Go to the theatre--a list of winter theatre offerings
You know Cleveland…it's going to be cold and snowy in the coming months. It's a perfect time to go to live theatre and escape from all the stress. Here's a partial list of what's on the boards:
CLEVELAND PLAYHOUSE
Tickets: 216-795-7000 or go to www.clevelandplayhouse.com.
BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS
Jan 7-30 o Bolton Theatre
A toe-tapping musical about the public and private life of Ginger Rogers.
THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
Feb 4-27 o Drury Theatre
The tale of an elderly woman who wishes to escape from the confines of her over-bearing daughter-in-law and son. Performed by an African-American cast.
MY NAME IS ASHER LEV
Mar 4-27 o Baxter Stage
An adaptation of Chaim Potok's coming-of-age story of a Hasidic Jew who tries to balance his artistic genius with the demands of his observant family.
DOBAMA
Tickets: 216-932-3396
A STEADY RAIN
Feb 25-Mar 20
A mystery in which the audience becomes the jury.
PLAYHOUSESQUARE
Tickets: 216-241-6000 or going to www.playhousesquare.org.
ALTAR BOYS
Jan 13-30 o Hanna Theatre
A pop-music parody that tells the story of five small-town boys trying to save the world one screaming fan at a time. Produced by The Beck Center.
LAST CALL CLEVELAND
January 14, 15, 28, 29 o 14th Street Theatre
A "sketch comedy troupe with a terrible name” brings their unique mix of sketches, songs and audience interaction to PlayhouseSquare.
CATS
_January 21-23, 2011 o Palace Theatre
Andrew Lloyd Webber's longest running show in Broadway history is filled with timeless melodies, including "Memory."
JOSHUA SETH'S BEYOND BELIEF
January 27, February 3, March 3 and March 24 o Kennedy's Theatre
Mystery entertainer Joshua Seth's one man show, which combines psychology, intuition, and hypnosis. (_No children under 12.)
GOLDA'S BALCONY
January 29, 2011 o Palace Theatre
A portrait of Golda Meir, Stars four-time Tony and two-time Emmy Award-nominated Tovah Feldshuh.
SOUTH PACIFIC
Feb 1-13 o Palace Theatre
The revival musical which won seven 2008 Tony Awards, features a cast of 34 and a full orchestra of 26 members. (Part of the KeyBank Broadway Series.)
CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Feb 3-6 (Other performances through March 13.)
_14th Street Theatre
Features a comedic ensemble performing from the actual memoirs of a wide range of celebrities in the celebrities' own words.
SHREK THE MUSICAL
March 1-13 o Palace Theatre
Based on the Oscar-winning film, the musical brings the story of everyone's favorite ogre to life. (Part of the KeyBank Broadway Series.)
STOMP
March 18 - 20 o Palace Theatre
A unique dance show which features matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps-to create music.
THE COLOR PURPLE
March 25-26 o Palace Theatre
The Tony Award winning musical based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and film about a black woman who finds her unique voice in the world.
GREAT LAKES THEATER FESTIVAL
216-241-6000 or visit www.greatlakestheater.org
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)
March 11-27 o Hanna Theatre
Three actors, armed with an outrageous assortment of outerwear and props, cram the Bard's entire canon of plays into two hours of Elizabethan-esque.
BECK CENTER
216-521-2540.
JERRY SPRINGER: THE OPERA
FEB 18-MARCH 27
A regional premiere. See what happens when Springer's show ends up in Satan's world. (Leave the kids at home!)
ACTOR’S SUMMIT
330-374-7568 or go to www.actorssummit.org. Actors' Summit is now located on the 6th floor in Greystone Hall at 103 South High Street in Akron.
ROMANTIC FOOLS
Jan 13-30
A comedy which looks at all humans as romantic fools.
BECKY'S NEW CAR
Feb. 10-27
A farce about what happens when two lives collide!
LADIES MAN
March 17-April 3
A French bedroom farce complete with slamming doors and mistaken identities.
CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE
216-631-2727 or go on line to www.cptonline.org
DARWIN II: THE COMEUPPANCE OF MAN
March 3-19
The new Broadway musical which asks, “Cristobal has stolen the original Charles Darwin manuscripts from rare book libraries around the world. Why?”
KARAMU THEATRE
2355 East 89th Street, Cleveland
216-795-7070
AND HER HAIR WENT WITH HER
Jan 28-Feb 20
The story of a beauty parlor operator's interchanges with her parade of patrons.
GOD'S TROMBONES: SEVEN NEGRO SERMONS IN VERSE
March 18-April 10
James Weldon Johnson's poetic classic presented in a hand clapping, foot stomping, uplifting spiritual celebration.
LAKELAND THEATRE
Lakeland Community College
440-525-7526
ASSASSINS
February 4-20
Sondheim's musical examines power and celebrity in American by exploring hundreds of years of assassinations. (For mature audiences).
ENSEMBLE THEATRE
216-321-2930
FREE MAN OF COLOR
February 10-27 (presented at Notre Dame College, S. Green Road, South Euclid)
Examines the life of a man who must choose between making a life in the US or finding a new home for his people in Africa.
