REVIEW: The Full Monty
When done right, THE FULL MONTY is a really good musical. It’s bawdy but not offensive, and provides opportunity for many tender moments to balance out the laughs….
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FRINGE REVIEW: Balls of Yarns
The Cincinnati Fringe Festival is an opportunity for local artists to show off their original work. It’s also a venue for out-of-towners to bring their more polished pieces…
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I’m Feeling Fringe-y
I’m staring out my picturesque window at the downtown cityscape of Cincinnati, thinking about the next two weeks and how much time I’m going to spend on the…
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REVIEW: Beautiful
This is what MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL should have been. Carole King’s story, humbly told in BEAUTIFUL – THE CAROLE KING STORY, is one of sweet success, raw talent,…
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REVIEW: Matilda the Musical
I guess I’ve been in social services too long but I just don’t find child abuse all that funny. And MATILDA THE MUSICAL is full of abusive adults calling…
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REVIEW: Children of Eden
I told him after the show that this show was “Vincetacular.” And I meant it as high praise. You see, director Vince DeGeorge has a masterful way of…
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REVIEW: Mack and Mabel
The plethora of empty seats at last night’s opening of MACK AND MABEL probably reinforces the notion that certain titles sell – and others do not. Thankfully UC-CCM…
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REVIEW: Something Rotten
SOMETHING ROTTEN is the best touring show to come through Cincinnati in some time. That’s a bold statement, I realize, but it has everything necessary for a great…
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Moveable Feast – What a Treat!
I attended this year’s Moveable Feast event at CCM and had a terrific time. The audience was treated to a special performance by Christy Altomare as she prepares…
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REVIEW: Little Shop of Horrors
When Cincinnati’s Playhouse in the Park announces a musical, I get excited. Sometimes they are rocking like “Low Down Dirty Blues.” Sometimes they are sweet like “Tenderly.” Sometimes…
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