Posted inArts & Culture ‘The Winter’s Tale’ at Great Lakes Theater Is a Tale of Two Genres While classified as a “problem play,” GLT is up for the challenge. by Gwendolyn Kochur September 29, 2026September 29, 2026
Posted inArts & Culture ‘Daphne’s Dive’ at Dobama Gives a Shallow Dive Into Deep Waters Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name…and your baggage. by Gwendolyn Kochur September 28, 2026September 28, 2026
Posted inArts & Culture ‘Death Becomes Her’ Begins a New Life with Tour Launch at Playhouse Square This cult classic is revitalized and ready for a long life on the road. by Gwendolyn Kochur September 21, 2026September 21, 2026
Posted inArts & Culture Spooky Season Comes Early to Cain Park with ‘The Addams Family Musical’ They’re strange. They’re deranged. And they’re delightful. by Gwendolyn Kochur September 14, 2026September 14, 2026
Posted inArts & Culture Porthouse Presents a Magical, Mystical and Whimsical ‘Brigadoon’ Whimsy and talent will sweep you away; just check your logic at the door. by Gwendolyn Kochur August 3, 2026August 3, 2026
Posted inArts & Culture convergence–continuum Gives a Peek Behind the Curtains with ‘macbitches’ There’s only one Lady Macbeth, and these girls are bloodthirsty for the role. by Gwendolyn Kochur July 28, 2026July 28, 2026
Posted inArts & Culture Cleveland Shakespeare Festival’s ‘King Richard III’ Provokes a Familiar Frustration These hateful, self-obsessed politicians feel all too familiar. by Gwendolyn Kochur July 21, 2026July 21, 2026
Posted inArts & Culture Beck Center Presents a Commercial, Crowd-Pleasing ‘Mean Girls’ This youthful cast delivers a fun, “fetch” production of a fan-favorite. by Gwendolyn Kochur July 20, 2026July 20, 2026
Posted inArts & Culture ‘The Lion King,’ Now at Playhouse Square, is Record-Breaking for a Reason You don’t rake in numbers like these without something special. by Gwendolyn Kochur July 10, 2026July 10, 2026
Posted inArts & Culture ‘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. by Gwendolyn Kochur June 12, 2026June 12, 2026
Posted inArts & Culture Laughter and Late Adolescence in Beck Center’s ‘Speech and Debate’ Meet three weird, wonderful teens determined to take down a predator. by Gwendolyn Kochur June 4, 2026June 4, 2026
Posted inArts & Culture World Premiere ‘Freak the Mighty’ at Cleveland Play House Is Full of Promise Is Broadway calling for this world premiere musical? by Gwendolyn Kochur June 2, 2026June 2, 2026