The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Cleveland.
OnStage's 2018-2019 rankings of musical theater programs ranked Cleveland suburban Baldwin Wallace University' as number 1 in the nation, indicating that it was the 'top destination for any student wanting to study musical theatre.
What is art? What is friendship? What is the value of a piece of art? What is the value of friendship? These are just some of the questions which are put forth in Yasmina Reza's French-language play that has been translated into English by Christopher Hampton and is now in production at Blank Canvas
Since 2012, Seat of the Pants, self-referred to as a 'band of storytellers,' has been traversing the countryside in various locations around Northeast Ohio, focusing their actions on 'sharing compelling narratives in unique spaces and developing an aesthetic rooted in imaginative staging and human c
Convergence Continuum recently staged 'Rapture, Blister, Burn' a very well written clearly staged show, that highlighted the author's intent and purpose.
In 1906, San Francisco had an intense earthquake and resulting fires.
Cleveland Height resident Eric Coble is the area's most prolific and successful contemporary playwright.
Having seen Audra McDonald's Tony Award winning Broadway performance of Billie Holiday in 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill,' I went to see the Beck production of the show with trepidation.
In this era, confusion and uncertainty are the present trend in many cutting-edge plays by a new breed of playwrights that Dobama is using as its writing stable.
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 School of Rock The Musicalwith lyrics by Glenn Slater and book by Julian Fellowes.
Musicals come in different forms.
Agatha Christie, the 'Queen of Crime,' was a British writer of murder mysteries, noted for creating plays, books and short stories.
'On Stage' recently announced that Baldwin Wallace University's Music Theatre program has risen to number one calling it 'a top destination for any student wanting to study musical theatre.
Before you ask, 'Yes, a helicopter lands on stage in the touring production of 'Miss Saigon,' now on stage at the KeyBank State Theatre, but, as with the production itself there is a 'but .
It is entirely appropriate that the songs of Nina Simone were heard before, during intermissions and following the Ensemble production of Lorraine Hansberry's 'A Raisin in the Sun.
Musical theater and Broadway have been changed by some specific shows.
Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the fathers of the modern American musical, were advocates of social responsibility.
It won Best Unique Theatrical Experience and 2017 MAC Award Show of the Year.
Greater Cleveland is blessed with a vital theater scene.
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The Wizard of Oz Cassidy Theatre (10/06-10/25) |
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The Amish Project Western Reserve Playhouse (9/11-9/13) |
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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Renaissance Theatre (5/01-5/09) |
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Annie Near West Theatre (11/20-12/06) |
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The Producers Short North Stage - Garden Theater (3/12-4/11) |
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The Fantasticks Theatre in the Circle (9/11-9/13) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Cleveland (9/12-9/12) |
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Ruthless! The Musical Renaissance Theatre (1/29-2/07) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Cleveland (9/19-9/19) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Canton Palace Theatre (10/01-10/01) VIDEOS |
