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The George Gund Foundation has made a $3 million commitment to Advancing the Legacy, The Campaign for Playhouse Square.

One of the most iconic Broadway scores, HAIR features more modern 'hit' songs than any show in history: 'Aquarius,' 'Let The Sun Shine In,' 'Easy To Be Hard,' 'Good Morning Starshine,' and the title song became chart-topping hits, Grammy winners, Gold or Platinum records, or all of the above.

One of the most iconic Broadway scores, HAIR features more modern 'hit' songs than any show in history: 'Aquarius,' 'Let The Sun Shine In,' 'Easy To Be Hard,' 'Good Morning Starshine,' and the title song became chart-topping hits, Grammy winners, Gold or Platinum records, or all of the above.

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As Playhouse Square prepares to announce its 2015-2016 KeyBank Broadway Series, title sponsor KeyBank is preparing a special contest of its own.

In October of 2012, when Cleveland Public Theatre first staged, STANDING ON CEREMONY THE GAY MARRIAGE PLAYS, 'same sex marriage was legal in nine states (Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont and Washington and the District of Columbia).

It is the intent of theater to educate and entertain, and, in the case of some special offerings, enrapture.

Gina Gionfriddo, the author of BECKY SHAW, now on stage at Dobama Theatre, is one of the new breed of playwrights who reflect topics relevant to today, cleverly construct their writings, and uses language that shimmers with naturalism.

In a first-of-its-kind production for one of Cleveland's most innovative dance companies, the Dancing Wheels Company will join forces with Elec Simon, world percussionist from the famous Off-Broadway show STOMP, to present "Rhythm & Wheels: Around the World.

Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience - A Parody by Dan and Jeff returns by magical demand to Playhouse Square for one weekend only, March 26-29 as part of the Star Performance Series.

DIRTY DANCING, THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE, which is now in production at the Connor Palace transports the audience back to the summer of 1963.

THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is a hip musical comedy which follows six young people in the throes of puberty, who are overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, as they learn that winning isn't everything and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a lose

convergence-continuum, kicks off its 2015 Season with the Ohio premiere of Lucas Hnath's modern send-up of old-fashioned historical dramas, ISAAC'S EYE.

Direct from London's famous West End, Cleveland will be graced with a visit from 'America's Got Downton,' a night of comic spoof on the hit PBS-TV series and hailed by The London Daily Telegraph as 'a remarkable tour de force one-man show.

Cleveland Play House (CPH) will announce their stellar 100th Season on Saturday, March 21st at 11 a.

One of the most iconic Broadway scores, HAIR features more modern 'hit' songs than any show in history: 'Aquarius,' 'Let The Sun Shine In,' 'Easy To Be Hard,' 'Good Morning Starshine,' and the title song became chart-topping hits, Grammy winners, Gold or Platinum records, or all of the above.

The Cleveland Orchestra to perform FREE concert in Broadway Slavic Village on Friday, April 10, during its third annual residency in a Northeast Ohio neighborhood - The Cleveland Orchestra At Home in Broadway Slavic Village

The Classic Story On Stage will play Playhouse Square tonight, March 3-22 part of the KeyBank Broadway Series.

Mystery books are the second highest money-making genre in literature, only exceeded by Romance/Erotica.

One of the major purposes of collegiate musical theater programs, besides teaching acting, singing and dancing skills, is to expand student knowledge of not only traditional, but new scripts.

In conjunction with announcing the 2015-16 season, The Cleveland Orchestra has announced that, after 40 seasons, Principal Viola Robert Vernon will retire from the ensemble in the summer of 2016.

The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Most have announced details of the Orchestra's 2015-16 season.

Back by popular demand, the National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, which played a record-breaking three-week run in 2013, returns to Cleveland for a strictly limited, one-week run August 25-30, 2015, as part of the KeyBank Broadway Series at Playhouse Square.

Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, commences the second half its 2015-16 season with Frederick Knott's murder mystery masterpiece, Dial 'M' for Murder.

Beck Center for the Arts and Baldwin Wallace's Musical Theatre Program have, for the past four years, collaborated to produce some outstanding productions.