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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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: His Eye is On the Sparrow
I love when I get to write reviews like this one. Torie Wiggins, the star of HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW, a one-woman musical about the life…
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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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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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REVIEW: The Theory of Relativity
This show has no right to be this good. It’s a young cast, a young director, and a fairly new musical. But THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY is a magical…
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REVIEW: Sooner/Later
I love that Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park is committed to producing new plays. Artistic Director Blake Robison (and Ed Stern before him) allow for new voices, new…
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REVIEW: Red Velvet
RED VELVET is the story of Ira Aldridge, the first African-American to play Othello in the 1800’s, who faced discrimination at every turn. This long, two-hour-and-twenty-minute production recounts…
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REVIEW: Transmigration 2018
The 10th Anniversary for TRANSMIGRATION at CCM featured a variety of theatrical experiences, including one of the most powerful and smart plays I’ve seen in some time. Every…
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REVIEW: Jesus Christ Superstar
UC-CCM’s JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is a spectacle, as it should be. It’s spectacularly sung, spectacularly choreographed. It’s a visual feast and a delicious vocal buffet. I walked away…
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