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BWW Review: Funny, Competing THE MYSTERY OF LOVE AND SEX Opens New Season at Dobama
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/06/2016) - Bathsheba Doran, author of The Mystery of Love and Sex now on stage at Dobama Theatre, stated of the script, 'I had no plans for subject matter. I never do when I begin. As my play stormed out of me, unstoppable and violent, I was horrified. The experience was deeply unpleasant, emotionally. I was the most embarrassing of writers in the cafe where I worked: tears streamed down my face as I stabbed out the dialogue on my keyboard. I looked up once, just in time to see a nearby guy whisper amusedly to a girl: 'Whoa, she's really into it.'
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/06/2016) - Bathsheba Doran, author of The Mystery of Love and Sex now on stage at Dobama Theatre, stated of the script, 'I had no plans for subject matter. I never do when I begin. As my play stormed out of me, unstoppable and violent, I was horrified. The experience was deeply unpleasant, emotionally. I was the most embarrassing of writers in the cafe where I worked: tears streamed down my face as I stabbed out the dialogue on my keyboard. I looked up once, just in time to see a nearby guy whisper amusedly to a girl: 'Whoa, she's really into it.'
Photo Flash: Mamaí Theatre Company's Production of THE WOMAN HATER
by A.A. Cristi - Cleveland
(08/18/2016) - Mamai Theatre Company Closes its 2016 Seasonwith the U.S. Premiere of Fanny Burney's THE WOMAN HATER?.
by A.A. Cristi - Cleveland
(08/18/2016) - Mamai Theatre Company Closes its 2016 Seasonwith the U.S. Premiere of Fanny Burney's THE WOMAN HATER?.
BWW Review: Culture Matters! Silk Road Ensemble Enthralls Capacity Crowd at Blossom
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/15/2016) - It was a soggy night at Blossom, but neither the rain nor the humidity dampened the enthusiasm of the crowd that filled the pavilion and covered much of the lawn for the Saturday, August 13 evening concert of the Silk Road Ensemble.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/15/2016) - It was a soggy night at Blossom, but neither the rain nor the humidity dampened the enthusiasm of the crowd that filled the pavilion and covered much of the lawn for the Saturday, August 13 evening concert of the Silk Road Ensemble.
BWW Review: GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS Doesn't Close the Deal at Blank Canvas
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/08/2016) - David Mamet, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, and author of Glengarry Glen Ross, a play which is now on stage at Blank Canvas, is noted for his unique style of writing dialogue. Dubbed 'Mamet speak,' his vocal tone centers on precisely crafted street-smart narrative style. His characters talk 'real.' They sound like the way people from the geographical area and societal level from which they come would really speak. This is not 'speech for a play,' it is actual people speaking, with vocalized pauses ('ums,' 'you know,' and 'things like that.'
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/08/2016) - David Mamet, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, and author of Glengarry Glen Ross, a play which is now on stage at Blank Canvas, is noted for his unique style of writing dialogue. Dubbed 'Mamet speak,' his vocal tone centers on precisely crafted street-smart narrative style. His characters talk 'real.' They sound like the way people from the geographical area and societal level from which they come would really speak. This is not 'speech for a play,' it is actual people speaking, with vocalized pauses ('ums,' 'you know,' and 'things like that.'
BWW Review: Unsettling, Haunting SANS MERCI at none too fragile
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/08/2016) - When the lights went off to signal the ending of none too fragile's production of Johnna Adams' unsettling, haunting, thought-provoking Sans Merci, my immediate reaction was, 'Oh, please fellow audience members, don't clap!'
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/08/2016) - When the lights went off to signal the ending of none too fragile's production of Johnna Adams' unsettling, haunting, thought-provoking Sans Merci, my immediate reaction was, 'Oh, please fellow audience members, don't clap!'
BWW Review: FOOTLOOSE Leaves Them On Their feet, Yelling and Applauding at Porthouse
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/01/2016) - The 1984 movie Footloose became a cult movie among teens and young twenties, not only because it showcased a rebel with a cause standing up for his rights, and displaying victory over misguided-adults, but because of the performance of Kevin Bacon as Ren McCormick.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/01/2016) - The 1984 movie Footloose became a cult movie among teens and young twenties, not only because it showcased a rebel with a cause standing up for his rights, and displaying victory over misguided-adults, but because of the performance of Kevin Bacon as Ren McCormick.
BWW Blog: Clevelander's Invade Canada for the Shaw Festival 2016
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(07/25/2016) - Walking down Queen Street, the main shopping boulevard in beautiful Niagara-on-the Lake, during the third week of July, was like being in downtown Cleveland. Cav championship t-shirts and Indian's garb were worn by many of the strollers. Our Toronto friends shared that in almost every play they attended, their neighbors on one or both sides of their seats were from the Cleveland area.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(07/25/2016) - Walking down Queen Street, the main shopping boulevard in beautiful Niagara-on-the Lake, during the third week of July, was like being in downtown Cleveland. Cav championship t-shirts and Indian's garb were worn by many of the strollers. Our Toronto friends shared that in almost every play they attended, their neighbors on one or both sides of their seats were from the Cleveland area.
BWW Review: Impressive ASSASSINS at Near West Theatre
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(07/19/2016) - 'There's Another National Anthem, folks. For those who never win . . . for the ones who might have been.' A line from a Trump election advertisement? No, its from the Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman musical, Assassins, now on stage at Near West Theatre.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(07/19/2016) - 'There's Another National Anthem, folks. For those who never win . . . for the ones who might have been.' A line from a Trump election advertisement? No, its from the Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman musical, Assassins, now on stage at Near West Theatre.
BWW Review: HARBOR Attempts to Examine 'What's a Family' at convergence continuum
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(07/18/2016) - What happens when a happily married gay couple's home is invaded by one of the duo's pot-headed, manipulating sister, with her teen daughter in-tow? According to Chad Beguelin, the author of the play Harbor, which is now on stage at convergence-continuum, the answer is angst, frustration, revelations and a surprising, if less than expected, conclusion.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(07/18/2016) - What happens when a happily married gay couple's home is invaded by one of the duo's pot-headed, manipulating sister, with her teen daughter in-tow? According to Chad Beguelin, the author of the play Harbor, which is now on stage at convergence-continuum, the answer is angst, frustration, revelations and a surprising, if less than expected, conclusion.
BWW Review: GroundWorks Dance Theater Astounding at Cain Park
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(07/18/2016) - The indoor-outdoor Alma Theatre was seasonally comfortable with almost all of the seats full on opening night of Groundworks Dance Theater's 14 th annual performance at the Cleveland Heights hilly, tree-covered Cain Park. What the participants didn't know was that the almost always proficient Groundworks Dance Theater was about to let loose with what assuredly was one their finest performances.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(07/18/2016) - The indoor-outdoor Alma Theatre was seasonally comfortable with almost all of the seats full on opening night of Groundworks Dance Theater's 14 th annual performance at the Cleveland Heights hilly, tree-covered Cain Park. What the participants didn't know was that the almost always proficient Groundworks Dance Theater was about to let loose with what assuredly was one their finest performances.
Photo Flash: First Look at Mamai Theatre's LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN
by BWW News Desk - Cleveland
(07/14/2016) - LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN by Oscar Wilde, directed by Bernadette Clemens, will play the Cleveland Masonic Performing Arts Center DeMolay Room, 3615 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, tonight, July 14, through July 31, 2016. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by BWW News Desk - Cleveland
(07/14/2016) - LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN by Oscar Wilde, directed by Bernadette Clemens, will play the Cleveland Masonic Performing Arts Center DeMolay Room, 3615 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, tonight, July 14, through July 31, 2016. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
BWW Review: BILLY ELLIOT The Musical Sings and Dances Its Way on the Beck Center Stage
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(07/13/2016) - The year is 1984. Margaret Thatcher, the first woman British Prime Minister, declared war on the coal labor unions, closed 20 mines and laid off 20,000 workers in what she called 'the process of bringing the British coal industry up to competitive levels.'
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(07/13/2016) - The year is 1984. Margaret Thatcher, the first woman British Prime Minister, declared war on the coal labor unions, closed 20 mines and laid off 20,000 workers in what she called 'the process of bringing the British coal industry up to competitive levels.'
BWW Review: RING OF FIRE, Johnny Cash Jukebox Musical, Delights at Porthouse
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(07/11/2016) - 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.' The latter was chosen as the title for Richard Maltby, Jr.'s jukebox musical, now on stage at Porthouse Theatre, which loosely centers on the trials and tribulations of Cash's life. While not autobiographical, per se, there is enough of the tale of the man to gain an understanding of Cash, his music, his strong belief in social causes, and his personal problems.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(07/11/2016) - 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.' The latter was chosen as the title for Richard Maltby, Jr.'s jukebox musical, now on stage at Porthouse Theatre, which loosely centers on the trials and tribulations of Cash's life. While not autobiographical, per se, there is enough of the tale of the man to gain an understanding of Cash, his music, his strong belief in social causes, and his personal problems.
Beck Center Does National Search for Their Billy (Elliot)
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(06/30/2016) - 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.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(06/30/2016) - 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: Reimagined PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Impressive at the State Theatre, But . . .
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(06/21/2016) - It's been seen by over 140-million people in 30 countries and 151 cities. It's been translated into 14 languages. It's Broadway's longest running show. What is it? Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, which is now on stage at the State Theatre, in a reimagined form.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(06/21/2016) - It's been seen by over 140-million people in 30 countries and 151 cities. It's been translated into 14 languages. It's Broadway's longest running show. What is it? Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, which is now on stage at the State Theatre, in a reimagined form.
BWW Review: SISTER ACT Delights as the Opening Show of the 2016 Porthouse Season
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(06/21/2016) - 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. Right? Wrong!
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(06/21/2016) - 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. Right? Wrong!
BWW Review: Cain Park's Anti-Pollution THE TOXIC AVENGER Will Delight Many!
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(06/06/2016) - There seems to be a trend in the choices theaters are making regarding musicals they produce. Maybe it's a desire to attract younger audiences, or it's the popularity of comic book heroes as the subject of television shows and movies, but like it or not, the age of 'unusual' protagonists is here.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(06/06/2016) - There seems to be a trend in the choices theaters are making regarding musicals they produce. Maybe it's a desire to attract younger audiences, or it's the popularity of comic book heroes as the subject of television shows and movies, but like it or not, the age of 'unusual' protagonists is here.
BWW Review: LINES IN THE DUST - Riveting, Edifying and Upsetting at CPT
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(06/06/2016) - 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. The sentence disqualified Williams-Bolar from getting her accreditation as a teacher. A storm of protests, both pro and con, quickly followed the sentence and a later pardon by the governor.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(06/06/2016) - 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. The sentence disqualified Williams-Bolar from getting her accreditation as a teacher. A storm of protests, both pro and con, quickly followed the sentence and a later pardon by the governor.
Photo Flash: First Look at Mamai Theatre Company's TOP GIRLS
by Tyler Peterson - Cleveland
(06/03/2016) - Mamai Theatre Company opens its 2016 season with Caryl Churchill's TOP GIRLS, running June 2-19 at Cleveland Masonic Performing Arts Center. Check out photos below!
by Tyler Peterson - Cleveland
(06/03/2016) - Mamai Theatre Company opens its 2016 season with Caryl Churchill's TOP GIRLS, running June 2-19 at Cleveland Masonic Performing Arts Center. Check out photos below!
BWW Review: HEATHERS the Musical at Beck Center - Rockin' Music, Teen-aged Angst and Great Choreography!
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(06/01/2016) - 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. Depends on which clique you are in! Jocks, cheerleaders, nerds, drama-kids, brains...what was your place in the high school hierarchy?
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(06/01/2016) - 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. Depends on which clique you are in! Jocks, cheerleaders, nerds, drama-kids, brains...what was your place in the high school hierarchy?
BWW Review: Must See STEEL MAGNOLIAS Filled With Pathos and Comedy at Allen
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/31/2016) - STEEL MAGNOLIAS is now in an extended run at the Hanna Theatre, as part of the Key Bank Broadway series. It is based on author Robert Harling's sister's 1985 death from diabetic complications following the birth of his name-sake nephew.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/31/2016) - STEEL MAGNOLIAS is now in an extended run at the Hanna Theatre, as part of the Key Bank Broadway series. It is based on author Robert Harling's sister's 1985 death from diabetic complications following the birth of his name-sake nephew.
New Theatre, Playwrights Local 4181, to Produce Local Writers' Scripts
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/31/2016) - 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."
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/31/2016) - 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."
Photo Flash: First Look at HEATHERS at Beck Center for the Arts
by Tyler Peterson - Cleveland
(05/26/2016) - Beck Center for the Arts presents the regional premiere of Heathers: The Musical May 27 through July 2, 2016 in the intimate Studio Theater. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 7 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are now on sale. Please note Sunday 7 p.m. curtain. This production contains strong language and content.
by Tyler Peterson - Cleveland
(05/26/2016) - Beck Center for the Arts presents the regional premiere of Heathers: The Musical May 27 through July 2, 2016 in the intimate Studio Theater. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 7 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are now on sale. Please note Sunday 7 p.m. curtain. This production contains strong language and content.
BWW Review: Blank Canvas's THE WILD PARTY, Not a Musical for Everyone
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/24/2016) - THE WILD PARTY is a musical by Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe based on the same poem.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/24/2016) - THE WILD PARTY is a musical by Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe based on the same poem.
Photo Flash: Playhouse Square Announces Winners of THE DAZZLE AWARDS
by Christina Mancuso - Cleveland
(05/23/2016) - With the aim of inspiring performance and recognizing the importance of musical theater and arts education in Northeast Ohio high schools, Playhouse Square proudly held its inaugural Dazzle Awards ceremony on Saturday, May 21. The Dazzle Awards are affiliated with the National High School Musical Theatre Awards ("The Jimmy Awards") presented by The Broadway League Foundation.
by Christina Mancuso - Cleveland
(05/23/2016) - With the aim of inspiring performance and recognizing the importance of musical theater and arts education in Northeast Ohio high schools, Playhouse Square proudly held its inaugural Dazzle Awards ceremony on Saturday, May 21. The Dazzle Awards are affiliated with the National High School Musical Theatre Awards ("The Jimmy Awards") presented by The Broadway League Foundation.
BWW Review: Albee Exorcises his Demons in THREE TALL WOMEN at convergence-continuum
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/23/2016) - Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN, a version of which is now on stage at convergence-continuum, has quite a pedigree. In 1994 it won Best Play recognition from the Drama Critics Circle and the Outer Critics Circle, the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/23/2016) - Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN, a version of which is now on stage at convergence-continuum, has quite a pedigree. In 1994 it won Best Play recognition from the Drama Critics Circle and the Outer Critics Circle, the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
BWW Review: Great Lakes Theatre's THE FANTASTICKS is a Pleasant Experience
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/19/2016) - 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.' In addition, the show, which has been playing in New York for 56 years, is also the longest running theatrical production in American theater history.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/19/2016) - 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.' In addition, the show, which has been playing in New York for 56 years, is also the longest running theatrical production in American theater history.
Photo Flash: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's THE FANTASTICKS
by Louisa Brady - Cleveland
(05/15/2016) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, concludes its 2016-17 season with the classic musical, The Fantasticks. The production will be performed in the company's intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, May 13-29, 2016. Victoria Bussert directs the production. The Fantasticks is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
by Louisa Brady - Cleveland
(05/15/2016) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, concludes its 2016-17 season with the classic musical, The Fantasticks. The production will be performed in the company's intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, May 13-29, 2016. Victoria Bussert directs the production. The Fantasticks is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
BWW Review: MATILDA, Not Everything It is Cracked Up To Be at State Theatre
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/09/2016) - Matilda Wormwood is a precocious five-year old who loves to read and has the ability to perform telekinesis. She also likes to meet life's obstacles. She comes from a family in which her father wanted a male child, so he calls her 'boy,' has a mother who didn't know she was pregnant and when Matilda came along was irritated because it interfered with Mrs. Wormwood entering dancing competitions and carrying on an affair with her dance instructor, and whose fellow students think she is odd because she likes school and knows all the answers.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/09/2016) - Matilda Wormwood is a precocious five-year old who loves to read and has the ability to perform telekinesis. She also likes to meet life's obstacles. She comes from a family in which her father wanted a male child, so he calls her 'boy,' has a mother who didn't know she was pregnant and when Matilda came along was irritated because it interfered with Mrs. Wormwood entering dancing competitions and carrying on an affair with her dance instructor, and whose fellow students think she is odd because she likes school and knows all the answers.
BWW Review: Insightful, Thought Stimulating WRESTLING JERUSALEM at CPT
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/09/2016) - 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. A joke which is, in actuality, not funny, but very sad and prophetic.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/09/2016) - 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. A joke which is, in actuality, not funny, but very sad and prophetic.
BWW Review: Superb THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEEANE at none too fragile
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/03/2016) - The Irish are a unique brand of people. Living in a land of rocks, hills, harsh weather, poverty and isolation, they have developed attitudes toward life that lend themselves to dark thoughts and bleak tales.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/03/2016) - The Irish are a unique brand of people. Living in a land of rocks, hills, harsh weather, poverty and isolation, they have developed attitudes toward life that lend themselves to dark thoughts and bleak tales.
BWW Review: Cleveland Ballet is Back with New Leadership and Attitude
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/02/2016) - 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. And, poof, in 2000...they were gone to the west coast, leaving a hole in the local arts offerings.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/02/2016) - 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. And, poof, in 2000...they were gone to the west coast, leaving a hole in the local arts offerings.
BWW Review: Award winning JERUSALEM Misses the Mark at Ensemble
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/02/2016) - 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.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/02/2016) - 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: MARIE ANTOINETTE - History with a Modern Twist and Potential Relevance at Dobama
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(04/27/2016) - The subject of David Adjmi's play, MARIE ANTOINETTE, was a delicate beauty, with gray-blue eyes and ash-blond hair, who following the Seven Years War, was used by her scheming mother, Empress Maria Theresa, to cement an alliance between Austria and France by arranging a marriage to Louis-Auguste.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(04/27/2016) - The subject of David Adjmi's play, MARIE ANTOINETTE, was a delicate beauty, with gray-blue eyes and ash-blond hair, who following the Seven Years War, was used by her scheming mother, Empress Maria Theresa, to cement an alliance between Austria and France by arranging a marriage to Louis-Auguste.
BWW Review: TALLEY'S FOLLY, a Tale of Love Overcoming Prejudices and Uncertainty, at Actors' Summit
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(04/18/2016) - Theatre, as do all of the arts, represents the era from which it comes or is written about. For example, Lanford Wilson's TALLEY'S FOLLY places the spotlight on Missouri in 1944, the border state that, until this day, is noted for its laws and customs regarding prejudice against Jews, Catholics and Blacks (e.g. the Ferguson incidents). It also showcases many of the feelings of border Southerners regarding 'proper' etiquette, the sanctity of the roles that women are to play in society, and the power of gossip. All this is folded into a charming tale.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(04/18/2016) - Theatre, as do all of the arts, represents the era from which it comes or is written about. For example, Lanford Wilson's TALLEY'S FOLLY places the spotlight on Missouri in 1944, the border state that, until this day, is noted for its laws and customs regarding prejudice against Jews, Catholics and Blacks (e.g. the Ferguson incidents). It also showcases many of the feelings of border Southerners regarding 'proper' etiquette, the sanctity of the roles that women are to play in society, and the power of gossip. All this is folded into a charming tale.
BWW Review: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST - Lesser Script Done with Extended Farce at Great Lakes Theater
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(04/12/2016) - LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, a production of which is now on stage at Great Lakes Theater, is one of Shakespeare's earliest plays. As such, some critics believe that it is the 'work of a playwright just learning his art.' Though many of Shakespeare's plays are brilliant and have effected the course of Western Literature, Shakespeare scholars tend to view this script as a minor work in the Bard's folio. It has never been one of the playwright's more popular works.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(04/12/2016) - LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, a production of which is now on stage at Great Lakes Theater, is one of Shakespeare's earliest plays. As such, some critics believe that it is the 'work of a playwright just learning his art.' Though many of Shakespeare's plays are brilliant and have effected the course of Western Literature, Shakespeare scholars tend to view this script as a minor work in the Bard's folio. It has never been one of the playwright's more popular works.
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