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…
CWRU Department of Theater Presents: Mercury by Steve Yockey Revenge is a dish best served… bloody. In this savagely hilarious comedy-thriller, three stories cross outside of Portland, Oregon including an illicit affair, a couple hanging on by a thread, bears at the window, the...
CWRU Department of Theater Presents: The Harvest by Samuel D. Hunter In this thought-provoking new play, a group of young people meet in the basement of a small evangelical church in southeastern Idaho, preparing to leave to do missionary work in the Middle East. One of them...
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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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The Winter's Tale Great Lakes Theater (9/25-10/11) |
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The Secret Garden Weathervane Playhouse (8/20-9/06) |
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Disney Frozen, the Broadway Musical Beck Center for the Arts (7/16-8/15) |
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Annie Near West Theatre (11/20-12/06) |
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NETTA & RU Dobama Theatre (4/22-5/16) |
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The Belle of Amherst Beck Center for the Arts (4/09-5/09) |
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Dinner Detective Cleveland Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland Downtown (12/12-12/12) |
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Hairspray Short North Stage - Garden Theater (11/19-12/20) |
