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REVIEW: Fun Home
Sep 5Sep 5

REVIEW: Fun Home

It’s about time. When this show won its Tony Award for Best Musical in 2016, I knew it was one that Ensemble Theatre would try to produce as…

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REVIEW: Fly By Night
Sep 5Sep 5

REVIEW: Fly By Night

There’s a lot to love about Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati’s season this year, starting with this first show.  A new musical from 2014, FLY BY NIGHT tells several…

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REVIEW: A Christmas Story - The Musical!
Dec 5Dec 5

REVIEW: A Christmas Story – The Musical!

Talk about a crowd-pleaser.  A CHRISTMAS STORY – THE MUSICAL, which has a week-long run at the Aronoff Center, brought out the masses who reacted to literally every…

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REVIEW: 42nd Street
Jan 11

REVIEW: 42nd Street

Pure unadulterated joy.  That’s what a good tap dancing show gives to me. And this is a very good tap dancing show. 42ND STREET is a show about…

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"Striking 12" at the Falcon Theatre Ends This Weekend
Dec 13

“Striking 12” at the Falcon Theatre Ends This Weekend

I saw “Striking 12” at the Falcon Theatre in Newport, KY tonight. You have two more chances to catch this unique holiday offering featuring some good performances by…

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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Dayton Playhouse
Jan 31Apr 11

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Dayton Playhouse

As anyone who has been reading my reviews of movies and theater should know by now, the number one thing I’m looking for from a production is an…

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Jekyll & Hyde
Jan 27

Jekyll & Hyde

If you have been following my saga – the story of my attempt to see Jekyll and Hyde – then you know I got bumped from seeing it…

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Evita
Nov 19

Evita

As is usual for me, I went to the show not knowing very much about it. I’ve always thought I’d love musicals growing up but didn’t have a…

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Anything Goes
Nov 13

Anything Goes

I had the pleasure of spending my day in Dayton as I came up to take some photos of another performer I know from Kings Island and decided…

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Spring Awakening – Aronoff Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 25

Spring Awakening – Aronoff Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

WARNING: Contains some spoilers… You know those moments you have when you suddenly realize you know more about life than you really thought you did?  When you connect…

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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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