Miles J. Sternfeld is in a big rush for theatrical success.  The 23-year old, who graduated from Orange in 2013, is not the regular the...

The mission of Playwrights Local is to support dramatists of Northeast Ohio by presenting locally written works, with the vision of increa...

Backstage.com’s recent listing of the top Musical Theater Programs in the U.S. included such schools as Carnegie Mellon University, Conser...

“Passing Strange,” a Black youth’s search for self-identity, rocks Karamu 
 
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, ...

Some explaining Marco Ramirez’s “The Royale” at the Cleveland Play House may refer to it as a “boxing” play.  The script does contain the ...

Jukebox musicals contain a story, wrapped around a series of pre-written songs.  Think “Mama Mia,” “Jersey Boys,” “Buddy—The Buddy Holly S...

Disney, whether it’s their theme parks, cruises or Broadway-style shows, has a special approach that excites kids as well as adults.  Dis...

Though it seems like it will never be here, there will be summer and the Cleveland theater scene will heat up.  Here’s a list of some o...

The story of Jonathan Larson’s death before the first scheduled preview of the off-Broadway performance of his “Rent” has become theater h...

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

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 ...

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...

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

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...

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

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