The Sappy Critic

Kirk and Anne talk with Guest Director Bridget Leak about her show, "Everybody," opening at UC-CCM on October 5th. Tickets and more information can be found here . Learn more about Bridget here.

Kirk talks with Eli Owens, star and co-writer of "Booked," a feature-length comedy film. The film is co-written and also stars Chesney Mitchell was directed by Cassie Maurer, and is produced by 35th Parallel Productions. See "Booked" at 3 pm on Saturday as part of the Cindependent Film Festival - or attend the entire event and enjoy all the independent films and more available!...

"Monsters of the American Cinema" by Christian St. Croix plays through October 8th at Know Theatre of Cincinnati (knowtheatre.com). It stars Andrew Ian Adams and Grant Zentmeyer and is directed by Tamara Winters. Get tickets and more information at knowtheatre.com .

Kirk and Anne speak with director Diane Lala and "Charity" herself, Grace Rusnica, about CCM's upcoming production of this classic 1960s musical. Get your tickets now at the CCM Box office . The show opens on Thursday, September 28th and runs through September 30th.

Anne and Kirk visit with Noah Moore from @noahseestheatre to talk about their mutual love of all things Cincinnati theatre. Follow Noah on TikTok , Instagram , and YouTube at @noahseestheatre, and go to TheSappyCritic.com for all things Cincinnati theatre-related.

Anne and I saw a second show today and were blown away by the acting, storytelling, and overall presentation of "Sanctuary City." Get your tickets and more information here .

Kirk and Anne react to "Gaslight" at Cincy Shakes! Tickets are available here .

Kirk and Anne react immediately following the show. Written review coming soon at thesappycritic.com

Hey theatre lovers! This is a special crossover episode with the mental health podcast, Happy Monday, where your co-hosts, Kirk and Anne discuss the mental connection and benefits of live theatre. Subscribe here to the The Sappy Critic for all Cincinnati theatre content and go to TheSappyCritic.com for reviews and more!

Check out THIS IS TOM JONES at Human Race Theatre Company in downtown Dayton, Ohio now through September 24th. Tickets and more information can be found here .

Kirk sits down with Tamara Winters, director, and Andrew Ian Adams, actor, from Christian St. Croix's "Monsters of the American Cinema" for an interview about this upcoming production at Know Theatre of Cincinnati. Monsters of the American Cinema is a hopeful story of redemption in the face of real-world harm. It’s about how fearless love and radical acceptance is sometimes the only...

Kirk and Anne run down just a few of the things that they are looking forward to this theatre season in Cincinnati! Links mentioned in the show: ⁠Behind the Curtain Cincy⁠ - www.behindthecurtaincincy.com ⁠League of Cincinnati Theatres⁠ - https://leagueofcincytheatres.info/ ⁠The Sappy Critic⁠ - www.thesappycritic.com ⁠KirkSheppard.com

The Sappy Critic - Introducing Anne Kirk Sheppard continues his mission to promote Cincinnati Theatre and is now joined by his Plus One, his new co-host Anne! This week, they talk about their love of theatre and where they see this show going as it grows and evolves! Links mentioned in the show: Behind the Curtain Cincy - www.behindthecurtaincincy.com League of Cincinnati Theatres - https://league...

DJ Plunkett from the national tour of "Wicked" talks about his journey on to the stage - and how he dealt with COVID and the pandemic.  This is a special cross-posted episode from "Healing, Helping, Hoping with Kirk Sheppard and Friends." For more information about DJ, go to his website (www.djplunkett.org) or check out his Instagram here . For more information about WICKED, click here (www.w...