The Miami Light Project presents the Mad Cat Theatre Company’s production of the play Cat Lady. Written by and featuring Kristina Wong, Cat Lady will be appearing January 2 – 20, 2013 at the Light Box at Goldman Warehouse. Wong, a multi-talented performance artist whose diverse body of work ranges from stand-up comedy to commentary on American Public Media’s “Marketplace” to film documentary and articles in Playgirl …more…
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Cleveland Critics Circle 2012 Theater Awards
December 18, 2012 by
THE CLEVELAND CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS—2012
It is the purpose of THE CLEVELAND CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS to recognize outstanding Cleveland area productions, performers, directors and others who were involved in those offerings during the 2012 year. Awards are considered for those theatres which the members review and the categories agreed upon by the members of the organization. (For a listing of these theatres go to: clevelandtheaterawards.com)
Best Musical Production: SPRING AWAKENING, Beck Center for the Arts/with BaldwinWallace University …more…
Delightful, thought provoking MY MOTHER’S LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING at Actors’ Summit
December 16, 2012 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association & Cleveland Critics Circle)
Where do you get information and inspiration to write a musical about a Jewish lesbian who gets married to a Wiccan? If you are David Hein, you turn inward and write about you, your mother, your other mother, your father, and your grandmother. Sound like a mindless piece or escapist theatre? Well, it’s not!
MY MOTHER’S LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING is a …more…
THE SECRET SOCIAL holds special meeting at Cleveland Public Theatre
December 11, 2012 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association & Cleveland Critics Circle)
“As a member of the Secret Social, your presence is requested at a special meeting. Attendees must believe in the power of myth, true love and sacrifice. Suggested attire includes your most prized pair of shoes. Bring your friends, neighbors and coworkers (and your secret handshake).”
Thus, audiences are invited to attend the latest of Cleveland Public Theatre and Conni’s Avant Garde …more…
ANNIE light up Beck Center for the holidays
December 10, 2012 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association,Cleveland Critics Circle)
This is the time of year that theatres are looking for productions to attract large audiences in order to bring some extra money into the coffers. BECK, for a number of years did BEAUTY AND THE BEAST for their holiday show. This year they opened the classic ANNIE.
The show gives us cute orphans, a dog, a hysterical orphanage director, con-men, a billionaire, Franklin …more…
Dorothy Silver and strong cast takes audience 4000 MILES at Dobama
December 9, 2012 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
There is an air of an impending explosion about to happen in Amy Herzog’s 4000 MILES, now on stage at Dobama Theatre. Interesting, though the artillery never goes off, the 90-minute play captivates and absolutely holds attention.
4000 MILES is a companion piece to Herzog’s AFTER THE REVOLUTION, a political family drama. Both scripts center on Vera Joseph, a tell-it-like-it-is 91-year old grandmother. …more…
Unleashed: An Online Social Experiment
December 8, 2012 by
Crashbox Theatre Company is proud to announce its debut production! The world premiere of James Carrey’s first full-length play, Unleashed is coming to Empire Stage December 13 – 29, 2012. Unleashed, started out as a social experiment on Facebook, taking random lines of dialogue from Facebook users that would be incorporated into a play by James Carrey. Out of those supplied lines, in the fashion of Improv Comedy, the playwright …more…
A CAROL FOR CLEVELAND, a world premiere holiday play, at Cleveland Play House
December 6, 2012 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
What do the Cleveland Play House, Les Roberts and Eric Coble have in common? They are all integral parts of the Cleveland arts scene and co-participants in the development of A CAROL FOR CLEVELAND, a new holiday play, which is getting its world premiere.
The Cleveland Play House, which is producing A CAROL FOR CLEVELAND, was founded in 1915 as the first permanently …more…
Winter ’13 Cleveland Theater Calendar
December 5, 2012 by
Don’t just hunker down during Cleveland’s upcoming season of discontent and snow, support the local theatres. BTW…tickets or gift cards to local theatres make great holiday presents!
CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE
216-241-6000 or go to www.clevelandplayhouse.com
January 11-February 3
BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE
A classic comedy in which a beautiful and sexy witch, who is frustrated by a lack of romance in her life, is smitten by her handsome neighbor.
February 15-March 10
THE DEVIL’S MUSIC: THE LIFE …more…
Not one, but two NUTCRACKERS danced the same weekend in downtown Cleveland
December 3, 2012 by
Roy Berko
(Member, Dance Critics Association)
It’s that time of year. Local theatres are staging all sorts of holiday fare. Tiny Tims, Scrooges, elfs and Santas are traipsing their way across the boards. And true to form, THE NUTCRACKER is marching and dancing.
Since Cleveland no longer has a professional ballet company, venues bring in the holiday necessity from other sources. The same weekend, The Moscow Ballet presented its 20th anniversary GREAT RUSSIAN …more…
DEBBIE DOES DALLAS, NOT FOR PRUDES AT BLANK CANVAS
December 1, 2012 by
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
What does an airheaded, “good” girl from Beaverton Jesuit High School do when she wants to be a Dallas Cowgirl professional football team cheerleader, and she gets accepted, but doesn’t have the money to get from Oklahoma to the big city? She and her cheerleading friends, of course, turn to prostitution. That, at least is the premise of the classic porn flick …more…
