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Review: CHILDREN OF EDEN at Western Reserve Playhouseby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/13/2024) - CHILDREN OF EDEN, has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. He is the creator of such hit shows as WICKED, PIPPEN and GODSPELL. Unlike those shows, EDEN had no Broadway or off-Broadway productions.
Review: SPEECH AND DEBATE at Convergence-continuumby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/06/2024) - It is entirely appropriate that convergence-continuum, with its tendency of challenging conventional notions by choosing plays because they contain controversial topics, stage Stephen Karam’s SPEECH AND DEBATE, which examines teenage angst as it relates to love, self-acceptance and what happens when three teens are forced to confront the real world in which they live.
Review: THE PROM at Chagrin Valley Little Theatreby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(08/05/2024) - In 2010 a gay Mississippi high school student was banned from going to her senior prom by the school’s Board of Education because she wanted to bring her girlfriend as her date. She challenged the ruling, which resulted in the cancellation of the prom. The student and the ACLU sued the district. The federal court found the school district guilty of violating the student’s first amendment rights and said the prom must be held.
Review: ANNIE at Porthouse/Kent State Universityby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(07/24/2024) - Terri Kent, the Artistic Director of Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s summer home on the grounds of Blossom Center, states in her program notes for ANNIE: I believe the arts have the power to transform lives and I believe in miracles.
Review: MJ THE MUSICAL at Key Bank State Theatreby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(07/18/2024) - What did our critic think of MJ THE MUSICAL at Key Bank State Theatre?
Review: BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Beck Center For The Artsby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(07/15/2024) - What did our critic think of BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Beck Center For The Arts?
Review: NUNSENSE A MUSICAL COMEDY at Porthouse/Kent Stateby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(07/08/2024) - Musicals are born from many sources including books, movies, plays and comic strips. None, however, has a more intriguing past than NUNSENSE, which is now on stage at Kent State’s Porthouse Theatre, on the grounds of the Blossom Center.
Review: BIG FISH at Cain Park-Alma Theatreby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(06/24/2024) - What did our critic think of BIG FISH at Cain Park-Alma Theatre?
Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Porthouse Theatre - KSU School Of Theatre And Danceby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(06/18/2024) - What did our critic think of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Porthouse Theatre--KSU School Of Theatre And Dance?
Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL at Key Bank State-Clevelandby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(06/16/2024) - What did our critic think of BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL at Key Bank State-Cleveland?
Review: A DOLL'S HOUSE: PART II at Beck Centerby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(06/11/2024) - Western culture was struck by numerous changes in the late twentieth century. Many monarchs fell, Socialism, Communism and Democracy made in-roads, the social sciences developed the concepts of psychology and sociology, the industrial revolution changed manufacturing, and the way the middle class would live was drastically altered.
Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM SPELLING BEE at Cain Park Alma Theaterby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(06/07/2024) - It is only appropriate, since the National Spelling Bee wound down last week, that Cain Park, the Cleveland Heights outdoor entertainment venue, has mounted THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE.
Review: THE PROSPECT OF EQUALITY at Ensembleby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/28/2024) - What did our critic think of THE PROSPECT OF EQUALITY at Ensemble?
Review: SIGNIFICANT OTHER at Dobamaby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/07/2024) - What did our critic think of SIGNIFICANT OTHER at Dobama?
Review: COMPANY at Connor Palaceby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(05/03/2024) - What did our critic think of COMPANY at Connor Palace? Stephen Sondheim is generally considered the most important composer/lyricist of the 20th century American musical theater. Many consider him to be the person who reinvented the genre.
Review: ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE at Great Lakes Theaterby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(04/29/2024) - Juke box musicals are stage theatrical presentations in which a majority of the compositions were written before the presentation was conceived, rather than being original music conceived for that show. They tend to be long on songs and short on a well-conceived plot.
Photos: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's ALWAYS...PATSY CLINEby Blair Ingenthron - Cleveland
(04/28/2024) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT) concludes its 62nd season with a musical celebration of country legend Patsy Cline in Always…Patsy Cline, performing in the company's intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, through May 19, 2024. Check out production photos here!
Photos: First Look at SIGNIFICANT OTHER at Dobama Theatreby Stephi Wild - Cleveland
(04/25/2024) - Dobama Theatre has released photos from Regional Premiere production of SIGNIFICANT OTHER by Joshua Harmon, directed by Colin Anderson. The production runs April 26 – May 19, 2024 at Dobama, Cleveland’s Off-Broadway Theatre.
Review: 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL at Chagrin Valley Little Theatreby 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 RUNNERby 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 Pantsby 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 THEATERby 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 WINDSORby 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 Theatreby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(03/19/2024) - What did our critic think of REQUIEM at Cleveland Public Theatre?
Review: ORDINARY DAYS at BWU Musical Theatre Programby 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 Dobamaby 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 Theatreby 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 Tourby 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 Palaceby 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 Clevelandby 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 Ensembleby 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 Houseby 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 Artsby 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 Theaterby 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 EXPRESSby 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 KARAMUby 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 Dobamaby 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 Picksby 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.
Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Beck Centerby Roy Berko - Cleveland
(12/12/2023) - What did our critic think of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Beck Center?
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