Thank you for your insightful reviews; I learned a lot about what I saw; very illuminating. Thank you. Tom Kuby

A BITTERSWEET VISIT TO CANADA’S THE SHAW FESTIVAL The Shaw Festival is conducted in theatres in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, an eas...

‘ANNIE GET YOUR GUN’ off mark at Porthouse! ‘ANNIE GET YOUR GUN’ was the first musical I directed. I go to productions of the show with fond...

‘MARY POPPINS,’ almost perfect in every way, flies into the State Theatre “Anything Can Happen,” ”Chim Chim Cher-ee,” a...

‘’THE SHADOW BOX’ emotionally draining at CSU “This lifetime doesn’t take forever.” “Every life has to make sense on its own terms.” With...

‘RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET” a silly delight at CSU The theatre people at Cleveland State University are trying to tell us their 2009 Su...

Updated GODSPELL appealing at Mercury Summer Stock ‘GODSPELL,’ now on stage at Mercury Summer Theatre, has a strong Cleveland connection. T...

‘ODD COUPLE’ delights at Porthouse! Neil Simon, author of ‘THE ODD COUPLE,’ which is now on stage at Porthouse Theatre, is known as the Crow...

‘LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS’ okay but not 'EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL’ Several weeks ago ‘EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL’ opened at Beck Center. My capsul...

Groundworks great at Cain Park! Groundworks has, since its inception 11 years ago, continued to prove that it is Cleveland’s premiere small ...

Sadness and frustration greet final curtain at JCC’s ‘PANGS OF THE MESSIAH’ As the stage went dark at the Brooks Theatre following JCC’s pr...

A fun, “A FUNNY THING’ lights up Porthouse Stage! From the time I saw ‘A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM,’ several days after i...

Creative ‘CINDERELLA’ at Mercury Summer Stock Mercury Summer Stock, which is now staging Rogers and Hammerstein’s ‘CINDERELLA,’ lists itself...

Summer is coming and there’s gonna be a lot of dancing and acting going on! In spite of the downturn in the economy, there’s a lot of local ...

‘DREAM/HOME,’ must see engaging, thought-provoking powerhouse at Dobama Hook up the focused directing of Sonya Robbins, a compelling script...

Dance reviews: ALVIN AILEY, OHIO DANCE THEATRE, ANTAEUS DANCE ALVIN AILEY amazes! Imagine the nerve of a Black dancer/choreographer who, in...

Dee Hoty, local celeb makes it BIG and pays back What does Lakewood, Ohio, ‘MAMA MIA,’ Tony Award nominations, The Great Lakes Theatre Festi...

‘EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL’ is a bloody hoot at Beck To really appreciate ‘EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL,’ now in production at Beck Center, you should ...

Thought-proving ‘HEAVEN’S MY DESTINATION at CPH, but… At the start of intermission of ‘HEAVEN’S MY DESTINATION,’ which is getting its world ...

PATTI LUPONE and MANDY PATINKIN…A CLASS ACT AT PALACE ‘AN EVENING WITH PATTI LUPONE AND MANDY PATINKIN,’ is a dream concert for those in the...

VERB makes quick recovery….they are back on top of their game! Last April my headline for Verb Ballet’s dance concert read, “‘VERB good, but...