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Some Like it Hot
Some Like it Hot
11/5 - 11/24/2024


Winner of 4 Tony Awards®, including Best Choreography and Best Costumes, and the Grammy Award® for Best Musical Theater Album, SOME LIKE IT HOT is ...

'Twas The Night Before... by Cirque du Soleil


It’s the holidays, and this year, things are different. For years, Isabella and her father have read “Twas the Night Before Christmas” together. But this ...

Beethoven Piano Concerto Cycle Program 3


BEETHOVEN   Piano Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN   Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor” Igor Levit, Franz Welser-Möst, and The Cleveland Orchestra conclude their unmissable Beethoven cycle with ...

Little Women
11/7 - 11/17/2024


Little Women, the beloved coming-of-age story by Louisa May Alcott, bursts onto the stage in this heartwarming and captivating full-length musical. Follow the adventures of ...

Seussical Jr.
11/15 - 11/17/2024


Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat, and all of your favourite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in Seussical jr, a fantastical ...

The Elephant in the Room
11/14 - 11/17/2024


The Elephant in the Room is a dark comedy written by and featuring Priyanka Shetty. The story centers on the experiences of an Indian metalhead ...

Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto
11/21 - 11/23/2024


NIELSEN Overture to Maskarade TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1

The Dinner Detective Comedy Mystery Dinner Show


America’s LARGEST interactive true crime mystery dinner show is now playing in Cleveland, OH! At The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show, you’ll tackle a ...

Disney's Frozen Jr
11/22 - 11/24/2024


For the first time in forever the theatrical take on a modern classic, Disney’s FROZEN JR is set to be performed right here in the ...

The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie


CWRU Department of Theater Presents: The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie The longest running play in London’s West End comes to CWRU! A group of seemingly ...

Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue
11/29 - 12/1/2024


COPLAND   Suite from  Appalachian Spring   GERSHWIN   Rhapsody in Blue   ELLINGTON   New World A-Comin' COPLAND   Suite from  The Tender Land ...

Ax Plays Mozart
Ax Plays Mozart
12/5 - 12/7/2024


MOZART   Piano Concerto No. 20 SHOSTAKOVICH   Symphony No. 10 Mozart’s fiery Piano Concerto No. 20 presents the perfect occasion for The Cleveland Orchestra to welcome ...

Scrooge
Scrooge
11/22 - 12/8/2024


" Use each magic moment well, while you are free to choose them... " In this timeless musical adaptation of Charles Dickens'  A Christmas Carol ...

The Black Rose Experience
12/5 - 12/8/2024


The Black Rose Experience is a multi-media theatrical rock event presented by Church of Starry Wisdom. This production immerses the audience in a dystopian America, ...

Holiday Brass Quintet
12/13 - 12/14/2024


The Holiday Brass Quintet features members of The Cleveland Orchestra, including Michael Miller, Lyle Steelman, Hans Clebsch, Richard Stout, and Kenneth Heinlein. This festive performance ...


Learning Stage: book: David Simpatico; lyrics: Greg Cham, Ray Cham, Andy Dodd, Matthew Gerrard, Faye Greenberg, Jamie Houston, David N. Lawrence, Bryan Louiselle, Robbie Nevil, ...

Elf-the Musical Jr.
12/6 - 12/15/2024


A title known the world over, Elf The Musical JR. is a must-produce holiday musical that can easily become an annual tradition for any theatre. ...

NPB's The Nutcracker
NPB's "The Nutcracker"
12/13 - 12/15/2024


North Pointe Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker is an imaginative staging unlike you’ve ever seen before. The holiday classic is brought to life through use ...

Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Kids
12/13 - 12/15/2024


Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of ...


Tease the Season: A Burlesque Holiday Spectacular returns to Cleveland Public Theatre for a delightful adults-only celebration from December 12 to December 15, 2024. Conceived ...


Twas the Night Before by Cirque du Soleil is the acclaimed company's first Christmas-themed production, set to premiere at Playhouse Square from December 4 to ...

Annie
Annie
12/6 - 12/22/2024


Book By:   Thomas Meehan Music By:   Charles Strouse Lyrics By:   Martin Charnin With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms ...

Channeling Grimm
Channeling Grimm
12/13 - 12/22/2024


This fun fairy-tale themed play by Tracy Wells brings The Grimm Brothers from the page to the stage. When Cameron doesn’t know what to write ...

CHANNELING GRIMM
12/13 - 12/22/2024


CHANNELING GRIMM is a playful adaptation of the classic fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, written by Tracy Wells and directed by Rachel Spence. When ...

Cleveland Orchestra Holiday Concerts


Holiday Concerts with The Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Orchestra Chorus return in 2024! Join us for an unforgettable experience that will fill Mandel Concert Hall ...


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Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT at Connor Palace


by Roy Berko - November 07, 2024

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....

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Key Bank State


by Roy Berko - October 30, 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....

Review: POTUS at Dobama


by Roy Berko - October 11, 2024

What did our critic think of POTUS at Dobama?...

Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at Connor Palace (Key Bank Broadway Series)


by Roy Berko - October 10, 2024

What did our critic think of A BEAUTIFUL NOISE THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at Connor Palace in the Key Bank Broadway Series? ...

Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at GREAT LAKES THEATER


by Roy Berko - October 09, 2024

William Shakespeare is considered by many to be the greatest Western world playwright of all times.  In spite of this, many are reluctant to see a production of his plays.  Why the hesitance?  It is perceived that language he used, the format of the speeches, and the material he writes of, is too ab...

Review: PURLIE VICTORIOUS at KARAMU


by Roy Berko - October 02, 2024

What did our critic think of PURLIE VICTORIOUS at KARAMU? Neither Ruby Dee or Ossie Davis ever appeared in a Karamu stage production but both had significant presence and impact in the organization and in the lives of Karamu artists. They often visited for speaking engagements, to instruct master cl...

Review: INTO THE WOODS at Great Lakes Theater


by Roy Berko - September 29, 2024

What did our critic think of INTO THE WOODS at Great Lakes Theater?...

Review: LES MISERABLES at Connor Palace (Cleveland)


by Roy Berko - September 19, 2024

What did our critic think of LES MISERABLES at Connor Palace (Cleveland)?...

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by Roy Berko - September 16, 2024

What did our critic think of THE SUNSHINE BOYS at BECK CENTER?...

Review: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Cain Park--Alma Theatre


by Roy Berko - September 09, 2024

What did our critic think of A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE at Cain Park--Alma Theatre?...



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