Sway With Me, Rosemary Clooney (Rosemary Infused Caramel Apple Pie) Submitted by Teeny Morris prep time: 2 hours bake time: 50-60 minutes total time: 3 hours this pie yields 6-8 slices and will last 4-5 days covered, on the counter [ingredients] 1 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup water 8 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 sprig of... Continue Reading →
Casting the Kids for SCHOOL OF ROCK
W.C. Fields famously remarked “never work with animals or children,” because they’re invariably scene stealers. School of Rock, the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Julian Fellowes musical, based on the Richard Linklater movie, doesn’t have any animals. But it has children…a lot of them. And many of them play musical instruments. Very well. Rob Colletti, who plays Dewey... Continue Reading →
ALADDIN: Bringing the Classic Story to Life Onstage
by Courtney Potter Early in the evolution of Aladdin, composer Alan Menken, book writer and lyricist Chad Beguelin and director/choreographer Casey Nicholaw got together to write a brand new song for the stage musical – a unique collaboration that could only happen on Broadway. “We needed to write a new song for the Genie, [for]... Continue Reading →
ALADDIN: Musical Maestro
This feature is excerpted from Disney’s Aladdin: A Whole New World (The Road to Broadway and Beyond) by Michael Lassell. Earning a staggering number of accolades for his work on The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and the film version of Aladdin, amongst many others, Alan Menken is an undisputed master of the stage... Continue Reading →
Sara Bareilles on ‘Soulful Storytelling’ in WAITRESS
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareillis wrote the music for the hit musical Waitress. Broadway in Cincinnati caught up with her in New York in January 2017. Broadway in Cincinnati: How did you get involved in this project? Had writing music for the stage been something you’d always wanted to do? Sara Barellis: I actually never thought... Continue Reading →
WAITRESS Pie Recipe Contest
BROADWAY IN CINCINNATI ANNOUNCES CREATIVE PIE RECIPE CONTEST WINNER CHOSEN LIVE ON AIR BY LOCAL 12 WKRC MORNING TEAM Broadway in Cincinnati together with Local 12 WKRC are conducting a local search for the most creative pie recipe, like the signature pies from WAITRESS. As pie is a key ingredient to the storytelling of the... Continue Reading →
A Look Back at 30 Years: Bringing the Great White Way to Cincinnati
September 29, 1987. It all started with Singin' in the Rain. More than 275 productions and one million audience members later, we're still going strong. Guest contributor David Lyman takes a look back at Broadway in Cincinnati's beginnings. Thirty years? It’s been 30 years since the very first Broadway in Cincinnati season? OK, it was... Continue Reading →
30 Years of Broadway in Cincinnati: A Production History
For over 31 years, Broadway in Cincinnati has been proud to bring the very best of Broadway to Cincinnati. Below you’ll find a listing of all the shows we’ve presented here in the Queen City, both at the Taft Theatre and the Aronoff Center for the Arts. 2020 - 2021 Pretty Woman: The Musical My... Continue Reading →
Press Release: WICKED ANNOUNCES IN-PERSON LOTTERY FOR $25 SEATS
For Immediate Release A day-of-performance in-person lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to the Aronoff Center with performances from September 13 – October 15, 2017. Two and one-half hours prior to each performance, people who present themselves at the Aronoff Center box office will have... Continue Reading →
Meet the Staff: Aronoff House Manager Chuck Beatty
Contributed by Aronoff usher Jack Williams I recently got the opportunity to sit down with Chuck Beatty, the House Manager at the Aronoff Center, to speak with him about the job he took over last spring, the Aronoff, and the art of theater. Chuck attended a broadcasting school right out of high school where he... Continue Reading →
