|
|
If all those good feelings evoked by holiday shows have made you feel generous, the LEAGUE OF CINCINNATI THEATRES is ready to oblige you with its annual event, A SEASON OF GIVING. Many theaters offer discounts when you donate canned food (the Cincinnati Playhouse partners with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul for the “Cratchit Family Food Drive”), children’s coats (Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati), toys (Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati gathers items for St. Joseph’s Orphanage; New Edgecliff Theatre works with Toys for Tots) and books (Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival asks for books to supplement the curricula of several public schools). For information on A Season of Giving and holiday theater performances: www.leagueofcincy-theatres.com. …
Those fun-loving, hard-working actors, comics, musicians and kitchen wenches at SHADOWBOX CABARET are again offering THE HOLIDAY LUNCHBOX at Newport on the Levee starting Thursday. It’s a 45-minute noontime show, Wednesdays through Saturdays, perfect for holiday luncheons or a good laugh in the middle of the day. The Shadowboxers offer comedy skits and a short set of holiday Rock tunes. If you want to make it quick, order your food in advance. Tickets: 859-581-7625. …
Guess all those turkey triptophans had me snoozing when I should have been fact-checking last week’s issue. I mistakenly identified another theater company as the producer of Side Show in July 2004: I should have said it was NEW STAGE COLLECTIVE. I also indicated that Dayton’s Human Race Theatre Company in Dayton was offering the first area production of the musical Seussical (it’s onstage through Dec. 23); actually it had its area premiere atMIAMI UNIVERSITY last July. Finally, in captioning a photo, I jumped to the conclusion that Molly Binder was playing Henny Penny inNEW EDGECLIFF THEATER‘s production of 3 Times the Tail (running through Dec. 18). In fact, Binder is the show’s narrator; Chris Guthrie is playing the “Biggest Chicken in the World.” My apologies to both actors, who are well worth seeing regardless of the roles they’re playing.
This article appears in Dec 7-13, 2005.
