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‘Kill Tony’ comedy tour set for Powers Auditorium

The “Killers of Kill Tony” tour is coming to the hometown of the podcast’s host. The comedy tour features regulars and favorites from the “Kill Tony” podcast, hosted by Youngstown native Tony Hinchcliffe, who performed at Powers Auditorium in 2023. “Kill Tony” has 2.6 million subscribers on YouTube. Its events have sold out arenas and been turned into Netflix specials. The lineup of performers for the 2026 “Killers of Kill Tony” tour hasn’t been announced yet. “Killers of Kill Tony” will play Powers Auditorium on June 12. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. ...

TNT finds laughter in ‘Storm’-y play

NILES — March traditionally comes in like a lion. At Trumbull New Theatre, it comes in with a “Storm.” Norm Foster’s “Storm Warning” opened Friday at TNT, and the script is more dramatic than other scripts written by the Canadian playwright that have been staged locally in the past decade. Despite the serious plot elements, what stands out about TNT’s staging is how actors Molly Cravalho and Brett Bunker play the lighter moments. “Storm Warning” is set in late September 1953 at two remote cabins in the Canadian wilderness. Jack Forrester, a World War II veteran ...

The Eli Young Band coming to the Robins Theatre

The Eli Young Band will play the Robins Theatre on June 24. Young is best known for such country hits as “Crazy Girl,” “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” and “Drunk Last Night.” Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show start at $25 plus fees and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

Kent-Trumbull should be proud of ‘Pride’

CHAMPION — I’m not the target audience for Kent State University at Trumbull Theatre’s production of “Pride & Prejudice.” I’ve never watched an episode of “Downton Abbey” or “Bridgerton.” I’m more Anglophobe than Anglophile, at least when it comes to British period tales. Even though I may have my own issues with “Prejudice” here, I can appreciate the quality of Kent-Trumbull’s staging of Cait McNeal’s adaptation of Jane Austen novel. Director Joe Soriano’s production revels in the Regency era as it focuses on the romantic entanglements of Bennet ...

Kent-Trumbull stages Austen adaptation

If director Joe Soriano has any questions about the playwright’s intent while staging “Pride & Prejudice” at Kent State University at Trumbull, he only has to turn to his cast. The adaptation of the 1813 Jane Austen novel was written by Cait McNeal of Akron, who also plays Caroline ...

‘Storm’ brewing at TNT

Jessie Bryner, who has handled various behind-the-scenes tasks at Trumbull New Theatre, takes the director’s chair for its production of “Storm Warning.” TNT invites directors to submit plays they are interested in directing when putting together its season, Bryner said. However, ...