Scrappy theater will move from St. Patrick Church hall, its home for 35 years, to a new facility off West 67th street in Cleveland's blossing west-side arts district.
in the play's first act, Lee has all the fun. And in Cliff Bailey, director Clyde Simon has found a burly, deft comedian. Though he lacks the feline sexiness and menace of a Malkovich (who w…
Artistic director Bill Wade's "Center of the Earth" abounds in arresting imagery that evokes the distant sojourns without resorting to literal narrative.
I'd be a Grinch not to tip a tiara to Tim Tavcar, who gives a vanity-free performance as pot-bellied female impersonator Polly Esther. Tavcar, in a towering wig of ginger curls, the hair on …
While top-notch shows are onstage at the city's professional houses, there are also ambitious, inventive, dare I say "must-see" productions at area colleges. Cleveland State Univer…
Cheyenne Jackson, the hunky star of musical comedies such as "Xanadu" and "All Shook Up" and TV's "30 Rock," portrays an adult film actor who fancies himself an…
"The Whipping Man," now playing in the intimate Second Stage theater of the Cleveland Play House, is a production that achieves holistic perfection. It fires on all cylinders, righ…
As a divided country stopped to watch the results of fiercely fought political battles on Tuesday night, a united audience of almost 2,700 gathered to follow the adventures of a feisty femin…
Shaker Heights native Russell G. Jones has carved out an enviable career on the New York stage, where he has built a reputation as "an artist's artist," says "Whipping Man&quo…
Despite some flaws in the script and pacing issues -- a few scenes needed a swig of Red Bull -- Samuel D. Hunter's 2011 Obie-winning play resonates now more than ever, and the Dobama Theatre…
The dance world abounds in story ballets that have legs, including "Swan Lake," "The Nutcracker" and "Giselle." But how many can be said to possess both legs an…
"What makes Sheldon unique is the fact that he totally is a mensch as a human being and in his art," said Bill Rudman, artistic director of the Cleveland-based Musical Theater Proj…
The night's premiere was Doug Elkins' "A Hummingbird at the High Line," a bright and wistful paean to the vicissitudes of love.
Kevin David Thomas was to have appeared on Broadway with fellow Baldwin Wallace University alum Jill Paice next month in the hotly anticipated Gothic confection "Rebecca." Instead,…
Sixty-four organizations have applied for the grants of up to $5,000.
Panelists will review applications this week from 128 organizations at the Idea Center in PlayhouseSquare.
No need for fisticuffs here, but many observers believe "Otello" to be a more effective and affecting work than the Shakespeare play on which it is based, "Othello."
The season begins with GroundWorks' inaugural performances this week at the Allen Theatre in PlayhouseSquare -- part of a new residency at Cleveland State University -- and extends to the wo…
Final scores for organizations that made the cut could rise by up to 15 points, based on a group's financial health, by the time the CAC board approves the results Monday, Nov. 19, at the Mu…
Citing scheduling difficulties, the Cleveland Orchestra said will not take part in this summer's New York's Lincoln Center Festival. around a proposed staging of Hindemith's "Cardillac," …
In the Beck Center's "The Little Dog Laughed," director Scott Plate, department chair of the music theater program at Baldwin Wallace University, lets it all hang out and then some…
The large ensemble of actors and dancers works hard and well under director Terrence Spivey and choreographer Angelique Lipford, though their efforts can't hide the seams in this crazy-quilt…
From a long-running friendship between composer Stephen Paulus and concertmaster William Preucil to the obvious spark between the Cleveland Orchestra and conductor Giancarlo Guerrero, Thursd…
Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons is on board to play Alexandra, an 80-year-old artist who blockades herself in her home and threatens to blow it to smithereens rather than end her days i…
Youth Auditions for Charles Dicken's "SMIKE" directed by Sharon GodseyThe musical begins with scenes of bored students in a classroom taking part in daily testing. The pro…