Posted inArts & Culture Cleveland Shakespeare Festival’s Production of ‘As You Like It’ is a Joyous Gender Clusterfest You won’t find better timeless, free, outdoor theater by Christine Howey June 26, 2023June 15, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture ‘Moulin Rouge – The Musical’ at Playhouse Square is a Carnival of Song and Dance Is it too much or just enough? Hard to say, but it’s pure escapist theater by Christine Howey June 12, 2023June 4, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture Porthouse Theater’s Production of ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ Shows the Musical Can Still Be Funny, Sometimes Parts of the 60-year-old book still work, others don’t by Christine Howey June 12, 2023July 22, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture Cain Park’s Production of ‘Rent’ Brings Power and Grace to the Modern Classic A professional success from the crew in Cleveland Heights by Christine Howey June 12, 2023June 15, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture ‘The Light’ Is a Stunning Finale to Ensemble Theatre’s Season Webb’s play revolves around sexual abuse as well as class and gender privilege, it is more than a simple polemic by Christine Howey June 9, 2023May 13, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture ‘Doubt: A Parable,’ Now at the Beck Center, is a Battle of Wits and Morals Without an Easy Conclusion The play is a rich theatrical stew served well by the actors by Christine Howey May 30, 2023April 29, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture Dynamite Acting and Production Make ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ Now at Playhouse Square, a Theatrical Winner Teen angst, teen lies, and viral misconceptions by Christine Howey May 17, 2023May 30, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture ‘Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure,’ Now at the Cleveland Play House, is No Adventure at All Tired jokes and missing mysteries by Christine Howey May 10, 2023August 9, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture Great Lakes Theater’s Production of “Ain’t Misbehavin'” is a Tale of Two Acts The pace slows down in the second half and actors are given some room to go deeper by Christine Howey May 3, 2023April 29, 2024
Posted inArts & Culture Review: “The Tina Turner Musical” at Playhouse Square Will Take You Higher Though it doesn’t delve too deeply into the horrors of her personal life, the show is an energetic celebration of her career by Christine Howey April 28, 2023July 25, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture “The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin” at Karamu House is the Best Musical You’ll See This Year A dancer with big dreams confronts being a Black girl in America by Christine Howey April 25, 2023August 7, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture “What We Look Like,” Now at Dobama, Has Too Much to Say There are laughs and standout scenes in this play about a Black family moving into a white neighborhood, but an overstuffed script and runtime drag it down by Christine Howey April 24, 2023July 30, 2025