Theatre

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini

The Black Swamp Players (BSP) have been producing and performing as a local theater group in the Bowling Green area since 1968. BSP President...

Visit the Beginnings of Opera in 17th Century Venice

Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini

BG Opera Theater’s latest production steps back in time to one of the earliest examples of the art form with Monteverdi’s The Coronation of...

Theater Notes: April 2023

Kelly McGilvery

Blood at the Root at UT’s Center for Performing Arts With performances from April 13-23 the University of Toledo Department of Theatre and Film presents...

Theater Notes March 2023

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Remembering RBG

Jon Ruggiero

All Things Equal brings the story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to The Valentine Theatre Though she passed away in September 2020, the legacy of Ruth...

Franz Lehar’s operetta sparkles with passion in three-quarter time

Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini

Toledo Opera’s Merry Widow will sweep audiences off their feet This Valentine’s, Toledo Opera will be performing Franz Lehar’s beloved operetta, The Merry Widow. The...

Theater Notes: January 2023

TCP Staff

The New Face of Toledo Ballet

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The Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) and Toledo Ballet named professional dancer, educator, and choreographer Eric Otto as its new Artistic Director...

Theater Notes November 2022

TCP Staff

“It’s aliiiiiiive!” From the zany mind of living legend Mel Brooks comes the stage musical of “Young Frankenstein” (remember, it’s pronounced ‘Frawnk-en-shteen’). Frederick Frankenstein inherits...

BGSU Play Explores Relationships Through Fantasy Gaming

Julie Pompa

“She Kills Monsters” set for Nov. 17 – 20 It’s billed as a dramatic comedy exploring community and relationships, but it’s built into a world...

Director Keturah Stickann on why Toledo Opera’s Suor Angelica/Cavalleria Rusticana are important in 2022.

Jennifer Kellow-Fiorini

“Suor Angelica” is the story of a woman forced into a nunnery by her wealthy family when she gives birth out of wedlock. “Cavalleria...

Theater Notes October 2022

TCP Staff

Sing me your songs Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s iconic musical Jesus Christ Superstar first took to the stage in 1971. In honor of...

Theater Notes: September 2022

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Wherefore art thou? At the Peristyle Theater Perhaps the most famous of all Shakespeare’s works, Romeo & Juliet has an unmatched theatrical legacy. On September...

Now Playing (Again): ‘Five Women’ opens at Black Swamp Players

Tanner Wertz

The absence of live entertainment during the pandemic strained performers, organizers, and attendees. While live streams and digital uploads held us over, there’s nothing...

Review: Touring cast of “Hamilton” shines in Toledo

Jeff McGinnis

CORRECTION 8/31: The below review identifies Josh Tower as the actor who portrayed Aaron Burr during the 8/24 performance of Hamilton at the Stranahan...

Being Hamilton: Actor Utomi reflects before Toledo performances

Jeff McGinnis

Edred Utomi knew one night in 2010 that he wanted to be a musical theater performer. And it was Lin-Manuel Miranda’s work that inspired...

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