Cleveland Play House's 'How I Learned to Drive' shows that, for women, the past isn't even past (review) by Andrea Simakis

That everything old is new again is a speed bump we didn't expect.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 3:00pm on March 14, 2017☆⚑

GroundWorks DanceTheater artfully stumbles onto cohesive Spring Dance Series (preview) by Zachary Lewis

Not only did GroundWorks DanceTheater's Spring Dance Series coalesce around a theme of connections. It did so entirely by accident and in a manner that exemplifies that very theme.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:54am on March 14, 2017☆⚑

Playwright Paula Vogel aimed to write a reverse 'Lolita' with 'How I Learned to Drive,' now at the Cleveland Play House (preview) by Andrea Simakis

Despite its unsettling taboo themes, the play, which won a Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1998, has the gentle humor of a bittersweet coming-of-age comedy.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 5:30pm on March 10, 2017☆⚑

Cleveland theater auditions for March 10 and beyond: Geauga Lyric Theater Guild's "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" & M by Mark Rapp, The Plain Dealer

Cleveland audition notices for Northeast Ohio for March 10 and beyond.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 4:30pm on March 10, 2017☆⚑

Cleveland Silver Screen listings for March 10-16: "The Birds" at Cleveland Cinemas' Apollo Theatre & More by Mark Rapp, The Plain Dealer

Cleveland silver screen calendar for March 10-16

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:05am on March 10, 2017☆⚑

Lightwire Theater to illuminate Playhouse Square this weekend (photos) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

Playhouse Square's Ohio Theatre will light up this weekend - in the dark. New Orleans' Lightwire Theater is bringing its Dino-Light show to the theater.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:11am on March 9, 2017☆⚑

Dobama Theatre's 'The Flick' deftly explores the tricky ties between movies and real lives in an American backwater (review) by Andrea Simakis

Funny, moving and unfailingly wise, "The Flick" is one of the most humane pieces of theater on the current American stage.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 1:10pm on March 8, 2017☆⚑

Sara Bareilles gives impromptu performance of 'She Used to Be Mine' from Broadway's 'Waitress' in Cleveland (video) by Andrea Simakis

Star stuns crowd gathered the Playhouse Square's State Theatre for 2017-18 KeyBank Broadway Series launch.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:00am on March 3, 2017☆⚑

Cleveland Public Theatre's "Barbecue" is a ferociously funny send-up of addiction, Hollywood and race (review) by Andrea Simakis

With "Barbecue," playwright Robert O'Hara cements himself as one of the most potent, sophisticated and fearless satirists writing today.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 5:54pm on March 2, 2017☆⚑

Can't wait for 'Hamilton' in Cleveland? Watch the trailer here by Emily Bamforth, Cleveland.com

"Hamilton" is one of the most talked about musicals in the country. It's coming to Cleveland' Playhouse Square in summer of 2018.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 4:17pm on March 1, 2017☆⚑

Theater Ninjas lands a home base in Gordon Square by Nikki Delamotte, Cleveland.com

After 11 years of performing in unconventional spaces throughout the city, Cleveland's Theater Ninjas will have a headquarters in Gordon Square.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 3:14pm on March 1, 2017☆⚑

2017-18 KeyBank Broadway Series brings Tony-winners 'Hamilton' and 'Aladdin' to Playhouse Square by Andrea Simakis

Also on tap: 'Waitress,' 'Rent' and 'Love Never Dies,' a sequel to 'Phantom.'

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 9:09pm on February 28, 2017☆⚑

Cleveland theater auditions for Feb. 24 and beyond: Akron All-City Musical Production of "Mary Poppins" & More by Mark Rapp, The Plain Dealer

Cleveland audition notices for Northeast Ohio for Feb. 24 and beyond.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 5:35pm on February 24, 2017☆⚑

Great Lakes Theater's pokey 'Wait Until Dark' keeps the audience waiting for the plot to show up (review) by Andrea Simakis

'Wait Until Dark' pits its bind heroine against a trio of very bad men.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 7:30am on February 23, 2017☆⚑

Mean girl breaks good, flies high in Beck Center's 'Bring It On,' the 2012 Lin-Manuel Miranda musical (review) by Andrea Simakis

'Bring It On: The Musical' features the music and lyrics of "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 5:30pm on February 20, 2017☆⚑

Cleveland Play House 2017-18 season targets the topical, from 'Anne Frank' to the racial ring contest 'The Royale' (photos) by Andrea Simakis

'Shakespeare in Love,' adapted for the stage, kicks off the theater's 102nd season.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 5:00am on February 19, 2017☆⚑

New theater company carries on Cleveland's love affair with 'Jacques Brel ...' (photos) by Laura Demarco, The Plain Dealer

"Jacques Brel ..." was alive and well at Judson Manor in University Circle last weekend. This production of the classic 1960s musical about love, war and protest was both an introd…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:00am on February 17, 2017☆⚑

Cleveland's Musical Theater Project wins a Grammy for tribute to 1921 African-American musical 'Shuffle Along' by Andrea Simakis

The 2016 release 'Sissle and Blake Sing Shuffle Along' wins Grammy gold for best liner notes.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 7:00am on February 15, 2017☆⚑

Cuyahoga Arts and Culture weighing changes on how shrinking pool of tax money will go to local organizations by Andrea Simakis

Impassioned debate continues over proposed changes to arts funding in Cuyahoga County

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 2:23pm on February 14, 2017☆⚑

Cleveland Play House woos young professionals by Patrick Cooley, Cleveland.com

The Cleveland Play House is trying to attract more young people with discounted tickets and the chance to interact with cast members.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 1:08pm on February 13, 2017☆⚑

Lush, Tony-winning revival of 'The King and I' reigns in Playhouse Square's Connor Palace (photos, video) by Andrea Simakis

Rousing. Exquisitely crafted. Extraordinarily beautiful.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 7:00am on February 11, 2017☆⚑

Cleveland theater auditions for Feb. 10 and beyond: Huron Playhouse's Summer Season & More by Mark Rapp, The Plain Dealer

Cleveland audition notices for Northeast Ohio for Feb. 10 and beyond.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 7:40pm on February 9, 2017☆⚑

Russo Brothers join Cleveland team planning immersive theater production based on Eliot Ness and Torso Murders by Andrea Simakis

"Shadow of the Run" brings audiences face-to-face with famed Cleveland police chief Eliot Ness as he searches for the grisly Torso Killer.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 7:30am on February 9, 2017☆⚑

Great Lakes Theater's 2017-18 season to feature 'Misery,' 'Macbeth' and 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' by Andrea Simakis

Also on tap in 2017-18 -- "Beehive: The '60s Musical," a celebration of the women whose voices helped define a decade.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 6:00am on February 5, 2017☆⚑

Cleveland theater auditions for Feb. 3 and beyond: "Sex with Strangers" at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre More by Mark Rapp, The Plain Dealer

Cleveland audition notices for Northeast Ohio for Feb. 3 and beyond.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 8:05pm on February 2, 2017☆⚑