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...
All City Musical brings the tap back on stage at the Ohio Theatre
It all began in Cleveland, Ohio in 1954 with the introduction of the All-City Arts Program that was managed by the Department of Arts...
Great Lakes Theater does “Taming of the Shrew’ just for laughs
Written somewhere around 1579 and included in the 1623 First Folio compilation of Shakespeare’s works, Taming of the Shrew is considered...
The touring production of ‘School of Rock’ at Playhouse Square rips it up
It is probably disheartening to any adult rock and roll wannabe to see pre-teen youngsters shred guitars, masterly flay the skins, set...
Great Lakes Theater delivers a vehhy British presentation of an Agatha Christie’s classic
Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was known as the “Queen of Crime” with over 73 crime novels and 100 short stories that had more twists than a...
Cleveland Play House’s production of ‘An Iliad’ is in itself a modern epic
As Cleveland braced for its first major snow storm of 2019, the theater faithful filed into the Outcalt Theatre at Playhouse Square...
The touring production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘Cinderella’ at Playhouse Square has all the mag
“It’s better than ever!” It’s a well worn phrase that in today’s fast moving cyber society gets passed over too often. In the case of the...
The Great Lakes Theater production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ still dazzles after thirty years
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Great Lakes Theater’s production of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. What this...
The touring production of ‘Les Miserables’ at Playhouse Square C’est Magnifique
From the towering three story set to the exquisite costuming to the cast of over thirty actors in full voice to the thirteen piece...
Great Lakes Theater’s production of ‘Mamma Mia!’ is a joyful celebration
How does Great Lakes Theater do it? They take two great stage works that are polar opposites of each other and somehow manage to run them...