The latest news on live theater in Cleveland from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Beck Center for the Arts announced its 94th professional theater season, featuring a world premiere comedy by Cleveland playwright Eric Coble, regional premiere musicals, and a collaboration with Oberlin College & Conservatory Music Theater Program.
Summertime is approaching, and it may not be safe to go back in the water.
The BorderLight Theatre Festival has announced its 2026 lineup, featuring more than 120 performances across Cleveland’s Playhouse Square District.
Great Lakes Theater is concluding its 64th season with the madcap mystery, Ms.
Beck Center for the Arts, home to one of the oldest continuously operating youth theater programs in the country has teens tackling a story of love, loss, and coming of age in Alice By Heart.
Theatre in the Circle, a Judson Resident Theatre, will present Frankly Ben Franklin: A Musical Memoir, an engaging and imaginative musical that brings Benjamin Franklin's remarkable life to the stage.
Beck Center for the Arts will present its annual Student Visual Arts Exhibition, featuring over 100 works by students of all ages and skill levels in the Hoffman-Stach Gallery, with a free public Artist Reception planned.
After six weeks of voting, BroadwayWorld readers have crowned Newsies the Ultimate Best Movie Musical in the 2026 edition of BroadwayWorld's Annual Bracket.
The Cleveland Institute of Music has appointed François Germain as Director of CIM Opera Theater and Voice Ensembles.
Ohio Star Theater will present Elijah: Prophet of Fire, a new original musical based on the Old Testament's book of Kings, featuring 14 theater veterans including Logan Harper in the title role.
Frankly Ben Franklin: A Musical Memoir will be presented by Theatre in the Circle in Cleveland.
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The Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program will present its 2026 Graduate Showcase on Thursday, April 30 at the Roe Green Theatre.
“THE SHARK IS BROKEN' will take the stage at the Toledo Repertoire Theatre from April 24 through May 3, 2026.
Cleveland Play House has released first look footage of TARTUFFE, Molière's classic French farce in a new translation by Ranjit Bolt, now playing through April 26, 2026 at the Outcalt Theatre at Playhouse Square.
Jay Gatsby is throwing a party at the Stranahan Theater—and it does not disappoint.
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Dobama Theatre has revealed its 2026/27 season, featuring five area and world premiere plays, including the world premiere of Netta & Ru, the holiday show A Sherlock Carol, and more.
Playhouse Square announced the 2026-27 Broadway in Akron season, featuring BEETLEJUICE, THE BODYGUARD, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, and THE WIZ at E.
Voting is now open for the final round of BroadwayWorld's Annual Bracket! Which film is really the Best Movie Musical of all time? Our editors have selected the options, and now BroadwayWorld invites YOU to join us and our readers in deciding which movie musical deserves the title of The Ultimate Be
As New York City and the broader United States prepare to welcome the world for a historic stretch of global events — including FIFA World Cup 2026 and America's 250th Anniversary celebrations — BroadwayWorld is expanding its platform to meet that moment in a meaningful way.
The BROADWAY IN TOLEDO Series will include the following Broadway touring productions: The Bodyguard, The Book Of Mormon, Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia!, and The Outsiders.
Great Lakes Theater (GLT) concludes its 64th season with the madcap mystery, Ms.
Voting is now open for the fifth round of BroadwayWorld's Annual Bracket! Which film is really the Best Movie Musical of all time? Our editors have selected the options, and now BroadwayWorld invites YOU to join us and our readers in deciding which movie musical deserves the title of The Ultimate Be
Louder Than Words: A New Musical, written by Christian Andrews and Hannah Stephens, returns to the stage with a new and revised workshop at Starcatcher Theater in Akron, Ohio.
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Guys & Dolls Renaissance Theatre (8/01-8/09) |
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Hairspray Short North Stage - Garden Theater (11/19-12/20) |
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Dr. Seuss'' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical Palace Theatre Columbus (12/08-12/13) |
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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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Rush at Rocket Arena Rocket Arena (9/17-9/18) |
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Mean Girls Beck Center for the Arts (7/10-8/09) |
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Mean Girls Senney Theatre (6/10-8/09) |
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In the Heights The Youngstown Playhouse (8/28-9/06) |
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The Fray & Dashboard Confessional Jacobs Pavilion (8/12-8/12) |
