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Monday Matinee 5.7.18 - This Week in Cincinnati Theatre
May 7May 5

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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CMT/CAA Produces Unique "Love is Love"
Feb 11

CMT/CAA Produces Unique “Love is Love”

I attended the opening night performance of LOVE IS LOVE a cabaret of love songs from Broadway produced by Cincinnati Music Theatre in conjunction with the Cincinnati Arts…

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REVIEW: Waitress
Jan 10Jan 9

REVIEW: Waitress

I’m torn; on one hand, I really liked WAITRESS as a musical. It’s structured well, it’s got complicated characters, tricky moral problems, and an interesting score.  On the…

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REVIEW: Something Rotten
Feb 22

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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REVIEW: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Jan 4Jan 4

REVIEW: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER is a spunky little musical, a Tony winner for Best Musical, and an entertaining diversion this week at the Aronoff Center. …

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REVIEW: Phantom of the Opera
Nov 19Nov 19

REVIEW: Phantom of the Opera

The Andrew Lloyd Weber spectacular is playing now at the Aronoff Center.  Seeing THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA  is a theatre rite-of-passage, though it’s interesting how many folks…

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REVIEW: If/Then
Feb 3

REVIEW: If/Then

IF/THEN is a bonafide patience tester.  Not only is it way too long, but the story is a convoluted mess.  In an attempt to be artistic and creative,…

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REVIEW: Kinky Boots
Jan 7

REVIEW: Kinky Boots

Who knew Cyndi Lauper had THIS in her? KINKY BOOTS, the Broadway smash, opened this week at the Aronoff Center in downtown Cincinnati and it was with great…

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REVIEW: White Christmas
Nov 25

REVIEW: White Christmas

I grew up on Rosemary Clooney and “White Christmas.” It was a movie we watched all year long and so my standards have always been pretty high when…

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REVIEW: Pippin
Oct 14

REVIEW: Pippin

I don’t remember the last time I saw a show that energized the audience as much as PIPPIN, playing through the end of the week at the Aronoff…

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About Kirk

Kirk Sheppard

Kirk Sheppard

Kirk Sheppard is a professional counselor, photographer, playwright, magician, musician, comedian, blogger, theme park enthusiast, theatre advocate and retired professional wrestling personality.

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