BWW Review: Great Lakes Theatre's THE FANTASTICKS is a Pleasant Experience
by Roy Berko - May 19, 2016
THE FANTASTICKS, the Tom Jones (book and lyrics) and Harvey Schmidt (music) musical holds the honor of being 'the only Off-Broadway show to have won a Tony.' In addition, the show, which has been playing in New York for 56 years, is also the longest running theatrical production in American theater history.
by Roy Berko - May 19, 2016
THE FANTASTICKS, the Tom Jones (book and lyrics) and Harvey Schmidt (music) musical holds the honor of being 'the only Off-Broadway show to have won a Tony.' In addition, the show, which has been playing in New York for 56 years, is also the longest running theatrical production in American theater history.
TINTYPES to Open Next Week at Actors' Summit Theater
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2016
Actors' Summit Akron's Professional theater is pleased to announce the opening of the TINTYPES. The show will have a preview performance today May 19th, at 8:00 PM. The opening night show is scheduled for Friday, May 20, 2016, also at 8:00 PM.
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2016
Actors' Summit Akron's Professional theater is pleased to announce the opening of the TINTYPES. The show will have a preview performance today May 19th, at 8:00 PM. The opening night show is scheduled for Friday, May 20, 2016, also at 8:00 PM.
Cleveland Public Theatre to Stage Regional Premiere of LINES IN THE DUST, 6/2-18
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2016
Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) has announced the regional premiere of Lines in the Dust by Nikkole Salter, directed by Beth Wood and featuring Kim Sias, Nicole Sumlin* and Skip Corris*. The show tackles the ripped-from-the-headlines issue of education inequality and tells the story of a mother committed to doing "whatever it takes" for her adolescent daughter to receive a quality education.
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2016
Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) has announced the regional premiere of Lines in the Dust by Nikkole Salter, directed by Beth Wood and featuring Kim Sias, Nicole Sumlin* and Skip Corris*. The show tackles the ripped-from-the-headlines issue of education inequality and tells the story of a mother committed to doing "whatever it takes" for her adolescent daughter to receive a quality education.
Playhouse Square to Welcome Tony Winner Alan Cumming in December
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2016
As a world-famous singer/actor, ALAN CUMMING is the consummate chameleon. The Tony Award winner is believable as a political maverick (CBS-TV's The Good Wife), a pansexual pied piper, emcee flirt (Cabaret), a cartoon-character voice (The Smurfs ) or the all-knowing, affable host (PBS-TV's Masterpiece Mystery). But the Alan Cumming Playhouse Square fans will experience Dec. 4 at the Connor Palace (7:30 pm) offers up a raucous and emotional firestorm of wildly entertaining stories--from sassy to sentimental-paired with songs from such diverse artists as Noel Coward, Stephen Sondheim, Miley Cyrus and Adele.
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2016
As a world-famous singer/actor, ALAN CUMMING is the consummate chameleon. The Tony Award winner is believable as a political maverick (CBS-TV's The Good Wife), a pansexual pied piper, emcee flirt (Cabaret), a cartoon-character voice (The Smurfs ) or the all-knowing, affable host (PBS-TV's Masterpiece Mystery). But the Alan Cumming Playhouse Square fans will experience Dec. 4 at the Connor Palace (7:30 pm) offers up a raucous and emotional firestorm of wildly entertaining stories--from sassy to sentimental-paired with songs from such diverse artists as Noel Coward, Stephen Sondheim, Miley Cyrus and Adele.
Bianca Del Rio to Bring NOT NOW SATAN to Playhouse Square, 10/14
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2016
She's back! The hilariously hateful comic known as Bianca Del Rio (aka Roy Haylock) is launching the North American leg of her latest global standup tour, "Not Today Satan." Bianca brings her tour to Playhouse Square October 14 for one 8 pm show in the Ohio Theatre. (Her last Playhouse Square appearance was for her "Rolodex of Hate Tour.")
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2016
She's back! The hilariously hateful comic known as Bianca Del Rio (aka Roy Haylock) is launching the North American leg of her latest global standup tour, "Not Today Satan." Bianca brings her tour to Playhouse Square October 14 for one 8 pm show in the Ohio Theatre. (Her last Playhouse Square appearance was for her "Rolodex of Hate Tour.")
HEATHERS to Make Regional Premiere at Beck Center, 5/27-7/2
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2016
Beck Center for the Arts presents the regional premiere of Heathers: The Musical May 27 through July 2, 2016 in the intimate Studio Theater. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 7 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are now on sale. Buy early and save with promo code: DAMAGE to receive $5 off each adult/senior ticket purchased by May 26. Please note Sunday 7 p.m. curtain. This production contains strong language and content.
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2016
Beck Center for the Arts presents the regional premiere of Heathers: The Musical May 27 through July 2, 2016 in the intimate Studio Theater. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 7 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are now on sale. Buy early and save with promo code: DAMAGE to receive $5 off each adult/senior ticket purchased by May 26. Please note Sunday 7 p.m. curtain. This production contains strong language and content.
Mannheim Steamroller Returning to Playhouse Square, 12/17
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2016
? Mannheim Steamroller will present the best the holiday has to offer this season. The group will perform live for one day only in Cleveland at Playhouse Square on December 17, 2016 at 8 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2016
? Mannheim Steamroller will present the best the holiday has to offer this season. The group will perform live for one day only in Cleveland at Playhouse Square on December 17, 2016 at 8 p.m.
Photo Flash: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's THE FANTASTICKS
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2016
Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, concludes its 2016-17 season with the classic musical, The Fantasticks. The production will be performed in the company's intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, May 13-29, 2016. Victoria Bussert directs the production. The Fantasticks is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2016
Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, concludes its 2016-17 season with the classic musical, The Fantasticks. The production will be performed in the company's intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, May 13-29, 2016. Victoria Bussert directs the production. The Fantasticks is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
Cleveland Public Theatre Announces 2016-2017 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2016
Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT)'s Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan announces the 2016-2017 season, which delivers on CPT's mission of raising consciousness and nurturing compassion through theatre that is daring, relevant and socially-conscious.
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2016
Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT)'s Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan announces the 2016-2017 season, which delivers on CPT's mission of raising consciousness and nurturing compassion through theatre that is daring, relevant and socially-conscious.
Cleveland Play House to Host 100th Season Benefit in June
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2016
An evening of grandeur, mystery and awe-inspiring entertainment awaits the guests of Cleveland Play House's 100th Season Benefit, Cirque du Centennial.
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2016
An evening of grandeur, mystery and awe-inspiring entertainment awaits the guests of Cleveland Play House's 100th Season Benefit, Cirque du Centennial.
Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas & Nastia Liukin to Headline Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions in Cleveland
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2016
Kellogg's and USA Gymnastics with AEG Live announced today additional headliners of the 2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastic Champions with Three-time World all-around champion Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/World Champion Centre, 2012 Olympic team and all-around champion Gabby Douglas of Virginia Beach, Va./Buckeye Gymnastics, 2012 Olympic team and floor exercise champion Aly Raisman of Needham, Mass./Brestyan's American Gymnastics, 2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin and 2012 Olympic team gold-medalist Jordyn Wieber headline the 2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions cast that also includes members of the both 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Teams. The 2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions, arrives in Cleveland, Ohio at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University, October 19, 2016 at 7:00 PM.
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2016
Kellogg's and USA Gymnastics with AEG Live announced today additional headliners of the 2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastic Champions with Three-time World all-around champion Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/World Champion Centre, 2012 Olympic team and all-around champion Gabby Douglas of Virginia Beach, Va./Buckeye Gymnastics, 2012 Olympic team and floor exercise champion Aly Raisman of Needham, Mass./Brestyan's American Gymnastics, 2008 Olympic all-around champion Nastia Liukin and 2012 Olympic team gold-medalist Jordyn Wieber headline the 2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions cast that also includes members of the both 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Teams. The 2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions, arrives in Cleveland, Ohio at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University, October 19, 2016 at 7:00 PM.
Playhouse Square Adds Jill Scott & Joan Baez to Schedule
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2016
A music icon, an unending world activist, an unselfish artist who introduced Bob Dylan to the world and focused awareness on the music of Woody Guthrie, Kris Kristofferson, Phil Ochs and others…Joan Baez.
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2016
A music icon, an unending world activist, an unselfish artist who introduced Bob Dylan to the world and focused awareness on the music of Woody Guthrie, Kris Kristofferson, Phil Ochs and others…Joan Baez.
TINTYPES to Open Next Week at Actors' Summit Theater
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2016
Actors' Summit Akron's Professional theater is pleased to announce the opening of the TINTYPES. The show will have a preview performance on Thursday May 19th, at 8:00 PM. The opening night show is scheduled for Friday, May 20, 2016, also at 8:00 PM.
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2016
Actors' Summit Akron's Professional theater is pleased to announce the opening of the TINTYPES. The show will have a preview performance on Thursday May 19th, at 8:00 PM. The opening night show is scheduled for Friday, May 20, 2016, also at 8:00 PM.
BWW Review: MATILDA, Not Everything It is Cracked Up To Be at State Theatre
by Roy Berko - May 09, 2016
Matilda Wormwood is a precocious five-year old who loves to read and has the ability to perform telekinesis. She also likes to meet life's obstacles. She comes from a family in which her father wanted a male child, so he calls her 'boy,' has a mother who didn't know she was pregnant and when Matilda came along was irritated because it interfered with Mrs. Wormwood entering dancing competitions and carrying on an affair with her dance instructor, and whose fellow students think she is odd because she likes school and knows all the answers.
by Roy Berko - May 09, 2016
Matilda Wormwood is a precocious five-year old who loves to read and has the ability to perform telekinesis. She also likes to meet life's obstacles. She comes from a family in which her father wanted a male child, so he calls her 'boy,' has a mother who didn't know she was pregnant and when Matilda came along was irritated because it interfered with Mrs. Wormwood entering dancing competitions and carrying on an affair with her dance instructor, and whose fellow students think she is odd because she likes school and knows all the answers.
BWW Review: Insightful, Thought Stimulating WRESTLING JERUSALEM at CPT
by Roy Berko - May 09, 2016
Shortly into WRESTLING JERUSALEM, Aaron Davidman's self-written and performed one-man play, now on stage at the newly remodeled James Levin Theatre at Cleveland Public Theatre, Davidman tells a joke. A joke which is, in actuality, not funny, but very sad and prophetic.
by Roy Berko - May 09, 2016
Shortly into WRESTLING JERUSALEM, Aaron Davidman's self-written and performed one-man play, now on stage at the newly remodeled James Levin Theatre at Cleveland Public Theatre, Davidman tells a joke. A joke which is, in actuality, not funny, but very sad and prophetic.
Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN Opens 5/20 at Convergence-Continuum
by Louisa Brady - May 08, 2016
convergence-continuum continues its 2016 Season with Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN. Our modern American classic for this season earned a Pulitzer and three Best Play awards for 1994. Edward Albee has, in THREE TALL WOMEN, created a masterwork which follows a feisty 92-year-old woman's reflections on her family, now departed or estranged, and how it has shaped her life, a life filled with a mixture of shame, pleasure, regret, and satisfaction. The three women are 92, 52 and 26 years old. At one point they are three different women, but eventually they become the same women at three different stages of her long and turbulent life.
by Louisa Brady - May 08, 2016
convergence-continuum continues its 2016 Season with Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN. Our modern American classic for this season earned a Pulitzer and three Best Play awards for 1994. Edward Albee has, in THREE TALL WOMEN, created a masterwork which follows a feisty 92-year-old woman's reflections on her family, now departed or estranged, and how it has shaped her life, a life filled with a mixture of shame, pleasure, regret, and satisfaction. The three women are 92, 52 and 26 years old. At one point they are three different women, but eventually they become the same women at three different stages of her long and turbulent life.
convergence-continuum to Present THREADS OF COMPASSION Next Weekend
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2016
convergence-continuum presents for one weekend only THREADS OF COMPASSION: THE VOICES OF MY PAST written, produced and performed by Chuck Richie.*
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2016
convergence-continuum presents for one weekend only THREADS OF COMPASSION: THE VOICES OF MY PAST written, produced and performed by Chuck Richie.*
Playhouse Square Presents the Dazzle Award Nominees; Winners to Be Announced, 5/21
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2016
With the aim of inspiring performance and recognizing the importance of musical theater and arts education in Northeast Ohio high schools, Playhouse Square proudly introduces the Dazzle Awards, affiliated with theNational High School Musical Theatre Awards ("The Jimmy Awards") presented by The Broadway League Foundation.
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2016
With the aim of inspiring performance and recognizing the importance of musical theater and arts education in Northeast Ohio high schools, Playhouse Square proudly introduces the Dazzle Awards, affiliated with theNational High School Musical Theatre Awards ("The Jimmy Awards") presented by The Broadway League Foundation.
BWW Review: Superb THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEEANE at none too fragile
by Roy Berko - May 03, 2016
The Irish are a unique brand of people. Living in a land of rocks, hills, harsh weather, poverty and isolation, they have developed attitudes toward life that lend themselves to dark thoughts and bleak tales.
by Roy Berko - May 03, 2016
The Irish are a unique brand of people. Living in a land of rocks, hills, harsh weather, poverty and isolation, they have developed attitudes toward life that lend themselves to dark thoughts and bleak tales.
'The Music of Led Zeppelin: A Rock Symphony' Set for Blossom Music Festival, 8/20
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2016
The Blossom Music Festival announces that The Music of Led Zeppelin: A Rock Symphony will be presented at Blossom Music Center on August 20, 2016. Brent Havens will conduct the Blossom Festival Orchestra in the performance, which features vocalist Randy Jackson. Both artists will be making their Blossom Music Festival debut. The touring production of The Who's Classic Quadrophenia, previously scheduled for August 20, has been cancelled.
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2016
The Blossom Music Festival announces that The Music of Led Zeppelin: A Rock Symphony will be presented at Blossom Music Center on August 20, 2016. Brent Havens will conduct the Blossom Festival Orchestra in the performance, which features vocalist Randy Jackson. Both artists will be making their Blossom Music Festival debut. The touring production of The Who's Classic Quadrophenia, previously scheduled for August 20, has been cancelled.
UniverSoul Circus Coming to Southgate USA, 5/17-30
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2016
A big top spectacle of global proportions, the 2016 production of UniverSoul Circus takes fans of all ages on an unforgettable journey of light, sound and soul. Get ready for electrifying, edge-of-your-seat performances, including extreme motorsports, mind-bending contortionists, freshly-painted clowns, free-flying aerial acts and much much more. Hailed as the most interactive circus in the world, UniverSoul Circus plays the Cleveland metropolitan area at Southgate Gate USA between Warrensville and Northfield Road in Maple Heights, May 17-30. Tickets ON SALE NOW at Ticketmaster.com and range in price from $16-$30 each!
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2016
A big top spectacle of global proportions, the 2016 production of UniverSoul Circus takes fans of all ages on an unforgettable journey of light, sound and soul. Get ready for electrifying, edge-of-your-seat performances, including extreme motorsports, mind-bending contortionists, freshly-painted clowns, free-flying aerial acts and much much more. Hailed as the most interactive circus in the world, UniverSoul Circus plays the Cleveland metropolitan area at Southgate Gate USA between Warrensville and Northfield Road in Maple Heights, May 17-30. Tickets ON SALE NOW at Ticketmaster.com and range in price from $16-$30 each!
MATILDA THE MUSICAL Heads to Playhouse Square Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2016
TIME Magazine's #1 Show of the Year, MATILDA THE MUSICAL, is coming to Cleveland as part of the KeyBank Broadway Series.
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2016
TIME Magazine's #1 Show of the Year, MATILDA THE MUSICAL, is coming to Cleveland as part of the KeyBank Broadway Series.
Great Lakes Theater to Present THE FANTASTICKS
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2016
Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, concludes its 2016-17 season with the classic musical, The Fantasticks. The production will be performed in the company's intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, May 13-29, 2016. Victoria Bussert directs the production. The Fantasticks is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2016
Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, concludes its 2016-17 season with the classic musical, The Fantasticks. The production will be performed in the company's intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, May 13-29, 2016. Victoria Bussert directs the production. The Fantasticks is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
BWW Review: Cleveland Ballet is Back with New Leadership and Attitude
by Roy Berko - May 02, 2016
The words, 'Cleveland Ballet' to many locals means Dennis Nahat, Ian Horvath Karen Gabay, Raymond Rodriguez, impressive sets and costumes, a union with the Silicone Valley's San Jose. And, poof, in 2000...they were gone to the west coast, leaving a hole in the local arts offerings.
by Roy Berko - May 02, 2016
The words, 'Cleveland Ballet' to many locals means Dennis Nahat, Ian Horvath Karen Gabay, Raymond Rodriguez, impressive sets and costumes, a union with the Silicone Valley's San Jose. And, poof, in 2000...they were gone to the west coast, leaving a hole in the local arts offerings.
BWW Review: Award winning JERUSALEM Misses the Mark at Ensemble
by Roy Berko - May 02, 2016
If you go to see JERUSALEM, now on stage at Ensemble Theatre, don't expect it to be about people living in the Israeli city of that name, or of the 2013 film of the same name concerning a group of messianic pilgrims abandoning their native Sweden to emigrate to Palestine.
by Roy Berko - May 02, 2016
If you go to see JERUSALEM, now on stage at Ensemble Theatre, don't expect it to be about people living in the Israeli city of that name, or of the 2013 film of the same name concerning a group of messianic pilgrims abandoning their native Sweden to emigrate to Palestine.
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