Cleveland Ballet’s ‘Carmen’ is a good ballet...but
I am going to compare the latest evolvement of Cleveland Ballet to that of the Cleveland Browns. Both “teams” are blessed with...
Cleveland Public Theatre’s production of ‘Rastus and Hattie” delves into uncharted territory
Let us pretend that part of our DNA contains strings of memory of past generational experiences both good and bad. This could possibly...
The touring production of ‘Summer: The Donna Summer Musical’ is hot stuff
Jukebox Musicals began as movies in 1942 with Yankee Doodle Dandy which featured the songs of George M. Cohan. It was an attempt by...
Cleveland Ballet begins their fifth season with the awe inspiring ‘Carmen”
Passion, seduction, drama, love and tragedy...No it is not the latest press release or tweet from the oval office. This is the story...
Great Lakes Theater’s production of ‘Julius Caesar’ cuts to the quick with dazzling stagecraft
Et tu, Brute? Beware the Ides of March. Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look: He thinks too much: such men are dangerous. Cowards die...
Beck’s ‘The Member of the Wedding’ is a coming of age of America experience
The last weekend in August, 1945 was a pivotal time in American history. The first atomic bombs had been dropped on Japan at the...
Great Lakes Theater’s production of ‘The Music Man” shows they really know the territory
First off, let me admit something. My all time favorite Broadway musical that was also turned into a movie is The Music Man. I have seen...
The Karamu production of ‘Paradise Blue’ is excellent theater with a surprise ending
Damn! Let me repeat that...DAMN! You will not believe the ending of the Karamu Theatre production of Dominique Morisseau’s Paradise Blue...
Cleveland Browns host Special Olympics Ohio Unified Sports uniform reveal and football clinic
As the Cleveland Browns prepared to host their inaugural Special Olympics Ohio Unified Sports Uniform Reveal and Play Football! Clinic...
Cleveland Museum of Art to host rare grouping of Michelangelo’s sketches
His full name was Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni but we know him simply as Michelangelo. He was a sculptor, painter,...