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Monday, October 8, 2018

Great Lakes Theater's witty, sparkling 'Pride and Prejudice' is just what we need (review) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

More than 200 years after its publication, Jane Austen's witty and winsome novel of love and manners in Regency England is as relevant as the day she penned it.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:11AM
Friday, April 6, 2018

Great Lakes Theater's magnificent "Macbeth": Traditional, inspired, relevant (review) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

How do you do "Macbeth" in 2018? How do you make it fresh and new?

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 01:54PM
Sunday, February 4, 2018

Love story: Dorothy Silver and Theatre in the Circle bring poignant 'Love Letters' to life for Valentine's Day by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

Dorothy Silver, the grande dame of Cleveland theater, returns to the stage with a production of "Love Letters" just in time for Valentine's Day.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 05:50AM
Saturday, January 13, 2018

'Love Never Dies': 'Phantom of the Opera' sequel has haunting power of its own (review) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

The show at the State Theatre at Playhouse Square is thoroughly enjoyable, if not comparable to the great "Phantom."

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:00AM
Saturday, November 11, 2017

Bewitching 'Wicked' opens at Playhouse Square (review) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

Smash Broadway musical "Wicked" revisits Oz, from the witches point of view.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:30AM
Thursday, November 2, 2017

Smash Broadway musical 'Wicked' opens at Playhouse Square next week (preview) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

"Wicked" is a show about perceptions. The smash Broadway musical revisits L. Frank Baum's wonderful world of Oz long before Dorothy's house crashed down, with a whole different poi…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:00AM
Monday, October 16, 2017

Great Lakes Theater's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is whimsical delight (review) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

More than 400 years after its debut, the Bard's comedy of mistaken identity and midsummer mayhem still brings the laughter.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:01AM
Monday, October 2, 2017

Great Lakes Theater opens season in big, splashy style with "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

Great Lakes season-opening production of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is a big, splashy Gothic romance with a show-stopping soundtrack.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:31AM
Monday, September 18, 2017

Theatre in the Circle revives show that debuted at Pickle Bill's in 1976 by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

"The All Night Strut," written and directed by Clevelander Fran Charnas, premiered at Pickle Bill's in the Flats in 1976. It then moved to pre-restoration Playhouse Square, followi…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:42AM
Thursday, September 7, 2017

Pandemonium at Cleveland Public Theatre this weekend: the party of the year by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

Pandemonium is an apt name for one of the most theatrical parties of the year. In a very good way.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:05AM
Tuesday, July 18, 2017

New touring revival brings fresh 'Sound of Music' to Playhouse Square by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

A new touring show of the classic has its debut at Playhouse Square this week.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:01AM
Thursday, June 22, 2017

Spectacular 'An American in Paris' at Playhouse Square gorgeous ode to art, love and City of Lights (review) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

Summer 2017 kicked off with perhaps the best show of the year at Playhouse Square.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:17PM
Saturday, June 17, 2017

Playhouse Square receives $10 million gift from KeyBank, adds name to State Theatre by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

Playhouse Square has received one of the largest gifts in its history, $10 million from KeyBank. In honor of the gift, the State Theatre will be renamed.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:00PM
Friday, June 16, 2017

Award-winning 'An American in Paris' brings sister act to Playhouse Square by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

The most awarded new musical of 2015 will play Cleveland's Playhouse Square June 20 - July 9.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:01AM
Thursday, June 15, 2017

New Theatre in the Circle to perform 'I Do! I Do!' in University Circle by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

Cleveland's youngest company is back with a new production.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 09:01AM
Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Cleveland Museum of Art Ohio City Stages musical block party returns (schedule) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

Ohio City is taking on an international accent this summer.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:34AM
Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Cleveland's historic Variety Theatre preservation campaign gets a boost (photos) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

Cleveland's historic Variety Theatre is the recipient of a This Place Matters award from The National Trust for Historic Preservation.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:01AM
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

'Freaky Friday': Actresses perfect walking in one another's shoes in fantastic show by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

It's not easy to walk in another person's shoes - especially on stage in front of a full theater. But that's the task in "Freaky Friday."

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:16AM
Sunday, April 23, 2017

Mothers and daughters agree, Cleveland Play House's 'Freaky Friday' is an exuberant delight (review) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

The fantastic new musical production of 'Freaky Friday' is at the Cleveland Play House for the next month.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:21PM
Thursday, March 9, 2017

Lightwire Theater to illuminate Playhouse Square this weekend (photos) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

Playhouse Square's Ohio Theatre will light up this weekend - in the dark. New Orleans' Lightwire Theater is bringing its Dino-Light show to the theater.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:11AM
Friday, February 17, 2017

New theater company carries on Cleveland's love affair with 'Jacques Brel ...' (photos) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

"Jacques Brel ..." was alive and well at Judson Manor in University Circle last weekend. This production of the classic 1960s musical about love, war and protest was both an introd…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 08:00AM
Thursday, February 2, 2017

'The King and I': Sneak peek at the stunning costumes of the show coming to Playhouse Square (photos) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

"In a musical that is this beloved, there are certain images people need to see," says "The King and I" costume designer Catherine Zuber.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:09PM
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Friday, November 18, 2016

Cleveland State University to launch new summer arts festival with Playhouse Square by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

Cleveland State University is teaming up with Playhouse Square to present the inaugural Arts and Humanities Alive! - AHA! - Festival in June.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:00AM
Thursday, November 3, 2016

'Finding Neverland': Peter Pan musical a fantastic, magical show (Review) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

The touring Broadway show "Finding Neverland" is a story for the child in everyone.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 01:33PM
Friday, September 23, 2016

Cedar Lee Theatre launches $1 Family Films with 'The Wizard of Oz' in 3-D by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

The Cleveland Heights theater will launch its new monthly $1 Family Film Series on Saturday and Sunday mornings with "The Wizard of Oz" in 3-D.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:54AM
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Restoration begins at Cleveland's historic Variety Theatre: Look inside (vintage photos, video) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

On Saturday, Sept. 24, the new marquee on the 1927-built Variety Theatre will be turned on.It's the first step in a planned $15-million restoration of the Variety, which featured everything …

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:31AM
Thursday, July 14, 2016

'Book of Mormon' returning to Cleveland's Playhouse Square by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

"The Book of Mormon" is adding a new chapter for Cleveland. Due to popular demand, the national tour of the Broadway hit is returning to Cleveland.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 03:06PM
Friday, June 24, 2016

Shakespeare's First Folio, from 1623, makes very rare tour stop in Cleveland by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

The only site in Ohio for the nationwide tour of the "First Folio! The Book that Gave us Shakespeare" is the Cleveland Public Library.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 04:52PM
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

'Making a Murderer' defense attorneys to speak in Cleveland on Steven Avery, Tamir Rice and legal system by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

"Making a Murderer" defense attorneys Dean Strang and Jerry Buting will visit Playhouse Square to talk about the Avery case, the documentary and the legal system.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 03:42PM
Thursday, May 5, 2016

Roald Dahl's 'Matilda the Musical' makes delightfully 'revolting' Cleveland debut at Playhouse Square (review) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

"Matilda the Musical," which opened on Broadway in 2013, made its Cleveland debut this week. It is every bit as good as the rave New York reviews promised, capturing the whimsy and…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:27PM

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