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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. ...

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.   ...

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!”  ...

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). ...

Past Shows

Otello in Concert
Otello in Concert
May 21 – May 29, 2022

About the Music VERDI Otello (complete opera) Acts I & II Acts III & IV Performing Artists The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Michael König,...

Festival Program II
Festival Program II
May 28

About the Music IVES From the Steeples and the Mountains SHOSTAKOVICH Passacaglia from Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (version for solo organ) GUBAIDULINA Light...

Festival Program I
Festival Program I
May 27

About the Music REINVERE Norilsk, the Daffodils WALKER Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra GUBAIDULINA Light of the End Performing Artists The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst,...

Schubert's Ninth
Schubert's Ninth
May 12 – May 14, 2022

About the Music RIHM Verwandlung III* RIHM Verwandlung II* SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9 (“The Great”) in C major *Not included on May 20 Performing Artists...

Tchaikovsky Favorites
Tchaikovsky Favorites
Apr 28 – May 1, 2022

About the Music TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Overture — Fantasia after Shakespeare TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra FAURÉ Elegy for...

Znaider Plays Sibelius
Znaider Plays Sibelius
Apr 21 – Apr 23, 2022

About the Music SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10 in E minor Performing Artists The Cleveland Orchestra Klaus Mäkelä, conductor Nikolaj...

Tetzlaff Plays Beethoven
Tetzlaff Plays Beethoven
Apr 14 – Apr 16, 2022

About the Music BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto in D major BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta Performing Artists The Cleveland Orchestra François-Xavier Roth, conductor Christian...

Ax Plays Chopin
Ax Plays Chopin
Apr 7 – Apr 10, 2022

About the Music LILI BOULANGER D’un matin de printemps CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor CHIN Rocaná for Orchestra DEBUSSY La mer Performing...

Symphonic Mozart
Symphonic Mozart
Mar 24 – Mar 27, 2022

About the Music BRITTEN Suite on English Folk Tunes MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis MOZART Symphony...

Sibelius's Fifth Symphony
Sibelius's Fifth Symphony
Mar 10 – Mar 12, 2022

About the Music ADÈS The Exterminating Angel Symphony* WALTON Violin Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major *Not included on March 11 Performing Artists...

Lilacs and Silver Roses
Lilacs and Silver Roses
Mar 3 – Mar 5, 2022

About the Music HAYDN Symphony No. 70 WALKER Lilacs (for voice and orchestra) STRAUSS Suite from Der Rosenkavalier (The Cavalier of the Rose) The Cleveland...

Mitsuko Uchida Returns
Mitsuko Uchida Returns
Feb 24 – Feb 26, 2022

About the Music SCHOENBERG Concerto for Piano and Orchestra BRUCKNER Symphony No. 9 in D minor Performing Artists The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Mitsuko...

In Recital: Alisa Weilerstein Plays Bach
In Recital: Alisa Weilerstein Plays Bach
Feb 25 – Feb 25, 2022

BACH Unaccompanied Cello Suites, Nos. 1-6The Cleveland Orchestra presents a special solo recital performance of Alisa Weilerstein playing Bachs complete cycle of Solo Cellos Suites...

Mahler's Titan
Mahler's Titan
Feb 17 – Feb 19, 2022

Don't miss the West Australian Symphony Orchestra's performance of Mahler's First, a spectacular symphonic journey which traverses a vast and varied musical landscape before concluding...

Sonata & Serenade ft. Mitsuko Uchida in Recitle
Sonata & Serenade ft. Mitsuko Uchida in Recitle
Feb 11 – Feb 14, 2022

SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in C major, D.840MOZART Eine kleine Nachtmusik [A Small Serenade], K.525Pianist Mitsuko Uchida is showcased in a solo performance filmed especially for...

Blomstedt Conducts Beethoven's Fifth
Blomstedt Conducts Beethoven's Fifth
Feb 10 – Feb 12, 2022

About the Music NIELSEN Symphony No. 4 (“The Inextinguishable”) BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor Performing Artists The Cleveland Orchestra Herbert Blomstedt, conductor...

Jeremy Denk Plays Adams
Jeremy Denk Plays Adams
Feb 4 – Feb 6, 2022

About the Music SMITH Tumblebird Contrails ADAMS Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? SIMON Fate Now Conquers GLASS Façades from Glassworks REICH Three...

Welser-Möst Conducts Mozart and Dvořák
Welser-Möst Conducts Mozart and Dvořák
Jan 13 – Jan 15, 2022

About the Music MOZART Symphony No. 36 (“Linz”) in C major DEUTSCH Intensity für Orchester DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8 in G major Performing Artists The...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Celebration Concert (2018)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Celebration Concert (2018)
Jan 14 – Jan 14, 2022

Recorded Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Severance HallBEETHOVEN - Overture to EgmontWALKER Lyric for StringsTRADITIONAL/arr. FLOYD Down by the RiversideRESPIGHI Pines of the Appian Way...

Levit Plays Brahms Second Piano Concerto
Levit Plays Brahms Second Piano Concerto
Jan 6 – Jan 8, 2022

About the Music SCHNITTKE - (K)ein Sommernachtstraum [(Not) a Midsummer Night’s Dream] ABRAHAMSEN - New Work BRAHMS - Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major...

French Perspectives
French Perspectives
Nov 26 – Nov 27, 2021

About the Music RAVEL Suite of Five Pieces from Ma Mère l’Oye [Mother Goose] DESSNER Concerto for Two Pianos FRANCK Symphony in D minor Performing...

Tchaikovsky's Winter Dreams
Tchaikovsky's Winter Dreams
Nov 11 – Nov 14, 2021

About the Music DVOŘÁK In Nature’s Realm RAVEL Piano Concerto in G major TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1 in G minor (“Winter Dreams”) Performing Artists The...

Kanneh-Mason Plays Elgar
Kanneh-Mason Plays Elgar
Nov 4 – Nov 7, 2021

About the Music COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Ballade in A minor ELGAR Cello Concerto in E minor DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6 in D major Performing Artists The Cleveland...

Walker and Korngold
Walker and Korngold
Oct 21 – Oct 23, 2021

About the Music WALKER Sinfonia No. 5 ("Visions") KORNGOLD Symphony in F sharp major Performing Artists The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor...

New Beginnings
New Beginnings
Oct 14 – Oct 17, 2021

New Beginnings is the inaugural cabaret for The Garden Theatre running February 19-20. The cabaret will be held in person with extremely limited seating at...

In Focus: Dance & Drama
In Focus: Dance & Drama
Jun 17 – Aug 19, 2021

Digital Streaming Premiere: Thursday, June 17, 2021. Available on-demand.GRIEG From Holbergs Time: Suite in Olden StyleSUK Symphonic SerenadeThe Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Mst, conductorMusic for theater and...

In Focus: Celestial Serenades
In Focus: Celestial Serenades
Jun 3 – Aug 5, 2021

Please note: Event available for Adella Premium members only. Digital Streaming Premiere: Thursday, June 3, 2021. Available on-demand. KERNIS Elegy . . . for those...

In Focus: Musical Patterns
In Focus: Musical Patterns
Jan 28 – Apr 28, 2021

Digital Streaming Premiere: Thursday, January 28, 2021. Available on-demand.Vinay Parameswaran, conductorJung-Min Amy Lee, violinMarc-Andr Hamelin, pianoGLASS - Glassworks: Opening (reworked by Christian Badzura)PRT - Fratres...

In Focus: Ax Plays Haydn
In Focus: Ax Plays Haydn
Nov 12 – Feb 10, 2021

Digital Streaming Premiere: Thursday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. ETAvailable on-demand until February 10, 2021The Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Mst, conductorEmanuel Ax, pianoHAYDN Piano Concerto in D...

In Focus: Bronfman and Beethoven
In Focus: Bronfman and Beethoven
Oct 29 – Jan 27, 2021

Digital Streaming Premiere: Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m. ETThe Cleveland OrchestraFranz Welser-Mst, conductorYefim Bronfman, pianoSCHNITTKE Concerto for Piano and String OrchestraBEETHOVEN String Quartet No....

Videos


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Mean Girls in Cleveland Mean Girls
Senney Theatre (6/10-8/09)
Annie in Cleveland Annie
Near West Theatre (11/20-12/06)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in Cleveland Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Cassidy Theatre (8/07-8/23)
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE in Cleveland A BEAUTIFUL NOISE
The Stranahan Theater (6/16-6/21)
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Near West Theatre (2/12-2/28)
'Alex Bevan And Friends' bringing his Surfing The Edge Of Legacy tour to The Kent Stage June 6th in Cleveland 'Alex Bevan And Friends' bringing his Surfing The Edge Of Legacy tour to The Kent Stage June 6th
The Kent Stage (6/06-6/06)
Hairspray in Cleveland Hairspray
Short North Stage - Garden Theater (11/19-12/20)
Frankly Ben Franklin: A Musical Memoir in Cleveland Frankly Ben Franklin: A Musical Memoir
Theatre in the Circle (6/04-6/07) PHOTOS VIDEOS
PARADE in Cleveland PARADE
Weathervane Playhouse, Akron (6/18-7/19)