Sunday, April 29, 2018

“Angels in America, Part 2” continues Tony Kushner’s saga at Ensemble

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Tony Kushner, the award winning author of “Angels In America Parts One and Two,” says of his work, "The question I am tryin...
Tuesday, April 24, 2018

The Musical Theater Project and Jewish Federation put the spotlight on Israeli’s 70th anniversary with “Milk and Honey”

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Many know Cantor Kathy Wolfe Sebo as a superlative cantor.  Few know, however, that she didn’t start out to make the religious life her ...

A Cleveland reviewer goes to Broadway with the BWU senior class

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Several times a year I go to review some of what’s on stage on Broadway.  This year, I expanded the experience by accompanying the Baldwin...
Monday, April 23, 2018

A Cleveland reviewer gets to evaluate whether “Hamilton” lives up to its advanced billing

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Some musicals change the very nature of the genre.  “Oklahoma” gave birth to the book musical in which story, dance and lyrics bl...
Sunday, April 22, 2018

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND an enchanting legend revived

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Yes, as the advertisement’s banner says, “Our lives become the stories that we weave.”  In the revival of the one-act “Once on This Isla...
Saturday, April 21, 2018

CPH’s “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”—F*U*N!

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How would you do if asked to spell: “syzygy,” “capybara,” “cystitis,” “pandemonium,” and “qaymaqam?”  How about “crepuscule?”  C-r-e-p-u-s...

SPONGE BOB, with its non-stop creativity, is a visual delight

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Some present-day musicals, such as “Dear Evan Hansen” and “A Bronx Tale” shine their spotlight on societal issues.   Others like “Hamilton...
Thursday, April 12, 2018

Tony winning “The Humans” has audience unexpectedly laughing at Connor Palace

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Stephen Karam is one of the new breed of contemporary American playwrights.  His “ The Humans ,” the Tony Award-winning Best Play of 201...
Sunday, April 08, 2018

“The Adventures of a Black Girl in Her Search for God,” misses its mark @ Karamu

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 George Bernard Shaw’s views on religion may be summarized by his statement, “People believe anything that amuses them, gratifies the...
Sunday, April 01, 2018

Compelling “The Scottish Play” (“Mac**th”) at Great Lakes Theater

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Theater people are superstitious!  The practices that relate to the fears have various origins.  For example, “the ghost of Thespis (the...
Saturday, March 31, 2018

Humorous ‘The Oldest Profession” at convergence continuum

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--> Paula Vogel, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of “The Oldest Profession,” now on stage at convergence-continuum, is noted...
Sunday, March 18, 2018

Acting soars in “Late Henry Moss” at none too fragile

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Sam Shepard, the author of “The Late Henry Moss,” which is now in production at none too fragile, once wrote, “I believe in my mask-- Th...
Wednesday, March 14, 2018

The Shaw Festival’s 2018 season

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Canada's Shaw Festival is a tribute to George Bernard Shaw and his writing contemporaries.   
Many Clevelanders take the four-hour dr...
Saturday, March 10, 2018

Cleveland Play House Announces 2018-2019 Season

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Cleveland Play House (CPH) Artistic Director Laura Kepley announced the 2018-2019 Season today to a standing-room-only gathering in t...
Thursday, March 08, 2018

Disappointing “Rent” less than it should be at Connor Palace

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The history of American musical theater is laced with firsts and trend setters.  Rogers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma” introduced the well-...
Monday, March 05, 2018

Dobama’s “The Effect,” more effect than well-told story

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Lots of today’s science news concerns controlled drug studies done by pharmaceutical companies, as well as government agencies, to insure ...
Tuesday, February 27, 2018

SWEENEY TODD, Sondheim at his most complicated @ Blank Canvas

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Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the music and lyrics for “Sweeney Todd:  The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” which is now in production at Blan...