Sunday, August 30, 2015

The under-belly of politics well-explored at Ensemble Theatre; in memoriam

›
What could be more appropriate in this year, which leads up to a presidential election, than to examine the political hacks who run the ca...
Monday, August 17, 2015

TEAR IT OFF, a romance novel comes alive at convergence continuum

›
Book buyers spend an estimated $1.08 billion dollars each year purchasing romance novels.  Since 1972 when Avon printed Kathleen Wood...
Sunday, August 16, 2015

Classic ‘OUR TOWN’ gets nice traditional read at Blank Canvas

›
I consider OUR TOWN, which is now being performed at Blank Canvas, to be one of the greatest plays of the 20th century. It not only won th...
Friday, August 14, 2015

Cleveland Orchestra and Blossom make for a superb evening

›
There is probably no outdoor venue in the country that matches Blossom for sheer beauty and musical delight.  Wolf Trap in the Virginia co...
Saturday, August 08, 2015

›
2015 Fall Cleveland Theater Calendar Though the weather is still warm, soon the leaves will be turning and the Fall 2015 theatre season...
Sunday, August 02, 2015

A Clevelander’s view of the Shaw Festival—2015

›
Jackie Maxwell, the Shaw Festival’s Artistic Director, states, “I have always found that theatre is at its best when the audience spans se...

Must see ‘Hairspray” leaves ‘em dancing in the aisles Porthouse Theatre

›
The farcical yet message-loaded “Hairspray” is the type of musical that in a bad production falls flat, but in a good production leaves th...
Friday, July 31, 2015

Ibsen’s well-conceived “The Lady from the Sea” examines women’s issues at The Shaw

›
“Women have to unlearn the false good manners of their slavery before they acquire the genuine good manners of their freedom. ”  (G. B. Sh...

YOU NEVER CAN TELL misses the mark at Shaw

›
"Don't fall in love:  be your own, not mine or anyone else's."  (G. B. Shaw) George Bernard Shaw once described his pl...
Thursday, July 30, 2015

Thought provoking, revealing THE DIVINE, is compelling at The Shaw

›
“I have my own soul.  My own spark of divide fire.” (G. B. Shaw) As related in the program notes for “The Devine,” now in production at ...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

SWEET CHARITY entertains @ The Shaw, but . . .

›
“As long as you do not know the future you do not know that it will not be happier than the past.  That is hope. (G. B. Shaw)   Until a...
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Frenetic “LIGHT UP THE SKY” exposes the world of theater @ The Shaw

›
“The theater is not so much a profession as a disease.”  (Moss Hart) Moss Hart, the author of “Light Up the Sky,” now in production at t...
Monday, July 27, 2015

The brief but poignant THE TWELVE-POUND LOOK delights and edifies @ Shaw

›
“The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they cant find them, make ...

Creative, delightful “Peter and the Starcatcher” @ The Shaw

›
“Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage:  it can be delightful.”  (G. B. Shaw) Mention J. M. Barrie, and the immediate...

Tony Kushner's "iHo"--a long play that captivates at Shaw

›
“Revolutionary movements attract those who are not good enough for established institutions as well as those who are too good for them.”  ...