Saturday, November 22, 2014

"A Chorus Line” is “one singular sensation” at BWU

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Baldwin Wallace is a powerhouse in providing talent to the Broadway stage.  In the past year, over a dozen of the program’s grads have lis...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Previews and Quick Reviews: CWRU/CPH, Groundworks, KIBBUTZ CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY, THE NUTCRACKER: Joffrey Ballet/Cleveland Orchestra

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“Three Sisters” @ CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program Eight students are accepted each year to be part of the Case Western Reserve/Cleveland Play ...
Monday, November 17, 2014

Classic, “The Great Gatsby,” at Ensemble

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F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of “The Great Gatsby,” which many consider one of the greatest American novels, is the writer who, more than a...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Mesmerizing “The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time” is a must see!

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Christopher, age 15, the character at the center of “The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time,” has Asperger’s Syndrome.  AS is o...
Monday, November 10, 2014

Sting’s music launches a compelling “The Last Ship” on Broadway

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-->   What do you do if you lived an unhappy childhood in a forlorn town in England’s industrial north?  If you are Sting, you...
Sunday, November 09, 2014

“The Country House,” humorous, thought-provoking dramedy on Broadway

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Donald Margulies’ “The Country House” is a play of warmth, compassion and wit.  It is also a script of angst and frustrations.  Capping...

Mind-chilling “Disgraced” compels on Broadway

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As the final curtain fell on “Disgraced,” the audience sat transfixed.  At the start of the curtain call, there was light applause.  Peo...
Saturday, November 01, 2014

The “Whack” HOW WE GOT ON, is “dope” and “fresh” at Cleveland Play House

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“The Urban Dictionary,” the ultimate source for the meaning of all words modern, defines rap as a music genre in which the ability of t...
Monday, October 27, 2014

A true “who done it” at Geauga Lyric Theater Guild

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“And Then There Were None,” now on stage at Geauga Lyric Theatre, has had a fascinating theatrical history.  The story, originally written...
Saturday, October 25, 2014

Dobama’s “The Norwegians,” an extremely odd bitter comedy

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--> C. Denby Swanson’s “The Norwegians,” now on stage at Dobama Theatre, centers on Tor and Gus, two Minnesota Norwegians, who ...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Farcical “Blithe Spirit” @ The Fine Arts Association

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Noël Coward, the author of “Blithe Spirit,” now on stage at The Fine Arts Association in Willoughby, is noted for his wit.  The author of ...
Sunday, October 19, 2014

A haunting “Night of the Living Dead” @ Blank Canvas

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Pat Ciamacco, Artistic Director of Blank Canvas Theatre, is audience friendly.  He wanted to find a script for the venue’s Halloween seaso...

Enjoyable “Making God Laugh” at Actors’ Summit

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Families can be interesting to observe.  Take for example, the family who is the subject of Sean Grennan’s “Making God Laugh,” the 125th m...
Sunday, October 12, 2014

Delightful "[title of show]," at Beck

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Truth, well maybe the truth, can be stranger than fiction.  According to the show, itself, the musical “[title of show],” yes, that’s the ...
Friday, October 10, 2014

Impressive, must see "Les Miz" @ Great Lakes Theater

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“Les Misérables” is a classic historical novel by Victor Hugo.  It is probably one of the most noted literary pieces of the 19th century. ...