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Cesear's Forum to Present Yasmina Reza's LIFE X 3 Through October
by BWW News Desk - September 13, 2017
Yasmina Reza's LIFE x 3 finds an easy metaphor this hurricane season. The external storm reflected in three 'what if' scenarios, includes decision making, professional and marital vicissitude and reveals inner character.
The Kitchen presents World Premiere of YARN/WIRE: ENNO POPPE
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2017
The Kitchen is pleased to present the world premiere of Yarn/Wire: Enno Poppe, October 6. Admired for the energy and precision they bring to performances of today's most adventurous music, this year Yarn/Wire are championing new work by Berlin-based composer Enno Poppe. Combining the complex timbres of percussion instruments hand-crank sirens, wood drums, cymbals, complex suspended metal plates, mallet percussion and found objects , all filtered through microtonal organs or paired with dense, perpetually moving piano complexity, and applied with the quartet's skills, this concert give rise to the sonic universe of Enno Poppe.
BWW Review: Jordan Wine Dinner at Johnny's Downtown - The Finest of Sonoma in the Heart of the Midwest
by Christina Mancuso - September 11, 2017
Why travel to the West Coast to sample delicious wines when wine country can come to you? Lisa Mattson, Director of Marketing of Jordan Vineyard & Winery, brought a stellar lineup of exclusive Jordan vintages to Johnny's Downtown in Cleveland, Ohio, for a one-night sold-out event that featured the best in food and wine pairing.
The Musical Theater Project to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of OKLAHOMA! with 'OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNIN' Concert
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2017
The Musical Theater Project (TMTP) will produce a new multi-media concert, 'Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin': The Impact of Oklahoma!' for two performances on Saturday, October 14 (7pm) at Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community College, and Sunday, October 15 (3pm) at The Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square.
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra Sets 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2017
The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (COYO) and its new Music Director, Vinay Parameswaran, today announced details of the 2017-18 season.
Cleveland Public Theatre's 'Party of the Year' to Return in PANDEMONIUM 2017
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2017
Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) Executive Artistic Director, Raymond Bobgan, presents Pandemonium 2017 - CPT's annual benefit and theatrical spectacular - today, September 9, 2017, from 7:00pm through midnight. The Pandemonium 2017 theme is "Unleash."
Simone Dinnerstein and A Far Cry Premiere New Philip Glass Concerto
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2017
In its 2017-18 season, the Grammy-nominated self-conducted chamber music collective A Far Cry joins pianist Simone Dinnerstein to premiere a new concerto for piano and strings composed for Dinnerstein by Philip Glass. In celebration of the composer's 80th birthday, select premiere performances of the concerto, paired with J. S. Bach's Keyboard Concerto in G minor, will take place in Boston, MA; New London, CT; at the Miller Theatre at Columbia University, NY; in Worcester, MA;  Palm Beach, FL; and at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto. A recording of the work for Glass' Orange Mountain Music label is scheduled for release in 2018.
Clague Playhouse's 90th Season Opens with THE WOMAN IN BLACK
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2017
Clague Playhouse opens its 90th anniversary season with the haunting ghost play, The Woman in Black. Adapted by Stephen Mallatratt from the book by Susan Hill, the spine-tingler will be running September 15 - October 8, 2017
Secret Trysts, Swordfights and Drama Coming to Cleveland Play House in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2017
"I will have poetry in my life.  And adventure.  And love. Love above all." The Cleveland Play House produces the Academy Award-winning romantic comedy Shakespeare in Love, complete with swordfights, secret trysts, and backstage drama.
The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst Perform Special Education Concert 9/22
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2017
On September 22 a collaborative education project with Music Director, Franz Welser-Most, Cleveland Orchestra musicians and Cleveland School of the Arts (CSA) students centered around the music of Beethoven will culminate when the Orchestra and Welser-Most perform a special Education Concert, "Beethoven & Prometheus: A Hero's Journey" at Severance Hall. The concert will be featured as part of the opening week of events of the 2017-18 season, the 100th year of concerts for the Orchestra.
BWW Previews: “The Cunning Little Vixen” to Open The Cleveland Orchestra's 100th season
by Roy Berko - September 06, 2017
The Cleveland Orchestra is on the verge of reaching its centennial. In celebration of this momentous milestone, the innovative made-for-Cleveland stylized opera production of Leoš Jana?ek's 'The Cunning Vixen' will grace the Severance Hall stage.
WordStage Opens its 2017-18 Season with THE DARK LADY OF THE SONNETS
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2017
WordStage Literary Concerts opens its 2017-18 season with George Bernard Shaw's one act comedy "The Dark Lady of the Sonnets."  Friday, September 22, 2017 at 7:30 PM, The Wright Chapel at the Lakewood Presbyterian Church - 14502 Detroit Ave. at Marlowe in Downtown Lakewood, OH
WAITRESS to Hold Auditions for 'Lulu' at Playhouse Square
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2017
WAITRESS, the Tony nominated musical will be launching its National Tour at the Connor Palace Theatre on Tuesday, October 10, for a limited engagement and is looking for two young girls to perform the role of 'Lulu' during the three-week run.
Cleveland Play House's SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE to Benefit Texas Theatre Devastated by Hurricane Harvey
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2017
Cleveland Play House (CPH) and Cleveland State University (CSU) will host an Arts Industry Night 6:30PM performance September 10th of Shakespeare in Love, with a portion of the proceeds to the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas. Funds will be allocated to the Alley Employee Flood Assistance Fund to directly help the employees of the theatre affected by the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. 
BWW Preview: Apollo's Fire, Cleveland's award winning Baroque orchestra, opens new season with “Israel in Egypt”
by Roy Berko - September 05, 2017
Apollo's Fire, Cleveland's award winning Baroque orchestra, opens new season with "Israel in Egypt"
Broadway, Dance Legend Set for August Wilson Documentary Panel at Shore Cultural Centre
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2017
Shore Cultural Centre will screen the documentary on playwright August Wilson, "The Ground on Which I Stand", Monday, September 11 at 7:00pm in Room 152.
BWW Review: Opening night standing ovation for Dobama's “brownsville song (b-side for tray) well-deserved
by Roy Berko - September 04, 2017
Dobama, Cleveland's fine off-Broadway professional theatre, opens its 2017-2018 season with a mesmerizing production of Kimber Lee's "must see" script. Generally well-directed, often superlatively acted, this is drama at its finest! The opening night standing ovation was well-deserved.
Cleveland's Musical Community Comes Together for Hurricane Harvey Benefit
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2017
Tickets are now available at the Severance Hall Ticket Office or by calling 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1141 or online at www.clevelandorchestra.com/helpafterharvey. The Severance Hall Ticket Office is located on street level in the Smith Lobby. The entrance and 15-minute Ticket Service parking are along the west side of the building, on East Boulevard. Severance Hall Ticket Office hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Acclaimed Choreographer Adam Hougland to Bring TEAR to Verb Ballets
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2017
Verb Ballets welcomes internationally acclaimed choreographer Adam Hougland Verb Ballets welcomes internationally acclaimed choreographer Adam Hougland. Hougland will be setting the full company work Tear, which just premiered at the Kansas City Dance Festival.
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST Opens Beck Center Season
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2017
Beck Center for the Arts proudly opens its 2017-2018 theater season with the dramatic comedy One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Sept. 15 through Oct. 8, 2017 in the Mackey Theater. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m.Sundays. An additional performance will take place Thursday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m., and the Sept. 17 performance will be held at a special time of 7 p.m. Tickets are now on sale. Buy early and save with promo code: RATCHED to receive $5 off each adult/senior ticket purchased by September 14.
BWW Review: RHINOCEROS Challenges the Audience to Place a Spotlight on the Absurdity of Life Today at Con-Con
by Roy Berko - August 27, 2017
Eugene Ionesco, Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter and Edward Albee are Theatre of the Absurd playwrights. Unlike modern-movement writers like Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams and William Inge, who wrote realistic plays which included solutions to problems or resolved situations, the Absurdists based their plays on Existentialism, asking, 'Why do we exist?' but giving no answers. Their writings are full of questions to ponder and probe.
PROMETHEUS PROJECT Education Concert Opens The Cleveland Orchestra's 100th Season
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2017
On September 22 a collaborative education project with Cleveland Orchestra musicians and Cleveland School of the Arts (CSA) students centered around the music of Beethoven will culminate when the Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Most perform a special Education Concert, "Beethoven & Prometheus: A Hero's Journey" at Severance Hall. During the spring of 2017,
Complete Casting Announced for Karamu's SIMPLY SIMONE
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2017
Karamu President + CEO Tony F. Sias announced today complete casting for the regional premiere of Simply Simone: The Music of Nina Simone, created by Robert Neblett and David Grapes, with musical arrangements by Vince di Mura.
Canine Casting Revealed for Cleveland Play House's SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2017
Cleveland Play House has announced the casting of canine Broadway star Nigel as the dog "Spot" in CPH's upcoming production of Shakespeare in Love. 
Ohio's Scenic Railway & Wonderland Programming Announced
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2017
Tucked back in the rolling hills of Southeast Ohio Appalachia is historic Nelsonville - a town redefining itself through art, niche shopping and the historic railroad depot offering leisurely rides along the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway.  

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