If you want my opinion (that's why you read this column, right?), our local theater scene keeps getting better and better. The latest case in point is the 2005-2006 season announcement by NEW ED  

During the past year did you see a theater performance in Greater Cincinnati that you admired? If so, there's a good chance that actor or play or musical has been nominated for a 2005 CINCINNATI  

Calling the KNOW THEATRE TRIBE Cincinnati's "home for contemporary entertainment and alternative arts," artistic director JASON BRUFFY has announced the multicultural company's eighth season,  

Theater for kids is not a frequent topic in CityBeat, but I can't write about the recent passing of JERRY HANDORF without reflecting on the joy he brought to children for 24 years through MADCAP PROD  

If you read this column with any frequency, you know that I admire the efforts of ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE, especially its annual Humana Festival of New American Plays. Actors does a good job   

June 24 and 25, I watched many excerpts presented by local community theaters at the annual OCTAFEST, presented at Parrish Auditorium on Miami University's Hamilton campus. One of the best parts   

Need a little magic in your summer? The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park provides an annual dose in August with its ABRACADABRA fund-raiser (this year it happens Aug. 18-21). They've just announ  

The 2005 CINCINNATI FRINGE FESTIVAL concluded June 12, including three performances of the "Pick of the Fringe" determined by the festivals producers, critics and fans. The proceeds from those   

A lot of people who wanted to see Steve Martin's underpants were disappointed this spring. Perhaps I should clarify that statement: The Cincinnati Playhouse's production of Martin's hilarious comedy,  

The Tony Awards happen on Sunday evening. What? You say you forgot to order your tickets and reserve a hotel room in New York City? Well, fear not: ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI is your safety ne  

Fans of UC's College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) await the annual announcement of musicals, dramas and operas to be produced on the main stages with eager anticipation, and I suspect they weren'  

By rick Pender I've had a glimpse of the future: On April 28, I took a tour of the one-time Madisonville Recreation Center, which is on its way to becoming the MADISONVILLE COMMUNITY ARTS CENT  

After 40 years, there are those who only know Edward Albee's classic WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? as a film in which Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton translated their turbulent private li  

I love it when theater evokes a visceral reaction: On April 21, I was in the lobby of Patricia Corbett Theater at UC's College-Conservatory of Music talking to AUBREY BERG during the intermissio  

When you see a theater production set in another era, do you ever wonder where all that stuff comes from? Finding such "stuff" is a year-round task for SHANNON RAE LUTZ, resident properties mana