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DIXIE'S TUPPERWARE PARTY Back By Popular Demand
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2017
Dixie's Tupperware Party*, the hilarious party show starring Dixie Longate, (which turned Off-Broadway into Tupperware-mania, garnering the prestigious 2008 Drama Desk Award Nomination) rolls into Playhouse Square's Hanna Theatre for a strictly limited engagement of four performances January 18-20. Tickets go on sale Fri., Oct. 27 at 11 am at playhousesquare.org, 216-241-6000 and the Ticket Office, priced at $49, $39 & $29. (Adult content*.) Show times will be: Thurs., Fri. & Sat. at 8 pm, with one Sat. 4 pm matinee.
Conductor Mikko Franck Will Step In To Lead Cleveland Orchestra's Concerts
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2017
The Cleveland Orchestra has announced a conductor update for the December 7-9, 2017 performances at Severance Hall. Former Cleveland Orchestra Music Director and Conductor Laureate, Christoph von Dohn nyi, upon the advice of his physician, cannot travel at this time and has regretfully cancelled his engagement to lead the Orchestra in Brahms's Symphony No. 1, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 18 ( Paradis ), and Anderson's Incantesimi. Conductor Mikko Franck has graciously agreed to perform in Mr. Dohn nyi's place.
Hit Podcast MY FAVORITE MURDER Brings Live Show to Playhouse Square this February; Tickets on Sale Friday
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2017
Since its inception in early 2016, the hit true-crime comedy podcast, My Favorite Murder show has broken download records and sparked an enthusiastic interactive Murderino fan base. Hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, the podcasters decided to take their show on the road this spring for a nationwide tour a move which brought out their fans in droves and sold out their shows in their first week on sale!
Cleveland Pops Orchestra Announces Scholarship Competition
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2017
The Cleveland POPS Orchestra announces the nineteenth annual competition for its Jean L. Petitt Memorial Music Scholarship. This year's competition will be held on Sunday, November 19, 2017, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at The Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
Rajiv Joseph's THE LAKE EFFECT to Make Ohio Premiere at Karamu House
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2017
Karamu House, the oldest multicultural performing arts center in the country, continues its mission to produce socially relevant, professional quality entertainment.
BWW Review: Con-Con's “In the Closet,” a thoughtful journey into whether anyone can ever emerge from hiding
by Roy Berko - October 23, 2017
Have you ever wondered if your life would have played out differently if, at a young age, you had been able to meet 'yourself' a couple of years older, forty years older, and then you as a person near the end of your life? Would the knowledge of the path you would follow, what pitfalls you would encounter, what decisions you made, make your life different?
CPT Presents Original Play GOLDEN Created And Performed By Formerly Homeless Men In Recovery
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2017
Cleveland Public Theatre's Education Department and the Cleveland YMCA's Y-Haven Program present Golden, the 2017 CPT/Y-Haven Theatre Project.
BWW Review: Touring Company of WAITRESS Serves Up Sumptuous Treat in Premiere at Connor Palace
by Roy Berko - October 21, 2017
The quality of the music, the staging, the performances and the story line of Waitress assure that it will delight audiences as it traverses the country. It's a must see for anyone who loves musical theater at its creative best.
Cleveland Play House to Stage Compelling Production of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2017
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. These words will come alive again as Cleveland Play House produces The Diary of Anne Frank, providing an immersive experience for the audience in this adaptation never-before seen on the CPH stage.
Music Icon Johnny Mathis Returns to Playhouse Square
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2017
The now-famous telegram read: Have found phenomenal 19-year-old singer who could go all the way! Send contract. That telegram was sent by a Columbia Records executive.The teenage singer was none other than Johnny Mathis, and the year was 1956 an Olympic year, one in which track and field star Mathis was supposed to compete in the Olympic trials.
Paula Poundstone to Return for Intimate Playhouse Square Show This Fall
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2017
Heralded as one of our country's foremost comics, PAULA POUNDSTONE's quick-thinking, unscripted approach to comedy makes for a perfect fit as a regular panelist on NPR's #1 show, the screwball weekly news quiz show WAIT WAIT...DON'T TELL ME! (heard locally on WCPN and WKSU), where she holds the record for game losses. 'The others cheat,' she says magnanimously, 'you wouldn't think NPR would put up with that.'
America's Led Zeppelin GET THE LED OUT Performs in Cleveland Next Month
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2017
Dubbed by media as The American Led Zeppelin GET THE LED OUT (GTLO) have captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage.
Best-Selling Humorist David Sedaris Entertains at Playhouse Square's KeyBank State Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2017
America & NPR's pre-eminent humorist, DAVID SEDARIS, is the literary world's rock star! He's admittedly self-absorbed and neurotic, prefers to refer to himself as a lucky typist rather than a writer, but the validity in DAVID SEDARIS' success is in how others describe him: this century's answer to Mark Twain, Garrison Keillor's evil twin, comic literature's answer to The Rolling Stones, and New York Magazine calls Sedaris the most brilliantly witty New Yorker since Dorothy Parker.
BWW Review: LES SYLPHIDES at Cleveland Ballet
by Roy Berko - October 18, 2017
The 'new' Cleveland Ballet, under the artistic leadership of Puerto Rico-born Gladisa Guadalupe, a former member of the 'old' Cleveland Ballet, the Dennis Nahat-led company which left CLE for San Jose, California, has been officially named the Resident Ballet Company of Playhouse Square.
SIMPLY THREE Set for Nov. 8 at Playhouse Square
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2017
Making their first visit to Playhouse Square November 8, the electrifying SIMPLY THREE trio of Glen McDaniel, Nick Villalobos and Zack Clark are captivating audiences worldwide with crossover genres, playing innovative arrangements from Adele to Gershwin and Puccini to Coldplay.
Beck Center Youth Theater to Present SNOW WHITE'S ADVENTURES This Fall
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2017
Beck Center Youth Theater presents the first production of their 2017-2018 season, Snow White's Adventures, October 27-29, 2017, in the Mackey Theater.
Desi Oakley to Lead WAITRESS Tour Kick-Off at Playhouse Square
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2017
Full casting has been announced for the upcoming National Touring Production of WAITRESS, the new Broadway musical from Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles inspired by Adrienne Shelley's 2007 motion picture.
WAITRESS Coming to Playhouse Square This Fall; Tickets on Sale Friday!
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2017
Playhouse Square has announced WAITRESS will play the Connor Palace for a limited three-week engagement, October 17 - November 5, 2017. The dates will open the show's national tour, and will kick off the 2017-2018 KeyBank Broadway Series at Playhouse Square. Tickets will be available for sale to the public on Friday, July 28.
Cleveland Pops Jerry Herman Concert Involves Talented Teens from Cleveland School of the Arts
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2017
Cleveland, Ohio: Some very talented young people from Cleveland School of the Arts will receive the golden opportunity to test their chops on stage with some of the best of Broadway's singer/actors.
Classic Comedy BLITHE SPIRIT Set to Haunt Firestone Stage
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2017
A hauntingly good time is to be had as Firestone Theatre continues its adventurous new season with the laugh-out-loud comedy Blithe Spirit.
BWW Review: MARJORIE PRIME is Prime Offering at Dobama
by Roy Berko - October 15, 2017
Local theater-goers are familiar with the outstanding performance work of Dorothy Silver, often called 'the first lady of Cleveland theater.' Many are also aware of the creative writings of Jordan Harrison from his script development of the television hit, 'Orange is The New Black.' The two merge in Dobama Theater's masterful 'Marjorie Prime.'
The Musical Theater Project to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of OKLAHOMA! with 'OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNIN' Concert
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2017
The Musical Theater Project (TMTP) will produce a new multi-media concert, 'Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin': The Impact of Oklahoma!' for two performances today, October 14 (7pm) at Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community College, and Sunday, October 15 (3pm) at The Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square.
DIA DE MUERTOS Celebrates 13th Year at Cleveland Public Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2017
Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) and Artistas Latinos Unidos proudly present the 13th Annual D a de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival in Cleveland's Detroit Shoreway neighborhood on Saturday, October 28, from 11am to 10pm, to take place at Cleveland Public Theatre, 6205 Detroit Avenue in the Gordon Square Arts District.
'Weird Al' Yankovic's 'Ill-Advised Tour' Coming to Playhouse Square This Spring
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2017
On February 27, 2018, Weird Al Yankovic will launch The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour a stripped-down, no-frills production scheduled to run through June.
BWW Review: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (MUSICAL) rings in at Great Lakes Theater
by Roy Berko - October 13, 2017
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is not a typical Disney stage creation. It is a dark, brooding musical and probably not appropriate for children. While the first act is rather slow, the second act is strong. It is well worth seeing.

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