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Beck Center for the Arts

17801 Detroit Ave
Lakewood, OH 44107

Beck Center for the Arts is a theatre in Cleveland.

Upcoming Shows

Dr. Experimentor and the League of Evil

Dr. Experimentor and the League of Evil

Oct 22 – Oct 25, 2026

Written by Charlotte Nixon Directed by Russel Stich Senney Theater Produced with special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service. Student Matinee: Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 23, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday...

Articles

Review: BLACK BY NATURE at Cascade Valley Metro Park

Review: BLACK BY NATURE at Cascade Valley Metro Park

by Steve Sucato · October 1, 2026

In an unusual opening to DanceCleveland’s 70th Anniversary Season, the organization took to the outdoors at Akron’s Cascade Valley Metro Park over the past two weekends for the world premiere of dancer-choreographer Dominic Moore-Dunson’s site-specific dance-theater piece, Black by Nature. …

Review: BRIGADOON at Porthouse/Kent State University

Review: BRIGADOON at Porthouse/Kent State University

by Roy Berko · August 11, 2026

In order to create authentic dances for Pothouse’s BRIGADOON, if social media pictures can be trusted, during rehearsals Martin Céspedes, the shows choreographer, wore a kilt.  The results are the captivating visual movements that light up the stage.…

Review: MEAN GIRLS at BECK CENTER

Review: MEAN GIRLS at BECK CENTER

by Roy Berko · July 28, 2026

Tina Fay’s MEAN GIRLS, with the right level of farce can be a delightful experience.   Beck’s staging, inspite of a talented cast, was pleasant.  It could have been great with the right concept.  Go?, Of course! Most audience members, as displayed by the standing ovation at the end of the…

Review: SIDE SHOW IN CONCERT at Porthouse Theatre

Review: SIDE SHOW IN CONCERT at Porthouse Theatre

by Roy Berko · July 17, 2026

Another exposure as Cleveland Heights’s Cain Park outstanding production directed by Victoria Bussert the present Director of Oberlin College’s Musical Theater program, which featured Gregg Violand, who will be featured, later this season, in Porthouse’s BRIGADOON.…

Review: GREASE at PORTHOUSE/Kent State University

Review: GREASE at PORTHOUSE/Kent State University

by Roy Berko · June 24, 2026

GREASE, Porthouse-style, is a nostalgic reminder of the era of mid-1900’s and left those of a certain-age satisfied and maybe those of the Information Age/Digital Age asking “what was the attitude, grease and angst” all about.  …

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Akron Civic Theater

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Akron Civic Theater

by Patti Kullman · June 19, 2026

Young performers overcame weather and sound issues to bring the vibrant, musical retelling of the 2004 film Mean Girls to the vintage, nostalgic Akron Civic Theater.…

Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE NATIONAL TOUR at Stranahan Theatre

Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE NATIONAL TOUR at Stranahan Theatre

by Julie Zatko · June 17, 2026

The national tour of A Beautiful Noise rocks into town this week, bringing enough sequins to light up all of Toledo. As the final engagement of Broadway in Toledo’s 2025–2026 season, this musical offers a closer look at the life of Neil Diamond while delivering a thoroughly entertaining evening …

Past Shows

38 total · showing 31–38

An Act of God

An Act of God

Sep 14 – Oct 7, 2018

Written by 13-time Emmy Award® winner David Javerbaum (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), this exceptionally witty comedy delivers a new meaning to the phrase divine intervention. In An Act of God, the Almighty is back and he's got a lot to say. God, and his devoted angels...

Gypsy

Gypsy

Jul 6 – Aug 12, 2018

“Broadway’s own brassy, unlikely answer to King Lear.” – Variety Winner of multiple Tony, Grammy, and Drama Desk Awards for both the original production and its revivals, Gypsy is considered by many to be one of Broadway's all-time triumphs. The musical follows an overbearing...

Bent

Bent

Jun 1 – Jul 1, 2018

The influential play Bent follows a group of gay men finding ways to survive persecution before and after the Night of the Long Knives. Within the confines of a concentration camp a secret love affair illustrates how the selfless love of one person for another can overcome...

Shining City

Shining City

Apr 1 – May 1, 2016

Shining City is a psychological thriller set in Dublin. The story follows a guilt-ridden man who reaches out to his therapist after seeing the ghost of his recently deceased wife. Wrestling with his own demons, the therapist can only do so much to help. Routine visits between...

In the Heights

In the Heights

Feb 12 – Feb 28, 2016

Before HAMILTON, there was IN THE HEIGHTS! This original musical comes from Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creative mastermind and recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award. IN THE HEIGHTS is set in a vibrant community of New York's Washington Heights neighborhood - a place on the...

Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

Dec 4 – Jan 3, 2016

The magical production that broke all Beck Center box office records returns for the 2015 holiday season! Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Mary Poppins is the story of a nanny who, with some magic and common sense, teaches a family how to...

CARRIE the musical

CARRIE the musical

Feb 7 – Mar 9, 2014

Carrie White is a misfit. At school, she's an outcast who's bullied by the popular crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone else. At home, she's at the mercy of her loving but cruelly over-protective mother. But Carrie's just discovered she's got a special power, and if pushed...

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