Summer Stages: 2016 Summer Theater Offerings in Cleveland
By: Roy Berko Jun. 03, 2016
Roy Berko
(Cleveland Critics Circle, American Theatre Critics Association)
BECK CENTER
216-521-2540 or http://www.beckcenter.org
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL, July 8-August 14-Based on the 2000 Academy Award nominated film and the 2009 winner of 10 Tony Awards, it's the story of a young boy in a depressed mining town in England, who discovers his extraordinary gift for ballet, and gets admitted to the prestigious Royal Ballet School.
CAIN PARK
216-371-3000 or http://www.cainpark.com
THE TOXIC AVENGER, June 2-26-(Alma Theater)-Thursdays-Saturday @ 7, Sundays @ 2-A charming but toxic love story, with an environmental twist, which won the Award for Best Off-Broadway musical, about New Jersey's first superhero (a seven-foot mutant freak with superhuman strength and a heart as big as Newark.
CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE
216-631-2727 or go on line to www.cptonline.org
LINES IN THE DUST, June 2-18, 7 PM--Thu/Fri/Sat/Mon in the refurbished James Levin Theatre, is a new work centering on a mother who is determined to find a way for her teenage daughter to escape their impoverished inner city school and get the education she deserves.
CLEVELAND SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
Free admission.
KING RICHARD THE SECOND-presented at numerous settings, the adapted Shakespeare classic opens on June 17 at Peace Park, Coventry Park Neighborhood, Cleveland Heights. For additional times and places go to http://www.cleveshakes.com
THE TEMPEST, an adapted version of the Shakespeare comedy, opens Friday July 22 at Peace Park and runs through August 7 at various locations. For additional times and places go to http://www.cleveshakes.com
convergence continuum
convergence-continiuum.org or 216-687-0074
Thursday-Saturday @ 8
HARBOR, July 8-30, the story of two newlyweds, Kevin and Ted, living in tranquil affluent domesticity, until Kent's vagabond, pothead sister and her 15-year-old daughter show up.
OHIO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens (outdoor performances)
714 N. Portage Path, Akron
THE TEMPEST, Shakespeare's magical comedy about a wizard and his daughter exiled onto an enchanted desert island filled with air spirits and mutant monsters.
July 1-17, for performance information go to: http://www.ohioshakespearefestival.com/
MACBETH, considered one of Shakespeare's best tragedies, it tells the fictional story of a Scottish lord who might be king but the price he must pay is dreadful. Filled with witches and war.
August 5-21, for performance information go to: http://www.ohioshakespearefestival.com/
PLAYHOUSESQUARE
216-241-6000 or go to http://www.playhousesquare.org
See the website for specific dates and times
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, June 15-July 10, the return of the longest running Broadway musical in a new production featuring reconceived special effects, scenery and lighting designs, but the same marvelous story and musical score.
KINKY BOOTS, August 23-28, winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, it's the inspirational story of a struggling shoe factory owner, who, with the help of the fabulous Lola, changes the world of shoes and lives of many. Music by Cyndi Lauper.
PORTHOUSE
http://www.porthousetheatre.com or 330-929-4416 or 330-672-3884
SISTER ACT, June 16-July 2-When nightclub singer Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she ends up in protective custody, posing as a nun! What follows is a musical delight!
RING OF FIRE, July 7-23-The music legend Johnny Cash comes to life in this Jukebox musical that weaves a story of some of America's best know songs.
FOOTLOOSE, July 28-August 14-Based on the hit movie with Kevin Bacon, finds high school student Ren moving from Chicago to a rural town. That place will never be the same!
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