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...
Blank Canvas Theatre’s ‘Disaster’ is a merry mix of mayhem
Earthquakes, tidal waves, fires, rats, piranhas, sharks and an upside down ship are all part of the fun at Blank Canvas Theatre’s...
Porthouse Theatre’s ‘Fiddler on the Roof’...Yes...we love you!
The Broadway musical “Fiddler on the Roof” has been around for 61 years yet few know the story behind its creation. It began in the late...
Playhouse Square’s ‘Hamilton’ carries a message for our times
Thus far I have seen the Broadway musical “Hamilton” three times, all at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio. The first time I absolutely...
Convergence-Continuum’s ‘Death Cruise 2020’ flounders
Usually I try not to slam any particular production too much. I mean, after all a huge amount of effort goes into each show. That is why...
Beck Center for the Arts ‘The Robber Bridegroom’ is a toe tapping delight
Photo Credit Steve Wagner Occasionally, a little known and not often performed show comes around that proves to be an absolute gem. Such...
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre’s ‘CLUE’ is criminally funny
It is 1954 during the Eisenhower era and towards the end of the McCarthy “red scare” hearings. Six strangers have been summoned to the...
Clague Theater’s ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ is (sic)
It is my sincerest wish that the person who invented Spell Check be honored in some small way. Either the Congressional Medal Of Honor,...
Blank Canvas Theatre’s ‘Alice By Heart’ is fantastical
In September of 1940 the German Luftwaffe were on the verge of losing what became known as the Battle of Britain. In order to draw the...
Karamu’s ‘Choir Boy’ examines Black life in a rarefied atmosphere
Occasionally a show comes around that carries with it a bit of a surprise. Such is the case of the Karamu production of Tarell Alvin...
