Roy Berko
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Howard Gollop
Like the dynamic duo of an awkward genius teen dwarf atop the shoulders of a goonish 6-foot-plus classmate charging through their bullying high-school classmates, the new (apparently) Broadway-bound musical "Freak the Mighty" charges into the Cleveland Play House Allen Theater stage with music, comedy and pathos to spare.
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Sheri Gross
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Mark Horning
In each of our lives there is that one person who made a huge difference in how we turned out. This is a show that emphasizes the positive influences that we all need to be put on the right track. It is a story of inclusion, honesty, acceptance, humor and redemption with side travels into bullying, trauma and grief. It is, in short, a complete musical that you will love.
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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 play is more than a special friendship between two outsiders. It sheds light on the possibility of supporting and respecting one another more, regardless of differences, challenges, and “gaps.” The musical also highlights the miraculous power of reading, imagining, and writing, as well as the important creative process, which people tend to forget. The musical, which “exists” in Maxwell’s memory and its documentation, reiterates the magical power of writing, just as Merlin (this legendary character also writes a lot) does. Barakiva emphasizes this aspect by highlighting scenes between pairs of people from different groups, with detailed attention to visual and auditory elements. The “Our Town” (CPH’s first show in the 2025-26 season)-ish funeral scene conveys a sense of communal mourning. The power of compassion, remembering, and documenting is symbolized in the last tableau, which reminds me of the last scene of Shakespeare in Love, another work (CPH staged it in 2017) that celebrates imagination and creativity.
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Joey Morona
With its uplifting story and built-in audience of readers who grew up with Philbrick’s novel — or saw the 1998 movie version “The Mighty” — Cleveland Play House’s production of “Freak The Mighty” certainly has what it takes to make it to Broadway.
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