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Saturday, March 14, 2015

Playhouse Square gets $3 million Gund Foundation gift to restore Ohio Theatre lobby (vintage photos) by Joanna Connors

When the Playhouse Square Foundation embarked 33 years ago on what became the reclamation of the district's five theaters, the Ohio Theatre auditorium was the first space to be restored. Its…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:00AM
Monday, June 23, 2014

Playhouse Square hosts celebration of Ray Shepardson's life and legacy by Joanna Connors

Ray Shepardson discovered the then-empty theaters of Playhouse Square in 1970, when they were in bad shape and on the brink of demolition. The great success of "Jacques Brel" prove…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 03:26PM
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Share your memories of Ray Shepardson, who left a legacy in Cleveland: Death of a Salesman by Joanna Connors

Because Shepardson remains a key figure Cleveland, we are publishing a story in five parts about his life and suicide beginning online on Monday, May 19. As we lead into that series, we are …

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:00AM
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Elizabeth Gilbert, Dennis Lehane, Zadie Smith and more in 2014-2015 Writers Center Stage series by Joanna Connors

British writer Zadie Smith kicks off a spectacular line-up of authors in the 2014-2015 season of the William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage, the fundraising series for the Cuyahoga County …

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:30PM
Monday, May 12, 2014

Ray Shepardson's suicide raises a sensitive topic in need of discussion: Death of a Salesman by Joanna Connors

We approach this story knowing that it will open a door on a subject many readers will think should remain closed. Suicide remains a powerful taboo in our culture, one that is difficult for …

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:00AM
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

E.L. Doctorow wins Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction by Joanna Connors

Author E.L. Doctorow smiles during an interview in his office at New York University, in this 2004 file portrait. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer E.L. Doctorow has won this year’s Library of Congre…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:42AM
Saturday, March 15, 2014

Cleveland Play House looks to legacy, family in 2014-2015 season by Joanna Connors

Cleveland Play House artistic director Laura Kepley said that as she and her colleagues chose the seven shows for the 2014-2015 season, certain questions emerged from all the shows:" Wh…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:06PM
Sunday, March 17, 2013

Author Ann Patchett coms to Writers Center Stage at the Ohio Theater, PlayhouseSquare by Joanna Connors

I'm really interested in the concept of work," writer Ann Patchett said. "Writing is work. It isn't, for me anymore, about creativity or talent. Talent and creativity are just a ma…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 06:14AM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
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