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Review: ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE at Great Lakes Theater
by Roy Berko - April 29, 2024
Juke box musicals are stage theatrical presentations in which a majority of the compositions were written before the presentation was conceived, rather than being original music conceived for that show. They tend to be long on songs and short on a well-conceived plot.
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Review: 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
by Roy Berko - April 17, 2024
9 to 5: The Musical is a theatre piece based on the 1980 hit film, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book by Patricia Resnick. It is now on stage at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre....
Review: BACH AT LEIPZIG at Seat Of Pants
by Roy Berko - March 25, 2024
What did our critic think of BACH AT LEIPZIG at Seat Of Pants?...
Review: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR at GREAT LAKES THEATER
by Roy Berko - March 25, 2024
Sir John Falstaff is at it again! Yes, the chubby delightful bumbler, who was in the Bard’s HENRY IV, Parts 1 and 2, is now lighting up the stage in Great Lakes Theater’s THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, thanks to Elizabeth I. The Queen was so infatuated with the character that, according to rumor, she...
Review: REQUIEM at Cleveland Public Theatre
by Roy Berko - March 19, 2024
What did our critic think of REQUIEM at Cleveland Public Theatre?...
Review: ORDINARY DAYS at BWU Musical Theatre Program
by Roy Berko - March 19, 2024
What did our critic think of ORDINARY DAYS at BWU Musical Theatre Program In Collaboration With Playhouse Square/Cleveland? Adam Gwon, who wrote the music and lyrics for ORDINARY DAYS, which recently finished its run as part of the Playhouse Square/Baldwin Wallace annual collaboration, was in atten...
Review: SOMETHING CLEAN at Dobama
by Roy Berko - March 10, 2024
What did our critic think of SOMETHING CLEAN at Dobama?...
Review: FUNNY GIRL at Cleveland's Connor Palace
by Roy Berko - February 22, 2024
Fania Borch was one of early 20th century vaudeville’s greatest stars. Fania?? Oh, Fanny Brice, as she was known on the Ziegfeld Follies circuit, and is the nominal subject of FUNNY GIRL, now on stage at the Connor Palace as part of the Key Bank Broadway Series.
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Review: ALTER at Cleveland Public Theatre & Teatro Publico De Cleveland
by Roy Berko - February 20, 2024
What did our critic think of ALTER at CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE& Teatro PUBLICO De Cleveland? Developing an original new play script is a daunting task. The writer must have an idea, topic, or belief that they want to present in dramatic form. ...
Review: MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN at Ensemble
by Roy Berko - February 17, 2024
What did our critic think of MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN at Ensemble?...
Past Shows
Tick Tick Boom!
4/5 - 4/14/2024
A musical look at the courage it takes to follow your dreams, strongTICK, TICK... BOOM!/strong is a href="http://mtishows.com/biography.asp?writerid=3622"Jonathan Larson/a's autobiographical tale of a young composer ...
Freaky Friday
7/22 - 7/31/2022
When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom's big wedding. ...
Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Kids
6/24 - 6/26/2022
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 ...
Godspell
10/25 - 11/3/2019
Prepare ye for the timeless tale of friendship, loyalty and love based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew....
ANNIE KIDS
6/28 - 6/29/2019
Leapin' Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little ...
SEUSSICAL
7/20 - 7/29/2018
Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday and promote excitement in reading and literature with Seussical! This whimsical musical is based on the books of Dr. Seuss and ...
SEUSSICAL KIDS
6/29 - 6/30/2018
Beginning in the Jungle of Nool, the Cat in the Hat, our narrator, tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of ...
THE PRODUCERS
6/9 - 6/18/2017
The Producers is a hilarious musical creation of Mel Brooks, a comedic mastermind. Brooks wears multiple hats for this production, acting as composer, lyricist, and ...
DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID JR
9/11 - 9/20/2015
In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, ...
INTO THE WOODS
7/17 - 7/26/2015
Stepping into the world of Into the Woods, the musical by James Lapin with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, is like entering a twisted ...
9 TO 5, THE MUSICAL
7/25 - 8/3/2014
9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is based on the 1980 hit movie Nine ...
9 TO 5, THE MUSICAL
7/18 - 7/27/2014
9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is based on the 1980 hit movie Nine ...
SPRING AWAKENING
4/4 - 4/13/2014
Winner of 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, SPRING AWAKENING is a rock musical adaptation of Frank Wedekind's 1891 expressionist play about the trials and ...
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
9/27 - 10/6/2013
IT'S ALIVE! From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation THE PRODUCERS comes this monster new musical comedy. With such memorable tunes as "The Transylvania ...
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
9/20 - 9/29/2013
IT'S ALIVE! From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation THE PRODUCERS comes this monster new musical comedy. With such memorable tunes as "The Transylvania ...
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
8/2 - 8/11/2013
Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that ...
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
11/2 - 11/11/2012
You remember the plot. You love the characters. You know "the song." It's no less than the stage adaptation of one of the most celebrated ...
Videos
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Beauty and the Beast
Cassidy Theatre (10/11 - 10/27) | |
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Weathervane Playhouse (8/8 - 9/1) | |
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Guys and Dolls
Cassidy Theatre (8/9 - 8/25) | |
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Smooth Summer Sessions: Paul Brown with Sharon Rae North
The Youngstown Playhouse (6/28 - 6/28) | |
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Here on The Flight Plath
The Youngstown Playhouse (5/10 - 5/19) | |
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Jitney
Beck Center for the Arts (4/5 - 5/5) | |
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Rachmaninoff's Third Symphony
Blossom Music Center (7/13 - 7/13) | |
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