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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Made in Cleveland: Lyndurst native Matt Polk crafts public-relations campaigns for Broadway hits by Andrea Simakis

One of Matt Polk's first assignments at Boneau/Bryan-Brown, a publicity firm in the heart of New York's Times Square, was to make sure "The Lion King's" Julie Taymor arrived at Radio City Mu…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 05:48PM

Made in Cleveland: 'Once' star Elizabeth A. Davis an alum of Case, Play House acting program by Andrea Simakis

In 2007, Elizabeth A. Davis, a struggling actress working at Starbucks and other name-tag jobs, sat in New York's Sunshine Cinema on her "first movie date" with a guy named Jordan Richard. "…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 05:47PM

Made in Cleveland: University School's Orin Wolf makes his mark on Broadway as 'Once' producer by Andrea Simakis

For Orin Wolf, one of the producers of "Once," arguably the hottest ticket on Broadway since winning eight Tonys, it all started with four borrowed fans.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 05:46PM

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Made in Cleveland: Broadway is snapping up talent crafted in Northeast Ohio by Andrea Simakis

As you survey some of the top shows on Broadway, from the multiple-Tony-winning "Once" to the long-running "Phantom of the Opera," you will see some names that might seem…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 05:59AM

Made in Cleveland: Baldwin-Wallace grad Kevin David Thomas goes from 'A Little Night Music' to 'Rebecca' by Andrea Simakis

Kevin David Thomas was cast in the revival of Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music" in 2009 as an understudy for one of the leads, a character named Henrick Egerman. On day, he…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 05:59AM

Made in Cleveland: Baldwin-Wallace grad Trista Moldovan is 'Phantom's' newest Christine by Andrea Simakis

Moldovan has landed one of the most enduring roles of the world stage: Christine Daae, the woman behind the man behind the freaky white half-mask in "The Phantom of the Opera."

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 05:59AM

Made in Cleveland: Baldwin-Wallace grad Jill Paice to star in 'Rebecca' on Broadway by Andrea Simakis

Paice has been cast in the hotly anticipated new Broadway musical "Rebecca" -- in the lead. Paice will play "I," also known as the unfortunate second Mrs. Maxim de Winte…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 05:59AM

Made in Cleveland: 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,' 'Much Ado About Nothing' feature Tom Degnan, a 2008 grad of the CWRU/CPH acting program by Andrea Simakis

Tom Degnan, a 2008 graduate of Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House acting program, plays as Brick, the embittered ex-football star in Tennessee Williams' classic barn burner…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 05:59AM

Made in Cleveland: Rich Sommer, of 'Mad Men' and 'Harvey,' learned the ropes at Case, Play House acting program by Andrea Simakis

Sommer, who plays Dune Wilson, a brute of an orderly in the New York production of "Harvey," is a "Broadway virgin," having spent the past five years as Harry Crane on &q…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 05:59AM

Friday, July 6, 2012

The little theater that could takes on 'Nicholas Nickleby' by Andrea Simakis

Little Rabbit Run Theater is putting on a big show in a barn. The historic, 300-seat venue – an honest-to-God renovated horse barn tucked away on a property covered with magnolia trees, yu…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 02:17PM

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