Posted inArts & Culture ‘Stomp’ Gives the Audience What it Wants at Playhouse Square The ever-popular extravangaza of noise is back by Christine Howey April 19, 2024May 27, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture ‘Amadeus’ at the Cleveland Play House is a Sumptuous Duel of Talent and Envy In the battle of composer Antonio Salieri’s vs. Mozart, the audience wins by Christine Howey April 15, 2024June 28, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture ‘Jitney’ at the Beck Center is Not to Be Missed The renowned play examines the challenges and joys of Black lives in the 1960s amidst social and economic upheaval by Christine Howey April 8, 2024May 5, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture A Queer Descendant of a Confederate General Wrestles With Identity in Stonewallin’ Despite heavy topics, the end of this production from Convergence-Continuum is actually quite cheerful by Christine Howey April 1, 2024July 20, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture Cast Shines in Loquacious and Farcical ‘Bach at Leipzig’ From Seat of the Pants Productions Characters battle to become the next choir master at St. Thomas Church in a play jam-packed with wordplay and jokes by Christine Howey March 26, 2024July 11, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture Great Lakes Theater’s Production of ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ Lacks the Merry This edition is a grim affair, though Shakespeare’s foolproof script still delivers some joy by Christine Howey March 25, 2024July 30, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture ‘Requiem,’ Making its American Debut at Cleveland Public Theatre, is a Promising Meditation on Death CPT’s production of the Hanoch Levin play based on Anton Chekhov short stories meets some of the work’s potential by Christine Howey March 20, 2024June 27, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture “It Happened in Atlanta,” Now at Karamu, Mines Love and Risk Both Personal and Professional Enjoying its world premiere, the play features two Black couples getting back together after 20 years by Christine Howey March 12, 2024May 31, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture Dobama Brings a Whole Lot of Soul to ‘Something Clean’ Stellar performances help it soar above any of the script’s dings and dents by Christine Howey March 11, 2024July 11, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture ‘Funny Girl,’ Now at Playhouse Square, Brings to Mind the Star Power of the Streisand Original Everyone’s always compared to Barbra. This touring production gives some new talent to pay attention to by Christine Howey February 23, 2024July 2, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture Plenty of Physical Comedy Awaits In ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ at the Cleveland Play House But audience members looking for more nuanced laughs might not be chuckling as hard by Christine Howey February 20, 2024August 8, 2025
Posted inArts & Culture Great Lakes Theater’s Production of ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ is a Luscious Theatrical Package Buckle in for a night of splendid turns and visual delights by Christine Howey February 19, 2024May 31, 2025