The Musical Theater Project Announces Concert Season

The Musical Theater Project announces another full season celebrating the American Musical - and the social and cultural history surrounding it - with performances created to educate as well as entertain. Public appearances will be held throughout northeast Ohio at some of Cleveland's most beloved venues including Playhouse Square, the Cleveland Institute of Music, Nighttown and more.

Silver Linings: The Songs of Jerome Kern
October 19, 2018 at 7 PM | First Baptist Church of Cleveland
October 21, 2018 at 3 PM | Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music

Kern brought us "Look for the Silver Lining," "All the Things You Are," "The Way You Look Tonight" and the imperishable songs from Show Boat. The master of melody gets a classical treatment in this elegant concert.
All Tickets: 1-800-838-3006 or www.MusicalTheaterProject.org

Just for Laughs
November 14, 2018 at 7 PM | Solon Center for the Arts
November 18, 2018 at 3 PM | Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square

What makes us laugh at a song in a musical? We'll explore great comedy numbers from nearly a century's worth of Broadway with live performances and video clips.
Solon Tickets: 1-800-838-3006 or www.MusicalTheaterProject.org

Playhouse Square Tickets: 216-241-6000 or www.PlayhouseSquare.org

A Christmas Cabaret
December 14, 2018 at 8 PM & December 15, 2018 at 2 PM | Stocker Arts Center
December 16 & 17, 2018 at 7 PM | Nighttown
TMTP is back with our annual holiday treat. Classic American holiday favorites include "Winter Wonderland," "Let It Snow" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."
Stocker Tickets: 440-366-4040 or www.StockerArtsCenter.com
Nighttown Tickets: 1-800-838-3006 or www.MusicalTheaterProject.org

Cole Porter On Broadway
In Partnership with Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
January 19, 2019 at 8 PM | Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square
January 20, 2019 at 3 PM | Temple Tifereth Israel
TMTP's fifth-annual partnership with Cleveland Jazz Orchestra honors Porter's love affair with the theater featuring selections from such musicals as Kiss Me, Kate and Anything Goes.
Playhouse Square Tickets: 216-241-6000 or www.PlayhouseSquare.org
Temple Tifereth Israel Tickets: 1-800-838-3006 or www.MusicalTheaterProject.org

The Impact of Shuffle Along
In TMTP's First Partnership with Karamu House
February 7-9, 2019 at 8 PM & February 10, 2019 at 3 PM | Karamu House
Go behind the scenes and learn the cultural significance of this 1921 musical (featuring the mega-hit "I'm Just Wild About Harry") that integrated audiences and brought the Harlem Renaissance to the musical stage.
Tickets: 216-795-7077 or www.KaramuHouse.org

It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman In Concert
In Partnership with Kent State University Department of Musical Theatre
April 14, 2019 at 2 PM | Kent State University
April 15, 2019 at 7:30 PM | The Breen Center for the Performing Arts
The Man of Steel sings in this 1966 Broadway show featuring a playful Charles Strouse-Lee Adams (Bye Bye Birdie) score. All the songs and dialogue will be performed live in concert.
Kent State University Tickets: 330-672-2787 or www.Kent.edu/theatredance
Breen Center Tickets: 1-800-838-3006 or www.MusicalTheaterProject.org