Roy Berko - Page 13
Roy Berko, a life-long Clevelander, holds degrees, through the doctorate from Kent State, University of Michigan and Case--WesternReserve/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, Towson University. and Lorain County Community College. Roy is the author of 38 books. He was selected by Cleveland Magazine as one of the most interesting people in Cleveland. He was named the outstanding theater reviewer in the Midwest and one of the top ten reviewers in the country by Broadwayworld. He was also recognized by Google as one of the most important and influential arts journalists/critics in the United States.
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BWW Review: PARADE Showcases Southern Anti-Semitism and Political Corruption on Stage at Kent State
February 24, 2020
It is totally appropriate in this era of increased activity by White Supremist groups and rising anti-Semitism, that Kent State University's Musical Theatre program stage 'PARADE,' with book by Alfred Uhry and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown.

BWW Review: BW/Beck's THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS is Both Compelling and Uneven
February 9, 2020
The Scottsboro Boys were nine African American teenagers, ages 13 to 20, falsely accused in Alabama of raping two white-women on a train in 1931.

BWW Review: ANASTASIA at Connor Palace/Cleveland
February 6, 2020
'ANASTASIA,' with music and lyrics by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally, based on the 1997 film of the same name, is now on stage at the Connor Palace, as part of the Key Bank Broadway series.

BWW Review: IF/THEN, In Spite Of Wonderful Score Is Frustrating At Lakeland Civic Theatre
February 4, 2020
IF/THEN is a musical with score by Tom Kitt and libretto by Brian Yorkey who also collaborated on the multi-award winning NEXT TO NORMAL, which laid the foundation for a major change in the American musical theatre-the development of musical dramas.

BWW Review: Compelling INTIMATE APPAREL at Ensemble
February 3, 2020
Lynn Nottage is an African American multi-prize-winning playwright.

BWW Review: “CLUE” is a farcical delight at Cleveland Play House
February 3, 2020
'CLUE' is a stage play of murder and blackmail, based broadly on the Hasbro board game, and the Paramount motion picture of the same name, has gone through several adaptations.

BWW Review: “JERSEY BOYS” --“Oh, What a Night,” once again, at the Connor Palace
January 22, 2020
It's back! 'JERSEY BOYS,' the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, is back in residence at the Connor Palace in Playhouse Square for a short run.

BWW Review: THE ILLUSIONISTS LIVE FROM BROADWAY at Connor Palace
January 9, 2020
Sword swallowing, escape from a vat of sand while being handcuffed, inserting a needle through the tongue, the shell game of trying to figure out which cup contains a hidden pea, card tricks, changing water to wine, putting a sword through a trunk while a woman contortionist is inside and remains un

BWW Previews: MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY: THE SONGS OF COMDEN & GREEN at THE MUSICAL THEATER PROJECT
January 6, 2020
Betty Comden (Basya Cohen) and Adolph Green were noted as one of the luminaire lyricist and script-writing teams of mid-20th century Broadway and Hollywood.

BWW Review: Pleasant IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE at Theatre in the Circle
December 14, 2019

BroadwayWorld Announces Roy Berko's 2019 Cleveland Professional Theatre Tributes
December 11, 2019
Greater Cleveland is blessed with a vital theater scene.

BWW Review: MEAN GIRLS at Connor Palace(Key Bank Broadway Series)
December 5, 2019
Just because it basically takes place in a high school, don't expect 'MEAN GIRLS,' now on stage at the Connor Palace as part of the Key Bank Broadway series, to have the emotional impact of 'DEAR, EVAN HANSEN.

BWW Review: Spectacular KINKY BOOTS delights at Baldwin Wallace
November 17, 2019

BWW Review: THE BAND'S VISIT Is An Emotionally Seductive Slice Of Life Musical Drama
November 7, 2019
It's '1996, the Alexandria [Egypt] Ceremonial Police Orchestra, just arrived in Israel, and are waiting in Tel Aviv's central bus station.

BWW Review: Dynamic, Must See HAIR Commemorates Kent State Massacre of 1970
November 2, 2019
On May 4, 1970, over a period of 13-seconds, nearly 70 shots were fired upon Kent State University unarmed students by the Ohio State National Guard.
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