Roy Berko
Review: GREASE at PORTHOUSE/Kent State University
GREASE, Porthouse-style, is a nostalgic reminder of the era of mid-1900’s and left those of a certain-age satisfied and maybe those of the Information Age/Digital Age asking “what was the attitude, grease and angst” all about.
Review: STEREOPHONIC at Connor Palace (Key Bank Broadway Series)
STEREOPHONIC, which is now on stage at the Connor Palace, is a 4-act, 3-hour production, was written by American playwright David Adjmi, with music composed by Will Butler.
Review: THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at Beck Center For The Arts
When I reviewed it on Broadway, several year ago, my capsule judgment stated: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS THE BROADWAY MUSICAL is a wonder of neon psychedelic delight starring a character-perfect lead surrounded by a fun-centered cast which should delight adults and children of all ages!”
Review: SPAMALOT at Connor Palace
SPAMALOT, also known at MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT: A MUSICAL (LOVINGLY) RIPPED OFF FROM THE MOTION PICTURE MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, is settled in at the Connor Palace for a short run (December 1-6).
Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
What did our critic think of SHREK THE MUSICAL at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre?
Review: DIAL M FOR MURDER at Great Lakes Theater
Normally, in a who-done-it, the question facing the audience is to figure out who the killer is.
Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Key Bank State/Playhouse Square/Cleveland
Normally, juke-box musicals, which are scripts created from pre-conceived music, have songs shoe-horned into what is generally an acceptable, but less-than well-written story (think MOULIN ROUGE! and MAMMA MIA!).
Review: WITCH at DOBAMA
“The universal themes of transformation, belonging, and resistance found in [Jen] Silverman's work resonates with diverse audiences.
Review: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at GreAT LAKES THEATER
George Pierre Seurat was a French post-Impressionist artist best known for devising a painting technique entitled Pointillism, “a series of paint or crayon dots of multi-colored paint which allows the viewer's eye to blend colors optically, rather than having the colors physically blended on the c
Review: ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN at Beck Center For The Arts
When one thinks of seeing experimental or area premieres of new contemporary scripts at local theaters, one normally doesn’t think of Beck Center for the Arts.
Preview: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 at Oberlin Music Theater Program
What did our critic think of NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 at Oberlin Music Theater Program?
Review: THE NOTEBOOK THE MUSICAL at Connor Place --Key Bank Broadway Series
The Notebook the Musical tells the heart warming, and often heartbreaking life-long love story, of Allie and Noah.
Preview: Oberlin College Adds Musical Theater Program to Conservatory Offerings
What did our critic think of OBERLIN COLLEGE ADDS MUSICAL THEATER PROGRAM TO ITS CONSERVATORY OFFERINGS at Oberlin College?
Review: A CHORUS LINE at Beck Center For The Arts
A CHORUS LINE is considered by many theatre experts to be one of the shows that set the pattern for what is labeled the American Musical Theater.
Review: SCHOOL OF ROCK at Porthouse Theatre/Kent State University
What happens when a musical film earns over $131-million on a $35-million-dollar investment? If you are Andrew Lloyd Webber, you buy the rights and turn it into the stage musical, SCHOOL OF ROCK, with lyrics by Glenn Slater and book by Julian Fellowes.
Review: KIMBERY AKIMBO at Connor Palace--Key Bank Broadway Series
Offerings of the musical theater cover a vast array of topics.
Review: YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLEY BROWN at PORTHOUSE THEATER
Few realize that when reading a Peanuts comic strip, watching a television show based on the writings of Charles M.
Review: THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM at BECK CENTER FOR THE ARTS
The intimate Beck’s Studio Theatre is a perfect venue for meeting and greeting THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM a blue-grass, farcical musical with a book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry and music by Robert Waldman.
Preview FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Kent State University/Porthouse Theatre
At the age of fifteen Solomon Rabinovich adopted the pseudonym “Sholem Aleichem,” a Yiddish variant of the Hebrew expression meaning 'peace be with you' and used as a greeting.
