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Ensemble Theatre’s ‘Proof’ all adds up

What is your greatest desire in life? Is it money? Is it fame and recognition? Is it peace and mental stability? Is it love and sexual fulfillment? Is it simple creature comforts? Is it a loving family relationship? Is it discovering something new, novel and exciting? In David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play “Proof” an examination of these basic desires are observed in great detail. “Proof” began in 1999 as a project at the George Street Playhouse in Bruns

Blank Canvas Theatre’s ‘Frankenstein – The Musical’ rings true

Photo By Steve Wagner You really have to hand it to Blank Canvas Theatre. Their production of “Frankenstein-The Musical” is one of their most ambitious projects yet. With a cast of fifteen, a nine piece orchestra, dazzling video projections, fantastic period costuming and operatic style music that features earnest ballads and soaring ensemble numbers performed by extremely skilled singers it is no wonder that the show has been a sellout. The only problem is its short run from

Great Lakes Theater’s ‘Dial M For Murder’ is the nearly perfect show

Great Lakes Theater is well known for presenting classic works that include a wide array of Shakespearean works as well as traditional contemporary plays. Currently on stage is the classic thriller “Dial M For Murder” of which no effort has been spared in order to get the show just right. The show is adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the original script by Frederick Knott. The show features Jeff Herrman’s envy worthy stage set of a well appointed late 1940s London flat that inc

Seat of the Pants Theatre’s ‘The Children’ is a stark reminder of what lurks

Photo credit Julian Curet There are many examples of the stoic nature of the British. “Keep a Stiff Upper Lip”, “Keep Calm and Carry On” both come to mind but the most British phrase of all in times of strife is “Care for a Cuppa?”. It is a documented fact that in 1942 as war raged around the world, the British Government purchased the entire Chinese crop of tea. In effect, they had all the tea in China. As one British war veteran noted “with a Benghazi Burner you only needed

Dobama Theatre’s ‘Witch’ is a heady brew of unvarnished fantasy

Decisions...Decisions...Decisions...Our worlds are made up of Decisions. When and what should I have for lunch? Who should I marry? Where should I go to school? Where should I be employed? What tie goes with this suit? Should I sell my soul to the Devil? In Jen Silverman’s “Witch” It is 15 th century England in the tiny hamlet of Edmonton (near London). The country has survived the Great Famine and the Black Death although the economy is in chaos. A new class of gentry has f

Playhouse Square’s touring ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ is a touch of heaven on earth

Just in case you have not noticed, Cleveland’s theater has become quite the thing. Proof of this is downtown at Playhouse Square where the KeyBank Broadway Series touring production of Hell’s Kitchen is launching its national tour in the KeyBank State Theatre. That’s right, we are the starting off city for a national tour. In spite of the competition from other notable cities we were chosen based on our reputation, strength of our audiences, quality of our resources and the c