CLEVELAND THEATER REVIEWS

What did our critic think of THE SHOW THAT GOES WRONG at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre? In 1923 there was THE TORCHBEARERS.  In 1982 the stage was filled with hysterical disasters during NOISES OFF.  Now there is THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, the zany Laurence Olivier Award winner. ...

What did our critic think of DOUBT: A PARABLE at Beck Center For The Arts?...

What did our critic think of WALKING TO BUCHENWALD at Convergence-continuum? At the start of the opening night of BUCKENWALD, it appeared that no matter the quality of the script the audience was in for a rough night.  Lighting guffaws, a confusing scene with actors speaking directly to the audien...

What did our critic think of THE LIGHT at Ensemble?...

Dear Evan Hansen at Connor Palace is a top-ranking musical drama that highlights social anxiety, suicide, family angst, and teenage drug addiction. Based on real-life incidents, it explores the complexities of mental health and societal investigation. With a pop-contemporary musical theatre sound, i...

What did our critic think of KEN LUDWIG'S MORIARTY: A NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE at Cleveland Play House?...

What did our critic think of AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at GREAT LAKES THEATER? The setting in which a musical production takes place, often affects the pleasure one gets from the experience. A perfect case in point is AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' presently being staged by Great Lakes Theater in its intimate Hanna Thea...

What did our critic think of TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at CONNOR PALACE?...

What did our critic think of THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN at Karamu? It's been called '...[a] sharp and tasty new musical...charming...as the show ingeniously turns professional perkiness, the lifeblood of the American musical, into a funny, poignant comment on ethnic self-denial.'...

What did our critic think of WHAT WE LOOK LIKE at DOBAMA?...

What did our critic think of BECOMING DR. RUTH at Cleveland Play House?...

What did our critic think of AS YOU LIKE IT at Great Lakes Theater?...

What did our critic think of SOMETING ROTTEN! at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre?...

What did our critic think of THE OTHER PLACE at Dobama?...

What did our critic think of ALADDIN (TOURING PRODUCTION) at Connor Palace (Cleveland)? Disney, whether it's their theme parks, cruises or Broadway-style shows, has a special approach that excites kids as well as adults. ...

What did our critic think of THE RIVER at Ensemble? In the late 1950's through the 1980s The Theatre of the Absurd theatrical movement was the intellectual rage. Based on the concept of Existentialism which asks, 'what happens when human existence lacks meaning or purpose and communication breaks do...

What did our critic think of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY at Great Lakes Theater?...

What did our critic think of GHOST THE MUSICAL at Performances, Singing And Dancing Eclipse Script And Score In BW/Beck's GHOST THE MUSICAL?...

What did our critic think of HADESTOWN at CONNOR PALACE (Cleveland)? When HADESTOWN, opened on Broadway on April 17, 2019, it was met with critical acclaim. Reviews contained such terms as 'inventive,' 'gorgeous, 'hypnotic,' 'high energy,' 'utterly fabulous' and 'immersive.' The critics went gaga ov...

What did our critic think of BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL at Connon Place?...

What did our critic think of HAMILTON at Key Bank State?...

What did our critic think of THE LAND OF OZ at Dobama? Since 1959, Dobama Theatre has been dedicated to premiering important new plays by established and emerging playwrights in professional productions of the highest quality. THE LAND OF OZ, is a good selection for them to undertake....

What did our critic think of THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVER TOLD at Convergence-continuum?...

What did our critic think of THE WILD PARTY at CWU Musical Theatre Program?...

What did our critic think of THE GREAT LEAP at Cleveland Play House?...