BWW Review: LIBERACE, well, facsimile, thereof, coming to Cleveland's Theatre in the Circle
David Maiocco is noted as being a tour-de force solo-performer, who is presently making a career of portraying 'Mr.
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BWW Review: Choreography the Highlight of less-than-well-conceived SHREK at Beck
Jeanine Tesori (music) and David Lindsay-Abaire (books and lyrics) developed the creative musical 'Shrek' from DreamWorks Animation's film and William Steig's book of the same name.
BWW Review: “Special” AVENUE Q at Blank Canvas
It has been said that dying is easy, farce is hard to do! And, 'Avenue Q,' the delightful, satirical, coming of age parable by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, is farce at its highest level.
BWW Review: AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS at Shahrazed Theatre/Ensemble Theatre
Shahrazad Theatre Company was formed late in 2016 with 'the purpose of performing shows that were important and valuable contributions to today's Cleveland theatre scene.
BWW Review: Relevant RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN Intrigues at Convergence Continuum
The anti-sexual assault and women's empowerment movements #MeToo and Time's Up have brought new relevance to the public conversation about women's issues surrounding the obstacles women encounter in their personal and professional lives.
BWW Review: Fosse Influences Almost Saves Touring 'CHICAGO' at the Connor Palace
As the red-jacket usher guided us to our seats before the opening curtain of 'Chicago' at the Connor Palace she said, 'I love musical theater, especially if the show has a Fosse influence.
BWW Review: BOOGIEBAN, Compelling, Emotionally Gripping World Premiere at None-Too-Fragile
According to the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study, 'roughly 11 percent of veterans who served in Vietnam, approximately 271,000 veterans of the war, continue to suffer from clinically PTSD symptoms.
BWW Review: JUST FOR LAUGHS COMEDY SONGS FROM MUSICALS at The Musical Theater Project
What do 'Avenue Q,' 'Spamalot,' 'Something Rotten' and 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum?' have in common? They are all American Musical Theater comedies, meant to entertain and evoke laughter.
BWW Review: Karamu's DAY OF ABSENCE Loses its Message due to Misdirection
As Douglas Turner Ward, the author of 'Day of Absence,' explains it, 'The time is now.
BWW Review: Creative staging, quality singing featured in Kent's CHILDREN OF EDEN
When one thinks of Stephen Schwartz, the lyricist and composer of theater titles 'Godspell,' 'Pippin,' and 'Wicked,' or the films 'Pocahontas,' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' and 'Enchanted' come to mind.
BWW Review: Compelling SWEAT Tells an Emotional Tale of the Fall of the American Working Middle Class and its Effect on the Nation
Lynn Nottage, who has been called 'as fine a playwright as America has,' started to craft 'Sweat,' which is now getting a production at Cleveland Play House, in 2011, just before the height of the national malaise, but not before Reading, Pennsylvania and similar areas were hit by layoffs, plant clo
BWW Review: Dobama's JOHN Too Much To Do About Nothing
Annie Baker is the author of 'The Flick,' which had an award-winning production at Dobama last March (e.
BWW Review: Superb WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? @ Beck Center
Edward Albee, author of 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,' now in production at Beck Center for the Arts, is one of the best known Theatre of the Absurd American writers.
BWW Review: Less than clever CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL raw @ Blank Canvas
As Blank Canvas's program notes states, 'Before 'South Park.
BWW Review: Beautifully Crafted “Pride and Prejudice” at Great Lakes Theater
Great Lakes Theater has found a perfect combination of scripts to start its 57th season.
BWW Review: Finely Built FENCES at Karamu
August Wilson is considered one of the most prolific sources for documenting the twentieth century African-American experience.
BWW Review: GLT's MAMMA MIA! Leaves Audience Singing & Dancing in the Aisles
'Mamma Mia!,' now on stage at Great Lakes Theatre, as has been the case on Broadway and in its many local tour stops, is a thoroughly entertaining theatrical experience.
BWW Review: Quality performances make PLATH AND ORION interesting evening at Cesear's Forum
Cesar's Forum, which might be thought of as the little theater company 'that could and can,' is at it again.
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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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