The BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival to Return with 5 Days Of Summer Entertainment
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2022
The BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival (BorderLight) hosts five days of entertainment in downtown Cleveland and Playhouse Square July 20-24, 2022.
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2022
The BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival (BorderLight) hosts five days of entertainment in downtown Cleveland and Playhouse Square July 20-24, 2022.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, TOOTSIE & More Announced for Playhouse Square 2022-2023 Broadway in Akron Season
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2022
Playhouse Square is bringing two beloved classics, a brand-new musical and one of the most iconic and colorful shows to E.J. Thomas Hall at the University of Akron for the 2022-2023 Broadway in Akron season.
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2022
Playhouse Square is bringing two beloved classics, a brand-new musical and one of the most iconic and colorful shows to E.J. Thomas Hall at the University of Akron for the 2022-2023 Broadway in Akron season.
Clague Playhouse Concludes Their 94th Season With SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2022
Clague Playhouse presents 'Same Time, Next Year' by Bernard Slade to conclude their 94th Season.
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2022
Clague Playhouse presents 'Same Time, Next Year' by Bernard Slade to conclude their 94th Season.
The Cleveland Orchestra Will Return to International Touring to Europe in August and September
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2022
In August and September 2022, The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst embark on their 20th international tour together, with 12 performances in nine European cities: Amsterdam, Berlin, Cologne, Dresden, Hamburg, Linz, Lucerne, Prague, and Vienna.
by BWW News Desk - May 05, 2022
In August and September 2022, The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Möst embark on their 20th international tour together, with 12 performances in nine European cities: Amsterdam, Berlin, Cologne, Dresden, Hamburg, Linz, Lucerne, Prague, and Vienna.
WAITRESS Tour is Seeking a Child Actress to Appear as Lulu in Cleveland Stop of the Show
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2022
The touring production of Waitress, playing a limited engagement at Playhouse Square’s Hanna Theatre May 26 – June 26, is looking for two young girls to alternate performing the role of “Lulu” during the five-week run. Auditions for Lulu will take place on Monday, May 9th, at Playhouse Square.
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2022
The touring production of Waitress, playing a limited engagement at Playhouse Square’s Hanna Theatre May 26 – June 26, is looking for two young girls to alternate performing the role of “Lulu” during the five-week run. Auditions for Lulu will take place on Monday, May 9th, at Playhouse Square.
Playhouse Square Announces 2022 Dazzle Awards Nominees
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2022
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Playhouse Square will once again host the Dazzle Awards. Students from 29 area high schools will share their talents on the Connor Palace stage on Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2022
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Playhouse Square will once again host the Dazzle Awards. Students from 29 area high schools will share their talents on the Connor Palace stage on Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Free Tickets Available For The Cleveland Orchestra's Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2022
Free Tickets for The Cleveland Orchestra's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2022
Free Tickets for The Cleveland Orchestra's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
Straight No Chaser Comes To The Kentucky Center, October 27
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2022
Chart-topping a cappella group Straight No Chaser will celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2022 with a 62-date fall tour, which includes The Kentucky Center in Louisville, on Thursday, October 27, 2022 and their third PBS special airing nationwide starting in June.
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2022
Chart-topping a cappella group Straight No Chaser will celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2022 with a 62-date fall tour, which includes The Kentucky Center in Louisville, on Thursday, October 27, 2022 and their third PBS special airing nationwide starting in June.
BWW Review: ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S THE 39 STEPS at Great Lakes Theater
by Roy Berko - May 01, 2022
Read our critic's review of THE 39 STEPS - the new production of the farce at the Great Lakes Theater.
by Roy Berko - May 01, 2022
Read our critic's review of THE 39 STEPS - the new production of the farce at the Great Lakes Theater.
Photos: Inside Look at Great Lakes Theater's THE 39 STEPS
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2022
Great Lakes Theater (GLT) presents the finale of its 60th anniversary season with the uproarious romantic thriller, Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps. This fast-paced, madcap Tony Award-winning show is a fitting way to end this momentous season. Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps will perform in the company’s intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, April 29 – May 22, 2022.
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2022
Great Lakes Theater (GLT) presents the finale of its 60th anniversary season with the uproarious romantic thriller, Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps. This fast-paced, madcap Tony Award-winning show is a fitting way to end this momentous season. Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps will perform in the company’s intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, April 29 – May 22, 2022.
BWW Review: LIFE SUCKS at DOBAMA!
by Roy Berko - April 30, 2022
Anton Chekov, along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, were three late nineteenth and early twentieth century European playwrights who were the seminal figures in the birth of theatrical modernism. They turned their backs on the escapist romantic stories and took on real issues, and presented real people with real problems.
by Roy Berko - April 30, 2022
Anton Chekov, along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, were three late nineteenth and early twentieth century European playwrights who were the seminal figures in the birth of theatrical modernism. They turned their backs on the escapist romantic stories and took on real issues, and presented real people with real problems.
BWW Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Connor Palace
by Roy Berko - April 29, 2022
The mockingbird is noted for its ability to duplicate the sounds they hear. The bird's reference in the title of Harper Lee's epic novel, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD supposedly refers to the statements of prejudice that are repeated over and over in the book's famous trial. Statements about Blacks, Jews, the more and less educated, the economic class of a person. The only way to stop the sounds is to destroy the source.
by Roy Berko - April 29, 2022
The mockingbird is noted for its ability to duplicate the sounds they hear. The bird's reference in the title of Harper Lee's epic novel, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD supposedly refers to the statements of prejudice that are repeated over and over in the book's famous trial. Statements about Blacks, Jews, the more and less educated, the economic class of a person. The only way to stop the sounds is to destroy the source.
ILIZA SHLESINGER: BACK IN ACTION Live Show & Netflix Special Taping At Playhouse Square!
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2022
Iliza Shlesinger is an award-winning comedian, actor, writer, producer and author, selling out theaters around the globe with a devoted fan base who are known for creating their own Iliza-inspired swag to wear to her shows. She's currently on her Back In Action comedy tour, which will be making a stop at Playhouse Square on July 23rd for a Live Show & Netflix taping.
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2022
Iliza Shlesinger is an award-winning comedian, actor, writer, producer and author, selling out theaters around the globe with a devoted fan base who are known for creating their own Iliza-inspired swag to wear to her shows. She's currently on her Back In Action comedy tour, which will be making a stop at Playhouse Square on July 23rd for a Live Show & Netflix taping.
Diversity Week At Beck Center For The Arts Invites All To Participate
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2022
Beck Center for the Arts has announced Diversity Week 2022, full of powerful and robust arts programming for all members of the community.
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2022
Beck Center for the Arts has announced Diversity Week 2022, full of powerful and robust arts programming for all members of the community.
CPT Presents Immersive CANDLELIGHT HYPOTHESIS WORKSHOP in May
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2022
Cleveland Public Theatre will present the World Premiere of Candlelight Hypothesis Workshop created and directed by Raymond Bobgan on stage at CPT's James Levin Theatre May 11 through May 21, 2022.
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2022
Cleveland Public Theatre will present the World Premiere of Candlelight Hypothesis Workshop created and directed by Raymond Bobgan on stage at CPT's James Levin Theatre May 11 through May 21, 2022.
CMA Awarded Visit Canton/ArtsinStark Cultural Tourism Grant
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2022
The Canton Museum of Art (CMA) is pleased to announce that the Museum was awarded Visit Canton/ArtsInStark Cultural Tourism Grants in support of its Spring and Fall Exhibitions for 2022. CMA has been a part of the Visit Canton cultural tourism marketing efforts since the program's inception in 2018, and most recently was awarded the first Major Arts Event Grant for its American Impressionism exhibition, Dancing in the Light.
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2022
The Canton Museum of Art (CMA) is pleased to announce that the Museum was awarded Visit Canton/ArtsInStark Cultural Tourism Grants in support of its Spring and Fall Exhibitions for 2022. CMA has been a part of the Visit Canton cultural tourism marketing efforts since the program's inception in 2018, and most recently was awarded the first Major Arts Event Grant for its American Impressionism exhibition, Dancing in the Light.
VIDEO: Get a Behind the Scenes Look at THE THREE MUSKETEERS in Rehearsal at Cleveland Play House
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2022
Get a behind-the-scenes look at THE THREE MUSKETEERS in rehearsal at Cleveland Play House!
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2022
Get a behind-the-scenes look at THE THREE MUSKETEERS in rehearsal at Cleveland Play House!
BWW Review: THE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND TRUE ADVENTURES OF MS. JOAN EVELYN SOUTHGATE at Cleveland Public Theatre
by Roy Berko - April 26, 2022
In 2002, Seventy-year-old Joan Evelyn Southgate, a Cleveland area retired social worker and activist, left Ripley, Ohio, on foot, with the goal of highlighting the courage and resourcefulness of freedom seekers and conductor families who risked everything on the Underground Railroad.
by Roy Berko - April 26, 2022
In 2002, Seventy-year-old Joan Evelyn Southgate, a Cleveland area retired social worker and activist, left Ripley, Ohio, on foot, with the goal of highlighting the courage and resourcefulness of freedom seekers and conductor families who risked everything on the Underground Railroad.
Verb & Cleveland Dance Movement Present Ghanaian And Colombian Teaching Artists
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2022
Cleveland Dance Movement and Verb present an open community workshop on April 29, 2022 featuring international artists, El-drick Aboagye and Bryan Andres Salinas!
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2022
Cleveland Dance Movement and Verb present an open community workshop on April 29, 2022 featuring international artists, El-drick Aboagye and Bryan Andres Salinas!
Casting Announcement For The Washington Ballet's GISELLE
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2022
The Washington Ballet announces casting for this week’s performances of Giselle, April 28-May 1 at The Warner Theatre. Several company members will make role debuts, including Ashley Murphy-Wilson in the title role, Gian Carlo Perez, Masanori Takiguchi and Andile Ndlovu as Albrecht, Oscar Sanchez and Daniel Roberge as Hilarion.
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2022
The Washington Ballet announces casting for this week’s performances of Giselle, April 28-May 1 at The Warner Theatre. Several company members will make role debuts, including Ashley Murphy-Wilson in the title role, Gian Carlo Perez, Masanori Takiguchi and Andile Ndlovu as Albrecht, Oscar Sanchez and Daniel Roberge as Hilarion.
BWW Review: THE LIGHTNING THIEF THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL at The Helen/Playhouse Square
by Roy Berko - April 25, 2022
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL, which is finishing its four-performance sold out run at the Helen Theatre, is a co-production of Baldwin Wallace University's nationally recognized Musical Theatre program and Playhouse Square. It is the fifteenth collaboration between these two organizations.
by Roy Berko - April 25, 2022
THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL, which is finishing its four-performance sold out run at the Helen Theatre, is a co-production of Baldwin Wallace University's nationally recognized Musical Theatre program and Playhouse Square. It is the fifteenth collaboration between these two organizations.
Beck Center For The Arts Welcomes Spring With BUDDING TO BLOSSOMING, A BECK CENTER STUDENT VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2022
Beck Center for the Arts has a new visual arts exhibition blooming this spring, Budding to Blossoming, that challenges not only the Beck Center students who submitted pieces for display--some of which are available for purchase at Customer Service--but also the public attendees exploring these pieces.
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2022
Beck Center for the Arts has a new visual arts exhibition blooming this spring, Budding to Blossoming, that challenges not only the Beck Center students who submitted pieces for display--some of which are available for purchase at Customer Service--but also the public attendees exploring these pieces.
THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE Announced At Beck Center
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2022
Beck Center for the Arts has announced the regional premiere of The Legend of Georgia McBride, written by Matthew López, the first Latine writer to win the Tony Award for Best Play.
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2022
Beck Center for the Arts has announced the regional premiere of The Legend of Georgia McBride, written by Matthew López, the first Latine writer to win the Tony Award for Best Play.
LOUDER THAN WORDS: A NEW MUSICAL Has its World Premiere Workshop at Kent State University
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2022
In association with the Kent State University School of Theatre and Dance comes the world premiere workshop of Louder Than Words: A New Musical!
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2022
In association with the Kent State University School of Theatre and Dance comes the world premiere workshop of Louder Than Words: A New Musical!
Canton Museum of Art Announces WITNESS TO WARTIME Exhibition Speaker Series
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2022
The Canton Museum of Art announces a free Speaker Series in conjunction with its Spring Exhibition, Witness to Wartime: The Painted Diary of Takuichii Fujii starting Sunday, May 1st, 2022. This three-part Speaker Series will offer three opportunities for guests to learn more about Japanese internment camps during World War II and the experiences of Asian Americans during that period of history. Speakers include Karen Jiobu, Jamie Ford, Sandy Kita and Barbara Johns.
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2022
The Canton Museum of Art announces a free Speaker Series in conjunction with its Spring Exhibition, Witness to Wartime: The Painted Diary of Takuichii Fujii starting Sunday, May 1st, 2022. This three-part Speaker Series will offer three opportunities for guests to learn more about Japanese internment camps during World War II and the experiences of Asian Americans during that period of history. Speakers include Karen Jiobu, Jamie Ford, Sandy Kita and Barbara Johns.
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A Christmas Story
Cleveland Play House (11/30 - 12/21) | |
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SHREK
Weathervane Playhouse, Akron (3/5 - 3/29) | |
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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
Renaissance Theatre (2/21 - 3/1) | |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective Cleveland (2/14 - 2/14) | |
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Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’®
Playhouse Square (1/6 - 1/11) | |
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Seussical
Near West Theatre (2/6 - 2/22) | |
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Spring Awakening
Beck Center for the Arts (2/13 - 3/1) | |
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THE HOBBIT
Dobama Theatre (12/4 - 1/4) | |
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