TIMES THEATRE TRIBUTES--2009 Greater Cleveland is blessed with a vital theatre scene. It is the purpose of the TIMES THEATRE TRIBUTES to rec...

January is coming and the theatre and dance season looks promising! Roy Berko (Member, American Theatre Critics Association and Dance Critic...

‘PETER PAN’ flies into the hearts of kids at Beck Just before the conclusion of Beck Center’s ‘PETER PAN’ a short scene was needed to give t...

Underwhelmaing ‘NUTCRACKER’ by Winnipeg Ballet at Allen Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ‘NUTCRACKER’ is a musical score that lends itself to a dy...

‘GUTENBERG!’, a slapstick musical spoof at Dobama This is the time of year when theatres go in three directions: serious scripts with mora...

‘A CHRISTMAS STORY on stage’ is soon to be a memory at CPH It’s that time of year when theatres roll out their holiday cash cows, yearly off...

‘OUROBOROS’ makes for challenging viewing at convergence continuum 'OUROBOROS,’ the name of the duo of plays now being staged at converg...

Browns not only fumble at stadium, but at CPT As evidenced in the world premiere of ‘BROWNS RULES’ by local playwright Eric Schmiedl, our lo...

Doug Elkins and Friends delight in ‘THE SOUND OF MUSIC’ take-off As evidenced by ‘FRÄULEIN MARIA,’ his take-off of the musical ‘THE SOUND OF...

Wonderful ‘WICKED’ wows ‘em again at State How good is the production of ‘WICKED’ which is now appearing at the State Theatre? My 14-year o...

‘MAMMA MIA’ entertains once again at Palace The two middle-aged women sitting in front of me at the Palace Theatre’s production of ‘MAMMA MI...

A delightful look at romance in the cyber age at Actors’ Summit Playwright Eric Coble , whose play ‘FOR BETTER’ is getting its regional pre...

‘A PROPER MURDER,’ a good production of a convoluted script at Theater Ninjas In his program notes to ‘WOYZECK, A PROPER MURDER,’ director J...

‘INHERIT THE WIND,” an onstage view ‘INHERIT THE WIND,’ which is now receiving an impressive production at the Cleveland Play House, opened ...

‘YELLOWMAN’--well-conceived, superbly acted, eye-opening script Every once in a while a theatre attendee gets the opportunity to experience ...

‘WILD PARTY,’ a challenge for BW’s Musical Theatre Students In 2006, the now defunct Kalliope Theatre presented a production of ‘WILD PARTY...

Durang’s “TORTURE’…Cheney let loose at CPT Christopher Durang, the author of ‘WHY TORTURE IS WRONG AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM,’ which is n...

‘14’ a thought provoking offering at Kent State University During the recent amendment fight in California, it was revealed that much of the...

‘THE ALICE SEED’ at CPT, a conjure-wives tale ‘THE ALICE SEED,’ now in a world premiere production at Cleveland Public Theatre, is a perfect...

‘YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, a comedy of errors, some intentional, others not The opening of this year’s Broadway series was slightly delayed. As t...

Comedy goes askew at Ensemble ‘THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER,’ which is now on stage at Ensemble Theatre, was George Kaufman and Moss Hart’s co...

Varied Verb program on pointe! For its latest offering Verb Ballets, Cleveland’s “National Repertory Dance Company,” celebrated 80 years of ...