17801 Detroit Ave
Lakewood, OH 44107
Beck Center for the Arts is a theatre in Lakewood, OH.
Directed by Eric Schmiedl. Studio Theater, October 2, 2026 to November 1, 2026. Produced with special arrangement with Gersh Agency. Award-winning local playwright, Eric Coble once again delivers a powerful, thought-provoking script. Mr. Coble partnered with Beck Center on the...
Based on the documentary, How to Dance in Ohio follows a group of teens with autism as they prepare for a dance that will challenge their comfort zones, expectations, and ideas of independence. As they navigate friendships, family dynamics, and first love, they discover what it...
In collaboration with Oberlin College and Conservatory Music Theater Program Nominated for nine Tony Awards®, this musical proves You Will Be Found . A powerful, deeply human musical about connection, identity, and the longing to belong. When Evan Hansen, a misunderstood high...
By D.W. Gregory Direction by Rachel Gold Studio Theater Produced with special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing. Fridays, February 26 & March 5, 2027 at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, February 27 & March 6, 2027 at 7:30 p.m. Sundays, February 28 & March 7, 2027 at 3:00 pm Student...
Premiering on Broadway in 1976, this one-woman play stars the tour de force local talent, Anne McEvoy. Set in her Amherst, Massachusetts home, this solitary nineteenth century poet shares her life’s events through her famous works, her diaries, letters to loved ones, and some...
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollman Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis Direction and Choreography by Sarah Clare Music Direction by Heidi Herczeg Senney Theater Produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International. Fridays, April 30 & May 7, 2027, at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, May...
Professional Local Premiere Disney brings the magic of the beloved animated film to the stage in a dazzling Broadway musical. When sisters Elsa and Anna are separated by a mysterious power, they set out on a journey filled with adventure, humor, and heart to discover what true...
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Hit songs, exciting choreography, and marvelous performances make this rockin’ revival one worth experiencing. …
The Queen of the Night dazzles Toledo in this exciting production launch.…
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. …
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.…
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…
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.…
An experience that may possibly require more than one visit.…
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. …
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.…
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 …
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This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing reminds us we are all born of flesh and made of dreams. Finegan Kruckemeyer brings to life the struggles and aspirations of three sisters as one walks the globe to find her purpose, one searches for adventure, and the...
Beck Center has a sterling reputation of cultivating talented performers who go on to success in hit Broadway shows and associated tours; making their mark in a highly competitive world. That is true with these actors and singers who will entertain and share stories of their...
Beck Center has a sterling reputation of cultivating talented performers who go on to success in hit Broadway shows and associated tours; making their mark in a highly competitive world. That is true with these actors and singers who will entertain and share stories of their...
The tenth collaborative partnership of Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre Program and Beck Center for the Arts brings you the winners of National Alliance for Musical Theatres 5 x 15: Five World Premiere Fifteen-Minute Musicals, a virtual production.
The tenth collaborative partnership of Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre Program and Beck Center for the Arts brings you the winners of National Alliance for Musical Theatres 5 x 15: Five World Premiere Fifteen-Minute Musicals, a virtual production.
When James finds himself magically transported into a gigantic peach, he discovers human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities! Thanks to James' quick wit and creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. Featuring a score by the Tony...
In William Shakespeare's royal-family tragedy, the aging King Lear divides his estate between his three daughters, ultimately refusing his youngest and favorite her share because she won't publicly admit her love for him. The decision leads to chaos and treachery within the...
Nicknamed Lady Day by saxophonist Lester Young, Billie Holiday was one of the greatest jazz voices of all time. The award-winning Lady Day at Emersons Bar & Grill takes place in 1959 at a small Philadelphia club where she takes to the stage for one of the last shows of her...
A testament to the transcendent power of love and music takes center stage with Beck Centers eighth annual collaboration with the esteemed Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre Program. Once follows a Dublin street musician and a Czech immigrant who are drawn together by...
Based on the smash-hit DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award®-winning fairy tale adventure. "Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek...." And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a...
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A Puertas Abiertas LatinUs Theater Company (10/23-11/08) |
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Disney's Frozen Renaissance Theatre (11/21-11/29) |
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The Belle of Amherst Beck Center for the Arts (4/09-5/09) |
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Dear Evan Hansen Kleist Center for Art & Drama (11/12-11/22) |
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Annie Near West Theatre (11/20-12/06) |
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WALDEN Dobama Theatre (1/28-2/21) |
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Las Borrinqueñas LatinUs Theater Company (2/19-3/07) |
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Disney Frozen, the Broadway Musical Beck Center for the Arts (7/16-8/15) |
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A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ohio Star Theater (11/18-12/15) PHOTOS |
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DEATHTRAP Weathervane Playhouse, Akron (10/08-11/01) VIDEOS |
