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Jitney
Jitney
4/5 - 5/5/2024


Written in 1979, first produced in 1982, this play was set, and produced in Pittsburgh, PA. When Playwright Wilson took his mother to see that ...

A Doll's House, Part 2
A Doll's House, Part 2
5/31 - 6/30/2024


This Tony Award Nominee for Best Play 2017 picks up fifteen years after Nora Helmer slammed the door on her stifling domestic life, but now ...

Beautiful, the Carole King Musical


A Tony and Grammy Award Winner, this nostalgic yet fresh musical tells the story of the early life and career of Carole King, using songs ...


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Review: RIDE THE CYCLONE THE MUSICAL at Beck Center For The Arts


by Roy Berko - February 13, 2024

What did our critic think of RIDE THE CYCLONE THE MUSICAL at Beck Center For The Arts?...

Beck Center For The Arts To Produce MEAN GIRLS High School Version


by A.A. Cristi - February 05, 2024

Beck Center for the Arts, one of the oldest continuously running Youth Theater programs in the nation is proud to announce the Mean Girls High School Version during the 75th Youth Theater Season....

Beck Center for the Arts Presents THE PORTRAIT SHOW


by A.A. Cristi - January 29, 2024

Beck Center for the Arts will display artwork by local artists. The Portrait Show is a free visual arts exhibition on view in Beck Center's main building now until February 26, 2024....

Watercolor Paintings by Kenneth C. Beck On View At Beck Center For The Arts


by A.A. Cristi - January 26, 2024

Beck Center for the Arts displays the artistic work of local artists, including those created by the namesake of the institution. Watercolor Paintings by Kenneth C. ...

Beck Center for the Arts Launches Free Eclipse Event


by Stephi Wild - January 23, 2024

Beck Center for the Arts invites the public to a free Eclipse event on the Lakewood, Ohio campus on Monday, April 8, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m....

RIDE THE CYCLONE, A Thrill From Start To Finish, To Play the Senney Theater This February


by A.A. Cristi - January 02, 2024

​​​​​​​Ride the Cyclone, produced by Beck Center for the Arts, in collaboration with Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre Program runs February 9 to February 25, 2024 in the Senney Theater. ...

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Cleveland Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Cleveland Awards; BYE BYE BIRDIE, MOVING DAY, Olde Towne Hall Theatre & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Beck Center


by Roy Berko - December 12, 2023

What did our critic think of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Beck Center?...

BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards; BYE BYE BIRDIE, MOVING DAY, Olde Towne Hall Theatre & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 11, 2023

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Past Shows

Ride the Cyclone
Ride the Cyclone
2/9 - 2/25/2024


In this spooky, hilariously outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a ...

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat


The irresistible family-friendly musical about family! Go on the journey of the trials and triumphs of Joseph, the favorite son of Israel. If only his ...

Cat's-Paw
Cat's-Paw
9/22 - 10/22/2023


In this tight drama, a political thriller with intel reminiscent a Tom Clancy novel, an unusual terrorist (who is brilliant….and oh, so correct) is the ...

Ghost the Musical
Ghost the Musical
2/10 - 2/26/2023


Sam and Molly are lovers, and when Sam dies he becomes caught between our world and what lies next. Molly is in danger and Sam ...

Elf the Musial
Elf the Musial
12/2 - 12/30/2022


Based on the beloved holiday film, this hilarious big-elf-living-in-a-small world comedy follows Buddy the Elf in his quest to find his true identity in a ...

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever


Join us for this delightful comedy based on the best-selling young-adult book. Beth’s inexperienced mother is put in charge of the church’s Christmas pageant, when ...

Buyer & Cellar
Buyer & Cellar
9/9 - 10/9/2022


Barbra Streisand to Harpers Bazaar, Instead of just storing my things in the basement, I can make a street of shops and display them. Taking ...

Something Rotten!
Something Rotten!
7/8 - 8/7/2022


Set in 1595 the story of two brothers, who just happen to be the nemeses of a little known Mr. William Shakespeare, are desperate to ...


Having trouble as the new kid in school? Unlucky in love? Feeling like everyone hates you? You're in luck! Now you can use the National ...

The Legend of Georgia McBride


Hes young, he's broke, his landlord's knocking at the door, and he's just found out his wife is pregnant. To make matters even more desperate, ...

Bugsy Malone
Bugsy Malone
5/6 - 5/15/2022


Based on the hit 1976 film, and featuring a catchy, swinging score by the composer of The Muppet Movie, Bugsy Malone is good, clean, comedic ...

Meteor Shower
Meteor Shower
4/1 - 5/1/2022


Written by Steve Martin, (yes, that Steve Martin.), this wild and crazy play pulls back the curtain on two married couples and the extreme transformation ...

High School Musical
High School Musical
3/18 - 3/27/2022


Disney Channels smash hit movie musical comes to life on our stage! Troy, Gabriella, and the students of East High must deal with issues of ...

Lizzie the Musical
Lizzie the Musical
2/4 - 2/27/2022


This international sensation took the world by storm in over 60 cities in six countries in five languages across four continents before the pandemic took ...

Elf the Musical
Elf the Musical
12/3 - 1/2/2022


Based on the beloved holiday film, this hilarious big-elf-living-in-a-small world comedy follows Buddy the Elf in his quest to find his true identity in a ...

THE REAL VALKYRIES OF VALHALLA
THE REAL VALKYRIES OF VALHALLA
12/10 - 12/19/2021


Join us for this action-packed comedy based on Norse Mythology. Odin, Loki, Thor and other marvel-ous characters tell their origin stories through humor, battles, and ...

The Exonerated
The Exonerated
10/8 - 11/7/2021


This docu-drama recounts first-person narratives in dramatic form through the legal records of six wrongly convicted inmates. The accounts of these falsely-accused former convicts explore ...

The Exonerated
The Exonerated
10/8 - 11/7/2021


This docu-drama recounts first-person narratives in dramatic form through the legal records of six wrongly convicted inmates. The accounts of these falsely-accused former convicts explore ...

Little Tech Shop of Horrors: WHEN GOOD SCIENCE GOES BAD


In this hilarious parody of Little Shop of Horrors, the students of The Mushkin Technical Academy have to deal with the same problems as any ...

Broadway Bound
Broadway Bound
9/10 - 10/3/2021


Broadway Bound Playwright: Neil SimonDirector: William Roudebush Featuring Broadway legend Austin Pendleton as BenKate--- Susan Stein Ben---Austin Pendleton (AEA)Eugene---Zach Palumbo Stan---Daniel Telford Blanche---Anne McEvoy Jack---Alan ...

Broadway Bound
Broadway Bound
9/10 - 10/3/2021


The final play in Simon's semi-autobiographical trilogy (Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues), Broadway Bound continues Eugene and Stanley's brotherly journey as they discover and ...

The Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing


This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing reminds us we are all born of flesh and made of dreams. Finegan Kruckemeyer brings ...

Honk! JR
5/20 - 5/23/2021


Beck Center for the Arts has announced the virtual production of Honk! JR, Available for convenient streaming MAY 20 to MAY 23, 2021, this adaptation ...

Beck Broadway Alums in Concert


Beck Center has a sterling reputation of cultivating talented performers who go on to success in hit Broadway shows and associated tours; making their mark ...

Beck Broadway Alums in Concert


Beck Center has a sterling reputation of cultivating talented performers who go on to success in hit Broadway shows and associated tours; making their mark ...

5x15: Five World Premiere 15-Minute Musicals


The tenth collaborative partnership of Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre Program and Beck Center for the Arts brings you the winners of National Alliance for ...

5 X 15
2/12 - 2/28/2021


Beck Center for the Arts has announced its tenth collaboration with Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre Program, in the form of virtual world premieres of ...

5x15: Five World Premiere 15-Minute Musicals


The tenth collaborative partnership of Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre Program and Beck Center for the Arts brings you the winners of National Alliance for ...

Fully Committed
11/13 - 11/29/2020


Beck Center for the Arts has announced its first virtual production, Fully Committed, as the answer to the challenges of producing live theater during a ...

Disgraced
5/29 - 6/28/2020


Ayad Akhtar Beck Center for the Arts...

James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach
5/8 - 5/17/2020


When James finds himself magically transported into a gigantic peach, he discovers human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities! Thanks to James' quick wit and creative ...

King Lear
King Lear
5/31 - 6/30/2019


In William Shakespeare's royal-family tragedy, the aging King Lear divides his estate between his three daughters, ultimately refusing his youngest and favorite her share because ...

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill


Nicknamed Lady Day by saxophonist Lester Young, Billie Holiday was one of the greatest jazz voices of all time. The award-winning Lady Day at Emersons ...

Once
Once
2/8 - 2/24/2019


A testament to the transcendent power of love and music takes center stage with Beck Centers eighth annual collaboration with the esteemed Baldwin Wallace University ...

Shrek The Musical
Shrek The Musical
12/7 - 1/6/2019


Based on the smash-hit DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award®-winning fairy tale adventure. "Once upon a time, there was a little ...

An Act of God
An Act of God
9/14 - 10/7/2018


Written by 13-time Emmy Award® winner David Javerbaum (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), this exceptionally witty comedy delivers a new meaning to the phrase ...

Gypsy
Gypsy
7/6 - 8/12/2018


“Broadway’s own brassy, unlikely answer to King Lear.” – Variety Winner of multiple Tony, Grammy, and Drama Desk Awards for both the original production and ...

Bent
Bent
6/1 - 7/1/2018


The influential play Bent follows a group of gay men finding ways to survive persecution before and after the Night of the Long Knives. Within ...

Hair
Hair
2/9 - 2/25/2018


Beck Center and Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre Program collaborate for the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking musical that introduced rock and roll to Broadway. ...

Disney's The Little Mermaid
Disney's The Little Mermaid
12/1 - 12/31/2017


Join us under the sea...again! Beck Center's award-winning production returns for another holiday season filled with family, magic, and more. Perfect for all ages, this ...

Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot
10/6 - 11/5/2017


Waiting for Godot is a tragic comedy in which Samuel Beckett explores the futility of man's hope. Two wandering vagrants wait in the middle of ...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest


One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, based on the novel by Ken Kesey, tells the story of institutional madness where obedience and conformity are the ...

Bring It On The Musical
Bring It On The Musical
2/10 - 2/26/2017


Beck Center and Baldwin Wallace Music Theatre Program team up in 2017 with Bring It On The Musical, the 2013 Tony Award nominee for Best ...

Disney's The Little Mermaid
Disney's The Little Mermaid
12/2 - 12/31/2016


Based on the classic fairy tale and film, The Little Mermaid begins under the sea where Princess Ariel is fascinated by the forbidden land above. ...

Body Awareness
Body Awareness
10/7 - 11/6/2016


It's Body Awareness week and Phyllis along with her partner, Joyce, are hosting a guest artist in their home. Their family is quickly divided as ...

Ruthless!
Ruthless!
9/16 - 10/16/2016


Ruthless! is a campy cult favorite about Tina Denmark, the greatest song-and-dance sensation to ever hit the third grade. When her school holds auditions for ...

Shining City
Shining City
4/1 - 5/1/2016


Shining City is a psychological thriller set in Dublin. The story follows a guilt-ridden man who reaches out to his therapist after seeing the ghost ...

In the Heights
In the Heights
2/12 - 2/28/2016


Before HAMILTON, there was IN THE HEIGHTS! This original musical comes from Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creative mastermind and recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award. IN ...

In the Heights
2/12 - 2/28/2016


In the Heights is a vibrant musical bursting with salsa, merengue, and hip-hop rhythms, transporting you to the heart of Washington Heights, a predominantly Dominican ...

Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins
12/4 - 1/3/2016


The magical production that broke all Beck Center box office records returns for the 2015 holiday season! Based on the books by P.L. Travers and ...

CARRIE the musical
CARRIE the musical
2/7 - 3/9/2014


Carrie White is a misfit. At school, she's an outcast who's bullied by the popular crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone else. At home, she's ...

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EJ Thomas Hall (4/23 - 4/25)
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Severance Music Center (5/17 - 5/17)
She Kills Monster in Cleveland She Kills Monster
Medina County Show Biz Company (4/26 - 4/28)
Here on The Flight Plath in Cleveland Here on The Flight Plath
The Youngstown Playhouse (5/10 - 5/19)
Africa and Byzantium & The Magic Flute in Cleveland Africa and Byzantium & The Magic Flute
Cleveland Museum of Art (4/14 - 7/21)
Terence Blanchard and Friends: A Celebration of Wayne Shorter in Cleveland Terence Blanchard and Friends: A Celebration of Wayne Shorter
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