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Roy Berko

Roy Berko, a life-long Clevelander, holds degrees, through the doctorate from Kent State, University of Michigan and The Pennsylvania State University. Roy was an actor for many years, appearing in more than 16 plays, 8 TV commercials, and 3 films. He has directed more than 30 productions. A member of the American Critics Association and The Cleveland Critics Circle, he has been an entertainment reviewer for more than fifty years. For three years he was a regular on Channel 5, ABC-Cleveland's "Morning Exchange" and "Live on 5," serving as the stations communication consultant. He has also appeared on "Good Morning America." Roy served as the Director of Public Relations for the Volunteer Office in the White House during the first Clinton Administration. He was a professor of communication and psychology who taught at George Washington University, University of Maryland, Notre Dame College of Ohio and Towson University. Roy is the author of 38 books. He was selected by Cleveland Magazine as one of the most interesting people in Cleveland.




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First Show:

Wonderful Town

Favorite Show:

Chorus Line, Fiddler on The Roof, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, West Side Story, Something Rotten, Pippin



Review: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY at Great Lakes Theater
Review: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY at Great Lakes Theater
February 20, 2023

What did our critic think of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY at Great Lakes Theater?

Review: GHOST THE MUSICAL at Performances, Singing And Dancing Eclipse Script And Score In BW/Beck's GHOST THE MUSICAL
Review: GHOST THE MUSICAL at Performances, Singing And Dancing Eclipse Script And Score In BW/Beck's GHOST THE MUSICAL
February 16, 2023

What did our critic think of GHOST THE MUSICAL at Performances, Singing And Dancing Eclipse Script And Score In BW/Beck's GHOST THE MUSICAL?

Review: HADESTOWN at CONNOR PALACE (Cleveland)
Review: HADESTOWN at CONNOR PALACE (Cleveland)
February 3, 2023

What did our critic think of HADESTOWN at CONNOR PALACE (Cleveland)? When HADESTOWN, opened on Broadway on April 17, 2019, it was met with critical acclaim. Reviews contained such terms as 'inventive,' 'gorgeous, 'hypnotic,' 'high energy,' 'utterly fabulous' and 'immersive.' The critics went gaga over the quality of the singing, the scenery, the special effects, the choreography and the fine acting.

Review: BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL at Connon Place
Review: BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL at Connon Place
January 14, 2023

What did our critic think of BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL at Connon Place?

Review: HAMILTON at Key Bank State
Review: HAMILTON at Key Bank State
December 9, 2022

What did our critic think of HAMILTON at Key Bank State?

Review: THE LAND OF OZ at Dobama
Review: THE LAND OF OZ at Dobama
December 8, 2022

What did our critic think of THE LAND OF OZ at Dobama? Since 1959, Dobama Theatre has been dedicated to premiering important new plays by established and emerging playwrights in professional productions of the highest quality. THE LAND OF OZ, is a good selection for them to undertake.

Review: THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVER TOLD at Convergence-continuum
Review: THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVER TOLD at Convergence-continuum
December 4, 2022

What did our critic think of THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVER TOLD at Convergence-continuum?

Review: THE WILD PARTY at BWU Musical Theatre Program
Review: THE WILD PARTY at BWU Musical Theatre Program
November 11, 2022

What did our critic think of THE WILD PARTY at CWU Musical Theatre Program?

Review: THE GREAT LEAP at Cleveland Play House
Review: THE GREAT LEAP at Cleveland Play House
November 6, 2022

What did our critic think of THE GREAT LEAP at Cleveland Play House?

Review: DESCRIBE THE NIGHT at Ensemble
Review: DESCRIBE THE NIGHT at Ensemble
November 4, 2022

What did our critic think of DESCRIBE THE NIGHT at Ensemble?

Review: BREAKOUT SESSION at Cleveland Public Theater
Review: BREAKOUT SESSION at Cleveland Public Theater
October 31, 2022

What did our critic think of BREAKOUT SESSION at Cleveland Public Theater? Nikkole Slater, BREAKOUT SESSION (OR FROGORSE), was commissioned in 2020 by CPT, with funding from the National New Play Network (NNPN). It was the intention of funding to have the author write a play that cast a spotlight on racism, bias and violence. Her goal was to ask, 'Can a society legislate a change of heart?' It was 'inspired by Cleveland's Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, which required the Police Department to go through anti-bias training.'

Review: INSURRECTION: HOLDING HISTORY at Convergence-continuum
Review: INSURRECTION: HOLDING HISTORY at Convergence-continuum
October 25, 2022

What did our critic think of INSURRECTION: HOLDING HISTORY at Convergence-continuum? Is it true that in order to understand your present, you must understand your past? If you understand the past, and could insert yourself into the events happening, could you change your present? Could you actually change the course of history?

Review: LES MISERABLES National Tour at Key Bank State
Review: LES MISERABLES National Tour at Key Bank State
October 17, 2022

What did our critic think of LES MISERABLES (2022 TOUR) at Key Bank State? This is a musical with the word 'miserable' in the title, has physical beatings and numerous onstage deaths, and lacks a typical happy ending. Is this the stuff musicals are made of? Not usually. But, there is no reason that serious subjects cannot be treated in the musical form. Les Miz proves that contention, as does 'Next to Normal' and 'Dear Evan Hanson,' and proves it well.

Review: THE THIN PLACE at Dobama
Review: THE THIN PLACE at Dobama
October 9, 2022

What did our critic think of THE THIN PLACE at Dobama?

Review: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIIME at Beck Center For The Arts
Review: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIIME at Beck Center For The Arts
October 3, 2022

What did our critic think of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIIME at Beck Center For The Arts? THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, which is now on stage in the Senney Theater in the Beck Center complex, is a play by Simon Stephens which is based on British writer Mark Haddon's book of the same name, which, in turn was based on the 1892 short story 'The Adventure of Silver Blaze.'

Review: AMERICAN MARIACHI at Cleveland Play House
Review: AMERICAN MARIACHI at Cleveland Play House
September 25, 2022

What did our critic think of AMERICAN MARIACHI at Cleveland Play House?

Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Great Lakes Theater
Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Great Lakes Theater
September 19, 2022

What did LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is the kind of show that many love to hate while others love it.  The topics of abuse and drug use, which are not in the wheelhouse of musicals, sometimes turn people off, as does the phy-sci-centered plot.  The GLT production is as good as you are going to get.  It solidly hits all the comic and horror notes.  It’s a must see for the script’s fans! our critic think of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Great Lakes Theater?

Review: BUYER & CELLAR at Beck Center For The Arts
Review: BUYER & CELLAR at Beck Center For The Arts
September 12, 2022

What did our critic think of BUYER & CELLAR at Beck Center For The Arts? Barbra Streisand's career started in the gay nightclub, The Lion, located in New York's Greenwich Village. Her films and music have amassed huge support, especially from the gay community. She, and her works, are larger than life, leading to her being selected by 'Out Magazine' as one of the '12 Greatest Female Gay Icons of All Time.'

Review: FROZEN at Key Bank State
Review: FROZEN at Key Bank State
August 14, 2022

What did our critic think of FROZEN at Key Bank State?

Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Porthouse/Kent State University
Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Porthouse/Kent State University
August 12, 2022

What did our critic think of WEST SIDE STORY at Porthouse/Kent State University? In the fall of 1957, I had a mind-blowing experience. I saw the newly opened Broadway production of WEST SIDE STORY. At the time, all I knew about the show was that it was based on ROMEO AND JULIET and it had opened to positive reviews two days before.



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