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Preservation Hall Band jazzes up Blossom
Roy Berko
(Member, Dance Critics Association)
New Orleans’ Preservation Hall is a small weathered music venue in the heart of the French Quarter. Its jazz band was founded in 1961 by Allan and Sandra Jaffe. Since its inception the group has travelled world wide spreading the New Orleans sound, which centers on creating a joyful spirit.
In its own intimate setting the band fits like an old shoe, …more…
Kory of 102 newest member of Cleveland Critics Circle
Members of the Cleveland Critics Circle, the official organization of area theater reviewers and critics, come from various backgrounds. Some are college professors and teachers, some are professional reporters and writers, others are public relations experts. There is even a life coach in the mix. But they have one thing in common, they all have strong theatre backgrounds as directors, actors, producers …more…
Sold out GROUNDWORKS program varied and interesting
Roy Berko
(Member, Dance Critics Association)
With the ever increasing popularity of reality television shows like SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE and DANCING WITH THE STARS, the interest in dance is expanding. Local evidence was the large enthusiastic audience at Doug Elkin’s ‘FRÄULEIN MARIA, recently presented by DanceCleveland at the Hanna Theatre and the sold out Cain Park run of the Groundworks DanceTheater’s at Cain …more…
MILK MILK LEMONADE, laugh filled, but message light at convergence continuum
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
Joshua Conkel’s MILK MILK LEMONADE, now in production at convergence continuum, is about milk, right? Wrong. It’s about lemonade, right? Wrong. It’s about Katy Perry’s song MILK MILK LEMONADE. Also, wrong
MILK MILK LEMONADE is about Emory, an effeminate 11-year-old boy who lives on a farm with his Nanna, his old friend who …more…
The Plaza Theatre proudly presents the musical revue, Irving Berlin Salutes America. The show celebrates the works of prolific composer and lyricist Irving Berlin, a Russian born immigrant known for his fierce America patriotism. During his sixty years of composing Berlin wrote more than 850 songs featured in some nineteen Broadway shows and eighteen films. Among his many awards are three Tony Awards and one Grammy Award. Of Irving Berlin, …more…
Wonderful experience at Blossom Center
Roy Berko
(Member, Dance Critics Association)
Several weeks ago I spent a glorious evening at the Blossom Festival 2012. The evening started with Bartok’s popular Romanian Folk Dances, a brief set of six movements, was filled with varying styles and tempos.
Symphony No. 4 (“Tragic”) in c minor, D 41, was written when Franz Schubert was only nineteen. Despite this, the piece has continued to garner attention and praise. …more…
Doug Elkins and Friends delight in ‘THE SOUND OF MUSIC’ take-off
Roy Berko
(Member, Dance Critics Association)
As evidenced by ‘FRÄULEIN MARIA,’ his take-off of the musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC, which was recently presented by DanceCleveland at the Hanna Theatre, Doug Elkins may well be the crown prince of comic dance choreography.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC is a stage musical based loosely on the von Trapp family who escaped Europe at the onset …more…
A calendar of Fall, 2012 Cleveland, Ohio theatre offerings
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association & Cleveland Critics Circle)
Here’s a partial list of what’s on the boards this fall in Cleveland’s professional theaters:
CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE
216-241-6000 or go to www.clevelandplayhouse.com.
September 14 – October 7
LOMBARDI is a play not only about Hall of Fame football coach Vince Lombardi, but a family drama about integrity, fathers and sons.
November 2 – 25
THE WHIPPING BOY, which …more…
About 30 years ago I bought a gross of guitar picks, and I recently discovered that I was down to about six. So when I was atGuitarCenteron Pico to drop some of my meager funds on some other items, I was dismayed to find that they were out of my brand (Fender extra heavy, if you must know). So I rolled up to West L.A. Music, where I encountered sheer …more…
Island City Stage and Empire Stage present their co-production of the play The Twentieth-Century Way by Tom Jacobson. The Twentieth-Century Way received the 2011 PEN Award for Drama and the 2010 NY International Fringe Festival Award for Overall Excellence in Production of a Play. A prolific writer, Jacobson has penned more than 33 plays to date.
Based on a little-known incident in 1914, this theatrical thrill ride explores the collision of …more…
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