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University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) grad Noah Ricketts is currently starring as Kristoff in Disney’s FROZEN on Broadway. Kathrine Nero caught up with him recently in New York. Kathrine Nero: Tell us about your time in Cincinnati. Noah Ricketts: It was the best time ever. I started in 2010. I did the four-year... Continue Reading →
Pretty Woman Costume Designer Gregg Barnes sat down with Kathrine Nero in New York City to talk about designing the clothes for this unforgettable story. Kathrine Nero: There are some iconic moments in Pretty Woman. Will we recognize some of these looks? Gregg Barnes: When something comes along like Pretty Woman and the audience has... Continue Reading →
Kathrine Nero recently sat down with Sergio Trujillo, the Tony-winning choreographer of AIN’T TOO PROUD, to discuss his approach to crafting the Temptations’ signature moves. Kathrine Nero: Sergio, tell us about your career and how you got to Broadway. Sergio Trujillo: Oh, my goodness, wow, okay. Do you have enough time? I’m originally from Cali,... Continue Reading →
A discussion with Tony Award-winning director David Cromer about The Band’s Visit, the winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical that tells the story of a group of Egyptian musicians who end up in an unexpected place in Israel. "IT IS NOT A WORK PUNCTUATED WITH ROWDY CHEERS AND FOOT-STOMPING OVATIONS. THE BAND’S VISIT... Continue Reading →
by Malina Saval, Variety In 2013, Disney’s Frozen hit screens like a 100 mile-per-hour snowball, sparking a pop cultural phenomenon in which little girls and boys pranced about dressed in Anna and Elsa and Olaf costumes while belting aloud “Let It Go,” Elsa’s feminist anthemic response to the ice powers that rendered her a societal... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →