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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, author of 'Appropriate,' which is now getting a compelling staging at Dobama, Cleveland's 'off-Broadway theatre,' is noted for writing plays that shimmer in spectacle, theatricality, and melodramatic substance.
How would you do if asked to spell: 'syzygy,' 'capybara,' 'cystitis,' 'pandemonium,' and 'qaymaqam?' How about 'crepuscule?'
George Bernard Shaw's views on religion may be summarized by his statement, 'People believe anything that amuses them, gratifies them, or promises some sort of profit.
Theater people are superstitious! The practices that relate to the fears have various origins.
Sam Shepard, the author of 'The Late Henry Moss,' which is now in production at none too fragile, once wrote, 'I believe in my mask-- The man I made up is me.
Canada's Shaw Festival is a tribute to George Bernard Shaw and his writing contemporaries.
Lots of today's science news concerns controlled drug studies done by pharmaceutical companies, as well as government agencies, to insure the safety and identify side-effects of the compounds.
Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the music and lyrics for 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,' which is now in production at Blank Canvas, is noted as a brilliant lyricist.
When Great Lakes Theater Festival announced in June, 2009, that it's Associate Artistic Director, Andrew May, was no longer going to be part of the company, many CLE theatre-goers were shocked.
Sometimes theater is high drama.
Mention the name 'Riverdance' and the general thought of many is Michael Flatley.
The South Side of Chicago is noted for its gritty streets, drug dealers, drive by shootings and pressure for Black men and boys to not only protect their turf, but be 'prideful' and not allow themselves to be slave to the ways of the 'massa' (the white bosses).
Truth can often be stranger and more compelling than fiction.
In December, 1968, about 50 Lorain County Community College students flew to New York.
What happens when you present a charming script and add two of Cleveland's most beloved actors? You get five sold out houses and calls with attempted bribes to get in the door.
Verb Ballets chose to highlight two young Black choreographers for its 'Celebrating Black History' recent program at the Breen Center before a near sold-out performance.
Capsule judgment: It may have been a flop on Broadway, but ""Merrily We Roll Along" is a hit at Lakeland Civic Theatre.
When Sister Rosetta Tharpe's name appeared on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ballot, there were many who thought, Sister who? Little did those not familiar with the history of the genre, know that 'she was wailing on the guitar before Chuck Berry, shouting call and response before Little Richard, an
Grounded is the kind of script and staging on which Dobama fulfills its goal of presenting the best contemporary plays in a professional production of the high quality.
Greater Cleveland is blessed with a vital theater scene.
Yes, Holly (Beth Wood) and Jolly (Liz Conway) are back again.
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Dear Evan Hansen Short North Stage - Garden Theater (1/23-2/14) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Cleveland (9/19-9/19) |
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The Producers Short North Stage - Garden Theater (3/12-4/11) |
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In the Heights The Youngstown Playhouse (8/28-9/06) |
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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum Near West Theatre (4/16-5/02) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Canton Palace Theatre (10/01-10/01) VIDEOS |
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Rush at Rocket Arena Rocket Arena (9/17-9/18) |
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The Fantasticks Theatre in the Circle (9/11-9/13) |
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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Renaissance Theatre (5/01-5/09) |
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Dracula: A Horror Story Renaissance Theatre (10/02-10/18) |
