Starting in 2006, Cincy Shakes offered this raucous
run-down of holiday tales, movies, TV specials and tunes at the
courtyard at Arnold’s Bar & Grill downtown. This year it’s moved to CSC’s mainstage at 719 Race St., and tickets
have been selling like candy canes.
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Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and then some) (Review)
OMG, it’s a BHC*
0 Comments · Monday, December 17, 2012
CAC Celebrates Christmas in an 'Unsilent,' Booming Way
0 Comments · Wednesday, December 12, 2012
It’s never too
late in the history of humankind for a new Christmas tradition —
especially if it comes out of the world of edgy, avant-garde
participatory performance art. Edgy, avant-garde and fun participatory performance art, that is.
Playing the Holiday Soundtracks
0 Comments · Wednesday, December 12, 2012
‘Tis the season for an abundance of music that includes beloved traditions: Handel’s oratorio Messiah and Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker. Both pieces are holiday staples performed year after year. After year.
Cinderella (Review)
Glitter and glitz abound in Covedale's holiday fairytale
0 Comments · Tuesday, December 11, 2012
It might not have occurred to you that Cinderella
is a fairytale for the holidays, but at the Covedale Center they’ve made
it into a cheerful family-friendly extravaganza, decked out with
tinsel, glitter, snow, a midwinter ball and Christmas caroling.
Dummy Up
Photographer Matthew Rolston features Vent Haven figures in upcoming book
0 Comments · Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Matthew Rolston has taken close-up portraits, startlingly realistic
headshots, of some 200 figures — colloquially known as dummies — at Fort
Mitchell, Ky.’s Vent Haven ventriloquism museum. The results are in a
new book, Talking Heads, to be published next month by Pointed Leaf Press.
Making Merry, Theatrically
0 Comments · Wednesday, December 5, 2012
It’s time for mistletoe and holly, when
theaters entice folks in search of holiday cheer (and occasional
parodies thereof) to celebrate the season. Many theaters need December
ticket revenues to present shows onstage for the rest of the year.
Shinji Turner-Yamamoto’s Silence Is Golden
0 Comments · Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Shhh! There’s a tree sleeping inside
Phyllis Weston Gallery. You’ll want to be silent — not because you might
awaken it, but so that it can awaken you to Shinji Turner-Yamamoto’s
thinking.
Auggie Smith Talks "The Man," Marriage and More
0 Comments · Wednesday, December 5, 2012
With the re-election of Barack Obama last
month, many people who were closely following politics and current
events reached a burnout point the day after the election. Comedian Auggie Smith reached that stage almost a full year earlier.
The Naughty List (Review)
Know Theatre, OTR Improv combine for offbeat comedy tale
0 Comments · Tuesday, December 4, 2012
It’s good to have Know’s
offbeat perspective available as a choice for holiday entertainment in
the form of the energetic players of OTR Improv.
Staycation Destination
Newly opened 21c offers luxury accommodations, 24-hour art gallery and innovative eatery
0 Comments · Tuesday, December 4, 2012
A hybrid
of a boutique hotel, a fine dining restaurant and a museum, downtown
Cincinnati’s 21c Museum Hotel is a jaw-dropping, sui generis
masterpiece.
Jersey Boys (Review)
1 Comment · Saturday, December 1, 2012
Jersey Boys was a hit at the Aronoff in 2008, and Broadway Series subscribers have been asking for a return visit since then, with good reason.
Alice in Wonderland (Review)
Ensemble Theatre offers a colorful, energetic take on classic tale
0 Comments · Friday, November 30, 2012
Alice in Wonderland works best when treated as an
ensemble show, rather than a show about a dreamy little girl meeting a
cast of supporting characters. This show does exactly that.
Words With Friends
Northside-based nonprofit promotes literacy in local youth
0 Comments · Tuesday, November 27, 2012
What first started as a community forum to
reach neighborhood children resulted in a nonprofit organization called
WordPlay, which offers a place outside the home where kids can get
tutoring and work on creative projects that aim to create confidence and
allow for positive social engagement.
Notable Photography Exhibits Continue Post-FotoFocus
0 Comments · Tuesday, November 27, 2012
If you drive to Columbus by Dec. 30, you can see a photography show — Annie Leibovitz
— that serves as the culmination to the journey through
celebrity/fashion photography begun by three FotoFocus-related museum
shows here.
‘NINE’ Is An Odd Title With An Even Mix of Artists
0 Comments · Tuesday, November 27, 2012
NINE is just fine — both the name and the Carnegie exhibit. The title discloses only the number of
artists, who represent ceramics, sculpture, painting, glass and mixed
media. The show is without an obvious or assigned theme. But rather than
feeling like a mish-mash, it works.
