Written by Jez Butterworth and directed by Ian Wolfgang Hinz and Rebecca Moseley, this Cleveland Premiere is set in Northern Ireland in 1981. Former IRA man Quinn Carney has built a new life on a remote farmhouse in County Armagh, but when a long-buried body surfaces from a bog...
Written by Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney and directed by Rebecca Moseley, this adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone explores the timeless conflict between individual conscience and state authority. Antigone defies the king Creon, who decrees that her brother's body shall rot...
Written by Jeanne Madison and directed by Celeste Cosentino, this World Premiere is set in a reimagined Garden of Eden where Lilith and Eve — Adam's first and second wives — confront each other over a woman's true power, the nature of knowledge, and humanity's eternal desires...
Written by Charles Smith and directed by Ian Wolfgang Hinz, this Cleveland Premiere was originally commissioned by Indiana Repertory Theatre and is inspired by historical events. Set in 1866, one year after the end of the Civil War, the play follows Madison Hemings, son of...
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…
Writing in the New York Times, Howard Taubman described the ideological relevance of The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail to contemporary audiences, stating; "this play and its protagonist, though they are of the 19th century, are speaking to today's concerns: an unwanted war in...
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Disney's Frozen Renaissance Theatre (11/21-11/29) |
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Dracula: A Horror Story Renaissance Theatre (10/02-10/18) |
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MARY JANE Dobama Theatre (3/11-4/04) |
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Dear Evan Hansen Baldwin Wallace University Main Stage Theatre (11/12-11/22) |
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Brighter: A Punk Rock Love Story Weathervane Playhouse (9/25-9/26) PHOTOS |
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Dinner Detective Cleveland Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland Downtown (10/17-10/17) |
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The Comedy of Errors Great Lakes Theater (2/05-2/21) |
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The Importance of Being Earnest Great Lakes Theater (4/23-5/09) |
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A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ohio Star Theater (11/18-12/15) PHOTOS |
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Dr. Experimentor and the League of Evil Beck Center for the Arts (10/22-10/25) |
