THE BECK CENTER FOR THE ARTS

by Roy Berko - September 12, 2021

A native New Yorker, Neil Simon is recognized as Broadway's King of Comedy. Following his very successful 1961 production of COME BLOW YOUR HORN, Simon's name on a script basically meant instant box office sell-outs during the era from 1960-1980, the Great White Way's era of comic plays....

Past Shows

Legally Blonde

7/6 - 8/12/2012

A Tony Award-winning Broadway musical created by a top-of- their-class creative team. Don’t underestimate Elle Woods, a college sweetheart, homecoming queen, and not so dumb ...

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

5/25 - 7/1/2012

This contemporary musical explores the title character’s life through the unconventional approach of irreverently emotional, punk rock music. Meet America’s first political maverick, who kicked ...

Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka

5/4 - 5/13/2012

Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of Charlie ...

The Velocity of Autumn

3/23 - 4/29/2012

The grand dame of Cleveland theater, Dorothy Silver returns to Beck Center to portray Lillian, an elderly woman with a wicked sense of humor, in ...

Reckless

2/24 - 3/4/2012

At home on Christmas Eve, Rachel is informed by her guilty husband that he has hired a hitman to kill her. The distraught wife flees ...

Spring Awakening

2/3 - 3/4/2012

Winner of 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Spring Awakening is a rock musical adaptation of the controversial 19th century German play that explores with ...

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

12/2 - 12/31/2011

Back by popular demand! Many original cast members return for this encore presentation of last season’s smash hit. Beck Center continues its holiday tradition of ...

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

12/9 - 12/18/2011

In this hilarious Christmas tale, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids-- probably the most ...

Race

10/21 - 11/20/2011

This riveting new play by Mamet, a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award- winning author, tells the story of three attorneys, two black and one white, ...

Charlotte's Web

11/3 - 11/6/2011

E.B White’s classic tale about “Some Pig” named Wilbur and his special friendship with a spider named Charlotte. When it looks like Wilbur isdestined for ...

The Marvelous Wonderettes

9/16 - 10/16/2011

A cotton-candy colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past! Meet the Wonderettes at the 1958 Springfield High School prom - four girls with hopes ...

Hairspray

7/8 - 8/14/2011

Break out the Aqua Net and cheer on pleasantly plump Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad as she pursues her dream to dance on the popular Corny ...

Videos

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CLEVELAND SHOWS


		The Dinner Detective Comedy Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Cleveland (6/8 - 6/29)
		Here on The Flight Plath The Youngstown Playhouse (5/10 - 5/19)
		Beethoven's Seventh Blossom Music Center (7/20 - 7/20)
		Beautiful, the Carole King Musical Beck Center for the Arts (7/12 - 8/11)
		SIGNIFICANT OTHER Dobama Theatre (4/26 - 5/19)
		Power Dynamics: Diverse Perspectives on Classical Music Severance Music Center (5/19 - 5/19)
		Cirque Goes Broadway Blossom Music Center (8/31 - 9/1)
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