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Monday, February 24, 2014

"DEATHTRAP"--twists, turns and humor excite at Great Lakes Theater

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Overheard at intermission of “DEATHTRAP” at Great Lakes Theatre:   “I never expected that to happen!”   Response:   “I’ve seen th...
Thursday, February 20, 2014

"BREATH AND IMAGINATION" enlightens at Cleveland Play House

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Roland Hayes, Paul Robeson, Marian Anderson.  While Robeson and Anderson are probably names that many Americans can identify, Hayes prob...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Inlet Dance educates in collabration with Cleveland Museum of Natural History

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Bill Wade, Artistic Director and Founder of Inlet Dance, is first and foremost an educator.  His unique approach to dance, and his role ...
Thursday, February 13, 2014

Musical Theatre Project looks behind the scenes of "FIDDLER'

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In September, 1964, Broadway welcomed what was to become one of the major musical theatre events.  With a score highlighted by “Sunrise Su...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Upcoming Events (Feburary 13-March 22, 2014)

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INLET Dance February 13 Cleveland Museum of Natural History 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland Inlet world premieres a work based on the Muse...
Saturday, February 08, 2014

CARRIE: THE MUSICAL captivates and compels attention at Beck

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From the heavy beating musical sound at the start, through the exciting powerful opening dance, to the exposition presented in the song, “...

Reviewing the reviewer--Betsy Sampliner

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I have to tell you that, until last night, I thought that I was a "Porgy and Bess" purist and resisted seeing this production.  ...
Thursday, February 06, 2014

PORGY AND BESS enthralls at the Palace

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It might surprise many to find that the original 1935 Broadway production of “PORGY AND BESS” ran only 124 performances.  The reasons were...
Wednesday, February 05, 2014

CEREMONIES IN DARK OLD MEN introduces Black History month 2014 @ Karamu

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Karamu, the nation’s oldest African-American theatre, opened its Black History month celebration with “CEREMONIES IN DARK OLD MEN” by Lo...
Monday, February 03, 2014

An interesting tale of truth and fiction at 'KNOCK ME A KISS" at Ensemble

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  The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement which spanned the period from about 1919 to 1929.  It was the literary era when me...

Roy Berko selected as one of the top 10 "BroadwayWorld" Regional Editors

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2/3/2014:  “BroadwayWorld would be nothing without its team of talented Regional Editors who work tirelessly, offering countless opinions...
Sunday, February 02, 2014

"AIRWAVES" completes "THE ELEMENTS CYCLE," at Cleveland Public Thestre

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Cleveland Public Theatre’s “THE ELEMENTS CYCLE” examines the value of water, earth and air to humans.  It is an existential series which a...
Saturday, February 01, 2014

'LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA" glows brightly at Lakeland Civic Theatre

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Adam Guettel, co-author of “THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA,” comes to writing musicals from a strong hereditary background.  His grandfather is R...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Review of the Reviewer: Elynmarie Kazle

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I love this. Bravo to you for writing about this fantastic stage manager [Lynda Lavin].  I will be sharing this with my (33) young stude...

Carl Topilow conducts "THE LEGACY OF MARVIN HAMLISCH for The Cleveland Pops

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When those with musical know-how think Carl Topilow, they conjure--Cleveland Pops Orchestra, multi-hued clarinets, a virtuoso who is equ...
Saturday, January 25, 2014

Thought provoking THE ALIENS at Dobama

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Thought provoking THE ALIENS at Dobama Roy Berko (Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle) Annie Baker, the...

Former Clevelander, Lynda Lavin, professional stage manager extraordinaire

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When most young theatre geeks think of what they want to do in the world of entertainment, they picture themselves on stage before adoring...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Local youth showcase talent to benefit Cincinnati boy struck by lightning

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Local youth showcase talent to benefit Cincinnati boy struck by lightning Twelve-year-old Ethan Kadish was enjoying playing f...
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