

Cain Park’s ‘Caroline or Change’ reflects on differences and needed growth
“Caroline, or Change” with music by Jeanine Tesori and lyrics and book by Tony Kushner began as a work shopped production in 1999 at the...


Con-Con’s ‘We Are Continuous’ is the essence of great theater
Simon (Noah Christopher) is a young gay Black man. He has been aware of this fact from a very early age when he felt an attraction to a...


Playhouse Square’s touring ‘Beetlejuice, The Musical (times 3) is devilishly funny
First there was Beetlejuice the movie, a 1988 gothic dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton...


Chagrin Valley Little Theatre’s ‘Freaky Friday’ will be an acquired taste
First off, I have a great deal of respect for Chagrin Valley Little Theatre. Every year they are able to fill their theater seats with...


Blank Canvas Theatre’s ‘Pippin’ has us trippin’ in the way back machine
Photo By Steve Wagner Back in the hippy dippy 60’s and 70’s that many oldsters vaguely yet fondly remember, unconventional...


Porthouse Theatre’s ‘School of Rock’ teaches as well as entertains
First there was “School Of Rock” the movie that did quite well (to the tune of $131-million) that fired up the career of Jack Black....


Playhouse Square touring production of ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ has lots of heart
The musical “Kimberly Akimbo” actually began as a comedic stage play by David Lindsay Abaire and premiered in Costa Mesa, California in...


Beck Center’s ‘A Chorus Line’ needs a little bit of help
One thing that can be said about the Broadway show “A Chorus Line” is that it has pedigree and pizazz. It began as a workshop project...


Porthouse Theatre’s ‘You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown’ is adequate summer fare
There is an interesting story behind the 1967 Broadway musical “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown”. Depending on where you research, Clark...


Weathervane Playhouse's ‘Beautiful’ is some kind of wonderful
Photo By Dale Dong Photography With the Broadway show “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical” casting is the initial major step in staging...