I've commented more than once that African-American playwright AUGUST WILSON has been too long ignored in Cincinnati. That's changing with a near avalanche of works by Wilson, who died of liver  

It's a good week for theatergoers in other cities thanks to Cincinnati's vibrant theater scene. Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati's 2005 staging of I AM MY OWN WIFE is being reincarnated for its   

In a Curtain Column in October 2006, I asked, "Wouldn't a FREE NIGHT OF THEATER be a great thing?" I was referencing a program that started in three cities in 2005 organized by Theatre Communi  

Several Cincinnati theaters come back to life this week with openings at the Cincinnati Playhouse (Dracula; see To Do and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (Romeo and Juliet; see To Do pick. But KNO  

The Aug. 27 presentation of the 2007 CINCINNATI ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS made some interesting points about the past theater season. A year ago Cincinnati Playhouse earned a wheelbarrow of recognition   

If you care about local theater -- or simply want to know more -- you need to show up at Patricia Corbett Theater at UC's College-Conservatory of Music on Monday at 8 p.m. for the 11th annual CI  

New Stage Collective (NSC) planned to present Michael John LaChiusa's HELLO AGAIN this month. Following differences over budget and artistic process, director Andrew Lazarow and most of the cast  

The voting is over for the 2007 CINCINNATI ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS, and it appears that more people have voiced their opinions about local theater productions and individual performers than in any p  

The bad boys will be acting up this season on the stage of NEW EDGECLIFF THEATRE, which just announced its 2007-08 season, under the theme of "men behaving badly." They'll open with Neil LaBut  

The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park this week put in place the final production of its 2007-08 season when it announced the Mickey Kaplan New Play Prize, A SLEEPING COUNTRY by MELANIE MARNICH,   

For 11 years, CityBeat has sponsored the CINCINNATI ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS. I'm occasionally asked how nominations are chosen, with some people wondering if I just pick my favorites. The answer is  

This week's issue of CityBeat discuss the 11th annual CINCINNATI ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS, the only local theater awards program that's driven by critics and gives theater audiences a chance for th  

If you've been kicking yourself for missing the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's Tony Award-winning revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's COMPANY when it was here in town and if you  

I look forward to the third weekend in June when Cincinnati's many community theaters come together for their annual excerpt competition and awards banquet. It's a chance to see 30-minute offer  

KNOW THEATRE OF CINCINNATI keeps on rolling. Just after finishing up their hard work as presenters of the 2007 Fringe Festival -- the best attended Fringe in four years -- the energetic folks at