Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein, Jr. are considered the fathers of modern American musical theatre. Their OKLAHOMA …more…
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The Gift
June 15, 2013 by
Parade Productions presents a premiere reading of award-winning South Florida playwright/director Michael Leeds’ new work, The Gift on July 1st at 7:30 p.m., at the …more…
Oft brilliant, but flawed MEDEA, introduces new professional theatre company
June 15, 2013 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
Mamaí, Cleveland’s newest professional theatre, opened its summer season with a monumental undertaking, a staging of the …more…
The Facts Of Life: The Lost Episode
June 11, 2013 by
Empire Stage presents the South Florida premiere of the hit parody inspired by the popular 80s sitcom The Facts Of Life: The Lost Episode. From …more…
Beck’s THE PITMEN PAINTERS: truth is often more meaningful then fiction
June 1, 2013 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
Have you looked at a painting and asked, “What does that mean?” What would the world be …more…
CROWNS is a celebration of “hattitude,” at Karamu
May 26, 2013 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
CROWNS, now in production at Karamu Theatre, is a musical which not only features gospel music, but …more…
What makes a man a man explored at Actors’ Summit
May 20, 2013 by
Roy Berko
Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle
Until the late 1960s and 70s, the age of women’s liberation, the writings and speeches of Gloria …more…
Unnerving musical about the crime of the century at convergence-continuum
May 19, 2013 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
Musicals have come from various sources. There has been the tale of an illiterate flower girl who …more…
Acting overshadows esoteric script at Cleveland Public Theatre
May 14, 2013 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association & Cleveland Critics Circle)
Philip Ridley, the author of TENDER NAPALM, now being staged at Cleveland Public Theatre, was trained …more…
THERE IS HAPPINESS (and absurdity) at Cleveland Public Theatre
May 13, 2013 by
THERE IS A HAPPINESS (and absurdity) at Cleveland Public Theatre
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association & Cleveland Critics Circle)
Poet, painter and printmaker William Blake was …more…
11th Annual Cappies Awards
May 12, 2013 by
The 11th Annual Cappies Awards Gala for excellence in high school theater will take place on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 7 PM in the …more…
Mother’s Day weekend concerts
May 11, 2013 by
New York folk musician Martha Gallagher, dubbed the Adirondack Harper for jubilantly “plucking for peace” atop mountains in her home state, returns to the Pacific …more…
Summer 2013 Theater and Dance Calendar
May 10, 2013 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association and Cleveland Critics Circle)
The Cleveland area has a full schedule of summer theatre entertainment. Here are some of the …more…
City Theatre’s Summer Shorts
May 10, 2013 by
John Manzelli, producing Artistic Director of City Theatre, announces Summer Shorts 2013 June 6 – 30 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for …more…
NEW GROUND…new. theater. festival. light up CPH
May 7, 2013 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
Cleveland Play House’s The 2013 New Ground Theatre Festival lit up the three stages in the Allen …more…
LOVE STORY, THE MUSICAL, showcases BW talent at the 14th Street Theatre
May 7, 2013 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
Fanatics of chick flicks virtually swoon when they hear the words, “Love means you never have to …more…
Creatively conceived and thought provoking WORKING at Blank Canvas
May 4, 2013 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
Probing into the lives of real people often yields fascinating theatre. The classical musical CHORUS LINE was …more…
THE LYONS roar at Dobama
April 27, 2013 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
A New York reviewer once wrote, “If I have to see one more play about a dysfunctional …more…
RICH GIRL, a sure to please the audience production at Cleveland Play House
April 25, 2013 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
The plot: self-made vindictive wealthy person, inhibited daughter, handsome suitor who may be after her money, parent …more…
THE ICEMAN COMETH, a four-hour marathon at Ensemble
April 23, 2013 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
Eugene O’Neill, along with such writers as Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, transformed western theatre. …more…
Charming re-imagined CINDERELLA with a social message
April 20, 2013 by
Roy Berko
(Member: American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the fathers of the modern American musical, were advocates of social …more…
Absurd VANYA AND SONYA AND MASHA AND SPIKE delights
April 20, 2013 by
Roy Berko
(Member: American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
Playwright Christopher Durang, who is noted for his absurdist ideas, has incorporated “pieces-parts” of three Chekov plays …more…
Cleveland Orchestra’s exhilarating CARMINA BURANA
April 15, 2013 by
Roy Berko
The Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, and the Children’s Chorus and three soloists combined to perform Orff’s masterpiece, CARMINA BURANA, for four sold out …more…
BITTERSWEET EVENING FOR INLET DANCE
April 15, 2013 by
Roy Berko
(Member, Dance Critics Association)
Inlet Dance, Bill Wade’s innovative company, had a bittersweet experience in its latest concert, which was part of Cleveland Public Theatre’s …more…
none too fragile’s WHITE PEOPLE, wrenching, powerful theater!
April 14, 2013 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association & Cleveland Critics Circle)
What does is feel like to be uncomfortable in your own skin, even when you think …more…
