Saturday, October 09, 2021

Eye-opening THE EXONERATED contains an important message at Beck, but doesn’t make for compelling theater

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    The death penalty carries the inherent risk of executing an innocent person.    Since 1973, more than 186 people who have been sentenced...
Thursday, October 07, 2021

THE LION KING, a gentle roar, at State Theatre

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  THE LION KING, whose North American touring company, which recently opened in CLE’s Playhouse Square’s Key Bank State Theatre, has an envi...
Saturday, September 25, 2021

BROADWAY BOUND @ BECK CENTER FOR THE ARTS

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A native New Yorker, Neil Simon is recognized as Broadway’s King of Comedy.  Following his very successful 1961 production of  COME BLOW YOU...
Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Production exceeds quality of script at convergence-continuum

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  Clyde Simon, the artistic director and one-man-band who founded convergence-continuum, CLE’s Tremont-housed theatre, has an affinity for c...
Sunday, August 01, 2021

Praise the Lord, dancing saves Altar Boyz @ Porthouse

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What do GODSPELL, BOOK OF MORMON, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT and ALTAR BOYZ have in common?   Yes....
Saturday, July 31, 2021

GroundWorks dances out of its Covid cocoon for concert at Cain Park

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David Shimotakahara was with the Ohio Ballet when news came out that Heinz Poll, the co-founder of that company, was going to retire.  Rumor...
Thursday, July 29, 2021

Derdriu Ring is compelling in the convoluted THIS GIRL LAUGHS @ Beck Center

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Finegan Kruckemeyer, the author of  THIS GIRL LAUGHS, THIS GIRL CRIES, THIS GIRL DOES NOTHING,  now on stage at Beck Center for the Arts, wa...
Thursday, July 22, 2021

Beautiful setting, wonderful concert--THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK @ Blossom

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As I was walking into the pavilion at Blossom Music Center, the woman in front of me kept stopping to take pictures on her I-phone.     She ...
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Production qualities of Mercury Theatre’s Amélie overcomes unremarkable script & score

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Amélie , which is now on stage at Mercury Theatre, is a musical is based on the romantic comedy film of the same name.    The stage version ...