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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.
BWW Review: Cleveland Orchestra and Joffrey Ballet Combine for a Thrilling Evening
by Roy Berko - Opera
(04/11/2016) - What happens when you bring together the music of composer Bela Bartok, noted for developing new sounds for a new century, The Cleveland Orchestra under the direction of Franz Welser-Most, and The Joffrey Ballet, under the creative vision of Ashley Wheater, and the sounds of two well-trained opera singers? The result is a creative, spell-binding visual and musical concert of high audience pleasing quality.
by Roy Berko - Opera
(04/11/2016) - What happens when you bring together the music of composer Bela Bartok, noted for developing new sounds for a new century, The Cleveland Orchestra under the direction of Franz Welser-Most, and The Joffrey Ballet, under the creative vision of Ashley Wheater, and the sounds of two well-trained opera singers? The result is a creative, spell-binding visual and musical concert of high audience pleasing quality.
BWW Review: MR. WOLF is Thought-provoking, Dark, Confounding at Cleveland Play House
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(04/11/2016) - Over the last several years much attention has been drawn to the abduction of children and, in rare cases, their return. A short time ago, the Cleveland area had the spotlight placed on it when three young ladies, Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, were freed after their many years of captivity in the Tremont home of Ariel Castro. This event makes one of the basic tenets of MR. WOLF, now on stage at Cleveland Play House's Outcalt Theatre, quite inciting to local audiences.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(04/11/2016) - Over the last several years much attention has been drawn to the abduction of children and, in rare cases, their return. A short time ago, the Cleveland area had the spotlight placed on it when three young ladies, Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, were freed after their many years of captivity in the Tremont home of Ariel Castro. This event makes one of the basic tenets of MR. WOLF, now on stage at Cleveland Play House's Outcalt Theatre, quite inciting to local audiences.
BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROL KING MUSICAL delight at Conner Palace
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(04/10/2016) - King is being portrayed by the very talented Abby Mueller. Mueller. Sound familiar? Her sister, Jessie Mueller, won the Tony Award for her portrayal of Carol in the original Broadway production of the show.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(04/10/2016) - King is being portrayed by the very talented Abby Mueller. Mueller. Sound familiar? Her sister, Jessie Mueller, won the Tony Award for her portrayal of Carol in the original Broadway production of the show.
Photo Flash: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST
by Louisa Brady - Cleveland
(04/09/2016) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, continues its 2016-17 season with William Shakespeare's classic comedy, Love's Labour's Lost. The production will be performed in the company's intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, April 8 - 24, 2016. Tyne Rafaeli directs the production. Scroll down to see photos!
by Louisa Brady - Cleveland
(04/09/2016) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, continues its 2016-17 season with William Shakespeare's classic comedy, Love's Labour's Lost. The production will be performed in the company's intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, April 8 - 24, 2016. Tyne Rafaeli directs the production. Scroll down to see photos!
BWW Review: Well Written SHINING CITY on Stage at Beck Center
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(04/04/2016) - SHINING CITY, Conor McPherson's script now on stage at Beck Center, is a play about people who are in a search for 'self.' Each of the four characters has an unclear image of who they are, and are in a quest for clarity, love, and the need to emotionally and physically touch someone.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(04/04/2016) - SHINING CITY, Conor McPherson's script now on stage at Beck Center, is a play about people who are in a search for 'self.' Each of the four characters has an unclear image of who they are, and are in a quest for clarity, love, and the need to emotionally and physically touch someone.
Photo Flash: First Look at SHINING CITY at Beck Center for the Arts
by Tyler Peterson - Cleveland
(04/01/2016) - Beck Center for the Arts presents the regional premiere of Shining City April 1 through May 1, 2016 in the intimate Studio Theater. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are now on sale. Buy early and save with promo code GHOST to receive $5 off each adult/senior ticket purchased by March 31, 2016.
by Tyler Peterson - Cleveland
(04/01/2016) - Beck Center for the Arts presents the regional premiere of Shining City April 1 through May 1, 2016 in the intimate Studio Theater. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are now on sale. Buy early and save with promo code GHOST to receive $5 off each adult/senior ticket purchased by March 31, 2016.
BWW Review: BOOTY CANDY Pushes the Envelope at convergence-continuum
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/28/2016) - Both Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) and convergence-continuum (con-con) are noted for producing 'on the edge' theatre. Ironically, both are now featuring plays that examine the human experience from the viewpoint of sexual orientation and race/ethnicity.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/28/2016) - Both Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) and convergence-continuum (con-con) are noted for producing 'on the edge' theatre. Ironically, both are now featuring plays that examine the human experience from the viewpoint of sexual orientation and race/ethnicity.
BWW Review: Groundworks Dance Theater Stresses Imagination You Can See at Breen Center
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/25/2016) - The reconfigured Groundworks Dance Theater, with two new dancers this season, again proved that they are one of the area's premiere dance companies in their presentation of 'Falling Awake,' in its world premiere, and Artistic Director David Shimotakahara's spellbinding, 'Ghost Opera.'
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/25/2016) - The reconfigured Groundworks Dance Theater, with two new dancers this season, again proved that they are one of the area's premiere dance companies in their presentation of 'Falling Awake,' in its world premiere, and Artistic Director David Shimotakahara's spellbinding, 'Ghost Opera.'
BWW Review: A KID LIKE JAKE Explores the Effects of Heredity and Environment at none too fragile
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/20/2016) - In their catalog, Dramatists Play Service, which owns the production rights to Daniel Pearle's A KID LIKE JAKE, states, 'On the eve of the admissions cycle for Manhattan's most exclusive private schools, Alex and Greg have high hopes for their son Jake, a precocious four-year old who happens to prefer Cinderella to G. I. Joe. But as the process continues, Jake's behavior becomes erratic and perplexing, and other adults in his life start to wonder whether his fondness for dress-up might be cause for concern.'
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/20/2016) - In their catalog, Dramatists Play Service, which owns the production rights to Daniel Pearle's A KID LIKE JAKE, states, 'On the eve of the admissions cycle for Manhattan's most exclusive private schools, Alex and Greg have high hopes for their son Jake, a precocious four-year old who happens to prefer Cinderella to G. I. Joe. But as the process continues, Jake's behavior becomes erratic and perplexing, and other adults in his life start to wonder whether his fondness for dress-up might be cause for concern.'
In Memoriam: David O. Frazier
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/15/2016) - When my wife and I walked into many an opening night performance, it was our pleasure to find David and Joe Garry, David's partner for 40 years and husband for two, and schmooze about the theatre scene in Cleveland and New York, and the many places all of us had visited.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/15/2016) - When my wife and I walked into many an opening night performance, it was our pleasure to find David and Joe Garry, David's partner for 40 years and husband for two, and schmooze about the theatre scene in Cleveland and New York, and the many places all of us had visited.
BWW Review: THE 39 STEPS, British Farcical Fun, at Blank Canvas
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/15/2016) - What do you do if you are bored? If you are Richard Hannay, the major character in Patrick Barlow's THE 39 STEPS, now on stage at Blank Canvas, you go to the theater to see 'something mindless and trivial.' If you, personally are bored and looking for something to fill your time, THE 39 STEPS should fill the bill!
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/15/2016) - What do you do if you are bored? If you are Richard Hannay, the major character in Patrick Barlow's THE 39 STEPS, now on stage at Blank Canvas, you go to the theater to see 'something mindless and trivial.' If you, personally are bored and looking for something to fill your time, THE 39 STEPS should fill the bill!
BWW Review: THE REVISIONIST Exposes the Need for Connectedness at Dobama
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/14/2016) - Social anthropologists offer that humans have four basic needs-survival, pleasure, security and territoriality. They also propose that we need to belong to some group or groups. Most commonly that of a family. Jesse Eisenberg in his play THE REVISIONIST hits on the needs and the desire for connectedness in his thought-provoking script.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/14/2016) - Social anthropologists offer that humans have four basic needs-survival, pleasure, security and territoriality. They also propose that we need to belong to some group or groups. Most commonly that of a family. Jesse Eisenberg in his play THE REVISIONIST hits on the needs and the desire for connectedness in his thought-provoking script.
BWW Review: LUNA GALE Expertly Places the Spotlight on the Child Welfare System at the Cleveland Play House
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/14/2016) - As revealed in the CPH program: 43 percent of children placed in the child welfare system in Ohio are eventually returned to their families, 24 percent are taken in by relatives ('kinship care'), 15 percent are adopted and 14 percent stay in the system until they become adults.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/14/2016) - As revealed in the CPH program: 43 percent of children placed in the child welfare system in Ohio are eventually returned to their families, 24 percent are taken in by relatives ('kinship care'), 15 percent are adopted and 14 percent stay in the system until they become adults.
BWW Review: New Ending Adds a Twist to AND THEN THERE WERE NONE at Great Lakes Theater
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/11/2016) - Agatha Christie is one of the world's best-selling authors. Her 66 detective novellas and fourteen short story collections have sold over a billion copies. She is also credited with writing the play and movie scripts for some of her works.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/11/2016) - Agatha Christie is one of the world's best-selling authors. Her 66 detective novellas and fourteen short story collections have sold over a billion copies. She is also credited with writing the play and movie scripts for some of her works.
Photo Flash: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, Now Playing!
by Louisa Brady - Cleveland
(02/28/2016) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, commences the second half its 2016-17 season with Agatha Christie's classic mystery thriller, And Then There Were None. The production will be performed in the company's intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, February 26 - March 20, 2016. Charles Fee, GLT's Producing Artistic Director, directs the production. And Then There Were None is presented through special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
by Louisa Brady - Cleveland
(02/28/2016) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, commences the second half its 2016-17 season with Agatha Christie's classic mystery thriller, And Then There Were None. The production will be performed in the company's intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, February 26 - March 20, 2016. Charles Fee, GLT's Producing Artistic Director, directs the production. And Then There Were None is presented through special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.
BWW Review: MR. BURNS: 'The Simpsons,' 'Cape Feare' and Gilbert and Sullivan at CPT
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/22/2016) - It should come as no surprise to anyone who has seen Anne Washburn's MR. BURNS A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY, now in production at Cleveland Public Theatre, that when the show opened in Washington, DC in 2012 and then in New York in 2013, it received mixed reviews that ranged from 'passionate dissent' to raves.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/22/2016) - It should come as no surprise to anyone who has seen Anne Washburn's MR. BURNS A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY, now in production at Cleveland Public Theatre, that when the show opened in Washington, DC in 2012 and then in New York in 2013, it received mixed reviews that ranged from 'passionate dissent' to raves.
BWW Review: IN THE HEIGHTS Explodes with Latino Verve at Beck Center
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/16/2016) - At the start of IN THE HEIGHTS, now in its locally produced premiere at Beck Center, Usnavi chases away Graffiti Pete, a graffiti artist, from in front of his Washington Heights 'bodega' (Spanish for a small neighbor grocery store). As the young owner raps, the lyrics and music set the mood for what is a three-day visit to the largely Hispanic/Latino neighborhood on the brink of change. It's a place where families bond, neighborhood ties are strong, and the George Washington Bridge casts its shadow across the hopes and dreams of the residents.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/16/2016) - At the start of IN THE HEIGHTS, now in its locally produced premiere at Beck Center, Usnavi chases away Graffiti Pete, a graffiti artist, from in front of his Washington Heights 'bodega' (Spanish for a small neighbor grocery store). As the young owner raps, the lyrics and music set the mood for what is a three-day visit to the largely Hispanic/Latino neighborhood on the brink of change. It's a place where families bond, neighborhood ties are strong, and the George Washington Bridge casts its shadow across the hopes and dreams of the residents.
BWW Review: Slight GOLDEN LEAF RAG TIME BLUES at Ensemble
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/15/2016) - Director Ian Wolfgang Hinz's program notes state, 'GOLDEN LEAF RAG TIME BLUES is an exploration of prejudice and humanism.' He continues, 'Their prejudice blinds them to the humanity in each other and the potential shared love of music, comedy and the need to have someone listen.' He further states, 'GLTRF asks us to confront our human capacity for seeing the 'content of character' present in all of us.'
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/15/2016) - Director Ian Wolfgang Hinz's program notes state, 'GOLDEN LEAF RAG TIME BLUES is an exploration of prejudice and humanism.' He continues, 'Their prejudice blinds them to the humanity in each other and the potential shared love of music, comedy and the need to have someone listen.' He further states, 'GLTRF asks us to confront our human capacity for seeing the 'content of character' present in all of us.'
Photo Flash: First Look at IN THE HEIGHTS at Beck Center
by Tyler Peterson - Cleveland
(02/12/2016) - Beck Center for the Arts is pleased to present In the Heights, the fifth annual collaboration with the esteemed Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre program. The limited engagement runs February 12 through 28, 2016 on the Mackey Main Stage. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Two Thursday performances will take place at 8 p.m. on February 18 and 25. Tickets are now on sale.
by Tyler Peterson - Cleveland
(02/12/2016) - Beck Center for the Arts is pleased to present In the Heights, the fifth annual collaboration with the esteemed Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre program. The limited engagement runs February 12 through 28, 2016 on the Mackey Main Stage. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Two Thursday performances will take place at 8 p.m. on February 18 and 25. Tickets are now on sale.
BWW Review: IF/THEN, In Spite of Wonderful Score and Strong Cast, Confuses Some at Connor Palace
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/12/2016) - I happened to be in D.C. on November 5, 2013 when IF/THEN opened its preview run. I was fortunate enough to get tickets to opening night.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/12/2016) - I happened to be in D.C. on November 5, 2013 when IF/THEN opened its preview run. I was fortunate enough to get tickets to opening night.
Photo Flash: First Look at Jackie Burns, Tamyra Gray & Matthew Hydzik in the IF/THEN Tour!
by Nicole Rosky - Broadway
(02/11/2016) - Original Broadway Cast member Jackie Burns (If/Then, Wicked, Hair), Tamyra Gray (American Idol Season One Finalist, Rent), and Matthew Hydzik (Side Show, West Side Story, Grease) have joined Original Broadway Cast member Anthony Rapp (Rent, Six Degrees of Separation, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown) and the rest of the previously announced cast in the National Tour of IF/THEN. The tour is now playing at the Connor Palace Theatre in Cleveland through Sunday, February 21. BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the new cast in action below!
by Nicole Rosky - Broadway
(02/11/2016) - Original Broadway Cast member Jackie Burns (If/Then, Wicked, Hair), Tamyra Gray (American Idol Season One Finalist, Rent), and Matthew Hydzik (Side Show, West Side Story, Grease) have joined Original Broadway Cast member Anthony Rapp (Rent, Six Degrees of Separation, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown) and the rest of the previously announced cast in the National Tour of IF/THEN. The tour is now playing at the Connor Palace Theatre in Cleveland through Sunday, February 21. BroadwayWorld brings you photos of the new cast in action below!
BWW Review: DETROIT '67 at Karamu Looks at the Riots in the Motor City
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/10/2016) - 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. May 15, 1962-Students at the University of Mississippi rioted over the lack of equal rights for black students. April 13, 1964-Riots erupted in Los Angeles regarding discriminatory ways of how police treated African Americans.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/10/2016) - 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. May 15, 1962-Students at the University of Mississippi rioted over the lack of equal rights for black students. April 13, 1964-Riots erupted in Los Angeles regarding discriminatory ways of how police treated African Americans.
BWW Review: Lakeland Civic Theatre Journeys INTO THE WOODS for Wishes, Choices and Consequences
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/08/2016) - Most fairy tales start with 'Once upon a time,' and end with 'And they lived happily ever after.' Ever wonder if 'happily ever after' is really true?
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/08/2016) - Most fairy tales start with 'Once upon a time,' and end with 'And they lived happily ever after.' Ever wonder if 'happily ever after' is really true?
BWW Review: CPH's Compelling THE MOUNTAINTOP Places Spotlight on Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/01/2016) - 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. like as a person? With all the death threats that King received, what was his last night alive like? What did he believe was going to be his ultimate role in the Black rights movement?
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/01/2016) - 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. like as a person? With all the death threats that King received, what was his last night alive like? What did he believe was going to be his ultimate role in the Black rights movement?
BWW Review: PURE SHOCK VALUE, absurd farce confounds at None Too Fragile
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/01/2016) - 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. Dedicated to being an 'adventurously-bold theatrical voice,' they choose 'modern and relevant' scripts, that are 'thought-provoking, heart-touching, and, at time, principle-challenging, character-drive stories.' In other words, as they state on their blog-site, their goal is to do 'Award winning Kick-a** Theatre!'
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/01/2016) - 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. Dedicated to being an 'adventurously-bold theatrical voice,' they choose 'modern and relevant' scripts, that are 'thought-provoking, heart-touching, and, at time, principle-challenging, character-drive stories.' In other words, as they state on their blog-site, their goal is to do 'Award winning Kick-a** Theatre!'
BWW Review: SAME TIME NEXT YEAR - Delightful 'Old Time' Comedy at Actors' Summit
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/29/2016) - Bernard Slade. Name sound familiar? Probably not. How about 'Bewitched,' 'The Flying Nun,' 'The Partridge Family,' 'Bridget Loves Bernie?' Slade and all of those mid-1900 television shows do have a connection. He developed, authored or worked on all of them!
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/29/2016) - Bernard Slade. Name sound familiar? Probably not. How about 'Bewitched,' 'The Flying Nun,' 'The Partridge Family,' 'Bridget Loves Bernie?' Slade and all of those mid-1900 television shows do have a connection. He developed, authored or worked on all of them!
BWW Review: Funny, Throught-provoking THE REALISTIC JONESES at Dobama
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/25/2016) - What do Tracy Letts (SUPERIOR DONUTS), Yasmina Reza (GOD OF CARNAGE), Amy Herzog (4000 MILES), and David Adjmi (MARIE ANTOINETTE) have in common. Their names all appear on the best new contemporary playwrights' lists. Many also are names which, if you have been to Dobama during the past couple of years, you have seen their plays produced.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/25/2016) - What do Tracy Letts (SUPERIOR DONUTS), Yasmina Reza (GOD OF CARNAGE), Amy Herzog (4000 MILES), and David Adjmi (MARIE ANTOINETTE) have in common. Their names all appear on the best new contemporary playwrights' lists. Many also are names which, if you have been to Dobama during the past couple of years, you have seen their plays produced.
BWW Feature: Soon Clevelanders Will be Going to the Shaw Festival in Canada
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/22/2016) - 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 theater.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/22/2016) - 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 theater.
BWW Review: FRANKENSTEIN'S WAKE at CPT - A Thought-Provoking Reimagining of the Shelly Legend
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/19/2016) - 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. Karloff, in fact, played Frankenstein's monster, not Henry Frankenstein, the young scientist who created the being from parts collected from various sources, including the brain of a criminal, which was brought to life through electrical devices.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/19/2016) - 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. Karloff, in fact, played Frankenstein's monster, not Henry Frankenstein, the young scientist who created the being from parts collected from various sources, including the brain of a criminal, which was brought to life through electrical devices.
BWW Review: Apollo's Fire, Cleveland's 'Other' Internationally Recognized Orchestra Presents 'Sephardic Journey'
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/19/2016) - 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). Headed by Jeannette Sorrell, the orchestra is forging 'a vibrant approach to the re-making of authenticity.'
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/19/2016) - 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). Headed by Jeannette Sorrell, the orchestra is forging 'a vibrant approach to the re-making of authenticity.'
BWW Review: Musical Black Comedy Delights and Could Incite Thinking at Cleveland Play House
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/18/2016) - 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. The avant-garde play starred marionettes created by Helen Haiman Joseph, who created The Puppet Players Theatre at CPH in the mid-1920s.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/18/2016) - 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. The avant-garde play starred marionettes created by Helen Haiman Joseph, who created The Puppet Players Theatre at CPH in the mid-1920s.
BWW Review: CPT's INCENDIARIES HOUGH 1966 - Thought-provoking but Problematic
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/14/2016) - July 18, 1966 is a day that will long be noted in the Cleveland community. That hot, muggy day festered into what is now called 'The Hough Riots.'
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/14/2016) - July 18, 1966 is a day that will long be noted in the Cleveland community. That hot, muggy day festered into what is now called 'The Hough Riots.'
BWW Review: Cleveland's 'Daddy Warbucks' Comes Home in ANNIE Tour at Connor Palace
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
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by Roy Berko - Cleveland
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Exclusive Photos! First Look at Lauren Molina, Ari Butler and More in CPH's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by Christina Mancuso - Broadway
(01/11/2016) - Just in! A BroadwayWorld Exclusive! We have a first look at Cleveland Play House's (CPH)humorous and heartfelt production of Little Shop of Horrors. Hearkening back to its very first productions in 1915 that featured sophisticated marionettes, CPH is bringing the cheeky and blood-thirsty plant Audrey II to life in a production that will be every vocal coach's dream - and every hemophobic's worst nightmare! Check out the cast in action below!
by Christina Mancuso - Broadway
(01/11/2016) - Just in! A BroadwayWorld Exclusive! We have a first look at Cleveland Play House's (CPH)humorous and heartfelt production of Little Shop of Horrors. Hearkening back to its very first productions in 1915 that featured sophisticated marionettes, CPH is bringing the cheeky and blood-thirsty plant Audrey II to life in a production that will be every vocal coach's dream - and every hemophobic's worst nightmare! Check out the cast in action below!
BWW Interview: Petite Firecracker, Lauren Molina, Stars in Cleveland Playhouse's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/11/2016) - 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.' Though not thinking of a life behind the footlights, she did attend arts summer programs at Northwestern, Yale and NYU.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/11/2016) - 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.' Though not thinking of a life behind the footlights, she did attend arts summer programs at Northwestern, Yale and NYU.
BWW Review: Cleveland Orchestra Plays All Beethoven Concert with Yefim Bronfman
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/11/2016) - A recent trip to New York included a tour of Carnegie Hall. As we entered the famous auditorium someone asked, 'How are the acoustics?' The seasoned tour guide answered, 'they are good, but not as good as Cleveland's Severance Hall.' He went on to say, 'Though this is a beautiful setting, it doesn't compare to Cleveland's Severance Hall. This was followed, about ten minutes later by the comment, 'The orchestras that play here are top-notch, especially the Cleveland Orchestra.' Following the tour I asked if he was a northern Ohio native. He responded that he wasn't, but came to Cleveland at least twice a year to hear the orchestra and always attended their performances in the Big Apple.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/11/2016) - A recent trip to New York included a tour of Carnegie Hall. As we entered the famous auditorium someone asked, 'How are the acoustics?' The seasoned tour guide answered, 'they are good, but not as good as Cleveland's Severance Hall.' He went on to say, 'Though this is a beautiful setting, it doesn't compare to Cleveland's Severance Hall. This was followed, about ten minutes later by the comment, 'The orchestras that play here are top-notch, especially the Cleveland Orchestra.' Following the tour I asked if he was a northern Ohio native. He responded that he wasn't, but came to Cleveland at least twice a year to hear the orchestra and always attended their performances in the Big Apple.
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek - Cleveland Public Theatre to Revive FRANKENSTEIN'S WAKE This January
by BWW News Desk - Cleveland
(12/31/2015) - Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is proud to announce the revival of FRANKENSTEIN'S WAKE, an original show by creative team Raymond Bobgan (CPT Executive Artistic Director) and Holly Holsinger (actor/director and 2016 Creative Workforce Fellow). The production previews January 7, 8, 9 and 14 before opening for a three-weekend run from January 15-30 in Cleveland Public Theatre's Church, a former Romanian Orthodox Church acquired by the theatre in 2009, located at 6201 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH on the east end of Cleveland Public Theatre's campus. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the show below!
by BWW News Desk - Cleveland
(12/31/2015) - Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is proud to announce the revival of FRANKENSTEIN'S WAKE, an original show by creative team Raymond Bobgan (CPT Executive Artistic Director) and Holly Holsinger (actor/director and 2016 Creative Workforce Fellow). The production previews January 7, 8, 9 and 14 before opening for a three-weekend run from January 15-30 in Cleveland Public Theatre's Church, a former Romanian Orthodox Church acquired by the theatre in 2009, located at 6201 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH on the east end of Cleveland Public Theatre's campus. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the show below!
BWW Review: Delightful ELF THE BROADWAY MUSICAL Tours into the Connor Palace
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/30/2015) - 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. Unfortunately, KRIS KRINGLE, with book by Maria Ciampi and music by Tim Janis, lacked clear structure, emotional-generating glee, and joyous songs. It's lead character was charming, but not endearing.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/30/2015) - 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. Unfortunately, KRIS KRINGLE, with book by Maria Ciampi and music by Tim Janis, lacked clear structure, emotional-generating glee, and joyous songs. It's lead character was charming, but not endearing.
Photo Flash: Meet Nord Family Foundation's 2015-16 Playwright Fellows
by BWW News Desk - Cleveland
(12/28/2015) - Cleveland Public Theatre's Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan has announced the Nord Family Foundation Playwright Fellowship Reading Series, a presentation of three new plays by emerging Northeast Ohio playwrights. The 2015-2016 Nord Family Foundation Playwright Fellows are Stuart Hoffman, Gail Nyoka and Greg Vovos. Scroll down to meet them!
by BWW News Desk - Cleveland
(12/28/2015) - Cleveland Public Theatre's Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan has announced the Nord Family Foundation Playwright Fellowship Reading Series, a presentation of three new plays by emerging Northeast Ohio playwrights. The 2015-2016 Nord Family Foundation Playwright Fellows are Stuart Hoffman, Gail Nyoka and Greg Vovos. Scroll down to meet them!
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