CLEVELAND THEATRE NEWSROOM

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio-based Ballet Excel Ohio, formerly Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this weekend with the world premiere of choreographer Erich Yetter’s Aladdin at Akron Civic Theatre.

The Cleveland Institute of Music has announced expanded roles for faculty members Sibbi Bernhardsson and Stephen Tavani, further strengthening the depth and vitality of its violin department.

I checked in with director Victoria Bussert, for a conversation about her run of Spring Awakening which wrapped March 1st at The Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood, OH.

FAN EXPO Cleveland will present a special screening of Twilight at the Capitol Theatre, featuring a Q&A with cast members.

Teatrista Lab will present a staged reading of 'ALLEGEDLY' by Julia Rosa Sosa on March 20 at the Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center, featuring a talented cast and exploring themes of fame and scandal during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Cleveland Institute of Music has appointed Chad Hoopes to its violin faculty, further strengthening the depth and vitality of the string department.

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With its new production of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, CIM Opera Theater this month will draw its spring season to a cheery close.

Beck Center for the Arts will inspire Northeast Ohio again this April, when the cast and crew of Razzle Dazzle: It's All Relative welcomes audiences into their family, with musical genres to get your toes tapping through their on-stage reunion.

Gates Mills Players will present THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY, the comedy by Jones Hope Wooten, this March at Gates Mills Community House.

Great Lakes Theater will continue its 64th season with Shakespeare's towering tragedy, Macbeth, running March 20 – April 4, 2026, in the Hanna Theatre at Playhouse Square.

Beck Center for the Arts will present a new ballet adaptation of LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, celebrating 50 years of dance.

Dobama Theatre in Cleveland Heights will present a diverse lineup of new plays for its 2026/27 season, featuring regional and world premieres at the Donald A.

Jeff Richmond will come together with beloved television and Broadway stars for a benefit production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, all in support of Mansfield's historic Renaissance Theatre.

Primed to chase away the winter doldrums, Ohio Contemporary Ballet (OCB) returns to the University of Akron’s E.

Beck Center for the Arts will present Abstract Infrastructure, a solo exhibition by artist Debbie Clapper.

Cleveland Play House is now presenting Primary Trust, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Eboni Booth, running through March 1, 2026 in the Outcalt Theatre.

Beck Center for the Arts will present Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach as part of its Youth Theater 2025–2026 season, based on the beloved children's book by Roald Dahl.

Playhouse Square will present a sensory-friendly performance of The Lion King, tailored to accommodate audiences with sensory sensitivities.

The Cleveland Institute of Music will highlight prominent musical figures at its 2026 Luminaries Gala, celebrating achievements and contributions to the arts.

Dobama Theatre will present the Cleveland premiere of The Comeuppance by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins as part of its 2025–26 season.

Check out production photos from Great Lakes Theater's The Heart of Robin Hood by David Farr at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, directed by Jaclyn Miller.

Tickets for the return engagement of Disney’s The Lion King in Cleveland will go on sale to the public.

Cleveland Public Theatre will present Haunted by Tara Moses (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma) directed by Nailah Unole didanas'ea Harper-Malveaux (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma).

What did our critic think of MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY - GRAHAM 100 at KeyBank State Theatre At Playhouse Square?