Music

Arena Stage’s ‘Music Man’ is Iowa stubborn and Washington smooth

24 May 2012

Who in their right mind wouldn’t haunt the library stacks if Kate Baldwin were assigned to the checkout desk? Teamed with Burke Moses in Arena Stage’s endearingly melodic revival of “The Music Man,� this quintessential Broadway songbird, with skin like peaches and voice like cream, ensures that we’re solidly in the corner of Marian the Librarian and the slick faker she guides to true love. Read ...

Music for your Memorial Day weekend

24 May 2012

The Pop & Hiss run-down of the weekend's top shows has returned. Included this week is the Lightning In a Bottle Festival, the JazzReggae Festival and Silver Lake's Jubilee.

Music Hall group names Otto Budig its new president

24 May 2012

This morning, the Music Hall Revitalization Company (MHRC) Board of Directors met to discuss next steps following the resignation of president Jack Rouse and a rejection by the city of Cincinnati to sell Music Hall to the nonprofit. The board elected Otto Budig, a business leader, community volunteer and arts advocate as its new chair. [...]