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Review: YY DANCE COMPANY at Mimi Ohio Theatre
DanceCleveland’s 69th season came to a satisfying close Saturday night at Playhouse Square’s Mimi Ohio Theatre with the Northeast Ohio debut of YY Dance Company....
Review: THE SHARK IS BROKEN at The Toledo Repertoire Theatre
Summertime is approaching, and it may not be safe to go back in the water. No, not because of algae blooms or the occasional Lake Erie shark rumor (seriously, look it up), but because “Bruce,” the infamous mechanical shark from Jaws, has resurfaced at The Toledo Repertoire Theatre.
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Review: THE GREAT GATSBY National Tour Arrives in Toledo
Jay Gatsby is throwing a party at the Stranahan Theater—and it does not disappoint. The North American tour of The Great Gatsby is a full-out, glamorous toast to the Roaring Twenties....
Review: MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY - GRAHAM 100 at Playhouse Square's KeyBank State Theatre
What did our critic think of MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY - GRAHAM 100 at KeyBank State Theatre At Playhouse Square?...
Review: STEREOPHONIC at Connor Palace (Key Bank Broadway Series)
STEREOPHONIC, which is now on stage at the Connor Palace, is a 4-act, 3-hour production, was written by American playwright David Adjmi, with music composed by Will Butler.
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Review: THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at Beck Center For The Arts
When I reviewed it on Broadway, several year ago, my capsule judgment stated: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS THE BROADWAY MUSICAL is a wonder of neon psychedelic delight starring a character-perfect lead surrounded by a fun-centered cast which should delight adults and children of all ages!”
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Review: SPAMALOT at Connor Palace
SPAMALOT, also known at MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT: A MUSICAL (LOVINGLY) RIPPED OFF FROM THE MOTION PICTURE MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, is settled in at the Connor Palace for a short run (December 1-6).
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Review: SHREK THE MUSICAL at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
What did our critic think of SHREK THE MUSICAL at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre?...
Review: DIAL M FOR MURDER at Great Lakes Theater
Normally, in a who-done-it, the question facing the audience is to figure out who the killer is. In DIAL M FOR MURDER, which is now on-stage at Great Lakes Theater, Jeffrey Hatcher, who rewrote the present play version of the epic, doesn’t leave us in the air. ...
Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Key Bank State/Playhouse Square/Cleveland
Normally, juke-box musicals, which are scripts created from pre-conceived music, have songs shoe-horned into what is generally an acceptable, but less-than well-written story (think MOULIN ROUGE! and MAMMA MIA!).
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Review: WITCH at DOBAMA
“The universal themes of transformation, belonging, and resistance found in [Jen] Silverman's work resonates with diverse audiences. Her use of magical realism and inventive storytelling techniques invites viewers to reconsider familiar narratives, fostering empathy and reflection.” ...
Review: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at GreAT LAKES THEATER
George Pierre Seurat was a French post-Impressionist artist best known for devising a painting technique entitled Pointillism, “a series of paint or crayon dots of multi-colored paint which allows the viewer's eye to blend colors optically, rather than having the colors physically blended on the c...
Review: ANDY WARHOL IN IRAN at Beck Center For The Arts
When one thinks of seeing experimental or area premieres of new contemporary scripts at local theaters, one normally doesn’t think of Beck Center for the Arts. Those kinds of plays are for the likes of Cleveland Public Theatre, Dobama (the self-proclaimed Cleveland’s Off-Broadway theater) or e...
Review: THE NOTEBOOK THE MUSICAL at Connor Place --Key Bank Broadway Series
The Notebook the Musical tells the heart warming, and often heartbreaking life-long love story, of Allie and Noah. See here for more details on the show! ...
Review: A CHORUS LINE at Beck Center For The Arts
A CHORUS LINE is considered by many theatre experts to be one of the shows that set the pattern for what is labeled the American Musical Theater. ...
Review: SCHOOL OF ROCK at Porthouse Theatre/Kent State University
What happens when a musical film earns over $131-million on a $35-million-dollar investment? If you are Andrew Lloyd Webber, you buy the rights and turn it into the stage musical, SCHOOL OF ROCK, with lyrics by Glenn Slater and book by Julian Fellowes.
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Review: KIMBERY AKIMBO at Connor Palace--Key Bank Broadway Series
Offerings of the musical theater cover a vast array of topics. There is the tale of the young prince who wants to find his “Corner of the sky” (PIPPIN), the flower girl who wants to be a lady (MY FAIR LADY), and the dairy man who has a life ruled by tradition (FIDDLER ON THE ROOF).
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Review: YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLEY BROWN at PORTHOUSE THEATER
Few realize that when reading a Peanuts comic strip, watching a television show based on the writings of Charles M. Schulz, or seeing the theatrical YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN, a version of which is now on stage at Porthouse Theatre, that they are being exposed to the author’s religious sen...
Review: THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM at BECK CENTER FOR THE ARTS
The intimate Beck’s Studio Theatre is a perfect venue for meeting and greeting THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM a blue-grass, farcical musical with a book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry and music by Robert Waldman.
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Review: NOISES OFF at Great Lakes Theater Festival
Two aspects are important in understanding why people often react diametrically to the play. First is that it is a British farce. It is not intended to carry a social message. It is not a Shakespeare drama or tragedy. ...
Review: SHUCKED at Conner Palace/Key Bank Series
Cob County loves its corn. Or, so we are told by the storytellers in SHUCKED, the Tony nominated musical, now on stage at the Connor Palace Theatre, as part of the Key Bank Broadway series....
Review: UNDER A BASEBALL SKY at Beck Center For The Arts
The excellent English/Spanish language production of José Cruz Gonzalez’s UNDER A BASEBALL SKY, adds an intercultural presence to the area’s theatre scene that is a welcome addition both for actors and audience!...
Review: TWELFTH NIGHT at Great Lakes Theater
What did our critic think of TWELFTH NIGHT at Great Lakes Theater?...
Review: JERSEY BOYS at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
A juke box musical consists of pre-existing songs which are melded into a script to tell a story. The songs, in contrast to lyrics and music, which are specifically integrated into a traditional musical’s story, don’t always smoothly transition into the juke box tale. ...
Review: SHOWIN' UP BLACK at Cleveland Public Theatre
In a recent email Cleveland Public Theatre’s Executive Artistic Director, Raymond Bobgan stated, “At Cleveland Public Theatre, we believe in the power of art to transform, heal, and build community. In these times of uncertainty, fear, anxiety, and division, we remain steadfast in our mission to...
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