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Trópico Macbeth: Part One, The Rise to the Power


The 1930s was a beautiful tropical island, a popular revolt, and bloody revenge forty years in the making. Inspired by Shakespeare´s tragedy, this story dramatizes ...


 Kate Hamill, based on the novel by Jane Austen...


Helen Welch stars in Superstar: The Songs, The Stories, The Carpenters, a musical celebration that takes audiences on a journey through the iconic duo's timeless ...

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
9/12 - 9/12/2024


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 ...

Peter Pan Jr
9/12 - 9/12/2024


Wendy Darling loves to tell stories to her brothers, Michael and John. But when her father announces she must move out of the nursery, Peter ...

Schoolhouse Rock Live!
9/6 - 9/14/2024


This award-winning musical teaches history, grammar, math, science and politics through clever, tuneful songs, instructing a whole new generation to “Do the Circulation,” “Unpack Your ...

Junie B. Jones Jr.
9/12 - 9/15/2024


Synopsis:  Created by Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich, the team that brought you Dear Edwina, comes Junie B. Jones, The Musical – a delightful adaptation of four of ...

Seussical
9/14 - 9/15/2024


Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday and promote excitement in reading and literature with Seussical! This whimsical musical is based on the books of Dr. Seuss and ...

Seussical Jr.
5/23 - 9/19/2024


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 ...


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, ...

Disney's Frozen Jr
9/21 - 9/21/2024


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 ...


In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, ...

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 101 Dalmatians Kids
9/22 - 9/22/2024


In a loving home in the city of London, Dalmatian parents, Pongo and Perdita happily raise their Dalmatian puppies, until the monstrous Cruella De Vil ...

Tarzan
9/20 - 9/22/2024


Based on Disney's epic animated musical adventure and Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan of the Apes, Tarzan features heart-pumping music by rock legend, Phil Collins, and ...

The Who's Tommy
9/6 - 9/22/2024


The Who's Tommy is a rock musical bursting with energy, based on the iconic 1969 rock opera album of the same name by The Who. ...

Vibrant Violin
9/27 - 9/28/2024


Vibrant Violin is part of the Music Explorers Series at Severance Music Center, aimed at introducing young children to classical music. On September 27 and ...


The legendary Broadway musical has been specially adapted to meet the needs of young performers. This author-approved, PG-rated edition has been abridged to a running ...

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
9/7 - 9/29/2024


PRIDE AND PREJUDICE   By Kate Hamill | Directed by Michael Barakiva Jane Austen’s most beloved work brought to life! The outspoken and ercely independent Elizabeth ...


THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, one of the most romantic stories ever written, is now an irresistible, two-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Based on the ...

Disney's Finding Nemo Kids
10/2 - 10/2/2024


Disney’s Finding Nemo is a musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and ...

Disney's Finding Nemo Kids
10/2 - 10/2/2024


Disney’s Finding Nemo is a musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and ...


The Brainy and Beautiful Belle yearns to escape her provincial life...and her brute of a suitor, Gaston. However, Belle gets more adventurous than she wanted ...

Historic Haunts Walking Tour
Historic Haunts Walking Tour
10/3 - 10/5/2024


Join the walking dead on October 3, 4, and 5 for West Clinton Historic Haunts: Detroit Shoreway’s family-friendly interactive walking tour, designed to both fright ...


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Review: CHILDREN OF EDEN at Western Reserve Playhouse


by Roy Berko - August 13, 2024

CHILDREN OF EDEN, has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz.  He is the creator of such hit shows as WICKED, PIPPEN and GODSPELL.  Unlike those shows, EDEN had no Broadway or off-Broadway productions. ...

Review: SPEECH AND DEBATE at Convergence-continuum


by Roy Berko - August 06, 2024

It is entirely appropriate that convergence-continuum, with its tendency of challenging conventional notions by choosing plays because they contain controversial topics, stage Stephen Karam’s SPEECH AND DEBATE, which examines teenage angst as it relates to love, self-acceptance and what happens when...

Review: THE PROM at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre


by Roy Berko - August 05, 2024

In 2010 a gay Mississippi high school student was banned from going to her senior prom by the school’s Board of Education because she wanted to bring her girlfriend as her date.  She challenged the ruling, which resulted in the cancellation of the prom.  The student and the ACLU sued the district.  ...

Review: ANNIE at Porthouse/Kent State University


by Roy Berko - July 24, 2024

Terri Kent, the Artistic Director of Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s summer home on the grounds of Blossom Center, states in her program notes for ANNIE: I believe the arts have the power to transform lives and I believe in miracles....

Review: MJ THE MUSICAL at Key Bank State Theatre


by Roy Berko - July 18, 2024

What did our critic think of MJ THE MUSICAL at Key Bank State Theatre?...

Review: BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Beck Center For The Arts


by Roy Berko - July 15, 2024

What did our critic think of BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Beck Center For The Arts?...

Review: NUNSENSE A MUSICAL COMEDY at Porthouse/Kent State


by Roy Berko - July 08, 2024

Musicals are born from many sources including books, movies, plays and comic strips.  None, however, has a more intriguing past than NUNSENSE, which is now on stage at Kent State’s Porthouse Theatre, on the grounds of the Blossom Center. ...

Review: BIG FISH at Cain Park-Alma Theatre


by Roy Berko - June 24, 2024

What did our critic think of BIG FISH at Cain Park-Alma Theatre?...

Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Porthouse Theatre - KSU School Of Theatre And Dance


by Roy Berko - June 18, 2024

What did our critic think of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Porthouse Theatre--KSU School Of Theatre And Dance?...

Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL at Key Bank State-Cleveland


by Roy Berko - June 16, 2024

What did our critic think of BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL at Key Bank State-Cleveland?...



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