Saturday, April 30, 2022

LIFE SUCKS. But at least, it doesn’t at DOBAMA!

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    Anton Chekov, along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg were late nineteenth and early twentieth century European playwrights who we...
Friday, April 29, 2022

MOCKINGBIRD makes remarkable flight at Connor Palace

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      The mockingbird is noted for its ability to duplicate the sounds they hear.  The bird’s reference in the title of Harper Lee’s epic no...
Monday, April 25, 2022

In spite of valiant mission and strong performance, freedom trail-walk is too long a trek at CPT

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    In 2002, Seventy-year-old Joan Evelyn Southgate, a Cleveland area retired social worker and activist, left Ripley, Ohio, on foot, with t...
Sunday, April 24, 2022

Lightning doesn’t quite strike at the BW-PHSquare production

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  THE LIGHTNING THIEF:  THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL , which is finishing its four-performance sold out run at the Helen Theatre, is a co-produ...
Thursday, April 14, 2022

SEVERANCE HALL shimmers with lush sounds in its “Impressions in Sound” concert

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Severance Hall, the home of the Cleveland Orchestra, sparkled brightly this past week.  It was not only the stunning art deco Mandel Concert...
Saturday, April 02, 2022

Fortunately, production aspects of METEOR SHOWER at Beck exceeds the quality of the script

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    METEOR SHOWER, an absurdist comedy by Steve Martin, is now on stage at Beck Center for the Arts.   The lights come up on a plush, contem...
Friday, April 01, 2022

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING delights at Great Lakes Theater

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  MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING delights at Great Lakes Theater   Roy Berko (Member:  Cleveland Critics Circle and American Theatre Critics Associa...
Sunday, March 27, 2022

Convergence Continuum’s DOG ACT is full of "whys?"!

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Liz Duffy Adams is an American playwright who is noted for her liberal use of “flavored” language, expanded wit, and characters who possess ...
Sunday, March 20, 2022

MILLWOOD OUTPOST is a raw look at white men in a changing society at Playwrights Local

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  Playwrights Local says of itself, we are “dedicated to supporting the dramatists of Northeast Ohio.  As a playwrights’ development and pro...
Monday, March 14, 2022

Meaningful ANTIGONE gets inconsistent production at Cleveland Play Hous

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Cleveland Play House’s Artistic Director, Laura Kepley, in her comments in the playbill for ANTIGONE states, “We originally programed ANTIGO...
Thursday, March 10, 2022

PRETTY WOMAN prettier than New York reviewers let on

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Roy Berko (Member:  Cleveland Critics Circle, American Theater Critics Association) The film PRETTY WOMAN, based on the Roy Orbison song, wh...
Tuesday, March 08, 2022

Meticulously staged KILL MOVE PARADISE is a must see at Dobama

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When evaluating a performance at Dobama the mantra to be used is, “Would Donald approve?”  Donald, in this case is Donald Bianchi, who, in 1...
Monday, February 28, 2022

Apollo’s Fire’s ISRAEL IN EGYPT takes audience on a compelling journey

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  As the story goes, “In 1991, Jeannette Sorrell was invited to interview for the position of Assistant Conductor with The Cleveland Orchest...