The Musical Theater Project Returns with CURTAIN UP AT THE COTTON CLUB
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2016
Back by popular demand after last season's sold out performances at Playhouse Square, The Musical Theater Project and Cleveland Jazz Orchestra will co-produce "Curtain Up at The Cotton Club - An Encore Presentation" for two performances: Saturday, October 15 (3pm) at Lakeland Community College (Dr. Wayne L. Rodehorst Performing Arts Center) and Sunday, October 16 (2pm) at Lorain County Community College Stocker Arts Center, (Hoke Theater).
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2016
Back by popular demand after last season's sold out performances at Playhouse Square, The Musical Theater Project and Cleveland Jazz Orchestra will co-produce "Curtain Up at The Cotton Club - An Encore Presentation" for two performances: Saturday, October 15 (3pm) at Lakeland Community College (Dr. Wayne L. Rodehorst Performing Arts Center) and Sunday, October 16 (2pm) at Lorain County Community College Stocker Arts Center, (Hoke Theater).
BWW Review: THE BLOODLESS JUNGLE Examines the Underbelly of Politics at Ensemble
by Roy Berko - September 19, 2016
Many people know Peter Lawson Jones as an attorney, business consultant and former Cuyahoga County Commissioner. Some even know that he is a member of SAG-AFTRA and Actor's Equity and has appeared in films and network television as well as numerous Northeast Ohio and Off-Broadway plays. What few probably know is that he is a published playwright. His newest work, The Bloodless Jungle is now in its world premiere at Ensemble Theatre.
by Roy Berko - September 19, 2016
Many people know Peter Lawson Jones as an attorney, business consultant and former Cuyahoga County Commissioner. Some even know that he is a member of SAG-AFTRA and Actor's Equity and has appeared in films and network television as well as numerous Northeast Ohio and Off-Broadway plays. What few probably know is that he is a published playwright. His newest work, The Bloodless Jungle is now in its world premiere at Ensemble Theatre.
BWW Review: THE LAST FIVE YEARS Has an Endearing Musical Score and a Wonderful Cast at Lakeland Civic
by Roy Berko - September 19, 2016
As the lights come up on The Last Five Years, a musical by Jason Robert Brown, we find Catherine Hiatt (Neely Gevaart) sitting alone. She sings 'Still Hurting' in which she reveals the end of her five year marriage to Jamie.
by Roy Berko - September 19, 2016
As the lights come up on The Last Five Years, a musical by Jason Robert Brown, we find Catherine Hiatt (Neely Gevaart) sitting alone. She sings 'Still Hurting' in which she reveals the end of her five year marriage to Jamie.
WordStage Literary Concerts Presents HOW HE LIED TO HER HUSBAND 9/30
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2016
Shaw stated that, "Nothing in the theatre is staler than the situation of husband, wife and lover, or the fun of knockabout farce. I have taken both, and got an original play out of them, as anybody else can if only he will look about him for his material instead of plagiarizing Othello and the thousand plays that have proceeded on Othello's romantic assumptions and false point of honor."
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2016
Shaw stated that, "Nothing in the theatre is staler than the situation of husband, wife and lover, or the fun of knockabout farce. I have taken both, and got an original play out of them, as anybody else can if only he will look about him for his material instead of plagiarizing Othello and the thousand plays that have proceeded on Othello's romantic assumptions and false point of honor."
Lakeland Theatre to Stage Jason Robert Brown's THE LAST FIVE YEARS
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2016
Jason Robert Brown's musical play The Last Five Years, at Lakeland Community College's Dr. Wayne L. Rodehorst Performing Arts Center between September 16 and October 2, 2016 for a total of 12 performances.
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2016
Jason Robert Brown's musical play The Last Five Years, at Lakeland Community College's Dr. Wayne L. Rodehorst Performing Arts Center between September 16 and October 2, 2016 for a total of 12 performances.
The PlayGround Theatre's THEATRECLE Season Kicks Off With the World Premiere of THE BLOODLESS JUNGLE
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2016
The PlayGround Theatre's THEATRECLE season kicks off with the world premiere of THE BLOODLESS JUNGLE.
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2016
The PlayGround Theatre's THEATRECLE season kicks off with the world premiere of THE BLOODLESS JUNGLE.
BWW Review: CRADLE WILL ROCK, a Musical Product of the Federal Theatre Project, is Next Musical Theatre Project Staging
by Roy Berko - September 13, 2016
In 1929 the country was plunged into a financial collapse. The result was a diminishment of funds for not only food and housing, but the collapse of the arts, including the film and theatre industries.
by Roy Berko - September 13, 2016
In 1929 the country was plunged into a financial collapse. The result was a diminishment of funds for not only food and housing, but the collapse of the arts, including the film and theatre industries.
Cleveland Play House Announces Hall of Fame Inductees
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2016
Cleveland Play House (CPH) will honor a new class of individuals who have contributed to its vibrant history with a Hall of Fame induction ceremony and luncheon on Sunday, October 9th from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Cibreo Privato located at 1501 E. 14th Street. The 2016 inductees will include Jonathan Bolt, a former resident company actor at CPH who also directed the world premiere of Arthur Miller's The Archbishop's Ceiling; Dean R. Gladden, former CPH Managing Director who was instrumental in CPH's International Theatre Exchanges; Leonore Klewer, former CPH Manager for over a decade; and William Rhys, former CPH company member and Acting Artistic Director.
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2016
Cleveland Play House (CPH) will honor a new class of individuals who have contributed to its vibrant history with a Hall of Fame induction ceremony and luncheon on Sunday, October 9th from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Cibreo Privato located at 1501 E. 14th Street. The 2016 inductees will include Jonathan Bolt, a former resident company actor at CPH who also directed the world premiere of Arthur Miller's The Archbishop's Ceiling; Dean R. Gladden, former CPH Managing Director who was instrumental in CPH's International Theatre Exchanges; Leonore Klewer, former CPH Manager for over a decade; and William Rhys, former CPH company member and Acting Artistic Director.
Audience Chosen Show YOU ASKED FOR IT Kicks Off Canton Symphony Orchestra's 79th Season
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2016
Maestro Gerhardt Zimmermann gave the audience three works in three categories from which to choose for the Canton Symphony Orchestra's opening night concert and they chose well! The concert, titled "You Asked For It!", kicks off the CSO's 79th season on October 1, 2016 at 8:00pm at Umstattd Performing Arts Hall at the Zimmermann Symphony Center and is sponsored in part by Buckingham, Doolittle and Burroughs, Fred Olivieri Construction Company, The Williams Companies and Glenn and Joy E. Silverhart.
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2016
Maestro Gerhardt Zimmermann gave the audience three works in three categories from which to choose for the Canton Symphony Orchestra's opening night concert and they chose well! The concert, titled "You Asked For It!", kicks off the CSO's 79th season on October 1, 2016 at 8:00pm at Umstattd Performing Arts Hall at the Zimmermann Symphony Center and is sponsored in part by Buckingham, Doolittle and Burroughs, Fred Olivieri Construction Company, The Williams Companies and Glenn and Joy E. Silverhart.
BWW Review: Funny, Competing THE MYSTERY OF LOVE AND SEX Opens New Season at Dobama
by Roy Berko - September 06, 2016
Bathsheba Doran, author of The Mystery of Love and Sex now on stage at Dobama Theatre, stated of the script, 'I had no plans for subject matter. I never do when I begin. As my play stormed out of me, unstoppable and violent, I was horrified. The experience was deeply unpleasant, emotionally. I was the most embarrassing of writers in the cafe where I worked: tears streamed down my face as I stabbed out the dialogue on my keyboard. I looked up once, just in time to see a nearby guy whisper amusedly to a girl: 'Whoa, she's really into it.'
by Roy Berko - September 06, 2016
Bathsheba Doran, author of The Mystery of Love and Sex now on stage at Dobama Theatre, stated of the script, 'I had no plans for subject matter. I never do when I begin. As my play stormed out of me, unstoppable and violent, I was horrified. The experience was deeply unpleasant, emotionally. I was the most embarrassing of writers in the cafe where I worked: tears streamed down my face as I stabbed out the dialogue on my keyboard. I looked up once, just in time to see a nearby guy whisper amusedly to a girl: 'Whoa, she's really into it.'
The PlayGround Theatre's THEATRECLE Season Kicks Off With the World Premiere of THE BLOODLESS JUNGLE
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2016
The PlayGround Theatre's THEATRECLE season kicks off with the world premiere of THE BLOODLESS JUNGLE.
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2016
The PlayGround Theatre's THEATRECLE season kicks off with the world premiere of THE BLOODLESS JUNGLE.
Cleveland Play House Opens 2016-17 Series with the Political Drama ALL THE WAY
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2016
The riveting political drama All the Way will open Cleveland Play House's 101st season this September in the Allen Theatre. Written by Robert Schenkkan, All the Way takes its name from Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 campaign slogan "All the Way with LBJ" and is set during the first year of Johnson's presidency.
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2016
The riveting political drama All the Way will open Cleveland Play House's 101st season this September in the Allen Theatre. Written by Robert Schenkkan, All the Way takes its name from Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 campaign slogan "All the Way with LBJ" and is set during the first year of Johnson's presidency.
BWW Review: SELFIES AT THE CLOWN MOTEL Confounds at convergence continuum
by Roy Berko - August 29, 2016
SELFIES AT THE CLOWN MOTEL, Christopher Johnston's new play, in world premiere at convergence-continuum
by Roy Berko - August 29, 2016
SELFIES AT THE CLOWN MOTEL, Christopher Johnston's new play, in world premiere at convergence-continuum
SELFIES AT THE CLOWN MOTEL to Open This Month at convergence-continuum
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2016
convergence-continuum continues its 2016 Season with the world premiere of local playwright Christopher Johnston's SELFIES AT THE CLOWN MOTEL.
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2016
convergence-continuum continues its 2016 Season with the world premiere of local playwright Christopher Johnston's SELFIES AT THE CLOWN MOTEL.
BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS Gets Better and Better with Each Visit to Connor Palace
by Roy Berko - August 25, 2016
When KINKY BOOTS played Playhouse Square in April of 2015, while still running on Broadway, it was a really good performance. The show is back again and, believe it or not, it's even better this time around.
by Roy Berko - August 25, 2016
When KINKY BOOTS played Playhouse Square in April of 2015, while still running on Broadway, it was a really good performance. The show is back again and, believe it or not, it's even better this time around.
THREE VOICES: CONVERSATIONS ON LIFE AND CONFLICT On View at the Canton Museum of Art
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2016
A thought-provoking exhibition 'Three Voices: Conversations on Life and Conflict' is on view at the Canton Museum of Art from September 1 through October 30. A public reception will be held on Thursday, September 1, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., featuring free gallery admission, gallery talks, hors d'oeuvres, and cash bar.
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2016
A thought-provoking exhibition 'Three Voices: Conversations on Life and Conflict' is on view at the Canton Museum of Art from September 1 through October 30. A public reception will be held on Thursday, September 1, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., featuring free gallery admission, gallery talks, hors d'oeuvres, and cash bar.
MY FAIR LADY and TWELFTH NIGHT Launch Great Lakes Theater 2016-17 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2016
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2016
Canton Symphony Ocrchestra Announces PASSION REBORN And More ConverZations
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2016
As students, teachers and parents get into the full swing of a new school year, so too does the Canton Symphony Orchestra begin a new season of diverse programs. It gets started with ConverZations on September 12 at 12:00pm with Erik Mann, Executive Director of the Cleveland Classical Guitar Society presenting "Classical Passion Reborn". ConverZations are free public discussions featuring a variety of musicians and music-lovers alike. The series, sponsored by T. K. & Faye A. Heston and the Ada C. & Helen J. Rank Charitable Trust, kicks off in the Zimmermann Symphony Center, 2331 17th St. NW, Canton. The ConverZations Series will continue on the second Monday of every month from October 2016 to April 2017.
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2016
As students, teachers and parents get into the full swing of a new school year, so too does the Canton Symphony Orchestra begin a new season of diverse programs. It gets started with ConverZations on September 12 at 12:00pm with Erik Mann, Executive Director of the Cleveland Classical Guitar Society presenting "Classical Passion Reborn". ConverZations are free public discussions featuring a variety of musicians and music-lovers alike. The series, sponsored by T. K. & Faye A. Heston and the Ada C. & Helen J. Rank Charitable Trust, kicks off in the Zimmermann Symphony Center, 2331 17th St. NW, Canton. The ConverZations Series will continue on the second Monday of every month from October 2016 to April 2017.
BWW Review: 0BJECTIVELY/REASONABLE (A Community Response to the Shooting of Tamir Rice, 11/22/14)
by Roy Berko - August 22, 2016
On November 22, 2014, twelve-year-old Tamir Rice was shot at close range by police officer Timothy Loehmann outside the Cudell Recreation Center on Cleveland's near west side. Tamir died the next day.
by Roy Berko - August 22, 2016
On November 22, 2014, twelve-year-old Tamir Rice was shot at close range by police officer Timothy Loehmann outside the Cudell Recreation Center on Cleveland's near west side. Tamir died the next day.
BWW Review: THE SCOTTISH PLAY (M....TH) Holds Forth at Ohio Shakespeare Festival
by Roy Berko - August 22, 2016
Theater people are very superstitious. A light is placed center stage in many theatres, appropriately called the 'ghost light,' to scare off the demons which inhabit many performance places.
by Roy Berko - August 22, 2016
Theater people are very superstitious. A light is placed center stage in many theatres, appropriately called the 'ghost light,' to scare off the demons which inhabit many performance places.
Photo Flash: Mamaí Theatre Company's Production of THE WOMAN HATER
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2016
Mamai Theatre Company Closes its 2016 Seasonwith the U.S. Premiere of Fanny Burney's THE WOMAN HATER?.
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2016
Mamai Theatre Company Closes its 2016 Seasonwith the U.S. Premiere of Fanny Burney's THE WOMAN HATER?.
The Cleveland Orchestra Announces 2016-17 Music Study Groups
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2016
The Cleveland Orchestra's 2016-17 Music Study Groups will begin on September 27, 28, and 29 at convenient community locations throughout the Greater Cleveland area. The classes cover music from the Severance Hall subscription season of Cleveland Orchestra concerts. The series is organized into three parts so that registrants may choose a series length that best fits their schedule - selecting from fall, winter, and/or spring.
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2016
The Cleveland Orchestra's 2016-17 Music Study Groups will begin on September 27, 28, and 29 at convenient community locations throughout the Greater Cleveland area. The classes cover music from the Severance Hall subscription season of Cleveland Orchestra concerts. The series is organized into three parts so that registrants may choose a series length that best fits their schedule - selecting from fall, winter, and/or spring.
The Musical Theater Project to Stage THE CRADLE WILL ROCK in Concert This Fall
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2016
The Musical Theater Project, Kent State University and Beck Center for the Arts are partnering to produce in concert The Cradle Will Rock - a political fable written by Marc Blitzstein.
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2016
The Musical Theater Project, Kent State University and Beck Center for the Arts are partnering to produce in concert The Cradle Will Rock - a political fable written by Marc Blitzstein.
Canton Symphony Orchestra To Put On SUMMER SERENADES IN THE PARK
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2016
This summer Stark County residents have been enjoying performances by ensembles from the Canton Symphony Orchestra (CSO) in several Stark Parks. The series, known as Summer Serenades in the Park, a partnership between the Canton Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Stark County Park District (SCPD) will conclude with a FREE full orchestra concert on September 4 at 7:30pm at Petros Lake Park (3519 Perry Drive SW, Canton).
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2016
This summer Stark County residents have been enjoying performances by ensembles from the Canton Symphony Orchestra (CSO) in several Stark Parks. The series, known as Summer Serenades in the Park, a partnership between the Canton Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Stark County Park District (SCPD) will conclude with a FREE full orchestra concert on September 4 at 7:30pm at Petros Lake Park (3519 Perry Drive SW, Canton).
SELFIES AT THE CLOWN MOTEL to Open This Month at convergence-continuum
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2016
convergence-continuum continues its 2016 Season with the world premiere of local playwright Christopher Johnston's SELFIES AT THE CLOWN MOTEL.
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2016
convergence-continuum continues its 2016 Season with the world premiere of local playwright Christopher Johnston's SELFIES AT THE CLOWN MOTEL.
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