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Review: COMPANY at Connor Palace
by Roy Berko - May 03, 2024
What did our critic think of COMPANY at Connor Palace? Stephen Sondheim is generally considered the most important composer/lyricist of the 20th century American musical theater. Many consider him to be the person who reinvented the genre.
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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. ...
Past Shows
Something Rotten!
7/8 - 8/7/2022
Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten. Created by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Wayne Kirkpatrick, and successful screenwriters Karey Kirkpatrick and ...
Zopp
10/23 - 10/25/2020
Written and directed by Russel Stich, Zopp was created especially for the pandemic challenge facing live youth theater. Ideally suited for a virtual production, this ...
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
2/7 - 2/23/2020
From the creators of Chicago, Cabaret and The Producers comes the critically acclaimed new Broadway musical that had audiences on their feet—THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS! Direct ...
SHREK THE MUSICAL
12/6 - 1/5/2020
SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre to life on stage. ...
ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL
7/12 - 8/12/2019
A joyous girl power romp! This is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to ...
ONCE
2/8 - 2/24/2019
Featuring an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments onstage, Once tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who's about to ...
SHREK THE MUSICAL
12/7 - 1/6/2019
SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre to life on stage. ...
DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID
12/1 - 12/31/2017
In a magical kingdom fathoms below, a beautiful young mermaid longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Adapted from Disney’s ...
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL
7/8 - 8/14/2016
Billy Elliot the Musical is a joyous celebration of one young boy’s journey to make his dreams come true based on the smash-hit independent film ...
MARY POPPINS
12/4 - 1/3/2016
Mary Poppins is bringing its own brand of Broadway magic to theaters across the country, which has Variety raving, “This is the rare touring production ...
AMERICAN IDIOT
7/10 - 8/16/2015
DOGFIGHT
2/6 - 3/15/2015
The hauntingly beautiful musical, Dogfight, by Pasek and Paul (Edges, James and the Giant Peach, A Christmas Story) and Peter Duchan, was praised by countless ...
MARY POPPINS
12/5 - 1/4/2015
Mary Poppins is bringing its own brand of Broadway magic to theaters across the country, which has Variety raving, “This is the rare touring production ...
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
7/11 - 8/17/2014
From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster new musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny ...
ANNIE
12/6 - 1/5/2014
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 ...
SHE LOVES ME
9/20 - 10/20/2013
An intimate and touching show, featuring music by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick ( FIDDLER ON THE ROOF ) and book by Joe Masteroff ( ...
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
7/11 - 8/17/2013
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 ...
LEGALLY BLONDE
7/6 - 8/12/2012
Sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take "no" for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone "serious," Elle puts down the credit card, ...
SPRING AWAKENING
2/4 - 3/3/2012
Winner of 8 TONY Awards, including BEST MUSICAL, SPRING AWAKENING celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, poignancy, and passion that ...
Videos
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Rachmaninoff's Third Symphony
Blossom Music Center (7/13 - 7/13) | |
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An Evening with Kai Bird
Severance Music Center (5/15 - 5/15) | |
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Mozart's Gran Partita
Severance Music Center (5/23 - 5/25) | |
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Sinatra and Beyond
Blossom Music Center (8/25 - 8/25) | |
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An Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr.
Blossom Music Center (7/21 - 7/21) | |
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Beauty and the Beast
Cassidy Theatre (10/11 - 10/27) | |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Blossom Music Center (8/2 - 8/4) | |
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