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‘The Lion King,’ Now at Playhouse Square, is Record-Breaking for a Reason
You don’t rake in numbers like these without something special.
Gwendolyn Kochur
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‘The Great Gatsby’ Gets the Broadway Treatment at Playhouse Square
The signature grandeur is fervently embraced in the musical adaptation of “The Great Gatsby,” but so large and bright is the Broadway treatment that the darker, grittier edges of the story can be lost in the flash.
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Laughter and Late Adolescence in Beck Center’s ‘Speech and Debate’
Meet three weird, wonderful teens determined to take down a predator.
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World Premiere ‘Freak the Mighty’ at Cleveland Play House Is Full of Promise
Is Broadway calling for this world premiere musical?
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“Plano” Bends Rules and Warps Traditional Narrative Structure at convergence-continuum
Abstract artmaking is on display in this work that fits right into convergence-continuum’s mission.
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‘Exit Strategy’ at Ensemble Theatre Demonstrates a Need for Systematic Change in Education
The system is not breaking – it has been broken.
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‘The Book Club Play’ From Seat of the Pants Productions is Required Reading
Drama expands beyond the pages for this book club.
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‘The Outsiders’ at Playhouse Square is Ephemeral Artistry
Nothing gold can stay, indeed.
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Great Lakes Theater Struggles to Crack the Case of ‘Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B’
A quirky, campy game is afoot.
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Dobama Unpacks a Powerful Immigrant Narrative in ‘Sanctuary City’
Two teenagers navigate love, adolescence and their undocumented status.
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‘Tartuffe’ at Cleveland Play House Proves the Lasting Power of Satire
Molière’s 1664 comedy is given an ’80s twist.
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Dobama Hopes to Bridge Divides with Upcoming Production of ‘Sanctuary City’
“I hope people are moved—to laugh, to cry, to sigh… to feel something.”