Thursday, June 29, 2017

Preview: Cleveland Israel Arts Connection and Dobama present Israeli Actor Roy Horovitz

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It is the purpose of the Cleveland Israel Arts Connection, a program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, to share the beauty of Israel...
Sunday, June 25, 2017

Black comedy, “An Impending Rupture of The Belly,” insights at none-too-fragile

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Matt Pelfrey is noted for inventing oddball concepts and writing sardonic dialogue. His “An Impending Rupture of the Belly,” now on stag...
Thursday, June 22, 2017

“’S Wonderful’ “An American in Paris” at State Theatre

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“9 to 5,” “Aladdin,” “Ghost,” “Groundhog Day,” “The Producers,” and “Hairspray” are all Hollywood films that were transformed into Broadwa...
Sunday, June 18, 2017

Slight “9 to 5” pleases sold-out Porthouse audience

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“9 to 5 The Musical” is based on the 1980 comedy film which starred Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton.  After the success of the mo...

Mesmerizing “How To Be A Respectable Junkie” in world premiere @ Dobama

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Newspapers and television are filled with stories of drug overdoses, excessive prescriptions for opioids, and dependency on drugs due to...
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

“Picasso at the Lapin Agile” less than it should be at Blank Canvas

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Want to see a play that has been censored?  No, it’s not “Spamalot,” “The Vagina Monologues,” “Godspell,” or “The Laramie Project” (whi...
Sunday, June 11, 2017

“Rock of Ages” rocks, really rocks, Cain Park

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Cain Park’s Alma Theatre is rocking and rolling with the classic up-beat sounds of the ‘80s.  Yes, “Rock of Ages” features the likes of ...
Saturday, June 03, 2017

“Really, Really,” thought provoking, inciting, well-conceived at Beck

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In this era where the nation’s leader has displayed chauvinistic attitudes, spoken disrespectfully about women, where sexting is part of t...
Saturday, May 27, 2017

“Massacre (Sing to Your Children) challenges at convergence continuum

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There is darkness.  Suddenly there is screaming and yelling from off-stage, the stage lights snap quickly up, bright red, casting eerie s...
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

A Cleveland reviewer goes to Broadway at Tony time, 2017 (capsule summaries)

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Several times a year I go to review what’s on stage on Broadway.  This spring, at the time the Tony Award nominations were announced, I...

“Groundhog Day The Musical” delights on Broadway

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“Groundhog Day The Musical” has had a somewhat rough path to Broadway.  The show, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, and book by Danny...
Monday, May 22, 2017

“Sweat” tells an emotional tale of the fall of the American working middle class and its effect on the nation

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In 2011, steel industry-centrific Reading, Pennsylvania topped the national census’s poverty list.  The city’s residents were battere...
Sunday, May 21, 2017

Spectacular “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” mesmerizes

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In 1811, a comet officially known as C/1811 F1 was visible to the naked eye for a record 260 days.  The huge comet, which is often call t...

Broadway’s “Bandstand” a swinging love-affair with Cleveland

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“Bandstand—The New American Musical,” the Broadway hit musical, is Cleveland-centric.  It not only tells the tale of a post-World War II...
Monday, May 15, 2017

“Things As They Are” examines poet Wallace Stevens @ Playwrights Local

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“Things As They Are” explores the life of Wallace Stevens, the American modern poet who was often called “aloof” and “uptight,” has been c...
Tuesday, May 09, 2017

“Forever Plaid,” a pleasant Jukebox musical @ Great Lakes Theater

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What do “Motown the Musical,” ”Beautiful, the Carol King Musical,” “American Idiot,” “Jersey Boys” and “Mamma Mia” have in common?  They a...