‘CATS’ acceptable, but less than purr-fection at Carousel During the Smithsonian Museum’s symposium ,“The Actor’s Role in the Musical,” an ...

Roy...thanks (once again) for a delightful review of Our Town....I thought that I knew the play and always find new info., thanks to you......

‘BY JEEVES’ fun, fun, fun at Beck Sometimes it’s good to go to the theatre and just smile, laugh, even howl. If that’s what you are in the ...

Classical 'OUR TOWN' shines at Ensemble I was once asked what was my favorite play. My mind scrolled through ‘DEATH OF A SALESMAN,’...

Dobama's 'EARS ON A BEATLE' fascinating glimpse at history Jon Wiener, a professor of History at the University of California, s...

Audience loves 'IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST' at GLTF, but... Each director of a play enters into his production tasks with a philoso...

Hysterically funny 'LEADING LADIES' at Cleveland Play House Few contemporary authors are experts in writing farce. Ken Ludwig is no...

'LA TURISTA' makes a strange visit at convergence-continuum One of the area’s newest theatres, convergence-continuum was founded wit...

Stratford Festival okay, but not up to its usual excellence Driving up to the Statford Festival is especially lovely in the fall. Dependi...

Late summer/fall, a perfect time to visit Shaw Festival One of the loveliest little cities in the world, Niagara-on-the Lake, the home of th...

Funny ‘COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE’ at GLT F, but.... What do rush week at Ohio State, wardrobe malfunctions, Lebron James, Brad Pitt’s m...

‘‘tick, tick...BOOM!’ ’ is tick, tick terrific at Cain Park In the history of theatre, specific productions are responsible for defining a h...

‘OLIVER!’ is a major disappointment at the Palace On my very first visit to London in 1960 I was told by the booker, from whom I ordered the...

I wanted to thank you for your reviews of the Ohio Ballet performances. I was fortunate enough to catch Ohio Ballet's performance of “R...

Challenging 'NINE' performed at Cassidy Cassidy Theatre, known for years as Greenbrier Theatre, is tucked away in Parma Heights. Th...

Dear Mr. Berko, I am not one to write letters. Especially to theater critics. I have been a working actor, choreographer, technician, etc....

Maryann Black makes 'GUYS AND DOLLS' worth seeing at Porthouse ‘GUYS AND DOLLS’ is a problematic musical. It is one of the few mode...

Dear Mr. Berko: It was most interesting to read your review of GLTF's most recent production. I follow the Cleveland theater scene by r...

'Miss Saigon" triumphs at Beck Center In the last couple of years The Beck Center has been establishing itself as a major productio...

‘PETE 'N' KEELY’ closes Kallliope's season When an artistic director of a theatre picks a play to be presented there is a reason...

‘ ANYTHING GOES’ sails merrily into Carousel Dinner Theatre If your illusion of a dinner theatre is an old clapboard building, greasy food i...

'MAMA MIA' leaves 'em dancing and clapping in return visit Saw ‘MAMMA MIA’ last time it was in Cleveland or in New York or Toron...

Convergence-continuum stays its course with 'HOT N THROBBING' Convergence-continuum theatre has built its reputation by doing contro...

Hi Roy! Let me first introduce myself. My name is Diane Papp, and I am the Costume Designer/Shop Supervisor since 1997 here at LCCC forA...

‘GREASE” greaseless at Cain Park ‘GREASE,’ the stage musical, opened in 1972. It was an instant hit with a 1950s rock n' roll score an...