Thursday, March 27, 2014

CLYBOURNE PARK...a Pulitzer Prize view of neighborhood integration and gentrification

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Have you ever wondered, after seeing a play, what might have happened to the characters or even the physical structure in which the story ...
Saturday, March 22, 2014

"'night Mother"--Pulitzer Prize script and maserful acting at Beck

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One of the most common questions I encountered as a counselor when working with someone who had just experienced the suicide of a family m...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Deaf and blind Israeli performers enlighten audience at the Ohio

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If one of the major purposes of theater is to make members of the audience feel and view things in a different light, then “Not By Bread A...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

The Shaw Festival's 2014 season

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  The Shaw Festival is one of the two major Canadian theatre celebrations, the other being The Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario.  ...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

'LOBSTER ALICE': Salvatore Dali and Walt Disney at convergence-contnuum

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Walt Disney was an animator, cartoonist, producer, director, screenwriter, and the voice of Mickey Mouse.  He won 22 Academy Awards.  It i...
Monday, March 17, 2014

"The Westing Game" pleases audience at geauga Lyric Theater Guild

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Before the curtain went up at Geauga Lyric Theater Guild’s production of “The Westing Game,” the three tween boys sitting behind me were d...
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Review of the Reviewer's Reviews--Rich Kunath

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Roy Berko,           Thank you for a spot-on review of “Joseph”. My wife and I saw it Friday night and agree with all of your observa...

Stratford Festival (Canada) presents a season for Madness

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The 2014 Stratford Festival’s theme is “Madness:  Minds Pushed to the Edge,” and includes more than 150 debates, concerts, workshops...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Bloody, gory TITUS A GRAND AND GORY ROCK MUSICAL continues CPT'S off-the-beaten-path journey

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Since he became the artistic director of Cleveland Public Theatre, Raymond Bobgan has set a clear path.  He has organized a theatre that c...
Monday, March 10, 2014

MADE IN AMERICA @ Dobama

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When Dobama, Ensemble, Beck’s studio theatre and convergence-continuum, venues, where each has a mission of producing innovative an...
Thursday, March 06, 2014

JOSEPH starts its national tour at the Palace

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The format for “JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT,” a version of which is now on stage at the Palace Theatre, makes the show un...
Saturday, March 01, 2014

Spotlight on: Groundworks, Apollo's Fire and the Cleveland Pops Orchestra

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Groundworks Dance Theater Since 1998 David Shimotakahara’s Groundworks Dance Theater has delighted Cleveland and national audiences wi...

Berko selected as top midwest editor/reviewer

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2/3/2014 BroadwayWorld.com announced:  “BroadwayWorld would be nothing without its team of talented Regional Editors Reviewers who work t...
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 ...