The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park has kicked off its 2026-2027 season with a thrilling crime story, one written for the stage, not adapted from a movie or a novel. Playwright Arun Lakra created Heist for staging by theaters — admittedly, theaters with a lot of capability to handle high-tech stage images for a fast-paced
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I’ve been busy over the past week seeing several shows on Greater Cincinnati stages. You can read my reviews of several of them using the links below. Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Story opened on the Cincinnati Playhouse’s Rosenthal Shelterhouse stage back on March 21 . Perhaps you know that she grew up nearby (Maysville, KY)
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Throughout April 2026 I’m sharing the 2026-2027 seasons announced by each of Cincinnati’s professional theater companies. This week I’m sharing information about offerings by the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, winner of the Regional Theatre Tony Award in 2007. The Playhouse’s theater complex — Moe & Jack’s Place – The Rouse Theatre, a 537-seat mainstage,
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Two all-time prolific English writers have showed up simultaneously — although very differently — in the Queen City through March 29. At the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park you can see Mrs. Christie (above, photo by Mikki Schaffner), a fanciful speculation behind the actual 1926 disappearance of the then-young mystery writer Agatha Christie. Heidi Armbruster’s
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In theater parlance — and perhaps obviously — a “two-hander” is a play featuring a pair of actors. For pragmatic and financial reasons, many theaters gravitate to such plays, but that’s not to take anything away from their impact. Falcon Theater in Newport recently staged A Girl in a School Uniform (Walks Into a Bar) by
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The Cincinnati Playhouse’s current production (through Feb. 15) of an adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s LIttle Women. It’s by prolific playwright Lauren Gunderson, and it delightfully portrays Alcott and her sisters and mother then launches into her storytelling. But we’re never far from an actor stepping out of the fictional role to tell us some
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The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park has an endearing production of Lloyd Suh’s The Heart Sellers on its Shelterhouse stage through Nov. 23. Read my CityBeat preview for some background about one of the most-produced plays in the U.S. this season. And if you care to get my critique of the performance (which opened on
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I recently previewed two current productions on local stages — Enemy of the People at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and Where the Mountain Meets the Sea by Jeff Augustin. Here’s a link my CityBeat advance feature. These productions opened last week, and I’ve reviewed both for Talkin’ Broadway. Cincy Shakes is presenting Amy Herzog’s recent adaptation
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