Monday, October 30, 2023

Stirring, historically important, must-see THE ISLAND is being staged by Ensemble Theatre

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  Former South Euclid resident and Brush High School graduate, Dr. Alan Wieder, is on a quest "to stem the time of forgetfulness."...
Monday, October 23, 2023

DRACULA: THE BLOODY TRUTH @ Great Lakes Theater is a fun farce for some, not so for others

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  It's that time of year--pumpkins, costumes, trick and treat, horror movies and zombies.     It is, therefore, only proper that area li...
Monday, October 16, 2023

Con—con’s THE GROWN-UP, a thought-provoking, life-awareness, fantasy!

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  THE GROWN-UP , Pulitzer Prize finalist Jordan Harrison’s play, which is now on stage at convergence-continuum, in its Ohio premiere, uses ...
Tuesday, October 10, 2023

MAKE BELIEVE @ Dobama--thought-provoking with some lacking staging and writing qualities

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    In his program notes, Dobama Artistic Director Nathan Motta states of  MAKE BELIEVE , now on stage at Cleveland’s Off-Broadway theatre, ...

“Ease on Down the Road” to the gospel/rock/finger-snapping THE WIZ at the Connor Palace

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  The reconfigured  THE WIZ , as one of its major song’s states, is easing down the road on its way to Broadway. Previews for that show begi...
Sunday, October 01, 2023

Spectacular NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 mesmerizes at GLT

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    When I saw the show in its Broadway run, I wrote in my review: “ The total effect of NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 is br...
Thursday, September 28, 2023

Angst-inducing CAT’S-PAW effectively performed and staged at Beck

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    William Mastrosimone, the author of  CAT’S-PAW , now on stage in the Studio Theatre at Beck Center, states, “In the early 80s I was shoc...
Sunday, September 24, 2023

CLYDE'S @ KARAMU

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  Lynn Nottage, the author of CLYDE’S, now in production at Karamu, is the first woman to win two Pulitzer Prizes for works of drama.   She ...
Monday, September 18, 2023

Dramatic, humorous and wonderfully performed, CPH’s THURGOOD, is a marvelous theatrical experience

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  Thurgood Marshall, the subject of THURGOOD, now on stage at Cleveland Play House’s Allen Theatre, was the grandson of slaves.  He was born...
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

LUNGS

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  As a counselor, I have often shared with clients the need to talk-out issues in their relationships.  It’s one of the central techniques o...