The Christine Jorgensen Show @ Cleveland Play House

Through November 16, 2025

https://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/

(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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Laura Kennelly
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Kate Klotzbach
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Gwendolyn Kochur
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Dr. Yuko Kurahashi

The Christine Jorgensen Show, written by Donald Steven Olson and directed by Michael Barakiva, is not a bio-drama for hungry and curious spectators, but a drama that explores the making of one entertainer who uses hidden talent for her advantage during the difficult years of tabloid exposure after her gender confirmation surgery in December 1952.

The show starts in 1963, 10 years after her debut as a night-club performer, with Jorgensen (Augustine Lorrie) speaking to the audience as either a memory-play character or a speaker at one of the national lecture tours she gave in the 1960s.

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Joey Morona
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The End Of Black Experience @ Cleveland Public Theatre

Through November 8, 2025

https://www.cptonline.org/

(216) 631.2727 ext. 501

 

Roy Berko
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Howard Gollop
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Sheri Gross
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To see a full review of this show, read Sheri Gross' review here.

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

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

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

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

Dr. Yuko Kurahashi
Written and performed by Chris Webb, directed by Jimmie Woody, and staged at Cleveland Public Theater’s James Levin Theatre, The End of Black Excellence explores what it means by “achieving excellence” for Webb, a Black man who has been aware of enormous pressure to fit into a specific frame of success and fame set by “America.”  Indeed, he has been successful since his teens, when he attended the Black Theatre Festival (NC) as a cast member in a production directed by Jimmie Woody. One of the nostalgic and memorable markers from this early stage of his “excellent” trajectory includes a picture taken with celebrities, including Janet Hubert Whitten, famous for her role as “Viv” in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

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

Joey Morona
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