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Review: POTUS at Dobama

What did our critic think of POTUS at Dobama?
POTUS Opens Dobama Theatre's 24/25 Season

The first production of Dobama Theatre's 2024/25 mainstage season is the Cleveland Premiere of POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive. The production of this three-time Tony nominee will run from October 4-27, 2024 at Dobama, Cleveland's Off-Broadway Theatre.
Review: GREAT 21ST CENTURY MUSICALS at The Musical Theater Project

On August 24th and 25th, The Musical Theater Project will open its 26th season with GREAT 21STCENTURY MUSICALS, a sampling and celebration brand-new musicals, with, according to co-host and author of the program, Sheri Gross, “a glance back at some new works from composers that have been covered before and fit into the timing.”
BroadwayWorld Celveland's Roy Berko Shares His 2023 Critic's Picks

Broadwayworld Cleveland's Roy Berko recognizes each year local theaters, performances, writers, performers and technicians of plays staged by area professional theaters during the January 1-December 31 year. 
Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Cleveland Awards; Voting Ends 12/31

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Cleveland Awards; BYE BYE BIRDIE, MOVING DAY, Olde Towne Hall Theatre & More Lead!

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards; BYE BYE BIRDIE, MOVING DAY, Olde Towne Hall Theatre & More Lead!

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards December 5th Standings; BYE BYE BIRDIE Leads Best Musical!

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards; MOVING DAY Leads Best Play!

Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards; BYE BYE BIRDIE Leads Best Musical!

The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
First Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards; Olde Towne Hall Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The first wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 13th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Review: TROUBLE IN MIND at Seat Of Pants Productions

What did our critic think of TROUBLE IN MIND at Seat Of Pants Productions? The late-Alice Childress, the author of TROUBLE IN MIND, now being staged by Seat of the Pants Productions, was an American novelist, playwright, and actress, who was acknowledged as the only African-American woman to have written, produced, and published plays for four decades.
Cleveland Public Theatre's Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP) Returns

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.
Review: THE LIGHT at Ensemble

What did our critic think of THE LIGHT at Ensemble?
Cleveland Public Theatre's And Y-Haven/YMCA Present IN OUR WAKE​​​​​​​ At Cleveland Public Theatre's Gordon Square Theatre

Cleveland Public Theatre's and Y-Haven present the return of Y-Haven Theatre Project, a 24-year partnership between Cleveland Public Theatre and Y-Haven, a branch of the YMCA when CPT collaborates with the clients of Y-Haven to create an original theatre production that shares powerful stories of recovery and personal triumph, capturing an authentic and emotional power as the cast shares their true-to-life experiences, often hidden from the world.
Dobama Theatre Presents Regional Premiere Of Pulitzer Finalist STEW

Dobama Theatre's 2022/23 mainstage season continues with the regional Premiere of STEW by Zora Howard. This intimate, funny, and moving new play will run from January 27 - February 19, 2023 at Dobama, Cleveland's Off-Broadway Theatre.
Review: BREAKOUT SESSION at Cleveland Public Theater

What did our critic think of BREAKOUT SESSION at Cleveland Public Theater? Nikkole Slater, BREAKOUT SESSION (OR FROGORSE), was commissioned in 2020 by CPT, with funding from the National New Play Network (NNPN). It was the intention of funding to have the author write a play that cast a spotlight on racism, bias and violence. Her goal was to ask, 'Can a society legislate a change of heart?' It was 'inspired by Cleveland's Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, which required the Police Department to go through anti-bias training.'
Review: SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM at Cain Park--Alma Theatre

What did our critic think of SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM at Cain Park--Alma Theatre?
Cleveland Public Theatre's Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP) 2022 Presents THE MYTH OF ME

Cleveland Public Theatre’s (CPT) Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan will present the return of CPT’s celebrated Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP), Cleveland’s longest-running arts and job training program for teens.
BWW Review: LIFE SUCKS at DOBAMA!

Anton Chekov, along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, were three late nineteenth and early twentieth century European playwrights who were the seminal figures in the birth of theatrical modernism. They turned their backs on the escapist romantic stories and took on real issues, and presented real people with real problems.

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