Stage Archives - Cleveland Scene

CPT’s ‘Xmas Cuento’ Premiere Overhauls ‘A Christmas Carol’ in Lively Reinterpretation

Roman MacharoniDecember 23, 2019August 3, 2023

Fine Acting Can’t Save None Too Fragile’s ‘Neville’s Island,’ A Tired Old Tale of Middle-Class Ennui

Elaine CicoraDecember 11, 2019August 17, 2023

Madcap Spoof of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The 39 Steps” Delivers With Jam-Packed First Act

Christine HoweyMarch 7, 2016June 4, 2022

Performance of Dorothy Silver Reason Enough to See “The Revisionist” Despite Play’s Flaws

Christine HoweyMarch 7, 2016June 4, 2022

Theater Review: “The Mountaintop” Comes With a Big Surprise at Cleveland Play House

Christine HoweyFebruary 2, 2016June 12, 2025

‘All Things Considered’ Celebrates Cleveland Play House’s 100 Years

Vince GrzegorekJanuary 5, 2016June 4, 2022

Plenty of Energy in ‘Five Guys Named Moe,’ Even If the Energy is Uneven

Christine HoweyFebruary 3, 2015September 12, 2024

Frankie Valli and his Seasons are brought to life in Playhouse Square’s Jersey Boys

Christine HoweyDecember 17, 2008July 31, 2025

A spotty storyline undermines the magic of Cain Park’s The Wiz

Christine HoweyDecember 17, 2008August 3, 2025

Wonderlong

Porthouse’s Alice captures the imagination, but then just keeps going.

Christine HoweyJuly 16, 2008May 25, 2025

Bummer Summer

A time-share gets bloodied in Bang and Clatter’s Betty’s Summer Vacation

Christine HoweyJuly 16, 2008June 4, 2022

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, at the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, offers a humorous take on philosophy and mortality

Christine HoweyJuly 2, 2008June 5, 2025