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Vote For The 2018 BWW Cleveland Awards; JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - December 03, 2018
There's just one month left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.
Todd Rundgren Comes to Playhouse Square
by BWW News Desk - December 03, 2018
Current Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee Todd Rundgren will be embarking on the world's first hybrid concert/book tour this spring, highlighting both his hits as well as "deep tracks" spanning his 50-year career.
BWW Review: Relevant RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN Intrigues at Convergence Continuum
by Roy Berko - December 03, 2018
The anti-sexual assault and women's empowerment movements #MeToo and Time's Up have brought new relevance to the public conversation about women's issues surrounding the obstacles women encounter in their personal and professional lives.
Photo Flash: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2018
The stage of the Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square glows with good spirits and time-honored tradition when Great Lakes Theater (GLT) presents its 30th anniversary production of Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol, running November 30 - December 23, 2018. The production has delighted more than 750,000 people in its history, making it one of northeast Ohio's most-loved and best-attended holiday events.
The Cleveland Orchestra's Blossom Music Festival Announces 2019 Summer Movies
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2018
Next summer at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, experience two beloved movies like never before - in concert with The Cleveland Orchestra. The Blossom Music Festival movie concerts will delight music lovers and film fans alike with Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - presented in high-definition on large screens, with Academy Award-winning composer John Williams's unforgettable scores performed live by The Cleveland Orchestra. Just in time for this year's holiday gift giving, concert tickets go on sale Tuesday, December 4, 2018, through the Severance Hall Ticket Office, online at clevelandorchestra.com, or by calling Cleveland Orchestra Ticket Services at 216-231-1111 or 1-800-686-1141.
BWW Review: Fosse Influences Almost Saves Touring 'CHICAGO' at the Connor Palace
by Roy Berko - November 30, 2018
As the red-jacket usher guided us to our seats before the opening curtain of 'Chicago' at the Connor Palace she said, 'I love musical theater, especially if the show has a Fosse influence.'
Verb Ballets Celebrates the Life of Ian Horvath
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2018
Verb Ballets, Northeast Ohio's premiere contemporary ballet company, celebrates the life and work of Ian Horvath (1943-1990) on February 9, 2019 in an evening titled Dance Legacy: Celebrating the Life of Ian Horvath. The three-part performance will honor Horvath's impact on dance in Cleveland and will recognize his work as an AIDS advocate. Tragically, he lost his battle to AIDS at the age of 46.
CONNI'S AVANT GARDE RESTAURANT Opens Tomorrow Night At CPT
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2018
Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to present the return of NYC-based Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant, one of CPT's most celebrated holiday entertainments. The production is onstage from November 29 - December 22, 2018, in CPT's historic Gordon Square Theatre. Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant earned accolades in TimeOut NYC and The Village Voice, was a winner of a New York Innovative Theater Award in 2012, and was selected as a "10 Best of the Year" pick by The Plain Dealer in 2011.
Verb Ballets Hosts Dance For Everyone Open House
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2018
Verb presents the community dance program open house at the new Verb Ballets Center for Dance on Sunday, December 9, 2018 from 2:00-5:00pm. The Verb Ballet Center for Dance, located at 3558 Lee Road in Shaker Heights inside The Dealership, is the new home for the professional dance company and community dance program.
Cleveland Play House's Festival Of Trees Returns
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2018
Cleveland Play House (CPH) is proud to bring back a holiday favorite this year with the Festival of Trees - with special thanks to presenting sponsor K & D. The Allen Theatre lobbies will shine brightly once more with spectacular trees masterfully decorated by local designers. This family-friendly event is free, open to the public, and sure to provide amusement for all.
Ensemble Theatre's AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Opens Friday!
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2018
Adapted from the classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager: New friends, strange acquaintances, and careful planning could be the only way...Though this was only possible if nothing would hinder his success? Did we mention that there is a warrant out for his arrest?
WINTERTIDE Returns to Gordon Square
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2018
WINTERTIDE at Gordon Square, now in its third year, features an expanded main stage, complete with a beer garden, fire pits and s'mores, pop-up musical acts in retail shops and restaurants, wandering performances, a kids' zone including photos with Santa, a free trolley back and forth to Cleveland Bazaar Holiday! at 78th Street Studios, and so much more!
BWW Review: BOOGIEBAN, Compelling, Emotionally Gripping World Premiere at None-Too-Fragile
by Roy Berko - November 26, 2018
According to the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study, 'roughly 11 percent of veterans who served in Vietnam, approximately 271,000 veterans of the war, continue to suffer from clinically PTSD symptoms.'
Vote For The 2018 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Award; JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - November 26, 2018
There's just one month left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.
THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER Will Return to Cleveland
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2018
The Hip Hop Nutcracker returns to Playhouse Square on December 9.
Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour Comes to Playhouse Square
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2018
In a career that spans more than three decades, legendary and Grammy nominated saxophonist Dave Koz returns to the road this Holiday Season for his 21st annual "Dave Koz Christmas Tour 2018". Special Guests joining Dave this year will be: Mindi Abair, pop/blues saxophonist/singer who will be making her first Christmas Tour appearance; South African guitarist/singer, Jonathan Butler, who returns for another wonderful time with Dave; and Japanese keyboard sensation Keiko Matsui.
North Coast Men's Chorus Brings SNOWBOUND to Playhouse Square
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2018
The weather outside may be frightful, but with the North Coast Men's Chorus it's always delightful!
Cleveland Pops Orchestra Announces 23rd Annual New Year's Eve Celebration
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2018
The Cleveland POPS Orchestra with Carl Topilow will welcome 2019 with their 23rd annual New Year's Eve celebration at Severance Hall.
CPT Brings Muslims And Non-Muslim Communities Together To Talk About Home This Holiday Season
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2018
Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) is proud to present a workshop production of Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi's inaugural ensemble performance, Dream of Home , onstage November 30 and December 1, 2018. The event will kick off at 6:00pm in CPT's Storefront Studio with live music and food. The performance will take place in CPT's James Levin Theatre, and following the workshop production, audiences will join the ensemble and advisory committee in CPT's Cabaret space for postshow live music, dancing, and dessert.
Cleveland Welcomes Back Jim Brickman
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2018
Be part of the holiday concert tradition of the season with Grammy nominated songwriter and piano sensation Jim Brickman as he celebrates A Joyful Christmas at Severance Hall. Special Guests Vocalists Anne Cochran & John Trones and Electric Violinist Tracy Silverman
CONNI'S AVANT GARDE RESTAURANT Returns To CPT This Winter
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2018
Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) presents the return of NYC-based Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant, one of CPT's most celebrated holiday entertainments. The production is onstage from November 29 - December 22, 2018, in CPT's historic Gordon Square Theatre. Conni's Avant Garde Restaurant earned accolades in TimeOut NYC and The Village Voice, was a winner of a New York Innovative Theater Award in 2012, and was selected as a "10 Best of the Year" pick by The Plain Dealer in 2011.
DEAR EVAN HANSEN Tickets On Sale December 7 in Cleveland
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2018
Playhouse Square announced today that individual tickets for the Cleveland premiere of DEAR EVAN HANSEN will go on sale Friday, December 7 at 11:00 a.m. Tickets will be available in person at the Playhouse Square Ticket Office (1519 Euclid Ave.), by calling 216-241-6000 or online at playhousesquare.org.
Cleveland Play House To Offer $5 Tickets To ODC Cardholders
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2018
Cleveland Play House (CPH) strives to be accessible to the entire Northeast Ohio community. In that spirit, CPH is proud to offer a special pricing to Ohio Direction Cardholders this holiday season: During the run of A Christmas Story, November 23 - December 23, Cardholders will receive $5 admission for up to 8 tickets.  Tickets are available in person at the Playhouse Square Box Office; by calling 216.241.6000; or by visiting ClevelandPlayHouse.com (promo code ODC).  There are no blackout dates and seating is best available at the time of purchase.
'Weird Al' Yankovic Comes To Playhouse Square
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2018
"Weird Al" Yankovic has announced the dates for his three-month 2019 Strings Attached North American tour - a high-energy, rock and comedy show featuring costumes, props, a video wall, and - for the first time - a full orchestra.

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