Enjoyable ‘ELLA,’ but without Ella One of the problems in doing a show like ‘ELLA,’ which is now on stage at the Cleveland Play House, is th...

SHAW FESTIVAL’S 2007 SEASON PREVIEWED ! Every trip to the Shaw Festival, located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, convinces me more...

Thank you so much for your kind words! I was very proud of the dancers last night and hope they continue to improve with each performance t...

Inlet wows audience at DanceWorks 07 Bill Wade, the Artistic Director of Inlet Dance Theatre, which is performing as part of Cleveland Publi...

‘LEGENDS’: legends trying to play legends The late James Kirkwood, author of ‘LEGENDS,’ which is now on stage at the Palace Theatre, is a ...

Rose fades at Ensemble! Many theatres like to stretch themselves by selecting plays that challenge their directors, casts and audiences. Un...

Delightful ‘HAY FEVER’ at Great Lakes Theater Festival Charles Fee, producing artistic director of the Great Lakes Theater Festival, loves f...

BECK’s ‘SONG AND DANCE’ a solid winner in spite of the concept Sometimes a theatre-goer sees a production and realizes that the end is bette...

Morrison Dance uninspiring as part of DanceWorks 07 After each of the pieces of ‘10!,’ Morrison Dance Company’s program of short pieces, w...

Quirky ‘THE CLEAN HOUSE’ at CPH ‘THE CLEAN HOUSE,’ Sarah Ruhl’s award winning play, which is now in production at the Cleveland Play House, ...

Juliette Regnier showcases talents in ‘SHORN’ at Dobama Juliette Regnier readily admitted during the after-show discussion of ‘SHORN,’ now b...

‘THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE’ lights up at Carousel There is an old adage in the theatre, “The show must go on!” There are lots of legends abo...

Disturbing, unnerving ‘RED LIGHT WINTER’ at Bang and Clatter Akron’s off-off Broadway theatre, THE BANG AND THE CLATTER, is presenting Adam ...

ACTORS’ SUMMIT does a good job of selling a Miller classic Cleveland has become an Arthur Miller kind of town! Running concurrently are the...

‘NATURAL SELECTIONS’ --disappointing VERB BALLETS Verb Ballets is one of the premiere dance companies in the Northeastern Ohio area. It was...

Roy, Thanks for your continued good work bringing attention to important Cleveland performances, Roy. All best, Jeffrey Grover

I really enjoy your reviews. Keep up the good work. Alan Dawson of Canton, OH

Chita Rivera lights up stage at the Palace On September 26, 1957, ‘WEST SIDE STORY’ opened at the Winter Garden Theater in New York. I ...

‘THE PRICE’ is right at Ensemble! Arthur Miller, author of ‘THE PRICE’ now on stage at Ensemble Theatre, is one of the greatest of American...

Play House’s ‘CUTTIN’ UP’ a valiant try, but... Every once in a while a play has good intentions, but misses the mark. This is the case wit...

Kalliope’s ‘THE MUSIC OF JACQUES BREL is enjoyable, but .... As I sat watching Kalliope Stage’s ‘THE MUSIC OF JACQUES BREL,’ my mind wander...

‘EQUUS’ at BECK is a brilliant and compelling MUST see! Every once in a while a theatre-goer has an experience which almost defies words. Af...

‘PERMANENT COLLECTION,’ thought provoking, but inconsistent at Karamu ‘PERMANENT COLLECTION’ by Thomas Gibbons is presently in production at...

GROUNDWORKS continues to entrance audiences It’s been 9 years now since David Shimotakahara left Ohio Ballet to found his own dance company....

‘NOTHING’ is something at DOBAMA During the day on Friday, I spent a class period trying to explain the workings of the human mind to my Ps...