Director/Choreographer Gerry McIntyre has done Thomas “Fats” Waller right with his production of “Ain’t Misbehavin” at Great Lakes Theater. This trip back in time in the Hanna Theatre is a smooth and sensual ride into all of the emotions of jazz. Featuring a talented quintet of performers consisting of Tyrick Wiltez Jones, Colleen Longshaw, Brittney Mack, Jessie CopeContinue reading “Ain’t Misbehavin’ Does No Wrong at Great Lakes Theater “
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The Soulful Sounds of HADESTOWN Tempt Clevelanders at Playhouse Square
The balance of the world is tilted in the wrong direction, and the characters of HADESTOWN are all tumbled up in the Greek drama of two love stories. Playing now on the Connor Palace stage through February 19, 2023, we are introduced to the company of this production by Hermes (played by the incomparable NathanContinue reading “The Soulful Sounds of HADESTOWN Tempt Clevelanders at Playhouse Square”
HAMILTON makes history cool in 2022
Playhouse Square is not throwing away its shot at giving Clevelanders the coolest history lesson ever told about our Founding Fathers. The national tour of HAMILTON is playing on the Keybank State Theatre stage now through January 15, 2023, and even someone who never liked history in school (this author included) will be impressed withContinue reading “HAMILTON makes history cool in 2022”
Les Misérables brings a revolution to Playhouse Square
“Do you hear the people sing? Say, do you hear the distant drums? It is the future that they bring when tomorrow comes!” The 2022 national tour of Les Misérables has kicked off the revolution here in Cleveland, and it’s dark, exciting, and frenetic from the moment the curtain rises. Those fans who’ve listened toContinue reading “Les Misérables brings a revolution to Playhouse Square”
Beck Center’s Curious Incident
A murder. An investigation. A journey. THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, based on a book by Mark Haddon and adapted by Simon Stephens, is a mystery that allows the audience a peek into the world of an autistic boy’s quest for the truth. Along the way, he discovers more than heContinue reading “Beck Center’s Curious Incident”
Great Lakes Theater grows a winner with LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Bring your appetite for excitement to the Hanna Theatre at Playhouse Square because LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS has a ravenous singing plant that’s ready to eat entertain the masses! Described as “a horror comedy rock musical” with music by Alan Menken and lyrics and a book by Howard Ashman, Director Victoria Bussert has gotten everythingContinue reading “Great Lakes Theater grows a winner with LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS”
Beck’s BUYER AND CELLAR takes us into the basement…
What if? This question leads to many places, but at the Beck Center for the Arts it leads into icon Barbra Streisand’s basement. Running now through October 9 in the Studio Theatre, BUYER AND CELLAR by Jonathan Tolins is a fictitious stroll that takes audiences into a strange world through the caverns beneath Babs’ home.Continue reading “Beck’s BUYER AND CELLAR takes us into the basement…”
Ain’t Too Proud – a jukebox musical with a tale to tell
There have been 24 different members of the Temptations since the group’s creation in the 1960s. First known as the Elgins, this original and quintessential quintet has gone on (in many 5-member formations) to sell tens of millions of albums over the decades, and to earn a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall ofContinue reading “Ain’t Too Proud – a jukebox musical with a tale to tell”
To Kill A Mockingbird – moving, poignant, beautiful theatre
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” Atticus Finch – To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee All Rise! Set in 1930’s Maycomb, Alabama, the stage version of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (based on the novelContinue reading “To Kill A Mockingbird – moving, poignant, beautiful theatre”
Pretty Woman the Musical is a Plain Jane on the stage
Not every movie or story needs to be made into a musical, and Pretty Woman the Musical is an example of why. Now playing at the Connor Palace at Playhouse Square, this music-backed take on the 1990 movie starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere loses charm and depth when placed into this new format. TheContinue reading “Pretty Woman the Musical is a Plain Jane on the stage”
Kate Klotzbach 