The 23rd Annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival comes back this month, May 29-June 13, presenting an outrageous assortment of one-hour, live performances by more than 35 independent local, national and international artists in pop-up venues around Over-the-Rhine. This year’s primary lineup of 25 productions features new work from 13 local creators, 10 productions from across the […]
Rick Pender
RICK PENDER has written about theater for CityBeat since its first issues in 1994. Before that he wrote for EveryBody’s News. From 1998 to 2006 he was CityBeat’s arts & entertainment editor. Retired from a long career in public relations, he’s still a local arts fan, providing readers (and public radio listeners) with award-winning freelance coverage. Rick edited The Sondheim Review from 2004 to 2016 and is the author of The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, as well as several books about Cincinnati history and attractions. He’s also the co-author of The Cincinnati Bengals: An Illustrated Timeline. A native of Northeast Ohio, Rick graduated from Oberlin College and earned advanced degrees from Case Western Reserve University.
