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1,197 stories from Cleveland.com

'Misery' at Great Lakes Theater: Despite top-notch cast and a spooky set, it's under rather than over-the-top (review) by Andrea Simakis

Annie Wilkes might talk like a sheltered goody-two-shoes ("cockadoodie" is as vulgar as she gets), but she's hardly benign.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:00am on February 22, 2018

The redawning of Aquarius: Beck's 'Hair' a shining, gleaming and relevant reflection (review) by Andrea Simakis

"Hair" is no mere time-capsule relic. It still has a lot to say.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:00am on February 16, 2018

Playhouse Square launches national tour of Tony-winner 'Hello Dolly!' starring Betty Buckley by Andrea Simakis

Betty Buckley will headline the first national tour of "Hello Dolly!" kicking off in Cleveland

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:34am on February 12, 2018

Cleveland stage icon Andrew May returns to Great Lakes Theater as a writer in 'Misery' (preview) by Andrea Simakis

The role of Paul Sheldon is deceptively tricky, able to do what Hans Gruber and a slew of other terrorists couldn't in five "Die Hard" movies: It beat Bruce Willis.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 6:00am on February 11, 2018

The Art of Listening. Why 'How to End Poverty in 90 Minutes' can change the world: Andrea Simakis by Andrea Simakis

We aren't used to talking about poverty, especially with people we've just met.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 6:00am on February 4, 2018

Great Lakes Theater's 2018-19 season to showcase powerful women, from 'Pride and Prejudice' to 'Mama Mia!' (preview) by Andrea Simakis

Cleveland's classic theater company brings Abba and Austen to Playhouse Square.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 5:51am on February 4, 2018

Love story: Dorothy Silver and Theatre in the Circle bring poignant 'Love Letters' to life for Valentine's Day by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

Dorothy Silver, the grande dame of Cleveland theater, returns to the stage with a production of "Love Letters" just in time for Valentine's Day.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 5:50am on February 4, 2018

Cleveland Play House's bio musical on Sister Rosetta Tharpe, 'Marie and Rosetta,' is packed with history but short on magic (review) by Andrea Simakis

The daughter of an evangelist mother, Sister Rosetta Tharpe executed her pioneering style, a fusion of gospel, blues and rock, with an electric guitar strapped across her chest.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:00am on January 31, 2018

Dobama Theatre's 'Grounded,' a one-woman desert war drama, throttles into the wild gray yonder (review) by Andrea Simakis

Anjanette Hall is a hotshot pilot sidelined by pregnancy and redeployed to the UAV Chair Force.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:00am on January 23, 2018

'Marie and Rosetta' brings the music and moxie of Rock Hall inductee Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Cleveland Play House (Preview) by Andrea Simakis

Before Chuck Berry hopped and strummed his way across the stage, Sister Rosetta was shredding her ax to glorify God.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 6:00am on January 21, 2018

Cleveland Opera Theater celebrates, explores creation of new opera with 2nd annual NOW Festival (preview) by Zachary Lewis

Via collaborations with schools, guest singers, and local composers, Cleveland Opera Theater will pull back the curtain to reveal how opera these days comes into being and prove that opera r…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:38pm on January 18, 2018

Grupo Corpo bringing spirit, movement lexicon of Brazil to Playhouse Square (preview) by Zachary Lewis

Born and bred in Brazil, Grupo Corpo, now en route to the DanceCleveland series, is famous for conveying the spirit and flavor of its homeland, all without speaking a word.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 3:25pm on January 16, 2018

Fighting poverty one performance at a time: Andrea Simakis by Andrea Simakis

Who should decide how money to fight poverty gets spent -- social workers or the people who are struggling to get by?

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 6:03am on January 14, 2018

Beck Center for the Arts to join Actors' Equity Association by Andrea Simakis

The move to join the powerful union representing American actors and stage managers has been a long time coming for the Lakewood theater.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 6:00am on January 14, 2018

'Love Never Dies': 'Phantom of the Opera' sequel has haunting power of its own (review) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

The show at the State Theatre at Playhouse Square is thoroughly enjoyable, if not comparable to the great "Phantom."

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:00am on January 13, 2018

Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Love Never Dies': For conductors, pleasing the composer is a labor of love by Andrea Simakis

There is talk of a Broadway production, but for now, the only way to see the sequel to "The Phantom of the Opera" in the States is the North American tour.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 6:00am on January 7, 2018

Year in Review 2017: From 'Junkie' to 'Lizzie,' standouts on Northeast Ohio stages by Andrea Simakis

Memorable achievements in Cleveland theater in 2017.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:00am on December 28, 2017

Searching for the meaning of Christmas with Raissa in Playhouse Square: Andrea Simakis by Andrea Simakis

Raissa, 17, sees her first play. It gives her a lot to think about -- "ideas about Christmas."

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 6:00am on December 24, 2017

No Moore partisan politics over decency, please: Andrea Simakis by Andrea Simakis

How can smart women defend the indefensible? It's easy. I've done it myself.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 6:00am on December 17, 2017

Group tells Cuyahoga Arts & Culture to award more grants to artists of color by Andrea Simakis

The question: How to equitably distribute $400,000 in cigarette tax dollars to deserving artists?

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:00am on December 12, 2017

'On Your Feet!' at Playhouse Square is a joyous tribute to Gloria Estefan (review) by Andrea Simakis

"On Your Feet!" is a moving, joyful, big-hearted portrait of what makes America great -- the guts, talent and drive of immigrants.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 5:55am on December 10, 2017

Dobama Theatre's family show 'Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars' is slow going for all ages (review) by Andrea Simakis

The conundrum: find a December show as delightful as "Peter and the Starcatcher."

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:00am on December 9, 2017

Eugene O'Neill's 'The Hairy Ape' at Ensemble Theatre loses some steam even as it still packs a sting (review) by Andrea Simakis

Eugene O'Neill's brutal, expressionist meditation on the gulf between the haves and the have-nots is timely as ever.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:10am on December 8, 2017

'The Loush Sisters Get HARD for the Holidays' as the boozy, bawdy duo storm back into Cleveland Public Theatre (review) by Andrea Simakis

The Loush Sisters -- that's loose and lush, but fancy -- send-up "Die Hard."

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 6:00am on December 8, 2017

Wizbang! circus holiday extravaganza to hit Cleveland Public Theatre by John Petkovic, The Plain Dealer

Step right up for the Wizbang! circus and variety show. Friday and Saturday, the little show with big dreams will pull up to Cleveland Public Theatre.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:29am on December 7, 2017
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