The Cleveland Museum of Art opens ‘The New Black Vanguard’ Exhibit
“The New Black Vanguard: Photography between Art and Fashion” focuses on fifteen artists who have melded art, fashion and photography....
Karamu’s ‘American Moor’ is a fascinating revelation of the theater process
As the audience is seating themselves and getting comfortable they are greeted with Actor Keith Hamilton Cobb (playing the actor) walking...
Great Lakes Theater ‘Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps’ is an almost
Fans of Alfred Hitchcock’s works are well aware of his spy thriller “The 39 Steps” as a dark dramatic rendering. The Great Lakes Theater...
Ohio Shakespeare Festival’s ‘The Importance of Being Ernest’ is a farcical delight
At the turn of the last century in jolly olde England the country was transitioning from the Victorian age into the short lived Edwardian...
The Playhouse Square touring production of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ prevails
The year was 1963 and I was ten years old when my father took me to the Ohio Theatre in Columbus, Ohio to see the movie “To Kill A...
Dobama’s ‘Life Sucks’ is a delightful twist of an old standard
Life Sucks...or does it. An old and very wise man once said (or perhaps it was me and I have forgotten saying it) that happiness in life...
Cleveland Public Theatre’s ‘Ms. Joan Evelyn Southgate’ is historic
In April of 2002 the diminutive (4’10”) 73 year old Ms. Joan Evelyn Southgate took her first steps on a journey of 519 miles that began...
Beck Center’s absurdist work ‘Meteor Shower’ is a quick burn out
For many in the “normal” heartland of this great country California is considered “The Great Granola Bowl” with its collection of flakes,...
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre’s ‘A Gentleman’s Guide To Love And Murder” slays
In the picturesque town of Chagrin Falls, Ohio the Chagrin Valley Little Theatre has been putting on theatrical works for 94 years...no...
Great Lakes Theater’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ is a joyful laugh fest
On May 15, 1833, Edmund Kean (who was regarded as the greatest English actor of his time) was on his deathbed. His alleged last words...
