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.
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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.
Review: KIMBERY AKIMBO at Connor Palace--Key Bank Broadway Series
Offerings of the musical theater cover a vast array of topics.
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.
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.
Review: NOISES OFF at Great Lakes Theater Festival
Two aspects are important in understanding why people often react diametrically to the play.
Review: SHUCKED at Conner Palace/Key Bank Series
Cob County loves its corn.
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.
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.
Review: WAITRESS at Beck Center For The Arts
What did our critic think of WAITRESS at Beck Center For The Arts?
Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Great Lakes Theater
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Review: THE HOT WING KING at Dobama
What did our critic think of THE HOT WING KING at Dobama?
Review: PARADE at Connor Palace/Key Bank Series
PARADE, which is now on stage at the Palace Theatre as part of the Key Bank Broadway series, is a musical with a book by Alfred Uhry and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown.
Review: LIFE OF PI at Connor Palace/Key Bank Series
Yann Martel is noted for his ability to write tales filled with adventure, survival and spirituality.
Review: PETER/WENDY at Dobama
What did our critic think of PETER/WENDY at Dobama?
Review: 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE... BY. CIRQUE DU SOLEIL at Key Bank State Theatre
What did our critic think of 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE.
Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT at Connor Palace
SOME LIKE IT HOT, the movie was released without approval from the Motion Picture Production Code, became a commercial hit, was nominated for six Academy Awards and was the major cause of the end of the restrictive freedoms for the entire film industry.
Review: MEAN GIRLS at Key Bank State
With that in mind, depending on your place in the pecking order, you may or may not be ready to immerse yourself into MEAN GIRLS, the stage-show with music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and a book by the queen of television comedy, Tina Fey.
Review: POTUS at Dobama
What did our critic think of POTUS at Dobama?
Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at Connor Palace (Key Bank Broadway Series)
What did our critic think of A BEAUTIFUL NOISE THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at Connor Palace in the Key Bank Broadway Series?
Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at GREAT LAKES THEATER
William Shakespeare is considered by many to be the greatest Western world playwright of all times.
Review: PURLIE VICTORIOUS at KARAMU
What did our critic think of PURLIE VICTORIOUS at KARAMU? Neither Ruby Dee or Ossie Davis ever appeared in a Karamu stage production but both had significant presence and impact in the organization and in the lives of Karamu artists.
Review: INTO THE WOODS at Great Lakes Theater
What did our critic think of INTO THE WOODS at Great Lakes Theater?
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Mouse in the House Beck Center for the Arts (12/11-12/20) |
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Come From Away Renaissance Theatre (3/12-3/21) |
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A SHERLOCK CAROL Dobama Theatre (12/03-1/03) |
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