The splotlight falls on Michael Bloom, CPH's Artisitic Director “I love Cleveland, it’s a lovable city.” “Clevelanders take the city for...

Kalliope’s ‘Coming To America’ is enjoyable On the way out of Kalliope Stage after the opening night performance of ‘COMING TO AMERICA’ the ...

Ensemble gets back on track with ‘Sorrows and Rejoicings’ Athol Fugard, who wrote ‘SORROWS AND REJOICINGS ’ in 2001, is a white South Africa...

GROUNDWORKS DANCETHEATER David Shimotakahara’s GROUNDWORKS DANCETHEATER is by far the best of the smaller dance companies in the area. Thei...

THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA One of the world’s great companies, THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA, appeared a short time ago at Playhouse Squa...

Nina the Devine makes ‘No Pas Connin’ an enthralling experience at CPT “We too poor to be depressed, we just pressed!” This humorous but po...

‘INTIMATE APPAREL’ a good fit at CPH Lynn Nottage is one of America’s great new playwrights. Her play ‘INTIMATE APPAREL,’ now on stage at t...

‘RENT’ ONCE AGAIN GETS STANDING “O” AT THE PALACE Art is representative of the era from which it comes. By looking at the artistic producti...

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF good at Lakeland The Cleveland area seems to be in the midst of a Tennessee Williams theatre fest. Following on the ...

Mesmerizing ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ at Beck Otto Frank (George Roth) stood downstage right with a pin spot isolating him. He was within the a...

COMPELLING ‘A NUMBER’ at DOBAMA Dobama is on a roll. Earlier this season they presented a brilliant version of ‘THE GOAT OR, WHO IS SYLVIA.’...

‘CHARGE’--acting and directing excellent at TITLEWave THEATRE Last fall introduced the Cleveland area to a new performance group...TITLEWa...

Colerider Excels in Cesear’s Forum’s ‘When the World Was Green’ ‘WHEN THE WORLD WAS GREEN,’ Joseph Chaikin and Sam Shepard’s play, now being...

‘STREETCAR’ gives a proficient, but not compelling ride at CPH Tennessee Williams is considered one of America’s greatest modern playwrights...

VERB BALLET wows west side audience There appears to be little doubt that Verb Ballets has emerged as the leading large- ensemble dance com...

‘HAIR’ at Cain Park, more affect then effect, but audience pleasing When ‘HAIR,’ now in production at Cain Park’s Alma Theatre, opened on Br...

SHAW and SHAKESPEARE FESTIVALS beacon John Simon, the legendary drama reviewer of New York Magazine, stated in his 2004 Shaw Festival review...

‘LEAPING LIZARDS,’ ALEX AND NOAH LIKE DATED BUT ENTERTAINING ‘Annie’ The comic strip, Little Orphan Annie first appeared in ...

TIMES THEATRE TRIBUTES--2005 Greater Cleveland is blessed with a vital theatre scene. It is the purpose of the TIMES THEATRE TRIBUTES to re...

‘Beauty And The Beast’ Is A Beaut At Beck! ‘DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST,’ which is now on stage at Beck Center, tells a "tale as old ...

Local kids perform in Cincinnati Ballet's ‘THE NUTCRACKER’ For the past several years the University Hospitals Health System Ballet Ser...