Cleveland Theater Newsroom
The latest news on live theater in Cleveland from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Previews: SPRING REPERTORY CONCERT at Lorraine And Bill Dodero Center For Performing Arts
City Ballet of Cleveland, the pre-professional student company in residence at Cleveland City Dance, will present its 17th annual Spring Repertory Concert on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Lorraine and Bill Dodero Center for Performing Arts at Gilmour Academy.
EXIT STRATEGY by Ike Holter to Close Ensemble Theatre 46th Season
Ensemble Theatre will close its 46th season with Exit Strategy, Ike Holter's play about a Chicago public school facing closure, directed by Jeannine Gaskin and featuring a cast of local actors.
SPEECH & DEBATE by Stephen Karam To Be Presented At Beck Center for the Arts
Beck Center for the Arts will present SPEECH & DEBATE, Stephen Karam's comedy about three misfit high school students in Salem, Oregon, directed by Case Western Reserve University's Don Carrier in Lakewood, OH.
OPERATION MINCEMEAT Reveals 2026-27 Tour Dates and Cities
The Tony and Olivier Award-winning OPERATION MINCEMEAT announced a full North American tour route spanning over 25 cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC, as the Broadway production hits 500 performances.
RAGTIME Will Launch National Tour in Fall 2027
Lincoln Center Theater’s Broadway revival of Ragtime, directed by Kewsong Lee Artistic Director Lear deBessonet, announced today that it will launch a North American Tour in the fall of 2027.
Review: YY DANCE COMPANY at Mimi Ohio Theatre
DanceCleveland’s 69th season came to a satisfying close Saturday night at Playhouse Square’s Mimi Ohio Theatre with the Northeast Ohio debut of YY Dance Company.
OH, MARY! Reveals Tour Dates and Cities For 2026-27
The North American Tour of Oh, Mary! has announced the dates and cities for its 2026-27 season.
Play Broadway Games Every Day in May and Win a Merch Prize Pack
BroadwayWorld is launching the May 2026 Games Challenge - a month-long streak competition open to fans across the U.
HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, and More Set For Beck Center 26-27 Season
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.
Review: THE SHARK IS BROKEN at The Toledo Repertoire Theatre
Summertime is approaching, and it may not be safe to go back in the water.
Borderlight Theatre Festival Unveil 2026 Lineup For Playhouse Square District
The BorderLight Theatre Festival has announced its 2026 lineup, featuring more than 120 performances across Cleveland’s Playhouse Square District.
Photos: MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON - APT. 2B is Now Playing at Great Lakes Theater
Great Lakes Theater is concluding its 64th season with the madcap mystery, Ms.
ALICE BY HEART Will Be Presented by Beck Center for the Arts
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.
FRANKLY BEN FRANKLIN World Premiere To Be Presented At Theatre in the Circle
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 Student Visual Arts Exhibition in Lakewood, OH
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.
NEWSIES Unseats LES MISÉRABLES to Win BroadwayWorld's 2026 Ultimate Movie Musical Bracket
After six weeks of voting, BroadwayWorld readers have crowned Newsies the Ultimate Best Movie Musical in the 2026 edition of BroadwayWorld's Annual Bracket.
François Germain Appointed Director Of CIM Opera Theater And Voice Ensembles
The Cleveland Institute of Music has appointed François Germain as Director of CIM Opera Theater and Voice Ensembles.
ELIJAH: PROPHET OF FIRE, a New Biblical Musical, to be Presented at Ohio Star Theater
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.
Theatre in the Circle Will Present FRANKLY BEN FRANKLIN: A MUSICAL MEMOIR
Frankly Ben Franklin: A Musical Memoir will be presented by Theatre in the Circle in Cleveland.
BroadwayWorld My Shows is Now Part of the New & Improved App
Since launching last fall, BroadwayWorld My Shows has been the place where theatre fans log every production they've seen, rate performances, write reviews, and document their theatre experiences.
Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House Acting Program to Present Graduate Showcase
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.
Feature: THE SHARK IS BROKEN Opens at The Toledo Repertoire Theatre this April
“THE SHARK IS BROKEN' will take the stage at the Toledo Repertoire Theatre from April 24 through May 3, 2026.
Video: First Look at TARTUFFE at Cleveland Play House
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.
Review: THE GREAT GATSBY National Tour Arrives in Toledo
Jay Gatsby is throwing a party at the Stranahan Theater—and it does not disappoint.
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Guys & Dolls Renaissance Theatre (8/01-8/09) |
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Dr. Seuss'' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical Palace Theatre Columbus (12/08-12/13) |
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Dear Evan Hansen Short North Stage - Garden Theater (1/23-2/14) |
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In the Heights The Youngstown Playhouse (8/28-9/06) |
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Honk! Near West Theatre (2/12-2/28) |
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Pippin Short North Stage - Garden Theater (8/06-8/29) |
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Ragtime Near West Theatre (7/17-8/02) |
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The Fray & Dashboard Confessional Jacobs Pavilion (8/12-8/12) |
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Elijah: Prophet of Fire Ohio Star Theater (5/15-11/05) PHOTOS VIDEOS |
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Lerner and Loewe's Brigadoon Porthouse Theatre (7/24-8/09) |