcon tradition of producing quirky, offbeat musicals. Amidst a quintet of agitated lambs...
NET’s “Frankie and Johnny” is a Rhapsody in Reverse
Review by Prabir Das of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune: New Edgecliff Theatre New Edgecliff Theatre launched its 17th season with Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune at the Essex Studios on September 24, 2015. Frankie & Johnny are literally the two people that...
Expect a Country Flare from CCM’s “Big River”
Preview by Gregory Bossler of Big River : CCM Big River, the musical the adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic 1884 novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, opens the Studio Series at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music on October 8. The original Broadway production won seven Tony Awards in...
NKU’s “Moon Over Buffalo” Takes Wing with Non-Stop Humor
Review by Grace Eichler of Moon Over Buffalo: Northern Kentucky University Northern Kentucky University is starting off their season with an energetic production of Moon Over Buffalo. Director and Cincinnati “name to know” Charlie Roetting certainly makes his mark on the Corbett Theatre stage with this 1950’s green room...
Falcon’s “Silence!” Should Produce Screams of Laughter
Preview by Alan Jozwiak of Silence!: The Musical: Falcon Theatre “Have the lambs stopped screaming?†This is a question that Hannibal Lector asks of Clarice Starling during the 1991 Oscar winning film Silence of the Lambs as he probes her mind to get at her deepest fears. This psychological...