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 5.14.18 – This Week in Cincinnati Theatre
As the season continues to wind down (and as we anticipate the annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival), today we’ll focus on Cincinnati Shakespeare’s final production of the spring and…
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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: Dracula
DRACULA is one scary fella. It’s a legendary character, as seductive as he is frightening. It’s a daunting task to take on one of horror’s greatest villains, I’m…
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REVIEW: A Raisin in the Sun
There’s a moment in Act Two of Lorraine Hansberry’s A RAISIN IN THE SUN where 10-year-old Travis gives his grandmother, Lena, a gardening hat. It’s a simple gift,…
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REVIEW: The Diary of Anne Frank
In the closing moments of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s opening night, audible sobs resonated from all across the theatre. Tears were shed on…
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REVIEW: ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company doesn’t need me to tell you to go see ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS, running through July 5th at their downtown theatre. It sold out almost…
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Five Things I Learned From CSC’s “Hamlet”
After seeing “Hamlet” at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company last night, I toyed with trying to cram as many bad “Hamlet” puns but thought that was cheesy and decided against…
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Monday Matinee 1.6.14
Last week we touched on a few of the shows that I’m looking forward to in 2014. I’d like to talk about some others that I can’t wait…
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Monday Matinee 12.30.13
I am more than ecstatic about the upcoming theater season. Seriously. There are so many fantastic shows coming up in all my favorite theaters in town. Today I…
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