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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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Wonderful Town

Favorite Show

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

BWW Review: IF/THEN, In Spite of Wonderful Score and Strong Cast, Confuses Some at Connor Palace

February 12, 2016

I happened to be in D.

BWW Review: DETROIT '67 at Karamu Looks at the Riots in the Motor City

February 10, 2016

February 1, 1960--North Carolina State University students protested when the administration wouldn't let a black male's name appear on the ballot for student body president.

BWW Review: Lakeland Civic Theatre Journeys INTO THE WOODS for Wishes, Choices and Consequences

February 8, 2016

Most fairy tales start with 'Once upon a time,' and end with 'And they lived happily ever after.

BWW Review: PURE SHOCK VALUE, absurd farce confounds at None Too Fragile

February 1, 2016

Sean Derry and Alanna Romansky, Co-Artistic Directors of none too fragile have, since its founding in 2010, established the venue as a major theater in the Akron-Cleveland area.

BWW Review: CPH's Compelling THE MOUNTAINTOP Places Spotlight on Martin Luther King, Jr.

February 1, 2016

Katori Hall, who wrote the award winning play THE MOUNTAINTOP, which is in production at Cleveland Play House, in her script attempts to answer such questions as: What was Martin Luther King, Jr.

BWW Review: SAME TIME NEXT YEAR - Delightful 'Old Time' Comedy at Actors' Summit

January 29, 2016

Bernard Slade.

BWW Review: Funny, Throught-provoking THE REALISTIC JONESES at Dobama

January 25, 2016

What do Tracy Letts (SUPERIOR DONUTS), Yasmina Reza (GOD OF CARNAGE), Amy Herzog (4000 MILES), and David Adjmi (MARIE ANTOINETTE) have in common.

BWW Feature: Soon Clevelanders Will be Going to the Shaw Festival in Canada

January 22, 2016

The Canadian winds are whipping across Lake Erie! Yes, the snow is on the ground, the weather is miserable, but soon the cold winds will subside and many Clevelanders will start their trek to the land of the maple leaf and cross one of the many bridges in their treks north to Canada for wonderful th

BWW Review: FRANKENSTEIN'S WAKE at CPT - A Thought-Provoking Reimagining of the Shelly Legend

January 19, 2016

When the mention of the name Frankenstein is made, the common visual reference is that of Boris Karloff, who was a large green monster with screws in his head, as featured in the 1931 horror film.

BWW Review: Apollo's Fire, Cleveland's 'Other' Internationally Recognized Orchestra Presents 'Sephardic Journey'

January 19, 2016

Apollo's Fire, Cleveland's 'other' orchestra is credited with having built the largest audience in the nation for 'early-music' (Renaissance, Baroque and early Classical).

BWW Review: Musical Black Comedy Delights and Could Incite Thinking at Cleveland Play House

January 18, 2016

How does the musical black comedy LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS fit into the Cleveland Play House's 100th anniversary theme of paying homage to their history? To find the answer requires going back to May, 1916, when the theatre staged THE DEATH OF TINTAGILES.

BWW Review: Cleveland's 'Daddy Warbucks' Comes Home in ANNIE Tour at Connor Palace

January 14, 2016

BWW Review: CPT's INCENDIARIES HOUGH 1966 - Thought-provoking but Problematic

January 14, 2016

July 18, 1966 is a day that will long be noted in the Cleveland community.

BWW Interview: Petite Firecracker, Lauren Molina, Stars in Cleveland Playhouse's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

January 11, 2016

If you had asked Lauren Molina during her high school days in Detroit what she was going to be when she grew up, the self-described 'brainiac,' would probably have answered, 'A doctor or a vet.

BWW Review: Cleveland Orchestra Plays All Beethoven Concert with Yefim Bronfman

January 11, 2016

A recent trip to New York included a tour of Carnegie Hall.

BWW Review: Delightful ELF THE BROADWAY MUSICAL Tours into the Connor Palace

December 30, 2015

Last month the Cleveland area played host to what was a hoped for new Christmas musical that would go to Broadway and be holiday entertainment.

BWW Feature: New Cleveland Professional Musical Theater and Training Program Launches

December 21, 2015

'The Cleveland Musical Theatre' and 'Making It on Broadway' may not mean much to many in the local community, but soon, if Sean Patrick and Miles Sternfeld have their way, those organizations will become a regular part of the Cleveland theater agenda.

BWW Review: Delightful REEFER MADNESS at Blank Canvas induces Giggles and Munchies

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