Saturday, January 14, 2023

The farcical ghostly BEETLEJUICE, THE MUSICAL, that will delight many and confound others, is on stage at Connor Palace

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  As the run of the awe- inspiring  HAMILTON  draws to a close at the Playhouse Square’s State Theatre, BEETLEJUICE, the cult-followed farci...
Friday, December 09, 2022

"HAMILTON" AS COMPELLING IN LOOK 4 AS IT WAS THE FIRST TIME

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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...
Thursday, December 08, 2022

Dobama produces THE LAND OF OZ, the world premiere of locally written Oz tale

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Since 1959, Dobama Theatre has been dedicated to premiering important new plays by established and emerging playwrights in professional prod...
Sunday, December 04, 2022

THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVER TOLD will offend some, delight others at con-con

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  A stage manager indicates the opening light and sound cues, calls places for the actors, and we are off on a lesson of Biblical history.  ...
Thursday, November 10, 2022

THE WILD PARTY

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THE WILD PARTY--BW’s Music Theatre Program reaches levels of excellence that far exceeds those of college students   The Wild Party  is a mu...
Sunday, November 06, 2022

THE GREAT LEAP

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  THE GREAT LEAP at CPH is a slam dunk!   Roy Berko (Member---Cleveland Critics Circle, American Theatre Critics Association)   Lauren Yee, ...
Friday, November 04, 2022

Ensemble’s DESCRIBE THE NIGHT is a lesson in Russian conspiracy theory with modern day implications

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  DESCRIBE THE NIGHT, which is now on stage at Ensemble Theatre, is Cleveland Heights native Rajiv Joseph’s 2018 Obie Award winner for Best ...
Monday, October 31, 2022

Reprised BREAKOUT SESSION Misses Opportunity to be Meaningful @ Cleveland Public Theatre

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  Nikkole Slater,  BREAKOUT SESSION (OR FROGORSE) , was commissioned in 2020 by CPT, with funding from the National New Play Network (NNPN)....
Tuesday, October 25, 2022

INSURRECTION: HOLDING HISTORY

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  INSURRECTION:  HOLDING HISTORY less than it should be at Con-Con Roy Berko (Cleveland Critics Circle, American Theatre Critics Association...
Friday, October 14, 2022

LES MIZ! still Les Okay, in its tour kick-off at the Key Bank State Theatre

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    When LES MISERABLE last came to CLE in November of 2018, in part I wrote:   From the very first time I saw “ Les Miserables ,” shortly a...
Sunday, October 09, 2022

Dobama’s THE THIN PLACE, a pseudo-intellectual play that confuses rather than clarifies

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    Out-of-town published comments about THE THIN PLACE, now on stage at Dobama, include: “a Horror Drama that You Think You’ll Forget, Then...
Monday, October 03, 2022

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  THE CURIOUS INCIDENT is well-conceived at Beck, but…   Roy Berko  (Member:  American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle...
Monday, September 26, 2022

Compelling and relevant Clybourne Park by Ensemble Theatre

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      Bruce Norris’s  Clybourne Park  is now on stage as the opening play in Ensemble Theatre’s debut year in its residency at Notre Dame Co...