REVIEW: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
You don’t have to love Shakespeare to enjoy THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED). You don’t even really have to know much about the Bard’s canon of…
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FRINGE REVIEW: One More Bad Thing
At one point, I looked down and knew that this was a great show because on “Jenny’s” (Leah Strasser) leg was an ankle bracelet that actually lit up…
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FRINGE REVIEW: The Mountains Did Quake, The Hillsides Did Tremble
Animal Engine, the duo behind THE MOUNTAINS DID QUAKE, THE HILLSIDES DID TREMBLE, have quite a reputation at Cincinnati Fringe Festivals in years past. I’ve never gotten to…
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FRINGE REVIEW: of Monster Descent
I am infinitely jealous of Trey Tatum. He’s disarmingly charming, with an aw-shucks genuineness that instantly makes you want to sit near him. He’s humble – too humble…
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REVIEW: Noises Off
NOISES OFF is ridiculous in the most impressive way possible. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, which tends to go in a slapstick-y direction with comedy most of the time, has…
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Monday Matinee 5.7.18 – This Week in Cincinnati Theatre
Happy Monday everyone! Last week I saw A GREAT WILDERNESS at Falcon Theatre; you can read my review here. Today we’ll preview a comedy at the Playhouse and…
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REVIEW: A Great Wilderness
Samuel D. Hunter, the playwright of A GREAT WILDERNESS now running at Falcon Theatre, has a knack for writing about spirituality and sexuality that is both respectful and…
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REVIEW: Ken Ludwig’s Treasure Island
Blake Robison, artistic director at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, has made a concerted effort to welcome more family’s to the Playhouse. Yes, they pack them in…
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Monday Matinee 4.23.18 – This Week in Cincinnati Theatre
This week we’re previewing both this week’s openings and a few of next year’s amazing line up of shows in Cincinnati theatre for 2018-2019’s season. We’ll run down…
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REVIEW: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
The thing about Tennessee Williams plays is that he provides so much opportunity to over-do it, to take things to such a heightened emotional place that one runs…
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