The Carnegie Announces 2018-19 Theatre Season

Groundbreaking music, thrilling romances, and escapes from reality are just a few of the themes patrons can expect in The Carnegie's 2018-19 Theatre Season.

The Carnegie's 2018-19 season opens in August with R&B dreams and schemes in DREAMGIRLS. The emotional journey of female singing trio, the Dreams, features favorite songs from the 2006 motion picture of the same name. In November monsters and romance take center stage for IN LOVE AND WARCRAFT, a new award-winning play that examines love in the age of the Internet. Families can experience Disney magic in January with THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. The family-friendly musical pairs the Victor Hugo novel and classic songs from the Disney movie with new songs from award-winning composers, Menken and Schwartz. The season concludes in March with SWING!, a celebration of music and the dance movement that swept the world, that includes favorite songs like "It Don't Mean a Thing," "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," "In the Mood," and many more.

The Carnegie's 2018-19 Theatre Series

DREAMGIRLS
Book and Lyrics by Tom Eyen

Music by Henry Krieger

Original Broadway Production Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett

Playing August 11-26, 2018

Based on the stories of real life music icons, The Supremes, James Brown, and others, DREAMGIRLS offers a behind-the-scenes look at the music industry of the 60s as it tells the story of R&B group The Dreams. Starting out as a trio of singers and friends, Effie, Deena, and Lorrell are determined to make it big in the vibrant music landscape of the 1960s. But as the band's success grows, their relationships deteriorate.

Featuring such songs as "Dreamgirls," "And I'm Telling You," and "One Night Only," this In Tony Award-winning musical was adapted into the 2006 motion picture starring Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce, Jamie Foxx, Edie Murphy, Danny Glover, and Anika Noni Rose.

Eight Performances:

Saturday, August 11, 7:30pm ? Sunday, August 12, 3pm
Friday, August 17, 7:30pm ? Saturday, August 18, 7:30pm ? Sunday, August 19, 3pm

Friday, August 24, 7:30pm ? Saturday, August 25, 7:30pm ? Sunday, August 26, 3pm

DREAMGIRLS is presented by arrangement with TAMS-WITMARK MUSIC LIBRARY, INC. 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022.

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IN LOVE AND WARCRAFT

By Madhuri Shekar

Playing November 3-18, 2018

Evie Malone, a college senior and gamer girl, has it all figured out. She commands a top-ranked guild in World of Warcraft with her virtual boyfriend, and makes money writing love letters for people having relationship problems. She makes game plans, employs strategies, and doesn't take stupid risks...until she falls in love in real life. No amount of gaming expertise will help her out when she finds herself with a non-virtual, totally real, and incredibly cute boyfriend.

A rom-com for the digital generation, IN LOVE AND WARCRAFT is a new take on society and romance in the age of the Internet with plenty of fantasy, adventure and humor.

Eight Performances:

Saturday, November 3, 7:30pm ? Sunday, November 4, 3pm
Friday, November 9, 7:30pm ? Saturday, November 10, 7:30pm ? Sunday, November 11, 3pm

Friday, November 16, 7:30pm ? Saturday, November 17, 7:30pm ? Sunday, November 18, 3pm

IN LOVE AND WARCRAFT is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

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THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME

Music by Alan Menken

Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

Book by Peter Parnell

Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney film

Originally developed by Disney Theatrical Productions

Playing January 17 - 27, 2019

Quasimodo, the misshapen bell-ringer of Notre Dame Cathedral longs to join the city of Paris during the Feast of Fools. Held captive by his devious caretaker, the Archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, he escapes for the day and joins the boisterous crowd, only to be treated cruelly by all but the beautiful gypsy, Esmeralda. Quasimodo isn't the only one captivated by her free spirit, though - the handsome Captain Phoebus and Frollo are equally enthralled. As the three vie for her attention, Frollo embarks on a mission to destroy the gypsies - and it's up to Quasimodo to save them all.

The beloved musical, based on the Victor Hugo novel of the same name, features an Academy Award-nominated score from the Disney film, including "Out There" and "God Help the Outcasts" along with and new songs from famed composers Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Tangled) and Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Wicked).

Ten Performances:

Thursday, January 17, 7:30pm ? Friday, January 18, 7:30pm ? Saturday, January 19, 2pm & 7:30pm ? Sunday, January 20, 3pm
Thursday, January 24, 7:30pm ? Friday, January 25, 7:30pm ? Saturday, January 26, 2pm & 7:30pm ? Sunday, January 27, 3pm

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MIT). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MIT. www.MTIShows.com

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SWING!

Original Concept by Paul Kelly

Original Direction and Choreography by Lynn Taylor-Corbett

Playing March 30 - April 15, 2019

High energy beats and fast paced dance moves are hallmarks of swing music, which exploded out of pre-war Harlem's hotbed of youth culture and became a worldwide phenomenon. The genre crossed racial and cultural barriers to bring us popular dances like the Lindy Hop, the Jive and more. SWING! celebrates this remarkable diversity to the beat of the most exhilarating songs of the period. But as this enthralling song-and-dance show makes abundantly clear, swing was never a time or place - it has always been a state of mind.

Eight Performances:

Saturday, March 30, 7:30pm ? Sunday, March 31, 3pm
Friday, April 5, 7:30pm ? Saturday, April 6, 7:30pm ? Sunday, April 7, 3pm
Friday, April 12, 7:30pm ? Saturday, April 13, 7:30pm ? Sunday, April 14, 3pm

SWING! Presented through special arrangement with R&H Theatricals

Ticketing

Subscriptions for the 2018-19 Theatre Season are currently on sale. Single tickets go on sale Friday, April 13 ,2018 at noon. Tickets may be purchased through The Carnegie Box Office at (859) 957-1940, open Tuesday through Friday, noon to 5pm, or online at www.thecarnegie.com.

About The Carnegie Theatre Series

The Carnegie Theatre Series produces professional, innovative stagings of an eclectic range of theatrical works. Striving to unite the greater Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati theatre community through partnerships and collaborations, the series engages and nurtures both emerging and established talent, including working professionals, committed part-time theatre artists, university performing arts students and younger students. The Carnegie Theatre Series productions bring together these forces to provide quality theatre for Northern Kentucky and the Greater Cincinnati area.

About The Carnegie: The Carnegie is Northern Kentucky's largest multidisciplinary arts venue providing theatre events, educational programs and art exhibitions to the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati community. The Carnegie facility is home to The Carnegie Galleries, the Otto M. Budig Theatre, and the Eva G. Farris Education Center. More information about The Carnegie is available at www.thecarnegie.com or by calling (859) 491-2030.

The Carnegie receives ongoing operating support from Cincinnati Wine Festival, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Kenton County Fiscal Courts, the Kentucky Arts Council and the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. / US Bank Foundation. The Carnegie is also supported by the generosity of more than 40,000 contributors to the ArtsWave Community Campaign.

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