10 stories by "Amanda Hicken"
As a longtime Back to the Future fanatic, Scott freaked out when this year’s Jump Back Ball theme was announced. The guy knew what his costume was going to be almost immediately. Becau…
How many times have you watched a play, attended a concert or seen a painting and left inspired to take on greatness? Art is magical in the way it fills us with the desire to pursue glory…
The Back to the Future trilogy has a very soft spot in my heart. Like most kids from the 80s, I watched the first Back to the Future a zillion times growing up. I don’t know whether it…
Blogkeeping: Sorry for the delay in announcing the Taste of the Browns giveaway winner. Our trip to Baltimore ended up lasting an extra day and we just got into Cleveland this afternoon. So …
Anyone who has visited one of PlayhouseSquare’s theatres recalls the first time they took in its restored beauty. The old-school glamour of its lobbies and theatres. The State Theatre …
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to take in two very different, but good shows. We first saw The Great Lakes’ Deathtrap on Saturday, a polished, entertaining comic thriller…
There are some weeks that make me want to crawl into bed and never come out, and I feel like the last few weeks have been that way. It got to a point by the end of last Thursday where I just…
Glamorous women, well-attired men, martinis and gadgets. This year’s Jump Back Ball is one that would have put a smirk, if not a full-blown smile on 007′s face. We started in the…
12 days and counting until the curtains go up on another Jump Back Ball. Between now and February 22, when Scott and I aren’t celebrating Valentine’s Day, our fifth wedding anniv…
Cleveland Public Theatre is known for its year-round dedication to pushing boundaries and taking risks with their production choices (you can read about some of those performances here and h…
