BWW Reviews: Engaging Cast Brings WOODY SEZ to Cleveland Play House
by Roy Berko - September 20, 2013
If your definition of a musical is an orchestra in the pit, dancing, and a plot in which the songs perfectly fit into the story line, WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF WOODY GUTHRIE isn't for you. If, however, you get off on learning about a real person, and sharing his music and philosophy, presented by an engaging note-perfect cast, this is the show for you. CPH has opened its 98th season with a sure audience pleaser!
by Roy Berko - September 20, 2013
If your definition of a musical is an orchestra in the pit, dancing, and a plot in which the songs perfectly fit into the story line, WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF WOODY GUTHRIE isn't for you. If, however, you get off on learning about a real person, and sharing his music and philosophy, presented by an engaging note-perfect cast, this is the show for you. CPH has opened its 98th season with a sure audience pleaser!
Cleveland Play House to Present TWELFTH NIGHT, 10/16-26
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2013
'If music be the food of love, play on!' And 'play on' we will! Case Western Reserve University / Cleveland Play House presents Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. With original period blues, country and folk music enhancing the Mississippi Delta setting, you'll enjoy Shakespeare's hilarious romp of mismatched love and mistaken identities as you've never seen it.
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2013
'If music be the food of love, play on!' And 'play on' we will! Case Western Reserve University / Cleveland Play House presents Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. With original period blues, country and folk music enhancing the Mississippi Delta setting, you'll enjoy Shakespeare's hilarious romp of mismatched love and mistaken identities as you've never seen it.
Rebecca Pitcher Leads Beck Center's SHE LOVES ME, Now thru 10/20
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2013
Beck Center for the Arts opens its landmark 80th season with She Loves Me on the Mackey Main Stage, tonight, September 20 through October 20, 2013. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival and the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, She Loves Me is considered by many to be one of the most charming musicals ever written.
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2013
Beck Center for the Arts opens its landmark 80th season with She Loves Me on the Mackey Main Stage, tonight, September 20 through October 20, 2013. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival and the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, She Loves Me is considered by many to be one of the most charming musicals ever written.
Beck Center for the Arts to Open 80th Theater Season Tomorrow with SHE LOVES ME
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2013
Beck Center for the Arts' 80th theater season opens on Friday, September 20 with the award-winning musical She Loves Me. Since its humble beginning in 1933 as Lakewood Little Theater, the organization has grown to be one of the largest arts organizations in Northeast Ohio, serving nearly 60,000 constituents annually with dynamic theater, arts education, exhibits and outreach programming.
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2013
Beck Center for the Arts' 80th theater season opens on Friday, September 20 with the award-winning musical She Loves Me. Since its humble beginning in 1933 as Lakewood Little Theater, the organization has grown to be one of the largest arts organizations in Northeast Ohio, serving nearly 60,000 constituents annually with dynamic theater, arts education, exhibits and outreach programming.
Cleveland Play House Announces Free WOODY SEZ 'Hootenannies'
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2013
House invites all local musicians and music lovers alike to join in their FREE jam sessions, otherwise known as 'hootenannies,' following the Sept. 22nd, Sept. 29th and Oct. 6th Sunday matinee performances of Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie. This incredible production about the celebrated musician and iconic leader of the American Folk Movement, Woody Guthrie, will take Cleveland Play House's stage from Sept. 13 - Oct. 6 in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare. The production is in the folk tradition: unamplified, authentic and incorporating over twenty acoustic instruments.
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2013
House invites all local musicians and music lovers alike to join in their FREE jam sessions, otherwise known as 'hootenannies,' following the Sept. 22nd, Sept. 29th and Oct. 6th Sunday matinee performances of Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie. This incredible production about the celebrated musician and iconic leader of the American Folk Movement, Woody Guthrie, will take Cleveland Play House's stage from Sept. 13 - Oct. 6 in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare. The production is in the folk tradition: unamplified, authentic and incorporating over twenty acoustic instruments.
Great Lakes Theater to Open 2013-14 Season with SWEENEY TODD & RICHARD III, Begin. 9/27
by BWW News Desk - September 03, 2013
Great Lakes Theater (GLT) will commence its 2013-14 season at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare, with a Fall Repertory that features William Shakespeare's royal epic, Richard III and Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical thriller, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The productions will be performed in rotating repertory September 27 - November 3, 2013. Joseph Hanreddy will direct Richard III.Victoria Bussert will direct Sweeney Todd. (Sweeney Todd's music and lyrics were written by Stephen Sondheim based on a book by Hugh Wheeler and an adaptation by Christopher Bond.Sweeney Todd was originally directed on Broadway by Harold Prince with orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick. It was originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in association with Dean and Judy Manos.)
by BWW News Desk - September 03, 2013
Great Lakes Theater (GLT) will commence its 2013-14 season at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare, with a Fall Repertory that features William Shakespeare's royal epic, Richard III and Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical thriller, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The productions will be performed in rotating repertory September 27 - November 3, 2013. Joseph Hanreddy will direct Richard III.Victoria Bussert will direct Sweeney Todd. (Sweeney Todd's music and lyrics were written by Stephen Sondheim based on a book by Hugh Wheeler and an adaptation by Christopher Bond.Sweeney Todd was originally directed on Broadway by Harold Prince with orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick. It was originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in association with Dean and Judy Manos.)
ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER to Open Ensemble Theatre's 34th Season, 9/27-10/20
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2013
Ensemble Theatre will open its 34th season with ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER by Rajiv Joseph, co-writer of the upcoming film 'Draft Day' (2014) and Cleveland Hts. native! Directed by Celeste Cosentino, the production will run September 27th-October 20th, 2013.
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2013
Ensemble Theatre will open its 34th season with ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER by Rajiv Joseph, co-writer of the upcoming film 'Draft Day' (2014) and Cleveland Hts. native! Directed by Celeste Cosentino, the production will run September 27th-October 20th, 2013.
Tickets to Olmsted's STEEL MAGNOLIAS Now on Sale
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2013
Olmsted Performing Arts Classic Series presents Steel Magnolias October 24th-26th & November 1st-2nd 7pm, November 3rd 2pm. Tickets are now on sale for $15 each at www.olmstedperformingarts.com.
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2013
Olmsted Performing Arts Classic Series presents Steel Magnolias October 24th-26th & November 1st-2nd 7pm, November 3rd 2pm. Tickets are now on sale for $15 each at www.olmstedperformingarts.com.
Great Lakes Theater Appoints New Directors of Education
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2013
Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's professional classic theater, announced the joint appointments of longtime, GLT education department staff members Kelly Schaffer Florian and Lisa Ortenzi as the company's new Directors of Education. Florian will serve as GLT's Director of Educational Services and Ortenzi will act as Director of Educational Programming.
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2013
Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's professional classic theater, announced the joint appointments of longtime, GLT education department staff members Kelly Schaffer Florian and Lisa Ortenzi as the company's new Directors of Education. Florian will serve as GLT's Director of Educational Services and Ortenzi will act as Director of Educational Programming.
Rebecca Pitcher to Lead Beck Center's SHE LOVES ME, 9/20-10/20
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2013
Beck Center for the Arts opens its landmark 80th season with She Loves Me on the Mackey Main Stage, September 20 through October 20, 2013. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival and the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, She Loves Me is considered by many to be one of the most charming musicals ever written. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. There will be no performance on October 19. Tickets are now on sale.
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2013
Beck Center for the Arts opens its landmark 80th season with She Loves Me on the Mackey Main Stage, September 20 through October 20, 2013. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival and the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, She Loves Me is considered by many to be one of the most charming musicals ever written. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. There will be no performance on October 19. Tickets are now on sale.
Blank Canvas Theatre Presents FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE, Now thru 9/7
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2013
Blank Canvas Theatre presents Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune by Terrence McNally, directed by Marc Moritz, running tonight, August 23 - September 7, Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 7pm.
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2013
Blank Canvas Theatre presents Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune by Terrence McNally, directed by Marc Moritz, running tonight, August 23 - September 7, Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 7pm.
Winsor French, Cleveland Legend, Comes Alive at the Beck This Weekend
by Roy Berko - August 23, 2013
Tonight, August 23 and Saturday, August 24, WINSOR! A FEISTY CABARET, will be produced by The Musical Theatre Project and performed at the Studio Theater in the Beck Center for the Arts. The cabaret, with the performers seated on stools, will star Scott Plate and be directed by Victoria Bussert. The topic of the cabaret will be Winsor French.
by Roy Berko - August 23, 2013
Tonight, August 23 and Saturday, August 24, WINSOR! A FEISTY CABARET, will be produced by The Musical Theatre Project and performed at the Studio Theater in the Beck Center for the Arts. The cabaret, with the performers seated on stools, will star Scott Plate and be directed by Victoria Bussert. The topic of the cabaret will be Winsor French.
BWW Reviews: Groundworks Dance at Cain Park and Fall Dance Previews
by Roy Berko - August 19, 2013
Dance has long been perceived as an art entertainment for the wealthy, educated and performance trained. Terms such as 'fifth position,' 'adagio,' 'camber,' 'shag,' and 'pirouette' are foreign to most people. Dance styles such as hip hop, Tango, jazz, Samba, and Broadway may be terms that have been heard, but not known as a specific type of dance. This combination has made attending dance programs a 'no go' activity for many.
by Roy Berko - August 19, 2013
Dance has long been perceived as an art entertainment for the wealthy, educated and performance trained. Terms such as 'fifth position,' 'adagio,' 'camber,' 'shag,' and 'pirouette' are foreign to most people. Dance styles such as hip hop, Tango, jazz, Samba, and Broadway may be terms that have been heard, but not known as a specific type of dance. This combination has made attending dance programs a 'no go' activity for many.
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Plays PlayhouseSquare 10/15
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2013
So You Think You Can Dance, the eleven-time Primetime Emmy Award winning show that sparked America's fascination with dance, is set to captivate audiences again this fall live on tour. Celebrating its landmark 10th season, So You Think You Can Dance's Top 10 finalists will make their way across North America and will be coming to the State Theatre for ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY on October 15 at 8 p.m.! The season 10 tour line-up includes: Aaron Turner, Amy Yakima, "Fik-Shun," Hayley Erbert, Jasmine Harper, Jenna Johnson, Makenzie Dustman, Nico Greetham, Paul Karmiryan, and Tucker Knox.
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2013
So You Think You Can Dance, the eleven-time Primetime Emmy Award winning show that sparked America's fascination with dance, is set to captivate audiences again this fall live on tour. Celebrating its landmark 10th season, So You Think You Can Dance's Top 10 finalists will make their way across North America and will be coming to the State Theatre for ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY on October 15 at 8 p.m.! The season 10 tour line-up includes: Aaron Turner, Amy Yakima, "Fik-Shun," Hayley Erbert, Jasmine Harper, Jenna Johnson, Makenzie Dustman, Nico Greetham, Paul Karmiryan, and Tucker Knox.
Blank Canvas Theatre to Present FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE, 8/23-9/7
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2013
Blank Canvas Theatre presents Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune by Terrence McNally, directed by Marc Moritz, running August 23 - September 7, Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 7pm.
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2013
Blank Canvas Theatre presents Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune by Terrence McNally, directed by Marc Moritz, running August 23 - September 7, Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 7pm.
Cleveland Play House to Present WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE & MUSIC OF WOODY GUTHRIE, 9/13-10/6
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2013
Cleveland Play House enthusiastically brings to Northeast Ohio audiences the internationally acclaimed West End hit Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie. This incredible production about the celebrated musician and iconic figurehead of the American Folk Movement, Woodie Guthrie, will take Cleveland Play House's stage from Sept. 13 - Oct. 6 in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare.
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2013
Cleveland Play House enthusiastically brings to Northeast Ohio audiences the internationally acclaimed West End hit Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie. This incredible production about the celebrated musician and iconic figurehead of the American Folk Movement, Woodie Guthrie, will take Cleveland Play House's stage from Sept. 13 - Oct. 6 in the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare.
Cleveland Playhouse Raises Over $8,000 from '8' Benefit Performance
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2013
Cleveland Play House (CPH) raised and donated over $8,000 from its recent production of "8," Dustin Lance Black's play about the California Proposition 8 trial. The donation continues CPH's mission to serve the community, with the $8,231 shared equally between the American Foundation for Equal Rights and the Cleveland chapter of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2013
Cleveland Play House (CPH) raised and donated over $8,000 from its recent production of "8," Dustin Lance Black's play about the California Proposition 8 trial. The donation continues CPH's mission to serve the community, with the $8,231 shared equally between the American Foundation for Equal Rights and the Cleveland chapter of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).
convergence-continuum to Present BASED ON A TOTALLY TRUE STORY, Begin. 8/23
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2013
convergence-continuum continues its 2013 Season, Ruled by Passion, with a quirky romantic comedy: the Ohio premiere of Based on a Totally True Story by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. (Mr. Aguirre-Sacasa is also the author of Say You Love Satan, which received a popular convergence-continuum production in 2010.)
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2013
convergence-continuum continues its 2013 Season, Ruled by Passion, with a quirky romantic comedy: the Ohio premiere of Based on a Totally True Story by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. (Mr. Aguirre-Sacasa is also the author of Say You Love Satan, which received a popular convergence-continuum production in 2010.)
Winsor French, Cleveland Legend, to Come Alive at the Beck, 8/23-24
by Roy Berko - August 09, 2013
On Friday, August 23 and Saturday, August 24, WINSOR! A FEISTY CABARET, will be produced by The Musical Theatre Project and performed at the Studio Theater in the Beck Center for the Arts. The cabaret, with the performers seated on stools, will star Scott Plate and be directed by Victoria Bussert. The topic of the cabaret will be Winsor French.
by Roy Berko - August 09, 2013
On Friday, August 23 and Saturday, August 24, WINSOR! A FEISTY CABARET, will be produced by The Musical Theatre Project and performed at the Studio Theater in the Beck Center for the Arts. The cabaret, with the performers seated on stools, will star Scott Plate and be directed by Victoria Bussert. The topic of the cabaret will be Winsor French.
CAMEO Stages SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, Now thru 8/17
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2013
The CAMEO 2013 season marks the 10-year anniversary of summer musicals in the Medina Performing Arts Center. In its first production in 2003, My Fair Lady, Medina native Rachel Spetrino was just 14 years old and was cast as a flower girl. This year Ms. Spetrino returns to direct her second CAMEO production, Songs for a New World, which opens August 9. Musical direction will be by another Medina high school alum, Tom Bonezzi.
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2013
The CAMEO 2013 season marks the 10-year anniversary of summer musicals in the Medina Performing Arts Center. In its first production in 2003, My Fair Lady, Medina native Rachel Spetrino was just 14 years old and was cast as a flower girl. This year Ms. Spetrino returns to direct her second CAMEO production, Songs for a New World, which opens August 9. Musical direction will be by another Medina high school alum, Tom Bonezzi.
Ensemble Theatre's TheatreCLE to Present ALL THIS INTIMACY, VOODOO MACBETH, LIZARD PLAY and More in 2013-14
by BWW News Desk - August 06, 2013
For Ensemble Theatre's 34th consecutive season 'Love' is all the Mainstage season needs while The Playground Theatre births its theatrical 'Second Season'. Ensemble also introduces TheatreCLE Summer (on the main stage) andTheatreCLE on tour!
by BWW News Desk - August 06, 2013
For Ensemble Theatre's 34th consecutive season 'Love' is all the Mainstage season needs while The Playground Theatre births its theatrical 'Second Season'. Ensemble also introduces TheatreCLE Summer (on the main stage) andTheatreCLE on tour!
Disney's THE LION KING Draws Over 93,000 Patrons at PlayhouseSquare
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2013
Disney's THE LION KING continues to reign across North America with a sold-out engagement in Cleveland, which concluded on Sunday, August 4 at the State Theatre. The triumphant four-week return grossed over $6.3 million at the box office and entertained more than 93,000 patrons during 32 performances. This was THE LION KING's third engagement in Cleveland, following an eight-week sold-out premiere in 2003, and a successful six-week run in 2007 at the State Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2013
Disney's THE LION KING continues to reign across North America with a sold-out engagement in Cleveland, which concluded on Sunday, August 4 at the State Theatre. The triumphant four-week return grossed over $6.3 million at the box office and entertained more than 93,000 patrons during 32 performances. This was THE LION KING's third engagement in Cleveland, following an eight-week sold-out premiere in 2003, and a successful six-week run in 2007 at the State Theatre.
A Cleveland Visits Canada's Shaw Festival
by Roy Berko - August 03, 2013
The Shaw Festival is one of the two major Canadian theatre celebrations, the other being The Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario. Both are professional high quality venues.
by Roy Berko - August 03, 2013
The Shaw Festival is one of the two major Canadian theatre celebrations, the other being The Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario. Both are professional high quality venues.
STAGE TUBE: In Rehearsal with CAMEO's SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, 8/9-17
by Tyler Peterson - August 02, 2013
The CAMEO 2013 season marks the 10-year anniversary of summer musicals in the Medina Performing Arts Center. In its first production in 2003, My Fair Lady, Medina native Rachel Spetrino was just 14 years old and was cast as a flower girl. This year Ms. Spetrino returns to direct her second CAMEO production, Songs for a New World, which opens August 9. Musical direction will be by another Medina high school alum, Tom Bonezzi. Check out a look at the performers in rehearsal below!
by Tyler Peterson - August 02, 2013
The CAMEO 2013 season marks the 10-year anniversary of summer musicals in the Medina Performing Arts Center. In its first production in 2003, My Fair Lady, Medina native Rachel Spetrino was just 14 years old and was cast as a flower girl. This year Ms. Spetrino returns to direct her second CAMEO production, Songs for a New World, which opens August 9. Musical direction will be by another Medina high school alum, Tom Bonezzi. Check out a look at the performers in rehearsal below!
CAMEO to Stage SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, 8/9-17
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2013
The CAMEO 2013 season marks the 10-year anniversary of summer musicals in the Medina Performing Arts Center. In its first production in 2003, My Fair Lady, Medina native Rachel Spetrino was just 14 years old and was cast as a flower girl. This year Ms. Spetrino returns to direct her second CAMEO production, Songs for a New World, which opens August 9. Musical direction will be by another Medina high school alum, Tom Bonezzi.
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2013
The CAMEO 2013 season marks the 10-year anniversary of summer musicals in the Medina Performing Arts Center. In its first production in 2003, My Fair Lady, Medina native Rachel Spetrino was just 14 years old and was cast as a flower girl. This year Ms. Spetrino returns to direct her second CAMEO production, Songs for a New World, which opens August 9. Musical direction will be by another Medina high school alum, Tom Bonezzi.
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