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BWW Reviews: Compelling, Well-written, Well-acted SLOWGIRL at Dobama
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/26/2015) - On the surface, Greg Pierce's SLOWGIRL, which is now on stage at Dobama, is the tale of a teenager who finds herself living a real-life nightmare and her confronting the issues with her reclusive uncle, who has problems of his own.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/26/2015) - On the surface, Greg Pierce's SLOWGIRL, which is now on stage at Dobama, is the tale of a teenager who finds herself living a real-life nightmare and her confronting the issues with her reclusive uncle, who has problems of his own.
BWW Reviews: Must See, Thought Provoking, Entertaining EINSTEIN, at Actors' Summit
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/19/2015) - Brian Zoldessy, one of the area's most awarded actors, seems to be making a career of bringing real people to life. He was Ned Weeks, the AIDS activist in Ensemble's THE NORMAL HEART, Sigmund Freud, the recognized father of Psychoanalysis in Actors' Summit's FREUD'S LAST SESSION, and now he's reincarnating the renowned physicist, Albert Einstein. He won both Cleveland Critics Circle and Times Tribute Theatre awards for the former two roles, and the odds are he'll be receiving similar recognition for his most recent portrayal.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/19/2015) - Brian Zoldessy, one of the area's most awarded actors, seems to be making a career of bringing real people to life. He was Ned Weeks, the AIDS activist in Ensemble's THE NORMAL HEART, Sigmund Freud, the recognized father of Psychoanalysis in Actors' Summit's FREUD'S LAST SESSION, and now he's reincarnating the renowned physicist, Albert Einstein. He won both Cleveland Critics Circle and Times Tribute Theatre awards for the former two roles, and the odds are he'll be receiving similar recognition for his most recent portrayal.
BWW Reviews: Funky, Fun, HIGH FIDELITY, A MUSICAL at Blank Canvas
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/09/2014) - Pat Ciamacco, artistic director at Blank Canvas, has a 'thing' for off-beat musicals. Sure, he produced 'Hair' and 'Godspell,' but it's more likely that what you'll see mounted on his stage are 'Beach Blanket Party,' 'Debbie Does Dallas,' and 'Texas Chainsaw Musical.' I'm surprised he's missed out on 'Bullshot Crummond,' 'Dance of the Vampires,' 'Expresso Bongo,' 'Hands on a Hard Body, and, of course, 'The Rocky Horror Show.'
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/09/2014) - Pat Ciamacco, artistic director at Blank Canvas, has a 'thing' for off-beat musicals. Sure, he produced 'Hair' and 'Godspell,' but it's more likely that what you'll see mounted on his stage are 'Beach Blanket Party,' 'Debbie Does Dallas,' and 'Texas Chainsaw Musical.' I'm surprised he's missed out on 'Bullshot Crummond,' 'Dance of the Vampires,' 'Expresso Bongo,' 'Hands on a Hard Body, and, of course, 'The Rocky Horror Show.'
BWW Reviews: MARY POPPINS Continues the Happy Holiday Tradition at Beck
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/08/2014) - Like retail stores, local theatres realize that they need a big December holiday season to make enough profits to sustain themselves for rest of the year.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/08/2014) - Like retail stores, local theatres realize that they need a big December holiday season to make enough profits to sustain themselves for rest of the year.
BWW Reviews: CPT's AMERICAN FALLS is an Existentialist Tale of Hearing and Destruction
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/08/2014) - The existentialists ask, 'What does it mean to exist? What is our purpose in being?' 'American Falls,' Miki Johnson's drama which showcases eight people living in a small town-six alive, two dead-is an existentialist exercise.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/08/2014) - The existentialists ask, 'What does it mean to exist? What is our purpose in being?' 'American Falls,' Miki Johnson's drama which showcases eight people living in a small town-six alive, two dead-is an existentialist exercise.
BWW Reviews: A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS - A Massive and Impressive Undertaking at Dobama
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/08/2014) - Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel is noted for crafting play scripts which impact directly on the lives of people. A review of her works illustrates that she writes about issues that need to be expressed (AIDS, sexual abuse, prostitution, degradation of the individual), she favors writing about emotional circumstances which she expresses in narrative structures, and her works contain theatrical requirements that make for better viewing, than reading.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/08/2014) - Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel is noted for crafting play scripts which impact directly on the lives of people. A review of her works illustrates that she writes about issues that need to be expressed (AIDS, sexual abuse, prostitution, degradation of the individual), she favors writing about emotional circumstances which she expresses in narrative structures, and her works contain theatrical requirements that make for better viewing, than reading.
Photo Flash: First Look at Beck Center's MARY POPPINS, Beginning Tonight
by Tyler Peterson - Cleveland
(12/05/2014) - Beck Center for the Arts presents Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins, December 5, 2014 through January 4, 2015 on the Mackey Main Stage. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Please note early curtain times. A special performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 18. Two performances (2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.) will be held on Saturdays, December 13, 27 and January 3. A matinee-only will be held on Saturday, December 20. Tickets are on sale now.
by Tyler Peterson - Cleveland
(12/05/2014) - Beck Center for the Arts presents Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins, December 5, 2014 through January 4, 2015 on the Mackey Main Stage. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Please note early curtain times. A special performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 18. Two performances (2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.) will be held on Saturdays, December 13, 27 and January 3. A matinee-only will be held on Saturday, December 20. Tickets are on sale now.
BWW Reviews: Farcical HOUNDS OF BASKERVILLES at Actors' Summit
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/02/2014) - There's a moor, a diabolical hound, a maiden, a man who dies of a heart attack (well, maybe), a butler who carries around a tray of plastic food and wears an obvious fake beard, an attempt to perform CPR on an obvious stuffed dummy, men in a sauna wearing towels over their suits, men dressed as women, and lots of doors slamming.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/02/2014) - There's a moor, a diabolical hound, a maiden, a man who dies of a heart attack (well, maybe), a butler who carries around a tray of plastic food and wears an obvious fake beard, an attempt to perform CPR on an obvious stuffed dummy, men in a sauna wearing towels over their suits, men dressed as women, and lots of doors slamming.
BWW Reviews: THE NUTCRACKER - Orchestra and Chorus Superb, Short Version and Dancing Proficient
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/01/2014) - From 1981 until about 2000, Cleveland audiences were enchanted with Dennis Nahat, the then artistic-director of Cleveland Ballet, later the Cleveland San Jose Ballet' s version of 'The Nutcracker.' Often starring the wunderkinds of the company, Karen Gabay and Raymond Rodriguez, the production was filled creativity, gorgeous costumes and scenery, enveloping story telling, and general wonder.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/01/2014) - From 1981 until about 2000, Cleveland audiences were enchanted with Dennis Nahat, the then artistic-director of Cleveland Ballet, later the Cleveland San Jose Ballet' s version of 'The Nutcracker.' Often starring the wunderkinds of the company, Karen Gabay and Raymond Rodriguez, the production was filled creativity, gorgeous costumes and scenery, enveloping story telling, and general wonder.
BWW Reviews: TOPDOG/UNDERDOG Affords a Conflicted Look at the African American Male at None Too Fragile
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
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BWW Reviews: A CHORUS LINE is 'One Singular Sensation at Baldwin Wallace University
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(11/24/2014) - Baldwin Wallace is a powerhouse in providing talent to the Broadway stage. In the past year, over a dozen of the program's grads have listed, 'a proud graduate of Baldwin Wallace' in their Great White Way 'Playbill' resumes.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(11/24/2014) - Baldwin Wallace is a powerhouse in providing talent to the Broadway stage. In the past year, over a dozen of the program's grads have listed, 'a proud graduate of Baldwin Wallace' in their Great White Way 'Playbill' resumes.
BWW Reviews: TERMINUS - A Play Which Indulges the Author's Inner 16-Year-Old Self Compels at Convergence-Continuum
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(11/24/2014) - 'The story is told in verse, densely packed with rhyme, which has to be spoken so that it sounds like natural language.' 'Much of the play concerns a battle between angels and demons.' 'There is little action in the play, just a series of monologues.' The descriptions are vivid, 'fingernails pierce an eyeball and drain it of fluid, a knife slices into a woman while she's having sex. A body implodes beneath the tires of a truck.' 'The play is filled with vivid, vulgar verse.'
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(11/24/2014) - 'The story is told in verse, densely packed with rhyme, which has to be spoken so that it sounds like natural language.' 'Much of the play concerns a battle between angels and demons.' 'There is little action in the play, just a series of monologues.' The descriptions are vivid, 'fingernails pierce an eyeball and drain it of fluid, a knife slices into a woman while she's having sex. A body implodes beneath the tires of a truck.' 'The play is filled with vivid, vulgar verse.'
BWW Reviews: A Clevelander's View on Some Broadway, Fall, 2014 Productions
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(11/11/2014) - New York City is approximately 500 miles from Cleveland. People from the North Coast often make the trek there to partake in the shopping, dining, but most often, the theatre. In order to keep the locals abreast of the Great White Ways offerings, I review some of the shows. Here is a sampling of what's new on Broadway.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(11/11/2014) - New York City is approximately 500 miles from Cleveland. People from the North Coast often make the trek there to partake in the shopping, dining, but most often, the theatre. In order to keep the locals abreast of the Great White Ways offerings, I review some of the shows. Here is a sampling of what's new on Broadway.
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek - MSS on the Go to Kick Off Holiday Season with I'M DREAMING OF A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS
by BWW News Desk - Cleveland
(11/05/2014) - May your days be merry and bright! MSS on the Go, in partnership with the Cleveland Foundation, is kicking off this year's holiday festivities with a one-of-a-kind song and dance showcase entitled I'm Dreaming of a BROADWAY Christmas on November 29 at 7:30 pm and 30 at 2:00 pm, in Regina Hall at Notre Dame College. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in action!
by BWW News Desk - Cleveland
(11/05/2014) - May your days be merry and bright! MSS on the Go, in partnership with the Cleveland Foundation, is kicking off this year's holiday festivities with a one-of-a-kind song and dance showcase entitled I'm Dreaming of a BROADWAY Christmas on November 29 at 7:30 pm and 30 at 2:00 pm, in Regina Hall at Notre Dame College. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in action!
BWW Reviews: The'Whack' HOW WE GOT ON, 'Dope' and 'Fresh' at Cleveland Play House
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
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BWW Reviews: THE NORWEGIANS - An Extremely Odd Comedy at Dobama
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/27/2014) - C. Denby Swanson's 'The Norwegians,' now on stage at Dobama Theatre, centers on Tor and Gus, two Minnesota Norwegians, who are hit men who offer to 'whack' individuals who have 'done others wrong.' Olive, a former Texan, has been mistreated by her boyfriend. She meets Betty, who has hired Tor and Gus in the past to rid her of an ex- boyfriend. She is out to 'do in' another guy, but, for reasons which roll out later in the story, she doesn't hire Tor and Gus to do the job. Betty shares the Norwegian Mafia's information with Olive, who hires them, and the tale is off and running.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/27/2014) - C. Denby Swanson's 'The Norwegians,' now on stage at Dobama Theatre, centers on Tor and Gus, two Minnesota Norwegians, who are hit men who offer to 'whack' individuals who have 'done others wrong.' Olive, a former Texan, has been mistreated by her boyfriend. She meets Betty, who has hired Tor and Gus in the past to rid her of an ex- boyfriend. She is out to 'do in' another guy, but, for reasons which roll out later in the story, she doesn't hire Tor and Gus to do the job. Betty shares the Norwegian Mafia's information with Olive, who hires them, and the tale is off and running.
BWW Reviews: Enjoyable MAKING GOD LAUGH at Actor's Summit
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/20/2014) - Families can be interesting to observe. Take for example, the family who is the subject of Sean Grennan's 'Making God Laugh,' the 125th main stage production of Actors' Summit.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/20/2014) - Families can be interesting to observe. Take for example, the family who is the subject of Sean Grennan's 'Making God Laugh,' the 125th main stage production of Actors' Summit.
BWW Reviews: A Haunting NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD at Blank Canvas
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
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BWW Reviews: Delightful [title of show] at Beck Center for the Arts
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/13/2014) - Truth, well maybe the truth, can be stranger than fiction. According to the show, itself, the musical '[title of show],' yes, that's the title of the show, which is now appearing on stage at Beck Center's Studio Theater, was conceived when one of the script's authors received an announcement about a musical festival. The New York Musical Festival, to be exact. The NYMF was in search of new musical scripts.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/13/2014) - Truth, well maybe the truth, can be stranger than fiction. According to the show, itself, the musical '[title of show],' yes, that's the title of the show, which is now appearing on stage at Beck Center's Studio Theater, was conceived when one of the script's authors received an announcement about a musical festival. The New York Musical Festival, to be exact. The NYMF was in search of new musical scripts.
Photo Flash: First Look at [title of show], Opening Tonight at the Beck Center
by BWW News Desk - Cleveland
(10/10/2014) - Beck Center for the Arts presents [title of show] with Music & Lyrics by Jeff Bowen and Book by Hunter Bell. Directed by Scott Spence with musical direction by Larry Goodpaster, the show opens tonight, October 10 and runs through November 16, 2014. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by BWW News Desk - Cleveland
(10/10/2014) - Beck Center for the Arts presents [title of show] with Music & Lyrics by Jeff Bowen and Book by Hunter Bell. Directed by Scott Spence with musical direction by Larry Goodpaster, the show opens tonight, October 10 and runs through November 16, 2014. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
BWW Reviews: Superb Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Excites Audience at E.J. Thomas Hall
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/10/2014) - Dance Cleveland opened its 59th season in spectacular style with a performance of the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet at E. J. Thomas Hall, on the University of Akron Campus. The company, which was founded in 1996, has two official schools, one in Aspen, one in Santa Fe, and a year-round Mexican outreach program.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/10/2014) - Dance Cleveland opened its 59th season in spectacular style with a performance of the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet at E. J. Thomas Hall, on the University of Akron Campus. The company, which was founded in 1996, has two official schools, one in Aspen, one in Santa Fe, and a year-round Mexican outreach program.
BWW Reviews: Farcical THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Doesn't Leave Well Enough Alone at Great Lakes Theatre
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/02/2014) - 'The Merry Wives of Windsor,' a version of which is now on stage at Great Lakes Theatre, is considered by many literary critics to be one of Shakespeare's 'lesser' plays. Not bad, just not up to the dramatic level of the great writer, though its farcical nature is often praised.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/02/2014) - 'The Merry Wives of Windsor,' a version of which is now on stage at Great Lakes Theatre, is considered by many literary critics to be one of Shakespeare's 'lesser' plays. Not bad, just not up to the dramatic level of the great writer, though its farcical nature is often praised.
Photo Flash: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
by BWW News Desk - Cleveland
(09/30/2014) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT) will commence its 2014-15 season with Shakespeare's battle of the sexes, The Merry Wives of Windsor, presented in rotating repertory with Boublil and Schonberg's Tony Award-winning musical epic, LES MISERABLES (September 26 - November 9, 2014). BroadwayWorld has a first look at the 'Merry Wives' cast in action below!
by BWW News Desk - Cleveland
(09/30/2014) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT) will commence its 2014-15 season with Shakespeare's battle of the sexes, The Merry Wives of Windsor, presented in rotating repertory with Boublil and Schonberg's Tony Award-winning musical epic, LES MISERABLES (September 26 - November 9, 2014). BroadwayWorld has a first look at the 'Merry Wives' cast in action below!
BWW Reviews: THE PILLOWMAN - A Chilling Look at Life and Death at Convergence Continuum
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/29/2014) - Clyde Simon, Artistic Director of convergence continuum, has a knack for finding off-beat, provocative plays that incite discussion and strong reactions from the theatre's loyal following. That group, and probably many more, will find themselves entranced by Martin McDonagh's black comedy, 'The Pillowman.'
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/29/2014) - Clyde Simon, Artistic Director of convergence continuum, has a knack for finding off-beat, provocative plays that incite discussion and strong reactions from the theatre's loyal following. That group, and probably many more, will find themselves entranced by Martin McDonagh's black comedy, 'The Pillowman.'
BWW Reviews: Lakeland Civic Theatre Presents Depressing, Well-Staged AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/24/2014) - The Westons of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, in Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, gives new meaning to the phrase dysfunctional family.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/24/2014) - The Westons of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, in Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, gives new meaning to the phrase dysfunctional family.
BWW Reviews: CPH Examines Greed, Ambition and Misguided Principles in THE LITTLE FOXES
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/22/2014) - Lillian Hellman, author of 'The Little Foxes,' which is now in production at the Cleveland Playhouse, was a rebel with many causes. An independent woman in an era before the women's rights and liberation movements, she had strong political and societal opinions. Because of her liberal affiliations she was blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee. She was 'a smoker, a drinker, a lover, and a fighter, who took stands against and placed a negative spotlight on greed, ambition and misguided principles.' She was an advocate for the downtrodden. These principles are at the foundation of 'The Little Foxes.'
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/22/2014) - Lillian Hellman, author of 'The Little Foxes,' which is now in production at the Cleveland Playhouse, was a rebel with many causes. An independent woman in an era before the women's rights and liberation movements, she had strong political and societal opinions. Because of her liberal affiliations she was blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee. She was 'a smoker, a drinker, a lover, and a fighter, who took stands against and placed a negative spotlight on greed, ambition and misguided principles.' She was an advocate for the downtrodden. These principles are at the foundation of 'The Little Foxes.'
BWW Reviews: OCCUPANT - The True or False History of Sculptor, Louise Nevelson at Cesear's Forum
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
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BWW Interviews: Meet Ricky Ubeda, Winner of TV's SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, Who Will Be Appearing in Cleveland
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/18/2014) - When the tour of 'So You Think You Can Dance' comes to the Connor Palace Theatre in Cleveland on October 20, it will expose the local community to the top ten contestants and some of the other dancers who got the attention of the judges.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/18/2014) - When the tour of 'So You Think You Can Dance' comes to the Connor Palace Theatre in Cleveland on October 20, it will expose the local community to the top ten contestants and some of the other dancers who got the attention of the judges.
BWW Reviews: Thought Provoking THE SUNSET LIMITED at None Too Fragile
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/17/2014) - Cormac McCarthy, the author of 'The Sunset Limited,' which is now on stage at none too fragile theatre, probes, in his script, the topics: Why would someone want to commit suicide? Why does one person turn to religion when angst-filled, while another rejects the concept of a deity? Is traditional education a negative or positive influence in dealing with problems? What is the meaning of life? Can a person change from killer to saint? It probes the decisions to end one's life, as well as human suffering.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/17/2014) - Cormac McCarthy, the author of 'The Sunset Limited,' which is now on stage at none too fragile theatre, probes, in his script, the topics: Why would someone want to commit suicide? Why does one person turn to religion when angst-filled, while another rejects the concept of a deity? Is traditional education a negative or positive influence in dealing with problems? What is the meaning of life? Can a person change from killer to saint? It probes the decisions to end one's life, as well as human suffering.
BWW Reviews: Martin Céspedes Creates a Delightful FOREVER PLAID at Beck
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/15/2014) - Do you like close-harmonic singing? Are you harking back to experience the 'good' old days? Do you like to escape from the stressful world and just 'yak' at comedy shticks and revel in the ridiculous? Then the place for you to be is Beck Center where Cleveland's multi-award winning choreographer, Martin Cespedes, has added 'creative director' to his resume.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/15/2014) - Do you like close-harmonic singing? Are you harking back to experience the 'good' old days? Do you like to escape from the stressful world and just 'yak' at comedy shticks and revel in the ridiculous? Then the place for you to be is Beck Center where Cleveland's multi-award winning choreographer, Martin Cespedes, has added 'creative director' to his resume.
Photo Flash: First Look at FOREVER PLAID, Opening Tonight at the Beck Center
by BWW News Desk - Cleveland
(09/12/2014) - Beck Center for the Arts presents FOREVER PLAID, written and originally directed and choreographed by Stuart Ross, with musical continuity supervision and arrangements by James Raitt. This production is directed and choreographed by Martin Cespedes with musical direction by Bryan Bird and runs tonight, September 12, through October 12, 2014, 8 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays on the Mackey Main Stage. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below!
by BWW News Desk - Cleveland
(09/12/2014) - Beck Center for the Arts presents FOREVER PLAID, written and originally directed and choreographed by Stuart Ross, with musical continuity supervision and arrangements by James Raitt. This production is directed and choreographed by Martin Cespedes with musical direction by Bryan Bird and runs tonight, September 12, through October 12, 2014, 8 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays on the Mackey Main Stage. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below!
BWW Reviews: Spellbinding BELLEVILLE Opens the 55th Dobama Season
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/08/2014) - Dobama may be entering its 55th year (I was present the moment founding artistic director Don Bianchi declared its existence), but it is actually in its first season. What? Late last season, the Dobama board voted to change the status of venue to that of a full professional theatre. This makes Dobama, like Great Lakes Theatre and Cleveland Play House, a stage where all actors are paid by equity standards and the production staff are members of the appropriate staging unions.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/08/2014) - Dobama may be entering its 55th year (I was present the moment founding artistic director Don Bianchi declared its existence), but it is actually in its first season. What? Late last season, the Dobama board voted to change the status of venue to that of a full professional theatre. This makes Dobama, like Great Lakes Theatre and Cleveland Play House, a stage where all actors are paid by equity standards and the production staff are members of the appropriate staging unions.
BWW Reviews: No Bombs Greet This Version of HAIR - Just Heat and a Simulation of the Era
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/08/2014) - Theatre is representative of the era from which it comes. Seeing a play that reflects a specific time period can reveal the cultural attitudes of the people and society of that period.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/08/2014) - Theatre is representative of the era from which it comes. Seeing a play that reflects a specific time period can reveal the cultural attitudes of the people and society of that period.
BWW Reviews: It's a Choppy RIDE with Some Interesting People at None Too Fragile
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/19/2014) - Eric Lane is a prolific and prize winning playwright. His plays include 'Times of War,' 'Filming O'Keefe,' 'Floating,' and 'Dancing on Checkers' Grave.' Never heard of them? You are not alone. In spite of his recognition for writing some episodes for TV's 'Ryan's Hope,' his scripts are not on the list of the most published plays.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/19/2014) - Eric Lane is a prolific and prize winning playwright. His plays include 'Times of War,' 'Filming O'Keefe,' 'Floating,' and 'Dancing on Checkers' Grave.' Never heard of them? You are not alone. In spite of his recognition for writing some episodes for TV's 'Ryan's Hope,' his scripts are not on the list of the most published plays.
BWW Reviews: AMAZONS AND THEIR MEN Script Better Than Convergence-Continuum Staging
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/10/2014) - In 1932, Leni Riefenstahl attended a rally where Adolf Hitler spoke. She was so mesmerized by his public speaking ability that she reported that she had an apocalyptic vision that included a stream of water touching the sky and shaking the earth.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/10/2014) - In 1932, Leni Riefenstahl attended a rally where Adolf Hitler spoke. She was so mesmerized by his public speaking ability that she reported that she had an apocalyptic vision that included a stream of water touching the sky and shaking the earth.
BWW Blog: A Clevelander's Views and Reviews of Canada's The Shaw Festival
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/06/2014) - 'By the time the show is over, you will have been taken on a journey more compelling and magical than you could have imagined. For this, I think, is our principal function-as we delight, provoke and entertain, we must always surprise.' These are Jackie Maxwell, the Shaw Festival's Artistic Director, hopes for those who attend one or more of the theatre offerings.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/06/2014) - 'By the time the show is over, you will have been taken on a journey more compelling and magical than you could have imagined. For this, I think, is our principal function-as we delight, provoke and entertain, we must always surprise.' These are Jackie Maxwell, the Shaw Festival's Artistic Director, hopes for those who attend one or more of the theatre offerings.
BWW Reviews: FROGS Fails to Create Much Excitement at Cain Park
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/03/2014) - 'The Frogs,' Stephen Sondheim and Burt Shevelove's musical adaptation of Aristophanes' ancient Greek comedy, had a novel introduction to the stage. In 1974 it was produced in Yale University's Swimming Pool by the Yale Repertory Theatre.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/03/2014) - 'The Frogs,' Stephen Sondheim and Burt Shevelove's musical adaptation of Aristophanes' ancient Greek comedy, had a novel introduction to the stage. In 1974 it was produced in Yale University's Swimming Pool by the Yale Repertory Theatre.
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