A moving comedy about creating community and finding family. From the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright of In the Heights comes a touching comedy set in a local bar where everyone knows your name - and your business. The regulars at Daphne’s Dive are a band of outsiders; among...
A holiday adventure full of comedy, carols, and capers. This wildly inventive holiday mashup of Dickens and Doyle blends mystery, music, humor, and heart in a witty and wondrous theatrical event. When a grown-up Tiny Tim calls on Sherlock Holmes to investigate the mysterious...
Twin sisters confront family and the fate of the world. In the near future, Stella has created a new life with her fiancé Bryan in a remote cabin in the woods. When her sister Cassie comes to visit after a year-long Moon mission, the reunited siblings must find a way to heal old...
A mother’s love knows no bounds. Captivating, affecting and compassionate, this is the story of a single mother in an impossible situation. Faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, Mary Jane relies on unflagging optimism, a sense of humor, and the wisdom of the women around her...
An American Gothic about sisters, secrets, murder, and magic. Montgomery, Alabama, 1955. Ruby is a sensual hoodoo practitioner who has lost her magic. Netta is her devout, newly engaged play-sister with aspirations of climbing the social ladder. As the historic bus boycott...
Small moments can change the course of our lives. Over one fateful summer in Ohio, an unlikely friendship develops between Diana, a fiercely iconoclastic artist and single mom, and Alice, a free-spirited yet naive young housewife. As the Bicentennial is celebrated across the...
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 …
THE GREAT GATSBY: A NEW MUSICAL is Surprisingly Great…
What did our critic think of FREAK THE MIGHTY at Cleveland Play House?…
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…
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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 they willing to sacrifice for a future together in the only country they've ever known? The simple joys of coming-of-age are...
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 school reunion, everyone is nervous for the night ahead. As alcohol and pot help the self-declared “Multi-Ethnic Reject Group” let...
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, they discover that they have much in common: they’re both 23 and recent Asian immigrants who have hardworking absentee...
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, but when the Wizard Gandalf arrives at his door, this little Hobbit embarks on a magical adventure. Go with Bilbo on a heroic journey as...
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. When the Devil himself glides into town in the guise of a charming newcomer, the residents must decide whether their souls are worth their deepest...
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 to rebuild her life. What she uncovers in the belly of a Cleveland steel mill is much more than molten metal and grueling working...
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 warriors. From the safety of their stretch circle, nine young women discover things about themselves and come to see each other for who they...
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 makes its Cleveland premiere at Dobama Theatre, running from October 4 to 27, 2024. This comedic farce by Selina Fillinger explores the chaotic lives of seven women tasked with managing a President...
SOMETHING CLEAN by Selina Fillinger directed by Shannon Sindelar March 8 -30, 2024 REGIONAL PREMIERE The line between love and complicity isn’t clean. Charlotte is a devoted mother, wife, and respectable member of the community. But when an act of violence is committed by a...
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Ruthless! The Musical Renaissance Theatre (1/29-2/07) |
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Dear Evan Hansen Short North Stage - Garden Theater (1/23-2/14) |
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Pippin Short North Stage - Garden Theater (8/06-8/29) |
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The Rocky Horror Show Short North Stage - Garden Theater (10/22-10/31) |
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How to Dance in Ohio Beck Center for the Arts (12/04-1/03) |
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Annie Near West Theatre (11/20-12/06) |
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Oliver! The Musical Renaissance Theatre (11/21-11/29) |
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Dr. Experimentor and the League of Evil Beck Center for the Arts (10/22-10/25) |
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The Belle of Amherst Beck Center for the Arts (4/09-5/09) |
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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Renaissance Theatre (5/01-5/09) |
