Musicianship and physical fitness go hand in hand, say medical experts and performing artists by Zachary Lewis

There's a reason so many high-level musicians are also athletes. From the neurological responses they induce to their physical benefits and effects on overall health, exercise and the making…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 1:09pm on November 22, 2016☆⚑

Apollo's Fire inspires musical affection with revamped 'Love in Venice' program (review) by Zachary Lewis

Apollo's Fire returned to Venice for the second concert of its 25th anniversary season with a stylish, diverse program titled "Love in Venice."

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 4:00pm on November 21, 2016☆⚑

Donald Trump takes to Twitter, demands apology from 'Hamilton's' Aaron Burr for insulting Mike Pence by Associated Press

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday demanded an apology from the cast member who gave Mike Pence an onstage earful from about equality.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:25am on November 19, 2016☆⚑

Cleveland State University to launch new summer arts festival with Playhouse Square by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

Cleveland State University is teaming up with Playhouse Square to present the inaugural Arts and Humanities Alive! - AHA! - Festival in June.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:00am on November 18, 2016☆⚑

Onstage at Baldwin Wallace University, 'West Side Story' finds new relevance with a message of tolerance (photos) by Andrea Simakis

Thanks to one of the most acrimonious elections in memory, 'West Side Story' doesn't seem so dated anymore. Suddenly, it has something to say to us again.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 4:37pm on November 17, 2016☆⚑

Last chance to see Broadway-bound student actor Colton Ryan in Baldwin Wallace University's 'West Side Story' by Andrea Simakis

Colton Ryan, a BW senior music theater major, has been cast as the main off-stage cover for Ben Platt, the 23-year-old 'Pitch Perfect' star headlining Broadway's 'Dear Evan Hansen.'

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 1:00pm on November 15, 2016☆⚑

Cleveland theater auditions for Nov. 11 and beyond: Weathervane Playhouse's "I Love You Because" & More by Mark Rapp, The Plain Dealer

Cleveland audition notices for Northeast Ohio for Nov. 11 and beyond.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 6:00pm on November 11, 2016☆⚑

None Too Fragile Theater's 'Annapurna' expertly tracks the peaks and valleys of a troubled relationship (review) by Andrea Simakis

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…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 2:53pm on November 8, 2016☆⚑

BodyTraffic jams into Playhouse Square with fresh images of dance from Los Angeles (preview) by Zachary Lewis

Over the course of its DanceCleveland debut Saturday night at Playhouse Square, Los Angeles-based BodyTraffic will take up a mostly gestural work as well as pieces rooted in breakdancing, ba…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:38pm on November 7, 2016☆⚑

Dobama Theatre's brilliant, disturbing production of 'An Octoroon' targets the dark heart of our racial sins (photos, video) by Andrea Simakis

'An Octoroon' at Dobama: Hang on for one of the most exciting, vexing, moving, hilarious and unpredictable theatrical rides of the new century.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 4:02pm on November 4, 2016☆⚑

'Finding Neverland': Peter Pan musical a fantastic, magical show (Review) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

The touring Broadway show "Finding Neverland" is a story for the child in everyone.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 1:33pm on November 3, 2016☆⚑

A Million Suggestions by Suzan-Lori Parks: The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright comes to Cleveland with a few tips for you by Andrea Simakis

Case Western Reserve University presents Suzan-Lori Parks as part of its 2016-17 Think Forum tonight.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:45pm on November 1, 2016☆⚑

Cleveland Play House's 'Sex With Strangers' is a steamy slow dance from lust to a chance at love (review) by Andrea Simakis

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.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 2:33pm on October 31, 2016☆⚑

'Finding Neverland,' the Peter Pan musical headed to Playhouse Square, is an ode to imagination and resilience by Andrea Simakis

'Finding Neverland' is imbued with effects that appear to have sprung from the fertile, fantastical mind of a child.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:00am on October 29, 2016☆⚑

Tri-C's production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" opens Thursday at the Ohio Theatre by Greg Burnett, The Plain Dealer

Cuyahoga Community College's production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" will take the stage in the Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square Nov. 4 and 5.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 9:56pm on October 28, 2016☆⚑

Cleveland theater auditions for Oct. 21 and beyond: Three productions for None Too Fragile Theatre & More by Mark Rapp, The Plain Dealer

Cleveland audition notices for Northeast Ohio for Oct. 21 and beyond.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 6:00pm on October 21, 2016☆⚑

Cleveland Public Theatre's '44 Plays for 44 Presidents' is a landslide win for its all-female cast (review) by Andrea Simakis

The all-female ensemble in '44 Plays for 44 Presidents' is divine. (Who knew women could be so presidential?)

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:30am on October 19, 2016☆⚑

Cleveland Arts listings for Oct. 14-20: "My Fair Lady" at Great Lakes Theater & More by Mark Rapp, The Plain Dealer

Cleveland arts calendar for Northeast Ohio for Oct. 14-20

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 5:45pm on October 13, 2016☆⚑

BW grad Caitlin Houlahan to serve up pie and pathos in her Broadway debut in 'Waitress' by Andrea Simakis

Aurora's Caitlin Houlahan to make her Broadway debut in 'Waitress.'

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 1:57pm on October 12, 2016☆⚑

Great Lakes Theater's 'Twelfth Night' brings a dark beauty to Shakespeare's classic romp (review) by Andrea Simakis

Drew Barr's gorgeous production of "Twelfth Night" at Great Lakes Theater embraces ithe play's tragic underpinnings,

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:00am on October 9, 2016☆⚑

Alison Bechdel returns to Oberlin College to talk 'Fun Home,' coming out and the power of knowing who you are by Andrea Simakis

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…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:00am on October 8, 2016☆⚑

Cleveland theater auditions for Oct. 7 and beyond: Seeking volunteers for Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad's "The Polar Express" & More by Mark Rapp, The Plain Dealer

Cleveland audition notices for Northeast Ohio for Oct. 7 and beyond.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 6:50pm on October 7, 2016☆⚑

'Fun Home' launches its luminous national tour in Cleveland with its idiosyncratic beauty intact (review) by Andrea Simakis

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.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:00am on October 7, 2016☆⚑

Mamai Theatre moves to Playhouse Square for fifth season by Michael Heaton

Mamai theatre has employed 70 women and 17 union actors over the last five seasons.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:13am on October 6, 2016☆⚑

Cleveland Foundation announces $250,000 grant to Karamu House by Andrea Simakis

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…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 4:40pm on October 5, 2016☆⚑