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Under the sure direction of None Too Fragile's Sean Derry, the tragicomic 'Annapurna' is pointed and poignant and ever so messily human - the kind of storytelling that has become the company…
'An Octoroon' at Dobama: Hang on for one of the most exciting, vexing, moving, hilarious and unpredictable theatrical rides of the new century.
Case Western Reserve University presents Suzan-Lori Parks as part of its 2016-17 Think Forum tonight.
Directed with playfulness, subtlety and nuance by Joanie Schultz, "Sex With Strangers" moves like a red-hot page-turner; it's a book you can't possibly put down.
'Finding Neverland' is imbued with effects that appear to have sprung from the fertile, fantastical mind of a child.
The all-female ensemble in '44 Plays for 44 Presidents' is divine. (Who knew women could be so presidential?)
Aurora's Caitlin Houlahan to make her Broadway debut in 'Waitress.'
Drew Barr's gorgeous production of "Twelfth Night" at Great Lakes Theater embraces ithe play's tragic underpinnings,
Bechdel was back at her alma mater this week on the occasion of the Cleveland opening of the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical "Fun Home," based on her 2006 graphic n…
Does "Fun Home" forge the same emotional connections with audiences on the road?
The answer, in the brassiest of terms, is a cymbal-crashing, trumpet-blaring YES.
Wednesday's $250,000 grant - part of a total of $460,000 in support the Cleveland Foundation has given Karmau in 2016 -- is a vote of confidence for the organization and its leader, Tony Sia…
'Fun Home,' onstage at Connor Palace in Playhouse Square now through Oct. 22.
The adoration and excitement that attended the arrival of "My Fair Lady" 60 years ago made it the "Hamilton" of its day, says director Victoria Bussert, who is helming a …
"This is the most important election of your lifetime. The choices couldn't be clearer. Peace or war; brotherhood or division; prosperity or poverty; a march into a bright future, or a …
Art is imitating life in the Cleveland theater scene for 2016-17 with a slate of political comedies and dramas.
Tony Award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori on Judy Blume, 'The Partridge Family' and other inspirations that helped her translate Alison Bechdel's stirring 'tragicomic' 'Fun Home' to the st…
Cleveland Public Theatre's '44 Plays for 44 Presidents' features fun-sized one-acts packed with historical facts, music, song-and-dance numbers, buffoonery (naturally) and unexpected pathos …
A loving reproduction of Princess Beatrice's regal bagel, in beige, and other unique millinery will be on display in "My Fair Lady," the season opener at Great Lakes Theater.
'All the Way' tracks LBJ's fraught, frenzied first year in the White House following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, as he tries to convince the American people he is more than just 'a…
Bathsheba Doran, who wrote television comedy for the BBC for years, is genuinely funny, but "The Mystery of Love & Sex" and the relationships in it, feel forced and artificial …
Clowns can be funny, sad, creepy, tragic and scary - and in this world-premiere production - they can be very human, too.
'Objectively/Reasonable' is a play that needs to be seen.
"Objectively/Reasonable: A Community Response to the Shooting of Tamir Rice, 11/22/14" opens Thursday at Creative Space at Waterloo Arts.
CPH in the CBS spotlight Sunday.
The cost of tickets to Miranda's last 8 p.m. performance July 9 are Linsane, although if you're willing to skip a few mortgage payments, you can still nab seats.