Cleveland Theatre Newsroom

Tickets for Shucked at Playhouse Square will go on sale tomorrow. What do you get when you pair a semi-neurotic, New York comedy writer with two music superstars from Nashville? A hilarious and audacious farm-to-fable musical. Learn more.

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced three highlights of its 2025 Blossom Music Festival: An Evening with Cynthia Erivo, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and Disney's The Lion King

Cleveland Institute of Music announced the 2025 Chamber Music Intensive, offering string players an opportunity to enhance their skills with expert guidance and collaborative performances.

Northeast Ohio-based vocalist Kate DeL is set to celebrate the release of her highly anticipated holiday album, 'Cheers to Christmas', with a special live performance at Blu Jazz+ in Akron, Ohio.

Playhouse Square announced that tickets to the touring Broadway productions of HADESTOWN and COME FROM AWAY are available for purchase now. Learn more here!

Voting is now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The second production for Dobama Theatre's 2024/25 mainstage season will be the Professional Cleveland Premiere of Peter/Wendy by Jeremy Bloom. The production will run this December at Dobama, Cleveland's Off-Broadway Theatre.

SOME LIKE IT HOT, the movie was released without approval from the Motion Picture Production Code, became a commercial hit, was nominated for six Academy Awards and was the major cause of the end of the restrictive freedoms for the entire film industry.

Beck Center for the Arts will display Art Treasures 2024, an exhibition by local visual artists who bring a wealth of creativity and talent to their work. This is free and open to the public.

Clague Playhouse will present Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, from Friday, November 8 through Sunday, December 8, 2024. See photos of the cast.

Cleveland Public Theatre will present the Midwest debut of the critically acclaimed The Elephant in the Room by Priyanka Shetty. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

Great Lakes Theater has announced the return of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, a beloved holiday tradition in Northeast Ohio, running from November 29 to December 22, 2024, at the Mimi Ohio Theatre.

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced that Music Director Franz Welser-Möst will be unable to conduct the upcoming three weeks of performances in Cleveland due to ongoing medical treatment. Five world-famous pianists will now perform instead, and the programs will remain the same.

The Musical Theatre Project's next live program, 1962 ON STAGE AND SCREEN, is to be presented at 3:00 pm on Sunday, November 10, 2024.

With that in mind, depending on your place in the pecking order, you may or may not be ready to immerse yourself into MEAN GIRLS, the stage-show with music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and a book by the queen of television comedy, Tina Fey.

CIM Opera Theater will present Chabrier's comic opera L'ÉTOILE at Playhouse Square.

Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards. Don't miss Thursday's October 31st deadline!

Playhouse Square will welcome unique shows to its stages this May, spanning comedy, dance, music, and theatrical performances and more. 

Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards. Don't miss next week's October 31st deadline!

Celebrate Halloween with the Stephen King novel-inspired CARRIE: the musical under the direction of Jamie Cordes (Senior Lecturer), and music direction by Matt Ebright.  CARRIE will run three weekends from Oct. 31st to Nov. 17th. 

Get a first look at What the Constitution Means to Me at Cleveland Play House. Performances run October 12th through November 3rd, 2024.

Tickets for the all-new production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway classic, PETER PAN are now on sale. for its premiere Cleveland engagement at Playhouse Square April 9- April 13, 2025, as part of a major national tour.

Brian Barasch has been announced as the new Executive Director of Great Lakes Theater, bringing extensive experience in arts management to the organization.

There are just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Cleveland Public Theatre has announced the 20th Annual Dia de Muertos celebration, featuring vibrant performances, art installations, and community activities honoring the Mexican tradition.