Victoria Bussert

Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at Great Lakes Theater
by Roy Berko - Feb 10, 2025

Mention author J. M. Barrie, and the immediate thought is Peter Pan.  Peter Pan, the tale of a boy who refused to grow up, which has become a cottage industry.   Dolls, movies, a musical play, coloring books, cartoons, Halloween costumes, a non-musical play, and books are all available.   There is even a psychological condition, “The Peter Pan Syndrome,” which puts the spotlight on men who refuse to assume responsibility for their boyish actions.

Review: THE HOT WING KING at Dobama
by Roy Berko - Feb 9, 2025

What did our critic think of THE HOT WING KING at Dobama?

Roy Berko's 2024 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Critics Awards
by Roy Berko - Jan 22, 2025

At the end of each year, Broadwayworld Cleveland's Critic Roy Berko elects to recognize productions, performers and technicians to be recognized from Cleveland, OH stagings.  The format for these acknowledgments is being altered. 

WAITRESS to be Presented by Baldwin Wallace at Beck Center for Arts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 2, 2025

​Beck Center for the Arts will collaborate with the Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre program. This season, Waitress is on the menu. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Photos: Great Lakes Theater's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 6, 2024

Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods (directed by Victoria Bussert) and William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (directed by Producing Artistic Director Sara Bruner) will be performed through November 10, 2024, in the intimate Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square sharing a single, intricately designed set that subtly connects these fantastical tales. Check out photos from A Midsummer Night's Dream below!

Review: INTO THE WOODS at Great Lakes Theater
by Roy Berko - Sep 30, 2024

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

Photos: Great Lakes Theater's INTO THE WOODS
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 29, 2024

Great Lakes Theater (GLT) is kicking off its 63rd season by presenting Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods (directed by Victoria Bussert) from September 27 – November 10, 2024. Check out photos here!

SACRED RIGHTS, SACRED SONG, A SERVICE FOR THE SACRED CENTER Makes Off Broadway Debut
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2024

Mourning Doves Rising in association with Amas Musical Theater, Donna Trinkoff Artistic Producer, Jonathan S. Cerullo / JSCTheatricals and Sharon Litwinoff will present Sacred Rights, Sacred Song, A Service for the Sacred Center on Wednesday September 11 and Sunday September 22 at 7:00 pm.

Great Lakes Theater Launches its 63rd Season With INTO THE WOODS and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by Stephi Wild - Aug 27, 2024

Great Lakes Theater will kickoff its 63rd season by returning to the rotating repertory format, presenting two captivating productions that transport audiences into a world of magic and wonder. Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods and William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Baldwin Wallace University Launches Search for New Music Theatre Program Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 19, 2024

Baldwin Wallace University is launching a national search for a new Music Theatre program director as Professor Victoria Bussert and two assistant professors transition to Oberlin College in 2025. Learn more about the position!

Producing Artistic Director Charles Fee Great Lakes Theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 15, 2024

Charles Fee has announced his retirement as Producing Artistic Director of Great Lakes Theater (GLT) in Cleveland, Idaho Shakespeare Festival (ISF) in Boise, and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival (LTSF) in Incline Village. 

Review: You'll Go Crazy for ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE at Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival
by Courtney Symes - Jul 30, 2024

Patsy Cline made it past the cursed musicians’ age of twenty-seven, but not by much. She was killed in a plane crash at the age of thirty, leaving thousands of fans to mourn her memory and music. She is known for inspiring the next generation of women in country music and was the first solo female artist to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.  It was only a matter of time before her extraordinary journey to fame made it into the book of a jukebox musical, and we are so lucky it did. Always…Patsy Cline is part of the 52nd season of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, playing simultaneously with the delightful Shakespearean comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Beck Center Reveals 2024/25 Season Lineup; WAITRESS, A CHORUS LINE, and More!
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2024

Beck Center for the Arts has announced its 2024-2025 Professional Theater Season, the 91st season which includes Tony Award Winners, comedies, dramas, musicals, and another collaboration with Baldwin Wallace University Musical Theatre program.   Learn more about the lineup here!

Review: ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE at Great Lakes Theater
by Roy Berko - Apr 29, 2024

Juke box musicals are stage theatrical presentations in which a majority of the compositions were written before the presentation was conceived, rather than being original music conceived for that show.  They tend to be long on songs and short on a well-conceived plot.

Photos: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 28, 2024

Great Lakes Theater (GLT) concludes its 62nd season with a musical celebration of country legend Patsy Cline in Always…Patsy Cline, performing in the company's intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, through May 19, 2024. Check out production photos here!

Review: ORDINARY DAYS at BWU Musical Theatre Program
by Roy Berko - Mar 19, 2024

What did our critic think of ORDINARY DAYS at BWU Musical Theatre Program In Collaboration With Playhouse Square/Cleveland? Adam Gwon, who wrote the music and lyrics for ORDINARY DAYS, which recently finished its run as part of the Playhouse Square/Baldwin Wallace  annual collaboration, was in attendance at the brief 3-day run.

ORDINARY DAYS to be Presented at Playhouse Square in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 19, 2024

For their 17th annual collaboration, Playhouse Square and Baldwin Wallace University will present an original and innovative musical, Ordinary Days. See how to purchase tickets.

National Alliance for Musical Theatre Reveals 2023/2024 Writers Residency Grant Recipients
by Stephi Wild - Feb 15, 2024

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced the NAMT Member Theatre and Writer Recipients for the 2023/2024 Writers Residency Grants, part of the Frank Young Fund for New Musicals. Learn more about the recipients here!

Review: RIDE THE CYCLONE THE MUSICAL at Beck Center For The Arts
by Roy Berko - Feb 13, 2024

What did our critic think of RIDE THE CYCLONE THE MUSICAL at Beck Center For The Arts?

BroadwayWorld Celveland's Roy Berko Shares His 2023 Critic's Picks
by Roy Berko - Jan 12, 2024

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.