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What would you risk for someone you love? 2001. Newark, NJ. Two teenagers, brought to America as children, now face an uneasy question: what are...
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Review: THE GREAT GATSBY: A NEW MUSICAL at Connor Palace
by Steve Sucato - June 12, 2026
THE GREAT GATSBY: A NEW MUSICAL is Surprisingly Great...
Review: FREAK THE MIGHTY at Cleveland Play House
by Julie Zatko - June 02, 2026
What did our critic think of FREAK THE MIGHTY at Cleveland Play House?...
Review: THE WIZ at Stranahan Theatre
by Julie Zatko - May 27, 2026
Dorthy Gale arrives at Stranahan Theater by tornado (and tour bus!) as Broadway in Toledo brings the National Tour of The Wiz to town this week. I had a delightful night easing on down the road with familiar characters reimagined in a creative and moving way. The production is top-quality, featuring...
Review: YY DANCE COMPANY at Mimi Ohio Theatre
by Steve Sucato - April 29, 2026
DanceCleveland’s 69th season came to a satisfying close Saturday night at Playhouse Square’s Mimi Ohio Theatre with the Northeast Ohio debut of YY Dance Company....
Review: THE SHARK IS BROKEN at The Toledo Repertoire Theatre
by Julie Zatko - April 27, 2026
Summertime is approaching, and it may not be safe to go back in the water. No, not because of algae blooms or the occasional Lake Erie shark rumor (seriously, look it up), but because “Bruce,” the infamous mechanical shark from Jaws, has resurfaced at The Toledo Repertoire Theatre.
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Review: THE GREAT GATSBY National Tour Arrives in Toledo
by Julie Zatko - April 08, 2026
Jay Gatsby is throwing a party at the Stranahan Theater—and it does not disappoint. The North American tour of The Great Gatsby is a full-out, glamorous toast to the Roaring Twenties....
Review: MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY - GRAHAM 100 at Playhouse Square's KeyBank State Theatre
by Steve Sucato - February 04, 2026
What did our critic think of MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY - GRAHAM 100 at KeyBank State Theatre At Playhouse Square?...
Review: STEREOPHONIC at Connor Palace (Key Bank Broadway Series)
by Roy Berko - January 08, 2026
STEREOPHONIC, which is now on stage at the Connor Palace, is a 4-act, 3-hour production, was written by American playwright David Adjmi, with music composed by Will Butler.
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Review: THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at Beck Center For The Arts
by Roy Berko - December 09, 2025
When I reviewed it on Broadway, several year ago, my capsule judgment stated: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS THE BROADWAY MUSICAL is a wonder of neon psychedelic delight starring a character-perfect lead surrounded by a fun-centered cast which should delight adults and children of all ages!”
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Review: SPAMALOT at Connor Palace
by Roy Berko - December 05, 2025
SPAMALOT, also known at MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT: A MUSICAL (LOVINGLY) RIPPED OFF FROM THE MOTION PICTURE MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, is settled in at the Connor Palace for a short run (December 1-6).
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Past Shows
THE COMEUPPANCE
A reunion of friends is haunted by an unwelcome guest… When four former classmates gather on a front porch to pre-game before their twentieth high...
THE HEART SELLERS
A heartfelt comedy about finding friendship in the land of opportunity. Thanksgiving, 1973. When Jane and Luna run into each other at the grocery store,...
THE HOBBIT
From the smallest beginnings come the greatest legends. Bilbo Baggins would much rather be sitting in his cozy Hobbit Hole with a cup of tea,...
WITCH
Beware who you make an outcast… Mischief is afoot in the eerily quiet village of Edmonton, and the fate of the world is at stake....
RUST: A Story of Steel and Grit
WORLD PREMIERE! This is the true story of one woman’s experience in the steel industry, her struggle to find peace, and the courage she summoned...
THE WOLVES
Pulitzer Prize Nominee! A girls indoor soccer team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of...
THE HOT WING KING
The sauce ain't the only thing spicy in this kitchen...
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive makes its Cleveland premiere at Dobama Theatre, running from October 4...
SOMETHING CLEAN
SOMETHING CLEANby Selina Fillingerdirected by Shannon SindelarMarch 8 -30, 2024REGIONAL PREMIEREThe line between love and complicity isn’t clean. Charlotte is a devoted mother, wife, and...
AT THE WAKE OF A DEAD DRAG QUEEN
AT THE WAKE OF A DEAD DRAG QUEENby Terry Guestdirected by Preston CrowderJanuary 26 - February 18, 2024OHIO PREMIEREWig: snatched. Waist: snatched. Life: snatched. Drag...
LITTLE WOMEN
LITTLE WOMENby Heather Chrislerdirected by Melissa CrumDecember 1 - 31, 2023OHIO PREMIEREThe March sisters unwrap the classic tale this holiday season. Taking on the familiar...
MAKE BELIEVE
The ghosts of childhood never disappear. In the attic of one family’s home, four young siblings recreate their everyday lives in a game of make-believe....
WHAT WE LOOK LIKE
Both hilarious and poignant, WHAT WE LOOK LIKE is the story of the Hodges - a black family that has recently moved to a suburban...
THE OTHER PLACE
THE OTHER PLACE focuses on Juliana, a successful neurologist on the verge of a potential breakthrough whose life takes a disorienting turn. During a lecture...
STEW
Mama is up early to prepare a big meal for an important church function and, even with her family on hand to help, time is...
The Thin Place
THE THIN PLACE is the story of two women, Hilda and Linda. Linda communicates, professionally, with the dead, who are still here, just in a...
LIFE SUCKS.
After taking aim at The Seagull in Dobamas hit production of Stupid F**king Bird, playwright Aaron Posner returns with an irreverent contemporary remix of Uncle...
KILL MOVE PARADISE
A biting, hilarious, hopeful requiem for Black lives. James Ijames award-winning play Kill Move Paradise tells the story of Isa, Daz, Grif and Tiny, four...
HURRICANE DIANE
Get your Greek on - desperate housewives style. Meet Diane, a permaculture gardener dripping with butch charm. Shes got supernatural abilities owing to her true...
AIRNESS
A play about Air Guitar that will shake you all night long. When Nina enters her first air guitar competition, she thinks winning will be...
Featured33 1/3: A New Musical
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jay Turvey and Paul Sportelli directed by Matthew Wright music directed by Matthew Dolan choreography by Holly Handman-Lopez Starring: Jim...
This
Jane is a promising poet without a muse and a single mother without lessons to pass along. With her dating life in shambles, she goes...
The Nether
The Nether is a virtual wonderland that provides total sensory immersion. Just log in, choose an identity and indulge your every desire. But when a...
Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.
A wildly experimental and inventive grouping of vignettes that asks how to revolutionize language, relationships, work, and life in general while bursting at the seams...
Ella Enchanted
Ella is given the “gift” of obedience as an infant by a misguided fairy and cannot disobey any order. The strong-willed Ella goes on a...
John
One cold November night, Elias and Jenny, a young couple struggling to stay together, stop at a bed & breakfast in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. During their...
Sunset Baby
Nina, a tough, independent woman in Brooklyn, is visited by her estranged father, a former revolutionary in the Black Liberation Movement who seeks to mend...
On The Grill
Dobama Theatre presents the American Premiere of ON THE GRILL by Dror Keren, directed by Leighann Delorenzo Winner of the 2015 Israeli Academy Award for...
On The Grill
Everything is ready for the Israeli Independence Day party at the home of Rochale and her husband Zvika. The lawn has seen better days and...
Appropriate
Dobama Theatre presents the regional premiere of APPROPRIATE by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Nathan Motta Winner of the 2014-15 Obie Award for Best Play When...
264 Hours: a Playwrights' GYM Reading
Dobama Theatre presents a free reading of a new play by Playwrights' GYM member Catie O'Keefe: 264 HOURS What happens when a group of insomniacs...
A Reading by Dr. Mary E. Weems
Dobama Theatre presents a reading by Playwrights' GYM member Dr. Mary E. Weems: Monday, May 7, 2018 at 7:00PM Admission is free, with general seating....
Socks: A Play About Sex Trafficking (Playwrights' GYM Reading)
Dobama Theatre presents a reading by Playwrights' GYM member Dr. Mary E. Weems: SOCKS: A PLAY ABOUT SEX TRAFFICKING Monday, May 7th, 2018 at 7:00PM...
A Reading by Cornell Hubert Calhoun III
Dobama Theatre presents a reading by Playwrights' GYM member Cornell Calhoun III. Monday, April 30, 2018 at 7:00PM Admission is free, with general seating. Join...
Playwrights' GYM Reading: Cornell Hubert Calhoun III and Dr. Mary E. Weems
Dobama Theatre presents a free reading of two plays by Playwrights' GYM members A Reading by Cornell Hubert Calhoun III followed by a reading by...
The Effect
Dobama Theatre presents the Midwest premiere of THE EFFECT by Lucy Prebble, directed by Laley Lippard Winner of the 2012 UK Critics' Circle Award for...
The Effect
Connie and Tristan are volunteers in a clinical drug trial, but when they begin a sudden and illicit romance, they must ask themselves: is theirs...
Canon Fodder: a Playwrights' GYM Reading
Dobama Theatre presents a reading by Playwrights' GYM member Stuart Hoffman: CANON FODDER Monday, March 19, 2018 at 7:00PM Admission is free, with general seating....
Rastus and Hattie
Dobama Theatre presents a reading by Playwrights' GYM member Lisa Langford: RASTUS AND HATTIE Monday, March 12, 2018 at 7:00PM Admission is free, with general...
Grounded
An ace fighter pilot’s career in the sky is ended early due to an unexpected pregnancy. Reassigned to operate military drones from a windowless trailer...
Grounded
An ace fighter pilot’s career in the sky is ended early due to an unexpected pregnancy. Reassigned to operate military drones from a windowless trailer...
SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE BAKER STREET IRREGULARS
It’s December on the streets of London, Sherlock Holmes is missing, and a young girl’s grandfather has been abducted. Who will save the day? The...
Marjorie Prime
In the not-too-distant future it’s the age of artificial intelligence, and 85-year-old Marjorie has a handsome new companion programmed to recount the distant, fading memories...
brownsville song (b-side for tray)
In the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, a life with infinite potential is tragically cut short. That is where the story both begins and ends. As...
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Little Feat Bringing Their 'The Last Farewell Tour' To Goodyear Theater On November 9th Goodyear Theater (11/09-11/09) |
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Ragtime Near West Theatre (7/17-8/02) |
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Speech & Debate Studio Theater (5/29-6/28) |
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Couple Therapy - The Theatrical Show is coming to the Lorain Palace Theatre on October 16th Lorain Palace Theatre (10/16-10/16) |
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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum Near West Theatre (4/16-5/02) |
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My Dear Aunt Flow Starcatcher Theater (8/07-8/09) |
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Over The Rhine returning to The Kent Stage on August 1st The Kent Stage (8/01-8/01) |
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Annie Near West Theatre (11/20-12/06) |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Cassidy Theatre (8/07-8/23) |
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Sweeney Todd Short North Stage - Garden Theater (9/26-10/17) |
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