Stage Archives

Diabolical Ditties

Sondheim’s musical chops cut deep in Side by Side.

There’s nothing subtle about the laughs in Last Call’s Corvette Summer.

Cain Park’s struggling-artist musical tries hard but misses.

The shady goons of Guys and Dolls drop a hit on Porthouse.

A slightly stale Romeo & Juliet benefits from the fresh air.

Beck Center’s Miss Saigon turns out better than the war did.

Great Lakes Theater Festival shakes up Shakespeare.

Crooners Pete ‘n’ Keely get fake ‘n’ flabby at Kalliope.

The Tempest blows hot and cold at the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival.

Southern tempests arise in Williams’s classic A Streetcar Named Desire.

Soft-rock conveyor-belt Mamma Mia! is lighter than air.

Porn-writer mom helps author invigorating theater in Hot ‘N’ Throbbing.