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Bob Abelman
Currently on the Great Lakes Theater stage under Victoria Bussert’s direction is the corny and contrived “Forever Plaid,” sans the brand equity that typically accompanies productions by Cleveland’s classic company and without the ingenuity typical of its top-tier director.
To see a full review of this show, read Bob Abelman's review here.
Roy Berko
“Forever Plaid “is an escapist evening of
theater, which is a pleasant trip back to yesterday, when clean-scrubbed boy
singers waxed beautifully about the angst of young love, trips of fantasy and
the mini-stresses of life. If you like
that kind of thing, this is a show for you.
Mark Horning
Forever Plaid is a delightful nostalgic night out
where those who remember “Sunday Nights at 7” can relive some wonderful
memories. The vocal harmonies are spot on and the continuous patter a delight.
This is a feel good musical that everyone will enjoy.
To see a full review of this show, read Mark Horning's blog.Christine Howey
If you love those close-harmony boy singing groups crooning “Shangri-la” and reliving the Eisenhower era, fire up your Rascal and head on down to East 14th Street.
To see a full review of this show, read Christine Howey's blog Rave and Pan
To see a full review of this show, read Christine Howey's review at Cleveland Scene
Laura Kennelly
Great Lakes Theater signs off the current season with Forever Plaid, a Stuart Ross and James Raitt musical directed by Victoria Bussert. It’s a sweetly nostalgic look at 1950s pop music and early ’60s quartets (Four Freshman, etc.) through the eyes of the Plaids, four young men who were on their way (maybe) to fame and fortune in 1963. Alas, they died when their car collided with a bus full of Catholic school girls...But wait! Here they are, each bearing a lit candle down the stairs as they enter the Hanna Theatre with a stage waiting in readiness for them (each mic covered with a tiny white shroud), an audience looking at them, expecting a show. Is it heaven or hell or purgatory or merely a waiting station before the next stage?
To see a full review of this show, read Laura's posts at Cool Cleveland.
To see a full review of this show you may also read Laura Kennelly's blog
