By: Patrick E. Phillips This holiday season, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati’s current musical production of “Around the World in 80 Days” takes audiences on a dazzling joyride that evokes the holiday spirit. Brilliant, gentlemanly Phileas Fogg and his charismatic valet Passepartout are on a journey to circumvent the globe before the year is out with £20,000 on the line. Throughout their travels they are pursued by Scotland Yard’s Inspector Fix, confronted train robbers and forced into sumo wrestling matches.Along the way, Fogg falls in love with Aouda, an Indian princess, and learns to appreciate life outside of his library. D. Lynn … Continue reading “Around the World in 80 Days” delights this holiday season