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Cleveland Public Theatre to Present US Debut Of Hanoch Levin's REQUIEM
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 3, 2024

Cleveland Public Theatre will present the USA debut of Hanoch Levin's REQUIEM, directed by Raymond Bobgan. The play will run from March 14 to April 6, featuring a diverse cast led by Peter Lawson Jones. Learn more here!

REVERIE ORACLE Comes to Cleveland Public Theatre This Month
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2023

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) presents the World Premiere of Reverie Oracle conceived and directed by Raymond Bobgan.

Cleveland Public Theatre's Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP) Returns
by Stephi Wild - Jul 6, 2023

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) presents the return of its celebrated Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP), Cleveland’s longest-running arts and job training program for teens.

Programming Added to Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra announced updates to its inaugural Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival: The American Dream, which takes place this spring at Severance Music Center and with Cleveland partner organizations.

Cleveland Orchestra Gala Raises Record $2 Million
by Stephi Wild - Oct 5, 2022

The Cleveland Orchestra raised $2 million for its education programs and community engagement initiatives during its annual Gala, The Celebration, on Saturday, October 1 at its home, Severance Music Center. The evening also capped the first week of the beginning of the Orchestra's 105th season of concerts, which runs from September to May.

Allison Loggins-Hull Announces '22-23 Highlights, Including Inaugural Season In Cleveland And Eight World Premieres
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 31, 2022

Flutist, composer, and producer Allison Loggins-Hull has announced her 2022-2023 season featuring eight world premieres, a U.S. premiere, a New York premiere, and her first season of three with The Cleveland Orchestra as their eleventh Daniel R. Lewis Composer Fellow.

Last Chance To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Fort Wayne Awards; THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SNOOPY Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - Dec 27, 2021

This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Fort Wayne Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Final Weeks To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Fort Wayne Awards; Purdue's THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SNOOPY Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - Dec 20, 2021

Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Fort Wayne Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

BWW Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and PUSS IN MOON BOOTS, Battersea Arts Centre and On Demand
by Cindy Marcolina - Dec 2, 2021

The Sleeping Trees are doing it all. After their phenomenal first online lockdown panto from last year, they’re back not only with an in-person takeover of Battersea Arts Centre, but with an incredible on-demand show too. Catering for all types of audiences and their needs, Sleeping Beauty and the Beast (at the theatre) and Puss in Moon Boots (in living rooms everywhere) couldn’t be more different, but they both share Sleeping Trees’ perfectly brilliant Christmas spirit. Unlikely heroes and evil villains lead to adventures like no others in their utterly unexpected and captivating mash-ups.

The Playground Theatre Announces Summer-Autumn Season
by Stephi Wild - Jul 26, 2021

The season includes Well Made @ The Playground – a mini-season of new theatre, opera, and contemporary dance from developing artists – and Ida Rubinstein: The Final Act, a play with music and dance that chronicles the untold story of dance’s Forgotten Diva. 

The Cleveland Orchestra Announces Spring Digital Concert Programs and Premieres
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 4, 2021

Today, The Cleveland Orchestra announced its April and May programming and broadcast schedule for The Cleveland Orchestra: In Focus digital concert series.

Boston Local Talent Featured In Digital Livestream Event, LA DIVINA
by Stephi Wild - Nov 10, 2020

Opera del West, a small opera company in the Boston area which has produced exciting and intimate productions of both classic and contemporary opera for over a decade is venturing in to the virtual world with a new digital video project.

The Cleveland Orchestra Launches Weekly Podcast
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 17, 2020

The Cleveland Orchestra is expanding how it engages and connects with music lovers throughout Cleveland, Northeast Ohio, and beyond, with a new weekly podcast series available Thursday, April 16. 

Arthur Pita's TEN SORRY TALES Will Premiere At DanceEast Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 14, 2019

Award-winning Director and Choreographer Arthur Pita presents the world premiere of TEN SORRY TALES, a dance theatre production based on Mick Jackson's book of short stories. A new commission by DanceEast and Sadler's Wells, produced by Pita's newly renamed company Ballo Arthur Pita, TEN SORRY TALES presents a collection of modern-day fables told through dance, theatre, live music and song. Opening at Jerwood DanceHouse, Ipswich on Friday 13 December, the production runs for 8 performances until Tuesday 17 December 2019.

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN Fires Off At Artisan Center Theater
by Julie Musbach - Feb 21, 2019

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN opens at Artisan Center Theater on Friday, February 22, 2019 and runs through Saturday, March 30, 2019. The 196 seat theater-in-the-round is located at 444 East Pipeline Road in Hurst

80 Acres Farms to Open First Fully-Automated Indoor Farm in the United States
by Marina Kennedy - Sep 21, 2018

80 Acres Farms, a fast-growing Cincinnati-based firm in the indoor vertical farming industry, announced it is building in Hamilton the first fully-automated indoor farm in the U.S.

The Cleveland Orchestra Announces 101st Season For 2018-2019
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2018

As the celebrations, performances, and successes of The Cleveland Orchestra's Centennial Season continue toward its conclusion this spring, the Orchestra has announced details of its 101st season for 2018-2019. Aspects of the celebratory spirit continues - with a 100th Birthday concert in July for the Cleveland community and Centennial Gala in September. The new season also extends the dedicated week-to-week work, creativity, and artistry required to continue being one of the world's best orchestras year after year.

Sono Luminus Announces Release Of J.S. BACH: PARTITAS FOR KEYBOARD, BWV 825-830, Featuring Jory Vinkour
by Molly Tracy - Nov 8, 2016

On November 14, 2016, Sono Luminus Records releases J.S. Bach: Partitas for Keyboard, BWV 825-830 [DSL 92209] a 3-CD set featuring two-time GRAMMY®-nominated harpsichordistJory Vinikour.  For this recording the harpsichordist and conductor, whose performances have been called "so buoyant, glistening or noble that you'll likely find yourself glued to your speakers (or headphones)" by Gramophone, performs on a stunning copy of a North German instrument of Bach's time built by Tom and Barbara Wolf.

Halloween-Themed 'Haunted Hearts' Features Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 & More Alongside Bone-Chilling Narration
by BWW News Desk - Oct 30, 2016

Just in time for Halloween, the Chicago Philharmonic's 2016-17 season dedicated to love continues October 30 with Haunted Hearts, conjuring up bittersweet past loves, nightmarish scenes, and the bug that got away. C.P.E. Bach's Symphony No. 5, a devilishly difficult showpiece, sets the tone with its careening runs and shocking use of harmony.

Halloween-Themed 'Haunted Hearts' Features Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 & More Alongside Bone-Chilling Narration
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 22, 2016

Just in time for Halloween, the Chicago Philharmonic's 2016-17 season dedicated to love continues October 30 with Haunted Hearts, conjuring up bittersweet past loves, nightmarish scenes, and the bug that got away. C.P.E. Bach's Symphony No. 5, a devilishly difficult showpiece, sets the tone with its careening runs and shocking use of harmony.