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

BWW Review: HOMOS, OR EVERYONE IN AMERICA Fulfills the Theater's Mission at Convergene Continuum

October 26, 2019

BWW Review: Compelling PIPELINE Wisely Brings Up More Questions Than It Answers

October 23, 2019

Multi-award-winning Dominique Morisseau is one of America's new and, in the view of many, the best of emerging playwrights.

BWW Review: THE PENELOPIAD Relates A Tale Of Mythology, With Contemporary Undertones, At Ensemble

October 22, 2019

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BWW Review: "Wakey, Wakey" leaves audience emotionally drained at Dobama.

October 20, 2019

'Wakey, Wakey' leaves audience emotionally drained at Dobama.

BWW Review: Women-Centric JULIUS CAESAR at GLT is Bloody-Good

October 8, 2019

Sara Bruner has proven once again that she is the queen of Shakespeare staging.

BWW Review: MEMBER OF THE WEDDING is Less Than it Should Be at Beck Center for the Arts

October 6, 2019

The play 'Member of the Wedding' is based on Carson McCullers 1946 novel of the same name.

BWW Review: THE MUSIC MAN Gets Fresh, Dynamic, Engaging Production at GLT

September 29, 2019

We are in the midst of 'The Music Man' blizzard.

BWW Review: Intense, Well-Written and Performed, Thought-Provoking PARADISE BLUE at Karamu

September 28, 2019

BWW Previews: BLUE SKIES - IRVING BERLIN AND THE AMERICAN DREAM at THE MUSICAL THEATER PROJECT

September 27, 2019

On October 12 at 8PM in the Ohio Theatre and October 13 at 3 PM at Fairmount Temple, The Musical Theater Project (TMTP) will present 'BLUE SKIES-IRVING BERLIN AND THE AMERICAN DREAM' with Bill Rudman, Paul Ferguson, Trev Offult and Michael Shirtz, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and Joe Hunter Trio.

BWW Review: COPENHAGEN at Cesear's Forum

September 22, 2019

BWW Review: Finely Written, Creatively Directed, Well-Acted, Funny, INTO THE BREECHES! at CPH

September 22, 2019

As the lights come up on the Tony Winning Cleveland Play House's opening production of its 104thseason, it's 1942 and the Oberon Play House (a stand-in name for CPH), is about to open its season.

BWW Review: BY THE BOG OF CASS is a Tale of Irish Angst on Stage at Ensemble

September 14, 2019

BWW Review: STUPID FU***ING BIRD Takes Glorious Flight at Dobama

September 9, 2019

The lights dim.

BWW Review: Hello! BOOK OF MORMON Delights Once Again in its Return to Connor Palace

September 9, 2019

How many times can you see 'Book of Mormon' and continue to be delighted? I'm at #8 and counting! Yes, the Huntington Bank Series touring production of the irreverent look at religion, racism, Mormon up-tight piety and all things ridiculous, is back again, and, if you can believe it, better than eve

BWW Review: “Shakespeare's R&J” is Bard light at convergence continuum

August 31, 2019

BWW Review: BWU's Musical Theatre Program And The Cleveland Orchestra Create An Enchanted Evening

August 27, 2019

What happens when you meld together performers from the 'top destination for any student who wants to study musical theatre,' one of the leading orchestras in the world, and a recognized classic of the American theater lexicon? You get a production starring past and present Baldwin Wallace Universit

BWW Review: LOBBY HERO at Blank Canvas Asks, 'What is the Moral Thing to Do?”

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