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Severance Music Center

8556 Fisher Road
Cleveland, OH

Severance Music Center is a theatre in Cleveland, OH.

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Review: BRIGADOON at Porthouse/Kent State University

Review: BRIGADOON at Porthouse/Kent State University

by Roy Berko · August 11, 2026

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.…

Review: MEAN GIRLS at BECK CENTER

Review: MEAN GIRLS at BECK CENTER

by Roy Berko · July 28, 2026

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…

Review: SIDE SHOW IN CONCERT at Porthouse Theatre

Review: SIDE SHOW IN CONCERT at Porthouse Theatre

by Roy Berko · July 17, 2026

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.…

Review: GREASE at PORTHOUSE/Kent State University

Review: GREASE at PORTHOUSE/Kent State University

by Roy Berko · June 24, 2026

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.  …

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Akron Civic Theater

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Akron Civic Theater

by Patti Kullman · June 19, 2026

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.…

Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE NATIONAL TOUR at Stranahan Theatre

Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE NATIONAL TOUR at Stranahan Theatre

by Julie Zatko · June 17, 2026

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 …

Review: THE WIZ at Stranahan Theatre

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…

Past Shows

112 total · showing 31–40

United in Song! A Free Community Choral Celebration

United in Song! A Free Community Choral Celebration

May 25

Join us for an afternoon of joyous vocal performances at Severance Music Center representing the rich diversity of the Greater Cleveland choral community. Performing groups include the North Coast Men’s Chorus, Cleveland Chorale, The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Choruses, and...

Terence Blanchard and Friends: A Celebration of Wayne Shorter

Terence Blanchard and Friends: A Celebration of Wayne Shorter

May 21

Renowned for his trumpet prowess and composing skills, seven-time GRAMMY® Award winner Terence Blanchard makes his Severance Music Center debut with Absence , an evening of music honoring his mentor, jazz icon Wayne Shorter. Joined by longtime collaborators the E-Collective and...

Power Dynamics: Diverse Perspectives on Classical Music

Power Dynamics: Diverse Perspectives on Classical Music

May 19

In the first half of this special evening, barrier-crushing artist advocates who have both embraced and challenged time-honored conventions in classical music come together to discuss key questions in our field today. How will diverse, classically trained artists engage the eyes...

The Magic Flute for Kids

The Magic Flute for Kids

May 18

Join us on Saturday, May 18 for The Magic Flute for Kids , an enchanting one-hour performance hosted by Caldecott Medalist and New York Times bestselling author/illustrator Christopher Raschka in the intimate Reinberger Chamber Hall. Raschka, an opera lover and musician himself...

Conrad Tao in Recital: Power and Influence

Conrad Tao in Recital: Power and Influence

May 17

RACHMANINOFF Prelude, Op. 32, No. 5 STRAYHORN Take the “A” Train SONDHEIM In Buddy’s Eyes RACHMANINOFF Variation 15 from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini STRAYHORN Lush Life RACHMANINOFF Variation 18 from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini ARLEN Somewhere Over the Rainbow R...

An Evening with Kai Bird

An Evening with Kai Bird

May 15

Kai Bird, speaker Michael E. Hill, EdD, President of Chautauqua Institution, moderator Jung-Min Amy Lee, violin Dashon Burton, bass-baritone SARASATE Fantasy on The Magic Flute JOHN ADAMS "Batter my heart" from Doctor Atomic Keynote speaker Kai Bird is a Pulitzer Prize—winning...

Kissin & Goerne in Recital: Schumann & Brahms

Kissin & Goerne in Recital: Schumann & Brahms

Apr 14

SCHUMANN Dichterliebe BRAHMS Four Ballades op. 10 BRAHMS Songs after poems by Heinrich Heine BRAHMS Lieder und Gesänge Evgeny Kissin, piano Matthias Goerne, baritone Two great artists unite for what promises to be a dazzling, unforgettable evening of music. Evgeny Kissin’s...

Elgar’s Cello Concerto

Elgar’s Cello Concerto

Apr 11 – Apr 13, 2024

The Cleveland Orchestra Klaus Mäkelä, conductor Sol Gabetta, cello Thomas Hampson, baritone* The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus* *Not performing on Friday’s matinee concert. JIMMY LÓPEZ BELLIDO Perú negro ELGAR Cello Concerto WALTON Belshazzar's Feast * Called “the fast rising star...

City Noir

City Noir

Apr 4 – Apr 6, 2024

GABRIELLA SMITH Breathing Forests DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun JOHN ADAMS City Noir The Cleveland Orchestra John Adams, conductor James McVinnie, organ Timothy McAllister, saxophone Sensual and rhapsodic, Debussy’s prelude uses the solo flute to evoke the moody...

Out of This World

Out of This World

Apr 5

Join The Cleveland Orchestra for a fun-filled concert of intergalactic proportions! Music from Star Wars and Holst’s The Planets, paired with stunning images from the Hubble Telescope, International Space Station, and NASA photo archives will transport you and your family to...

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