Roy Berko - Page 28
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: RING OF FIRE, Johnny Cash Jukebox Musical, Delights at Porthouse
July 11, 2016
Johnny Cash, 'The Man in Black,' was noted as a somber singer of such songs as 'I Walk the Line,' 'If I Were a Carpenter,' and 'Ring of Fire.

Beck Center Does National Search for Their Billy (Elliot)
June 30, 2016
The multi-award winning Billy Elliot The Musical tells the historically tale of a community in strife caused by a miners' strike in County Durham, in North Eastern England, balanced against the fictional tale of a lad named Billy.

BWW Review: SISTER ACT Delights as the Opening Show of the 2016 Porthouse Season
June 21, 2016
What happens when a new musical opens at the prestigious Pasadena Playhouse in California and becomes the highest grossing show ever at that venue? Obviously, it is grabbed up by a Broadway producer who opens it on the Great White Way.

BWW Review: Reimagined PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Impressive at the State Theatre, But . . .
June 21, 2016
It's been seen by over 140-million people in 30 countries and 151 cities.

2016 Blossom Music Festival is a Potpourri of Treats!
June 9, 2016
What do the '1812 Overture,' 'An American In Paris,' Pinchas Zukerman, and viewing of film Raiders Of The Lost Ark and playing it's score all have in common? They are all part of the 2016 Blossom Music Festival.

BWW Review: LINES IN THE DUST - Riveting, Edifying and Upsetting at CPT
June 6, 2016
In 2011, Kelly Williams-Bolar served a 10-day jail sentence for illegally sending her children to a suburban school outside of her Akron, Ohio district.

BWW Review: Cain Park's Anti-Pollution THE TOXIC AVENGER Will Delight Many!
June 6, 2016
There seems to be a trend in the choices theaters are making regarding musicals they produce.

Summer Stages: 2016 Summer Theater Offerings in Cleveland
June 3, 2016
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL, July 8-August 14-Based on the 2000 Academy Award nominated film and the 2009 winner of 10 Tony Awards, it's the story of a young boy in a depressed mining town in England, who discovers his extraordinary gift for ballet, and gets admitted to the prestigious Royal Ballet Sch

BWW Review: HEATHERS the Musical at Beck Center - Rockin' Music, Teen-aged Angst and Great Choreography!
June 1, 2016
A teenaged girl snarls at another, 'I know who I'm sitting with at lunch, do you?' Yes, high school can be a time of great angst or hellish glee.

New Theatre, Playwrights Local 4181, to Produce Local Writers' Scripts
May 31, 2016
Purpose is to develop "a playwrights' center," which means they will "develop plays (and playwrights), produce plays, and otherwise provide our dramatists with a long-needed home.

BWW Review: Must See STEEL MAGNOLIAS Filled With Pathos and Comedy at Allen
May 31, 2016
STEEL MAGNOLIAS is now in an extended run at the Hanna Theatre, as part of the Key Bank Broadway series.

BWW Review: Blank Canvas's THE WILD PARTY, Not a Musical for Everyone
May 24, 2016
THE WILD PARTY is a musical by Michael John LaChiusa and George C.

BWW Review: Albee Exorcises his Demons in THREE TALL WOMEN at convergence-continuum
May 23, 2016
Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN, a version of which is now on stage at convergence-continuum, has quite a pedigree.

BWW Review: Great Lakes Theatre's THE FANTASTICKS is a Pleasant Experience
May 19, 2016
THE FANTASTICKS, the Tom Jones (book and lyrics) and Harvey Schmidt (music) musical holds the honor of being 'the only Off-Broadway show to have won a Tony.

BWW Review: Insightful, Thought Stimulating WRESTLING JERUSALEM at CPT
May 9, 2016
Shortly into WRESTLING JERUSALEM, Aaron Davidman's self-written and performed one-man play, now on stage at the newly remodeled James Levin Theatre at Cleveland Public Theatre, Davidman tells a joke.

BWW Review: MATILDA, Not Everything It is Cracked Up To Be at State Theatre
May 9, 2016
Matilda Wormwood is a precocious five-year old who loves to read and has the ability to perform telekinesis.

BWW Review: Superb THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEEANE at none too fragile
May 3, 2016
The Irish are a unique brand of people.

BWW Review: Award winning JERUSALEM Misses the Mark at Ensemble
May 2, 2016
If you go to see JERUSALEM, now on stage at Ensemble Theatre, don't expect it to be about people living in the Israeli city of that name, or of the 2013 film of the same name concerning a group of messianic pilgrims abandoning their native Sweden to emigrate to Palestine.

BWW Review: Cleveland Ballet is Back with New Leadership and Attitude
May 2, 2016
The words, 'Cleveland Ballet' to many locals means Dennis Nahat, Ian Horvath Karen Gabay, Raymond Rodriguez, impressive sets and costumes, a union with the Silicone Valley's San Jose.
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