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Friday, April 22, 2016
Thursday, April 21, 2016

Cleveland Play House names first African-American to major artistic post by Andrea Simakis

Versatile theater artist Robert Barry Fleming joins the Cleveland Play House as associate artistic director

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:51PM
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

'The Good Peaches' at Cleveland Play House New Ground Theatre Festival need more time on the tree by Andrea Simakis

In the three-day, blink-and-you'll-miss-it run of "The Good Peaches" written by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes, a small team of actors shared the Allen Thea…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:35PM
Thursday, April 14, 2016

Cleveland Play House's 'Mr. Wolf' asks what happens when Red Riding Hood emerges from the belly of the beast by Andrea Simakis

Rajiv's Joseph's "Mr. Wolf" works on our hearts as it's messing with our heads.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:57PM
Sunday, April 10, 2016

2016-17 Dobama Theatre lineup features Broadway smash 'Hand to God' and Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'The Flick' by Andrea Simakis

Also on tap for the 2016-17 season: 'An Octoroon' and 'The Mystery of Love & Sex'

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 04:00PM
Friday, April 8, 2016
Monday, April 4, 2016

'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' headlines Cleveland theater openings for the week of April 4: On the Boards by Andrea Simakis

All in the family: Abby Mueller headlines in "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical," taking over the role on the road that won sister Jessie a 2014 Tony.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 01:16PM
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Convergence-Continuum finds the darkness shadowing the boisterous, transgressive humor of 'Bootycandy' by Andrea Simakis

Happy to offend all who enter, playwright Robert O'Hara crosses every line, then chalks down another, just to smear it with a moon boot.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:18PM
Monday, March 28, 2016

Cleveland's Rory O'Malley gets the royal treatment in Broadway's 'Hamilton' by Andrea Simakis

Starting April 11, the Cleveland native will don the crown of King George in "Hamilton."

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:36PM

'Shining City' headlines Cleveland theater openings for the week of March 28: On the Boards by Andrea Simakis

A chilly, modern-day ghost story haunts the boards this week in Cleveland.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:36PM

Cleveland's Rory 'O'Malley gets the royal treatment in Broadway's 'Hamilton' by Andrea Simakis

Starting April 11, the Cleveland native will don the crown of King George in "Hamilton."

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:36PM
Friday, March 25, 2016

A child's gender-identity issues leave helicopter parents grounded in 'A Kid Like Jake' at None Too Fragile Theater by Andrea Simakis

For the arguments it will spark after the show alone, "A Kid Named Jake" is worth catching.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 05:23PM
Wednesday, March 23, 2016

2016-17 KeyBank Broadway Series brings Tony-winners 'Fun Home' and 'The King And I' to Playhouse Square by Andrea Simakis

Want more buzzworhty titles? How about "Finding Neverland" and "An American in Paris?"

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:09AM
Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Find out first: Playhouse Square announcing 2016-17 Broadway Series by Andrea Simakis

Follow along as Gina Vernaci of Playhouse Square takes the wraps off the Broadway hits headed to Cleveland next season.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:38PM
Sunday, March 20, 2016

Cleveland Play House headlines its 101st, 2016-17 season with 'Freaky Friday,' 'Ken Ludwig's Baskerville' by Andrea Simakis

The 2016-17 lineup at America's first regional theater is an eclectic mix of searing, timely dramas and artful pop with a title for every taste.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 04:46PM
Thursday, March 17, 2016

Legendary 'Jacques Brel' actor David O. Frazier remembered as a titan of the Cleveland stage (appreciation) by Andrea Simakis

Devotees flocked to 'Jacques Brel' with the zeal of 'Rocky Horror' groupies

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:28PM
Monday, March 14, 2016
Sunday, March 13, 2016

'Luna Gale' headlines Cleveland theater openings for the week of Feb. 29: On the Boards by Andrea Simakis

"Luna Gale," "The Revisionist" and "The 39 Steps" open Friday.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:36PM

Mary Bridget Davies to peform 'A Night with Janis Joplin' at Playhouse Square by Andrea Simakis

Mary Bridget Davies returns for one night only as Janis Joplin in Playhouse Square.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:36PM

Great Lakes Theater's 'And Then There Were None': stiffs and stiff upper lips make for dark, diabolical fun by Andrea Simakis

"Ten little soldier boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine . . ."

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:25PM

Great Lakes Theater opts for the original, darker ending in producing Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None' by Andrea Simakis

"The previous ending, the romantic ending, feels false to me. And, essentially, it is false," said Great Lakes Theater producing artistic director Charles Fee.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:25PM

Karamu House axes 15, including artistic director Terrence Spivey, in bid to 'set the stage for the next 100 years' by Andrea Simakis

Karamu's day-care center shuttered and after school arts-education plan suspended in cost-cutting move.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:25PM

'And Then There Were None': Meet the suspects in the Great Lakes Theater production of the Agatha Christie thriller by Andrea Simakis

Ten people are lured to a remote island and picked off one by one in Agatha Christie's dark thriller, which begins performances Friday at Great Lakes Theater.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:25PM
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

'Mr. Burns,' an odd, 'Simpsons'-inspired wild ride of a show at Cleveland Public Theatre, earns its weird appeal by Andrea Simakis

"What would happen to a pop culture narrative pushed past the fall of civilization?"

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:42PM
Monday, February 22, 2016

'And Then There Were None' headlines Cleveland theater openings for the week of Feb. 22: On the Boards by Andrea Simakis

"And Then There Were None," the world's best selling mystery, makes its Hanna Theatre debut Saturday.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:20PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

'Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play' headlines Cleveland theater openings for the week of Feb. 15: On the Boards by Andrea Simakis

In "Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play" at CPT, humans try to save civilization, one "Simpson's" episode at a time.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 04:13PM

Beck Center, Baldwin Wallace offer a vibrant, heartfelt take on the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical 'In the Heights' by Andrea Simakis

"In the Heights" is an ambitious undertaking, requiring performers to execute a melange of music and dance styles, from salsa and mambo to rap and hip-hop and more.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 04:10PM
Thursday, February 11, 2016

'If/Then' at Playhouse Square, a musical about a woman's dual lives, puts on airs that don't fly in flyover country by Andrea Simakis

"If/Then" feels like a live cocktail party in a high-rise bar somewhere in Manhattan where snide jokes about flyover states win you another round.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:11PM

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Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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