Cincinnati

Did Vincent DeGeorge, Julie Spangler, and the cast of “Sunday in the Park with George” change my mind about Sondheim? — Tonight was the opening of CCM’s production of “Sunday in the Park with George,” a quizzical piece of musical theatre that’s never really set box office records despite its lush score and superstar casting. (Mandy Patinkin and Jake Gyllenhal have portrayed the title character in less than blockbuster productions). …

Cincinnati and the Tri-State — I’m excited to announce that my first News Break article has been published. I’ve been thinking about writing for NewsBreak for a couple of weeks now and decided to start last night. I woke up this morning, edited it a bit, and posted it. It was published pretty fast!

There are certain times that a common goal, a common dream, and a common mission transcends nationality and distance. One of those times happened a few years ago when I hosted a delegation of Ukrainian entrepreneurs from Kharkiv as part of the Cincinnati Sister Cities program. Entrepreneurship is not just…

I saw two amazing plays this weekend — and if you’re in the Cincinnati area, you can see them, too! I’m not writing reviews as regularly as I once was, but when I see a show that I think needs to be spotlighted, I’m excited to come home and post…

My hometown team is in the Super Bowl for the first time in my life — Let’s get one thing out of the way — I do not care about football. Sorry, but that’s not why I’m here. I’m here because if there’s one thing I do care about, like a lot, like maybe too much, it’d my hometown, Cincinnati, Ohio. I don’t currently live there…

I waited to write this week’s reflection until after the Super Bowl. It would be a piece about underdogs and overcoming adversity or an essay about resilience and keeping your head up even when things get tough. Unfortunately, the Bengals lost the game — but I think we can actually…