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Review: ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE at Great Lakes Theater


by Roy Berko - April 29, 2024

Juke box musicals are stage theatrical presentations in which a majority of the compositions were written before the presentation was conceived, rather than being original music conceived for that show.  They tend to be long on songs and short on a well-conceived plot. ...

Photos: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE


by Blair Ingenthron - April 28, 2024

Great Lakes Theater (GLT) concludes its 62nd season with a musical celebration of country legend Patsy Cline in Always…Patsy Cline, performing in the company's intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, through May 19, 2024. Check out production photos here!...

Review: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR at GREAT LAKES THEATER


by Roy Berko - March 25, 2024

Sir John Falstaff is at it again!  Yes, the chubby delightful bumbler, who was in the Bard’s HENRY IV, Parts 1 and 2, is now lighting up the stage in Great Lakes Theater’s THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, thanks to Elizabeth I.  The Queen was so infatuated with the character that, according to rumor, she...

Photos: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR


by Blair Ingenthron - March 24, 2024

Check out production photos from Great Lakes Theater's production of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor here!...

Review: ORDINARY DAYS at BWU Musical Theatre Program


by Roy Berko - March 19, 2024

What did our critic think of ORDINARY DAYS at BWU Musical Theatre Program In Collaboration With Playhouse Square/Cleveland? Adam Gwon, who wrote the music and lyrics for ORDINARY DAYS, which recently finished its run as part of the Playhouse Square/Baldwin Wallace  annual collaboration, was in atten...

Review: AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at Great Lakes Theater


by Roy Berko - February 12, 2024

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. ...

Photos: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS


by Blair Ingenthron - February 11, 2024

Great Lakes Theater (GLT) has kicked off the second half of its 62nd season with the world-famous mystery Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express. Check out production photos here!...

INTO THE WOODS, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM & More Set for Great Lakes Theater 2024-25 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 01, 2024

Great Lakes Theater has unveiled their 2024-25 Season at Hanna Theatre....

BroadwayWorld Celveland's Roy Berko Shares His 2023 Critic's Picks


by Roy Berko - January 12, 2024

Broadwayworld Cleveland's Roy Berko recognizes each year local theaters, performances, writers, performers and technicians of plays staged by area professional theaters during the January 1-December 31 year.  ...

Cleveland Public Theatre and Y-Haven Celebrate 25 Years Of Y-haven Theatre Project with New Show!


by A.A. Cristi - December 21, 2023

Cleveland Public Theatre's Y-Haven Theatre Project celebrates 25 years of bringing true stories of recovery to the stage, providing a safe space for individuals on a path of self-reflection and redemption through art....

Past Shows

Twelfth Night
9/30 - 10/30/2016


William Shakespeare; dir: Drew Barr....

Twelfth Night
9/30 - 10/30/2016


William Shakespeare; dir: Drew Barr....

My Fair Lady
9/23 - 10/29/2016


book: Alan Jay Lerner; lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner; music: Frederick Loewe; dir: Victoria Bussert....

My Fair Lady
9/23 - 10/29/2016


book: Alan Jay Lerner; lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner; music: Frederick Loewe; dir: Victoria Bussert....

The Fantasticks
5/13 - 5/29/2016


The Fantasticks, the world's longest-running off-Broadway musical, is a whimsical and charming love story with a touch of satire. Set in a world of metaphor ...

Love's Labour's Lost
4/8 - 4/24/2016


In Love’s Labor’s Lost, the comedy centers on four young men who fall in love against their wills. The men, one of them the king ...

And Then There Were None
2/26 - 3/20/2016


This murderous mystery by grande dame of the genre Agatha Christie captivates theatre-goers. Ten strangers are invited to the isolated Indian Island off the English ...

The Tempest
4/10 - 4/26/2015


There could scarcely be a more provocative start to the season—or a more vivid way to experience Shakespeare’s beloved final play. Unique staging that transports ...

Dial
2/27 - 3/22/2015


Frederick Knott; dir: Charles Fee....

Sondheim on Sondheim
5/30 - 7/22/2012

Sondheim on Sondheim
Sondheim on Sondheim
5/30 - 6/17/2012


Meet the incomparable Tony Award-winning, composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim up close and personal in his own words...and music! A landmark theatrical event, Sondheim on Sondheim fuses ...

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
4/13 - 4/28/2012


The greatest love story ever told, Shakespeare’s powerfully poetic and tragic tale of love and loss will steal your heart and leave you breathless. Transcending ...

The Mousetrap
The Mousetrap
3/9 - 3/25/2012


Mysterious twists and thrilling turns abound when a group of strangers stranded in a guest house during a snowstorm discover that a murderer is in ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
12/2 - 12/23/2011


Open your heart to Charles Dickens’ classic tale of one man’s ultimate redemption. One of northeast Ohio’s favorite holiday traditions, A Christmas Carol is a ...

Cabaret
Cabaret
9/23 - 10/30/2011


Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome! Take your seat at the Kit Kat Club, a decadent cabaret in pre-war Berlin where Clifford Bradshaw, a young American writer, falls ...

The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
9/30 - 10/29/2011


She’s got an attitude…but he’s got a plan! Marriage, money and mayhem take center stage in Shakespeare’s uproarious battle of the sexes. It’s a clash ...

Videos


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The Youngstown Playhouse (5/10 - 5/19)
Mozart's Gran Partita in Cleveland Mozart's Gran Partita
Severance Music Center (5/23 - 5/25)
SIGNIFICANT OTHER in Cleveland SIGNIFICANT OTHER
Dobama Theatre (4/26 - 5/19)
Terence Blanchard and Friends: A Celebration of Wayne Shorter in Cleveland Terence Blanchard and Friends: A Celebration of Wayne Shorter
Severance Music Center (5/21 - 5/21)
C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In in Cleveland C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In
Playhouse Square - Mimi Ohio Theatre (5/11 - 5/11)
Conrad Tao in Recital: Power and Influence in Cleveland Conrad Tao in Recital: Power and Influence
Severance Music Center (5/17 - 5/17)
Africa and Byzantium & The Magic Flute in Cleveland Africa and Byzantium & The Magic Flute
Cleveland Museum of Art (4/14 - 7/21)
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