Les Misérables @ Huntington Bank Featured Performance

Through September 22, 2024

www.playhousewquare.org

(216) 241-6000

 

Roy Berko

LES MIZ!  It is still captivating and is a major piece of the musical theater tapestry which gets an excellent production.  If you haven’t seen it before or need a refresher, get to Playhouse Square and get “A Heart Full of Love.”

To see a full review of this show, read Roy Berko's blog here.

Howard Gollop

As the latest national tour proves, the Broadway classic works just as well with a traditional sets by Matt Kinley, still lavish by national tour standards. This "Les Miz" is still at once melodramatic and divinely inspiring -- qualities that beckon to be captured musically.

To see a full review of this show, read Howard Gollop's review here.

Sheri Gross
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Chris Howey

Again? Certainly. As the Thénardiers sing in their concluding bleat "Beggars at the Feast:" "Life is easy pickings/If you grab your chance."

To see a full review of this show, read Chris Howey's Review here.

Kate Klotzbach

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Dr. Yuko Kurahashi
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Joey Morona
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Purlie Victorious @ Karamu House

Through October 20, 2024

www.karamuhouse.org 

(216) 795-7077

 

Roy Berko
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Howard Gollop
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Sheri Gross
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Mark Horning
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Chris Howey
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Laura Kennelly
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Kate Klotzbach
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Dr. Yuko Kurahashi
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Joey Morona
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Into The Woods @ Great Lakes Theater

Through November 10, 2024

http://www.greatlakestheater.org

(216) 241-6000

 

Roy Berko
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Howard Gollop
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Sheri Gross
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Mark Horning
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Chris Howey
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Laura Kennelly
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Kate Klotzbach
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Dr. Yuko Kurahashi
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Joey Morona
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Ludlow Fair and The Madness of Lady Bright @ Cesear's Forum

Through October 26, 2024

www.playhousesquare.org

(216) 241-6000

 

Roy Berko
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Howard Gollop
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Sheri Gross
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Mark Horning
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Chris Howey
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Laura Kennelly
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Kate Klotzbach
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Dr. Yuko Kurahashi
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Joey Morona
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The Sunshine Boys @ Beck Center For The Arts

Through October 6, 2024

http://www.beckcenter.org 

(216) 521-2540

 

Roy Berko

It is enjoyable when a theatre reprises a Neil Simon comedy.  THE SUNSHINE BOYS, because of the requirement of enacting the classic comic routine is probably the most difficult Simon play to stage well.  The cast and crew give full effort, but don’t completely hit the bullseye!

To see a full review of this show, read Roy Berko's blog here.

Howard Gollop

Alan Safier and Rohn Thomas bring to life potentially cardboard characters conceived in Simon's amusing but un-nuanced style. All the pathos as well as all the one-liners emerge sharp, fresh and -- like Cheri Prough DeVol's deteriorating residential-hotel set -- convincing. The rest of the cast -- particularly Doug Sutherland as the beleaguered nephew and Joyce Bell Linzy as the wisecracking geriatric nurse -- complete an exceptional cast. The production is not only a nostalgic nod to Vaudeville, but a nostalgic validation of Neil Simon as a onetime mainstay of Broadway and regional theater.

To see a full review of this show, read Howard Gollop's review here.

Sheri Gross
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Chris Howey

The Sunshine Boys is a slight and thinly amusing diversion if you don't ask too much from your comedy offerings. Kind of like a sitcom you've seen five (or 25) times before.

To see a full review of this show, read Chris Howey's Review here.

Laura Kennelly

Is getting old and cranky funny? Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys (1972), now at the Senney Theater at the Beck Center for the Arts, suggests it is possible — even unavoidable if one is wise — to see it that way.

Under the direction of William Roudebush, Simon’s light-hearted drama (with a serious side) centers around a comic vaudeville duo whose heyday was in the 1920s and 1930s. But now it’s 1972. Nothing is funny anymore. The duo (once famous as “Lewis & Clark) split after a fight. But it doesn’t matter since no one books either one anymore.

To see a full review of this show go here or, read Laura's posts at Cool Cleveland.

Dr. Yuko Kurahashi

Since I have not had a chance to see Neil Simon’s works recently, attending the Beck Center of the Arts production of The Sunshine Boys, directed by William Roudebush, was such an informative, educational, and historically reflexive experience. This work definitely stands as a period piece that allows the audience to enjoy the show while critically assessing the chauvinistic nature of vaudeville.

To see a full review of this show, read Yuko's posts here.

Pride and Prejudice @ Cleveland Play House

Through September 29, 2024

https://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/ 

(216) 241-6000

 

Howard Gollop
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Sheri Gross

Autumn in Cleveland; the weather is, of course, unpredictable, but the evenings are crisp with a hint of sweetness in the air that makes you want to curl up with a good book…or maybe even head to the Cleveland Play House to watch love bloom in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” Do it! But forget just about everything you think you know about this classic tale; this ain’t your Bubbie’s “Pride and Prejudice.” 

To see a full review of this show, read Sheri Gross' review here.

Chris Howey

P&P is given a comical gloss and feverish energy that makes this CPH production light, airy and damn funny. 

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Laura Kennelly

Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, now at the Cleveland Play House, tries to have fun with the “game of love.” To some extent, director Michael Barakiva and his versatile cast of eight succeeded last Friday night, but at times the effort of creating a farce and simultaneously replicating Austen’s 1813 novel overwhelmed them.

To see a full review of this show, read here or see Laura's posts at Cool Cleveland.

Kate Klotzbach
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Dr. Yuko Kurahashi

Everything is over the top, from the scenery to the costume, magnifying the world Austen sensitively but poignantly criticizes. In Austen’s novel, the character flaws—especially those of male characters, including Mr. Darcy—are often pardoned and even celebrated in the narrative dictated by Elizabeth Bennet’s point of view. This adaptation underscores the “flaws” of the people who try to compromise with the flaws of themselves and their partners.  

To see a full review of this show, read Yuko's posts here. 

A View From The Bridge @ Cain Park

Through September 15, 2024

www.cainpark.com

(216) 371-3000

 

Roy Berko

 A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE is a powerful and meaningful play that gets a fine production.  This is an absolutely must-see for any serious theater-aficionado.

To see a full review of this show, read Roy Berko's blog here.

Mark Horning

The one touch stone of an Arthur Miller play is it deals with stark and depressing subject matter. Fans of his work will not be disappointed in this production. The action builds slowly to its predictable climax as the cast sweeps you along.

To see a full review of this show, read Mark Horning's Review here.

Chris Howey

If you like your drama served up rich, complex and piping-hot, look no further than Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge, now at Cain Park's Alma Theatre.

  To see a full review of this show, read Chris Howey's Review here.