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Great Lakes Theater to Present BLITHE SPIRIT Pre-Show Event on Haunted Hanna Theatre, 3/2
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2013
Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, will present an extraordinary pre-show discussion and performance event exploring the paranormal and the haunted history of the Hanna Theatre (and PlayhouseSquare's other theaters), in conjunction with the company's production of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare on Saturday, March 2nd.
BWW Reviews: Cute YOU SAY TOMATO, I SAY SHUT UP! at 14th Street Playhouse
by Roy Berko - February 08, 2013
What do courtship, sex, money, lack of sex, romance, birth, wanting more sex, parenting, children, squabbling, still wanting more sex, and anniversaries all have in common? Marriage, of course
BWW Student Center's School in the Spotlight: Miami University, OH!
by BWW Special Coverage - February 08, 2013
This week, BroadwayWorld's Student Center is thrilled to feature the Department of Theatre at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio!
Beck Teen Theater Stages AVENUE Q: SCHOOL EDITION, Now thru 2/17
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2013
Beck Center Teen Theater presents the regional premiere of Avenue Q: School Edition, tonight, February 8-10 and 14-17, 2013 on the Mackey Main Stage. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays with a special student matinee performance 10 a.m. Thursday, February 14. Tickets are now on sale.
Individual Tickets Go On Sale 2/22 for THE BOOK OF MORMON at PlayhouseSquare
by Kelsey Denette - February 07, 2013
The producers of the First National Tour of the new musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, announced today that single tickets will go on sale for the Cleveland engagement on Friday, Feb. 22 at 8AM. An exclusive pre-sale for American Express Card-members will begin at 10AM on Feb. 13 thru Feb. 19. Tickets begin at $35 and will be available at the PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office (1519 Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland) exclusively from 8 - 9 AM on Friday, Feb. 22. After 9AM, tickets will be released for sale online at www.PlayhouseSquare.org or by calling 216-241-6000. THE BOOK OF MORMON is part of the KeyBank Broadway Series at PlayhouseSquare.
The Circuit Playhouse Presents DEBBIE DOES DALLAS, 3/1-24
by Kelsey Denette - February 06, 2013
All-American small-town sweetheart Debbie Benton has one dream - to become a Texas Cowgirls Cheerleader. When she gets her big break, the only thing standing between her and success is the bus fare to Dallas. She and her friends get after-school jobs but when their jobs just don't cut it, Debbie's boss has an idea of how good girls can earn lots of money performing "little favors." The girls get down to it with enthusiasm and through sex, sweat, and tears they raise enough money for Debbie to achieve her dream.
Cleveland's Classic Company Announces 2013-14 Season
by Kelsey Denette - February 05, 2013
Charles Fee, Producing Artistic Director of Great Lakes Theater (GLT), unveiled an ambitious, five-production array of classics to headline the company's 2013-14 season. Great Lakes Theater's fifty-second year is scheduled to run from September 2013 through April 2014 at PlayhouseSquare's Hanna and Ohio Theatres.
PlayhouseSquare Welcomes YOU SAY TOMATO, I SAY SHUT UP!, Now thru 2/17
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2013
Celebrate 2013, with You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up!, continuing its National Tour starring Kevin Bartini and Gabrielle Mirabella at the 14th Street Theatre at PlayhouseSquare for a limited engagement, tonight, February 5 through February 17. You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up! is a part of the U. S. Bank Star Performance Series.
BWW Reviews: Lakeland's NEXT TO NORMAL: Compelling Script, Must See Production
by Roy Berko - February 03, 2013
If you were an investor in Broadway shows and someone came to you proposing a rock musical about a mother with worsening bipolar disorder, that was going to be performed as an operetta (all singing, few spoken sentences), with no show stoppers, no dancing, no chorus numbers, few laughs, and an unnerving ending, written by an author who has never had a big hit, would you invest? Well, a group did, and the result was NEXT TO NORMAL which won three 2009 Tony Awards and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and had a smash 733 performance-run on Broadway, and is now touring to sold out audiences.
BWW Reviews: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JAMES, Intriguing Theater at Ensemble
by Roy Berko - February 02, 2013
Charles Smith, author of THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JAMES, which is now getting its Ohio Premiere at Ensemble Theatre, is an award-winning writer, and playwright-in-residence for the Indiana Repertory Theatre. He is also head of the Professional playwriting program at Ohio University.
BWW Reviews: WATER WAYS, Devised Theater at Cleveland Public Theatre
by Roy Berko - January 29, 2013
Cleveland Public Theatre is sometimes referred to as an off-Playhousequare theatre for its continued probing of non-traditional script choices and presentation styles. It's the place that did an age-blind version of OUR TOWN, a play which paralleled southern slavery with the Holocaust and added a gay twist, presented a one-man diatribe about the Cleveland Browns, and was recognized by the Cleveland Critics Circle in its 2012 awards for 'Outstanding Commitment to Multi-dimensional Theater Production and Education.'
Cleveland Play House Announces THE DEVIL'S MUSIC, Opening 2/15
by Kelsey Denette - January 25, 2013
After breaking box office records in the summer of 2012 with One Night With Janis Joplin, Cleveland Play House keeps right on rocking and resurrects The Empress of Blues in The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith. Singer/actor/musician Miche (pronounced "Mickey") Braden, nominated for a 2012 Drama Desk Award for the role, brings the defiant energy and musical brilliance of this Red Hot Mamma to life on the stage in this soulful musical.
BLITHE SPIRIT Will Open 2/22 at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare
by Kelsey Denette - January 25, 2013
Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, commences the second half its 2013-14 season with Noel Coward's comedy, Blithe Spirit. The production will be performed in the company's revolutionary and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare, February 22 - March 10. 2013. Charles Fee, GLT's Producing Artistic Director, directs the production.
Beck Teen Theater to Stage AVENUE Q: SCHOOL EDITION, 2/8-17
by BWW News Desk - January 22, 2013
Beck Center Teen Theater presents the regional premiere of Avenue Q: School Edition, February 8-10 and 14-17, 2013 on the Mackey Main Stage. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays with a special student matinee performance 10 a.m. Thursday, February 14. Tickets are now on sale.
Cleveland Orchestra Honors Martin Luther King Jr. Today
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2013
The Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by Tito Muñoz, will perform its 33rd annual concert in celebration of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. The concert will feature the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus (a 125-member volunteer chorus from the greater Cleveland community) and the Central State University Chorus, both prepared by William Henry Caldwell, and Sphinx Competition prizewinner Adé Williams as violin soloist.
BWW Reviews: Well Written FICTION Gets Excellent Production at Actors' Summit
by Roy Berko - January 20, 2013
Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, William Inge, Arthur Miller, Stephen Dietz. What do these playwrights have in common? They are on the list of the top ten American writers who have the most produced plays. Never heard of Dietz? You are not alone. He is a regional playwright who makes a living as a college professor and writing scripts that are done in mid-America.
BWW Reviews: SPANK! Screaming Women Encourage the Sexual Goings-On at The Hanna Theatre
by Roy Berko - January 19, 2013
There are some weird and off-beat goings-on in downtown Cleveland's PlayhouseSquare. At the State, cross-dressers and a transvestite are feverishly dancing and preening in PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT, THE MUSICAL. At the Hanna, witches and warlocks are cavorting in BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE. On stage at the Hanna, in SPANK! THE FIFTY SHADES PARODY, whips, chains, handcuffs and undulating abs have the mostly 20-something female crowd screaming for more. Yes, female crowd...the farer sex outnumbered the males by at least 100 to 1.
Sally Groth and Bob Keefe to Star in Actors' Summit's FICTION; Full Cast Announced!
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2013
The cast of Fiction by Stephen Dietz, which is receiving its regional premiere at Actors' Summit, features two of the theater's regular company members and one newcomer.
Photo Flash: First Look at Gabe Bowling, Alice Moran and More in SPANK!
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2013
SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody is the hilarious new musical that brings all the naughty fun of the best-selling book to life. Your inner goddess will be laughing out loud with this clever re-imagining of the characters as they come alive with hysterical comedy, musical numbers, sexy and fun performances from the hunky leading man, plus lots of surprises!
Wind Symphony Plays Severance Hall February 12
by Kelsey Denette - January 18, 2013
The Ohio State University Wind Symphony - a nationally recognized student ensemble -- presents Made in America in Cleveland's historic Severance Hall at 7:30 pm Tuesday, February 12.
ELMO MAKES MUSIC Comes to Cleveland, 2/28
by Kelsey Denette - January 17, 2013
Mark your calendar for a musical event like no other-monsters making music! Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and all their Sesame Street friends are taking to the stage to share their love of music in Sesame Street Live "Elmo Makes Music" at PlayhouseSquare from Thursday, Feb. 28 through Sunday March 3. Tickets for all eight performances are on sale now!
SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody Comes to PlayhouseSquare, Now thru 1/20
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2013
SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody is the hilarious new musical that brings all the naughty fun of the best-selling book to life. Your inner goddess will be laughing out loud with this clever re-imagining of the characters as they come alive with hysterical comedy, musical numbers, sexy and fun performances from the hunky leading man, plus lots of surprises!
The Pink Floyd Experience Returns to PlayhouseSquare, 2/21
by Kelsey Denette - January 16, 2013
Their record-breaking status is legendary. Get ready for THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE! With an even more spectacular light show than before, full quadraphonic sound and six outstanding musicians dedicated to bringing you the most authentic Floyd experience possible, it is "a must-see for any Pink Floyd enthusiast!"
John Mulaney Comes to PlayhouseSquare, 3/15
by Kelsey Denette - January 16, 2013
Since the release of his Comedy Central broadcast and DVD/digital release of his new stand-up special NEW IN TOWN, John Mulaney is poised to become more recognizable after being vaguely familiar to the millions who watch Saturday Night Live (where he has ,appeared as a WEEKEND UPDATE correspondent and co-created such characters as "Stefon" with Bill Hader), Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Conan and more.
PlayhouseSquare to Welcome YOU SAY TOMATO, I SAY SHUT UP!, 2/5-17
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2013
Celebrate 2013, with You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up!, continuing its National Tour starring Kevin Bartini and Gabrielle Mirabella at the 14th Street Theatre at PlayhouseSquare for a limited engagement, February 5 through February 17. You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up! is a part of the U. S. Bank Star Performance Series.

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