DIRECTOR’S NOTES Is The Rocky Horror Show anything more than a wild and crazy sex farce? It is about alien transvestites building the perfect male specimen. Yup...doesn’t seem like there is anything too deep to this. Or perhaps if you look at it a bit closer it is a cautionary tale about the perils of decadence. Or a morality tale about the dangers of being too straight and narrow. That would depend on your perspective. Perhaps it is a challenge to the concepts of masculinity and femininity. You can decide if it says any of those things to you. Regardless, I hope you have a great time at the theater tonight. —Matthew Wilson, Director
2016–17 MARQUEE SEASON AT COVEDALE CENTER Cincinnati Landmark Productions also owns and programs the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts on Glenway Avenue. Don’t miss these great shows at that landmark venue. Godspell September 8–October 2, 2016 One of the most successful musicals in history, Godspell presents a whimsical and ultimately inspiring view of Jesus, as His followers and disciples reenact parables and scenes from the New Testament with energy, laughter and love. The Foreigner October 20–November 13, 2016 In a fishing lodge in Georgia, Froggy LeSeuer has brought along his pathologically shy friend named Charlie who cannot bear the thought of making conversation with strangers! So Froggy tells everyone that Charlie is from an exotic foreign country and speaks no English. Of course, Charlie overhears more than he should. The Nights Before Christmas December 1–23, 2016 World Premiere! This glorious new musical for Christmastime written by Tim Perrino and Steve Goers is filled with romance, heartbreak and mystery. The Nights Before Christmas reveals the dramatic life of Clement C. Moore and the writing of the poem that defined the joy of Christmas for the world, “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” Doubt, A Parable January 19–February 12, 2017 In this powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, suspects the young Father Flynn of improper relations
with one of the male students. A brilliant script that is less about scandal than about fascinatingly nuanced questions of moral certainty. Leading Ladies March 9–April 2, 2017 This crazy-good comedy tells the story of two destitute actors who scheme to con an old lady out of her fortune by impersonating her long lost English nephews. But when they arrive, they find out that the relatives aren’t nephews, they’re nieces! My Fair Lady April 27–May 21, 2017 It’s one of musical theatre’s most classic love stories, as Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower girl, takes speech lessons from Professor Henry Higgins. My Fair Lady showcases some of Broadway’s greatest songs, including “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “On the Street Where You Live,” and “I’m Getting Married in the Morning.”
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