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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
Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical
11/15 - 11/23/2019
The story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own ...
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
7/26 - 8/3/2019
Once On This Island is a captivating musical based on the novel "My Love, My Love" and a vibrant reimagining of the Hans Christian Andersen ...
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
5/3 - 5/11/2019
A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon ...
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
2/7 - 2/9/2019
Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. ...
SISTER ACT
11/30 - 12/8/2018
Sister Act, the jubilant musical based on the hit film, blends humor, gospel music, and a whole lot of glitter. Deloris Van Cartier, a sassy ...
THE MUSIC MAN
7/27 - 8/4/2018
The Music Man, a classic American musical brimming with small-town charm and a touch of con artistry, follows the fast-talking Harold Hill. He arrives in ...
DISNEY'S ALICE IN WONDERLAND JR
6/8 - 6/22/2018
AKTP continues with Disney's beloved movie musical. Join the madcap adventures of Alice as she chases the White Rabbit and escapes from the evil Red ...
DISNEY'S CINDERELLA KIDS
6/8 - 6/22/2018
The timeless fairy tale meets the magic of Disney in this adaptation of the treasured animated film. Poor Cinderella is endlessly mistreated by her wicked ...
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
4/27 - 5/5/2018
Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country ...
LEGALLY BLONDE
11/10 - 11/18/2017
Elle Woods, a bubbly sorority girl known for her love of pink and all things fashion, isn't taken seriously. But when her boyfriend Warner dumps ...
SHREK THE MUSICAL
7/22 - 7/31/2016
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 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
11/13 - 11/22/2015
Disney's Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage ...
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
11/13 - 11/21/2015
Disney's Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage ...
Based on J.M. Barrie's classic tale and featuring an unforgettable score by Morris "Moose" Charlap and Jule Styne with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh and Betty ...
Madame's jealous butler Edgar cat-naps Duchess and her Aristokittens and abandons them in the Parisian countryside. What's a cat to do? Luckily, Thomas O'Malley and ...
LES MISERABLES
11/14 - 11/22/2014
Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg’s legendary musical, Les Misérables, with glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery ...
URINETOWN
4/4 - 4/12/2014
One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, URINETOWN is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when ...
SEUSSICAL
7/26 - 8/3/2013
Now one of the most performed shows in America, SEUSSICAL is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty ( LUCKY ...
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
4/19 - 4/27/2013
A rare combination of unprecedented originality and blinding talent, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE boldly addresses a great unspoken desire in all of our hearts: to be ...
Videos
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Weathervane Playhouse (8/8 - 9/1) | |
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An Evening with John Legend
Blossom Music Center (8/8 - 8/8) | |
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The Prom
Weathervane Playhouse (4/25 - 5/12)
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Dobama Theatre (4/26 - 5/19) | |
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A Doll's House, Part 2
Beck Center for the Arts (5/31 - 6/30) | |
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Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony
Blossom Music Center (7/27 - 7/27) | |
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Smooth Summer Sessions: Paul Brown with Sharon Rae North
The Youngstown Playhouse (6/28 - 6/28) | |
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