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Review: 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(04/17/2024) - 9 to 5: The Musical is a theatre piece based on the 1980 hit film, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book by Patricia Resnick. It is now on stage at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(04/17/2024) - 9 to 5: The Musical is a theatre piece based on the 1980 hit film, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book by Patricia Resnick. It is now on stage at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre.
Photos: First Look at the North American Tour of THE KITE RUNNER
by Stephi Wild - Broadway
(04/12/2024) - All new photos have been released from the North American tour of THE KITE RUNNER, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini’s internationally best-selling novel.
by Stephi Wild - Broadway
(04/12/2024) - All new photos have been released from the North American tour of THE KITE RUNNER, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini’s internationally best-selling novel.
Review: BACH AT LEIPZIG at Seat Of Pants
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/25/2024) - What did our critic think of BACH AT LEIPZIG at Seat Of Pants?
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/25/2024) - What did our critic think of BACH AT LEIPZIG at Seat Of Pants?
Review: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR at GREAT LAKES THEATER
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/25/2024) - Sir John Falstaff is at it again! Yes, the chubby delightful bumbler, who was in the Bard’s HENRY IV, Parts 1 and 2, is now lighting up the stage in Great Lakes Theater’s THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, thanks to Elizabeth I. The Queen was so infatuated with the character that, according to rumor, she asked Shakespeare to write another play with Falstaff, this time depicting the rogue in love.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/25/2024) - Sir John Falstaff is at it again! Yes, the chubby delightful bumbler, who was in the Bard’s HENRY IV, Parts 1 and 2, is now lighting up the stage in Great Lakes Theater’s THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, thanks to Elizabeth I. The Queen was so infatuated with the character that, according to rumor, she asked Shakespeare to write another play with Falstaff, this time depicting the rogue in love.
Photos: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
by Blair Ingenthron - Cleveland
(03/24/2024) - Check out production photos from Great Lakes Theater's production of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor here!
by Blair Ingenthron - Cleveland
(03/24/2024) - Check out production photos from Great Lakes Theater's production of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor here!
Review: REQUIEM at Cleveland Public Theatre
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/19/2024) - What did our critic think of REQUIEM at Cleveland Public Theatre?
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/19/2024) - What did our critic think of REQUIEM at Cleveland Public Theatre?
Review: ORDINARY DAYS at BWU Musical Theatre Program
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/19/2024) - What did our critic think of ORDINARY DAYS at BWU Musical Theatre Program In Collaboration With Playhouse Square/Cleveland? Adam Gwon, who wrote the music and lyrics for ORDINARY DAYS, which recently finished its run as part of the Playhouse Square/Baldwin Wallace annual collaboration, was in attendance at the brief 3-day run.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/19/2024) - What did our critic think of ORDINARY DAYS at BWU Musical Theatre Program In Collaboration With Playhouse Square/Cleveland? Adam Gwon, who wrote the music and lyrics for ORDINARY DAYS, which recently finished its run as part of the Playhouse Square/Baldwin Wallace annual collaboration, was in attendance at the brief 3-day run.
Review: SOMETHING CLEAN at Dobama
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/10/2024) - What did our critic think of SOMETHING CLEAN at Dobama?
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/10/2024) - What did our critic think of SOMETHING CLEAN at Dobama?
Photos: Get a First Look at SOMETHING CLEAN at Dobama Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Cleveland
(03/08/2024) - SOMETHING CLEAN by Selina Fillinger, directed by Shannon Sindelar, is making its regional premiere at Dobama Theatre. Get a first look at photos!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Cleveland
(03/08/2024) - SOMETHING CLEAN by Selina Fillinger, directed by Shannon Sindelar, is making its regional premiere at Dobama Theatre. Get a first look at photos!
Exclusive: First Look At Tesori's & Lindsay-Abaire's Reimagined SHREK Tour
by Blair Ingenthron - Broadway
(02/25/2024) - The all-new production of SHREK THE MUSICAL has officially embarked on a cross-country national tour and BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look! Check out production photos here.
by Blair Ingenthron - Broadway
(02/25/2024) - The all-new production of SHREK THE MUSICAL has officially embarked on a cross-country national tour and BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look! Check out production photos here.
Review: FUNNY GIRL at Cleveland's Connor Palace
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/22/2024) - Fania Borch was one of early 20th century vaudeville’s greatest stars. Fania?? Oh, Fanny Brice, as she was known on the Ziegfeld Follies circuit, and is the nominal subject of FUNNY GIRL, now on stage at the Connor Palace as part of the Key Bank Broadway Series.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/22/2024) - Fania Borch was one of early 20th century vaudeville’s greatest stars. Fania?? Oh, Fanny Brice, as she was known on the Ziegfeld Follies circuit, and is the nominal subject of FUNNY GIRL, now on stage at the Connor Palace as part of the Key Bank Broadway Series.
Review: ALTER at Cleveland Public Theatre & Teatro Publico De Cleveland
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/20/2024) - What did our critic think of ALTER at CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE& Teatro PUBLICO De Cleveland? Developing an original new play script is a daunting task. The writer must have an idea, topic, or belief that they want to present in dramatic form.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/20/2024) - What did our critic think of ALTER at CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE& Teatro PUBLICO De Cleveland? Developing an original new play script is a daunting task. The writer must have an idea, topic, or belief that they want to present in dramatic form.
Review: MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN at Ensemble
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/17/2024) - What did our critic think of MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN at Ensemble?
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/17/2024) - What did our critic think of MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN at Ensemble?
Photos: First Look at THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Cleveland Play House
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Cleveland
(02/16/2024) - Cleveland Play House is presenting the regional premiere of the international hit comedy, The Play That Goes Wrong. Check out photos here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Cleveland
(02/16/2024) - Cleveland Play House is presenting the regional premiere of the international hit comedy, The Play That Goes Wrong. Check out photos here!
Review: RIDE THE CYCLONE THE MUSICAL at Beck Center For The Arts
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/13/2024) - What did our critic think of RIDE THE CYCLONE THE MUSICAL at Beck Center For The Arts?
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/13/2024) - What did our critic think of RIDE THE CYCLONE THE MUSICAL at Beck Center For The Arts?
Review: AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at Great Lakes Theater
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/12/2024) - Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/12/2024) - Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
Photos: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
by Blair Ingenthron - Cleveland
(02/11/2024) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT) has kicked off the second half of its 62nd season with the world-famous mystery Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express. Check out production photos here!
by Blair Ingenthron - Cleveland
(02/11/2024) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT) has kicked off the second half of its 62nd season with the world-famous mystery Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express. Check out production photos here!
Review: THE BREAKFAST AT THE BOOKSTORE at KARAMU
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/02/2024) - Lisa Langford, the author of THE BREAKFAST AT THE BOOKSTORE, which is getting its world premiere at Karamu, the nation’s oldest African American theater, is a Cleveland based actress and playwright.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(02/02/2024) - Lisa Langford, the author of THE BREAKFAST AT THE BOOKSTORE, which is getting its world premiere at Karamu, the nation’s oldest African American theater, is a Cleveland based actress and playwright.
Review: AT THE WAKE OF A DEAD DRAG QUEEN at Dobama
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/29/2024) - What did our critic think of AT THE WAKE OF A DEAD DRAG QUEEN at Dobama? Dobama bills itself as the area’s Off-Broadway theatre. It is “dedicated to premiering important new plays by established and emerging playwrights in professional productions of the highest quality.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/29/2024) - What did our critic think of AT THE WAKE OF A DEAD DRAG QUEEN at Dobama? Dobama bills itself as the area’s Off-Broadway theatre. It is “dedicated to premiering important new plays by established and emerging playwrights in professional productions of the highest quality.
BroadwayWorld Celveland's Roy Berko Shares His 2023 Critic's Picks
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/12/2024) - Broadwayworld Cleveland's Roy Berko recognizes each year local theaters, performances, writers, performers and technicians of plays staged by area professional theaters during the January 1-December 31 year.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/12/2024) - Broadwayworld Cleveland's Roy Berko recognizes each year local theaters, performances, writers, performers and technicians of plays staged by area professional theaters during the January 1-December 31 year.
Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE (TOURING COMPANY) at Key Bank Broadway Series (Connor Palace)
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/11/2024) - Every once in a while a theater-goer sees a production in which it becomes apparent that the lead actor was born to play a role. Julie Andrews as Eliza in MY FAIR LADY, Zero Mostel in FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM and Marlon Brando in STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, come to mind.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(01/11/2024) - Every once in a while a theater-goer sees a production in which it becomes apparent that the lead actor was born to play a role. Julie Andrews as Eliza in MY FAIR LADY, Zero Mostel in FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM and Marlon Brando in STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, come to mind.
Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Beck Center
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/12/2023) - What did our critic think of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Beck Center?
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/12/2023) - What did our critic think of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Beck Center?
Review: A LIGHT IN THE NIGHT: A HANUKKAH PLAY at Tailspinner
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/10/2023) - What did our critic think of A LIGHT IN THE NIGHT: A HANUKKAH PLAY at Tailspinner?
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/10/2023) - What did our critic think of A LIGHT IN THE NIGHT: A HANUKKAH PLAY at Tailspinner?
Review: HAIRSPRAY at Connor Palace
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/06/2023) - What did our critic think of HAIRSPRAY at Connor Palace? The farcical, yet message-loaded HAIRSPRAY, is the type of musical that in a bad production falls flat, but in a good production the audience gets all-kinds of involved.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/06/2023) - What did our critic think of HAIRSPRAY at Connor Palace? The farcical, yet message-loaded HAIRSPRAY, is the type of musical that in a bad production falls flat, but in a good production the audience gets all-kinds of involved.
Photos: Get a First Look at THE WIZ Broadway-Bound Revival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Broadway
(12/05/2023) - Get a first look at photos of The Wiz revival coming to Broadway!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Broadway
(12/05/2023) - Get a first look at photos of The Wiz revival coming to Broadway!
Review: BLACK NATIVITY at Karma In Partnership With Cleveland Play House
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/04/2023) - What did our critic think of BLACK NATIVITY at Karma In Partnership With Cleveland Play House? Langston Hughes, the author of BLACK NATIVITY, now on stage at the Allen Theatre, in a joint production between Karamu, the country’s oldest black producing theater and the Cleveland Play House, the nation’s first resident company, was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/04/2023) - What did our critic think of BLACK NATIVITY at Karma In Partnership With Cleveland Play House? Langston Hughes, the author of BLACK NATIVITY, now on stage at the Allen Theatre, in a joint production between Karamu, the country’s oldest black producing theater and the Cleveland Play House, the nation’s first resident company, was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist.
Review: LITTLE WOMEN at Dobama
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/04/2023) - What did our critic think of LITTLE WOMEN at Dobama?
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/04/2023) - What did our critic think of LITTLE WOMEN at Dobama?
Review: TROUBLE IN MIND at Seat Of Pants Productions
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(11/07/2023) - What did our critic think of TROUBLE IN MIND at Seat Of Pants Productions? The late-Alice Childress, the author of TROUBLE IN MIND, now being staged by Seat of the Pants Productions, was an American novelist, playwright, and actress, who was acknowledged as the only African-American woman to have written, produced, and published plays for four decades.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(11/07/2023) - What did our critic think of TROUBLE IN MIND at Seat Of Pants Productions? The late-Alice Childress, the author of TROUBLE IN MIND, now being staged by Seat of the Pants Productions, was an American novelist, playwright, and actress, who was acknowledged as the only African-American woman to have written, produced, and published plays for four decades.
Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Connor Palace
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(11/06/2023) - What did our critic think of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Connor Palace? David Greene, the Senior Vice President of Programming at Playhouse Square, informs theater-goers in his program notes for GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY that “it is a non-traditional musical which features songs by music legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bob Dylan.”
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(11/06/2023) - What did our critic think of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Connor Palace? David Greene, the Senior Vice President of Programming at Playhouse Square, informs theater-goers in his program notes for GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY that “it is a non-traditional musical which features songs by music legend and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bob Dylan.”
Photos: Exclusive First Look at the 25th Anniversary Tour of MAMMA MIA!
by Stephi Wild - Broadway
(11/06/2023) - We have your exclusive first look at the 25th Anniversary North American Tour of Mamma Mia! Check out the photos here!
by Stephi Wild - Broadway
(11/06/2023) - We have your exclusive first look at the 25th Anniversary North American Tour of Mamma Mia! Check out the photos here!
Review: Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN at Cleveland Play House
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(11/01/2023) - What did our critic think of MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN at Cleveland Play House?
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(11/01/2023) - What did our critic think of MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN at Cleveland Play House?
Review: THE ISLAND at Ensemble
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/30/2023) - What did our critic think of THE ISLAND at Ensemble? Native South Euclid resident and Brush High School grad, Dr. Alan Wieder, is on a quest “to stem the tide of forgetfulness.” The oral historian, who has been on the faculties of both South Africa’s University of Western Cape and Stellenbosch University, is concerned that “few young South Africans know of the contributions or the sensibilities regarding the social justice and the revolution against class disparity and racism in the world.”
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/30/2023) - What did our critic think of THE ISLAND at Ensemble? Native South Euclid resident and Brush High School grad, Dr. Alan Wieder, is on a quest “to stem the tide of forgetfulness.” The oral historian, who has been on the faculties of both South Africa’s University of Western Cape and Stellenbosch University, is concerned that “few young South Africans know of the contributions or the sensibilities regarding the social justice and the revolution against class disparity and racism in the world.”
Exclusive Photos: Get A First Look At Britney Coleman, Judy McLane, & More COMPANY on Tour
by Joshua Wright - Broadway
(10/24/2023) - BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at the national tour of the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's and George Furth's Company, winner of five 2022 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival.
by Joshua Wright - Broadway
(10/24/2023) - BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at the national tour of the Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's and George Furth's Company, winner of five 2022 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival.
Review: DRACULA: THE BLOODY TRUTH at Great Lakes Theater
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/23/2023) - What did our critic think of DRACULA: THE BLOODY TRUTH at Great Lakes Theater? The cast worked hard, the stagehands did their part with great enthusiasm, but all in all DRACULA: THE BLOODY TRUTH just didn’t live up to expectations.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/23/2023) - What did our critic think of DRACULA: THE BLOODY TRUTH at Great Lakes Theater? The cast worked hard, the stagehands did their part with great enthusiasm, but all in all DRACULA: THE BLOODY TRUTH just didn’t live up to expectations.
Photos: First Look at Great Lakes Theatre's DRACULA: THE BLOODY TRUTH
by Blair Ingenthron - Cleveland
(10/22/2023) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT) continues its 62nd season with the bloody good romp, Dracula: The Bloody Truth, performing in the company’s intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square from October 20 – November 5, 2023. Check out the photo from the production here!
by Blair Ingenthron - Cleveland
(10/22/2023) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT) continues its 62nd season with the bloody good romp, Dracula: The Bloody Truth, performing in the company’s intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square from October 20 – November 5, 2023. Check out the photo from the production here!
Review: THE GROWN-UP at Convergence-continuum
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/16/2023) - What did our critic think of THE GROWN-UP at Convergence-continuum? THE GROWN-UP, Pulitzer Prize finalist Jordan Harrison’s play, which is now on stage at convergence-continuum, in its Ohio premiere, uses fantasy to explore how quickly life changes and, therefore, that life is too short to miss any moment of it.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/16/2023) - What did our critic think of THE GROWN-UP at Convergence-continuum? THE GROWN-UP, Pulitzer Prize finalist Jordan Harrison’s play, which is now on stage at convergence-continuum, in its Ohio premiere, uses fantasy to explore how quickly life changes and, therefore, that life is too short to miss any moment of it.
Review: MAKE BELIEVE at Dobama
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/10/2023) - What did our critic think of MAKE BELIEVE at Dobama?
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/10/2023) - What did our critic think of MAKE BELIEVE at Dobama?
Review: THE WIZ (THE TOURING COMPANY) at Connor Palace
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/08/2023) - What did our critic think of THE WIZ (THE TOURING COMPANY) at Connor Palace?
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(10/08/2023) - What did our critic think of THE WIZ (THE TOURING COMPANY) at Connor Palace?
Photos/Video: First Look at the North American Tour of FUNNY GIRL
by Stephi Wild - Broadway
(10/05/2023) - Hello, gorgeous! All new photos and video footage have been released from the North American Tour of Funny Girl. Check them out here!
by Stephi Wild - Broadway
(10/05/2023) - Hello, gorgeous! All new photos and video footage have been released from the North American Tour of Funny Girl. Check them out here!
Review: CAT'S PAW at Beck Center For The Arts
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/28/2023) - What did our critic think of CAT'S PAW at Beck Center For The Arts? William Mastrosimone, the author of CAT’S-PAW, now on stage in the Studio Theatre at Beck Center, states, “In the early 80s I was shocked by the questionable methods of some activists who called themselves environmentalists.
by Roy Berko - Cleveland
(09/28/2023) - What did our critic think of CAT'S PAW at Beck Center For The Arts? William Mastrosimone, the author of CAT’S-PAW, now on stage in the Studio Theatre at Beck Center, states, “In the early 80s I was shocked by the questionable methods of some activists who called themselves environmentalists.
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