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Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circl
Definitions for the word cock include: an arrogant person, an adult male chicken who often controls a territory, a device for regulating flow, a hammer in the lock of a firearm that insights action, to tilt to one side, and is slang for a penis. All of these explanations are relevant to the development of Mike Bartlett’s brilliantly conceived script, COCK, which …more…
Who says there’s no entertainment in Snohomish County? I just caught the latest offering from Village Theatre, the hilarious musical-on-wheels, XANADU. Through November 17, the Everett Performing Arts Center presents the “totally awesome power of love…and leg warmers.”
Real-life husband and wife Jessica Skerritt (Kira/Clio) and Dane Stokinger (Sonny Malone) perform together in the spirited tongue-in-cheek musical comedy based on the 1980 film of the same name. The musical score includes …more…
Fingers & Toes – A Tap Dance Musical comes to The Plaza Theatre in Manalapan. The Plaza Theatre presents this smashing new show as it makes its Florida debut starring Rick Faugno (Jersey Boys) Nili Bassman (Chicago) and Aaron Berk (Hedwig & The Angry Inch). Filled with all the romance and style of an old 1940’s musical sure to charm you with its warmth – this show is being mounted at The …more…
The South Florida Silver Palm Theatre Awards committee, founded six years ago to honor theatrical excellence in South Florida, has announced that this year it will present the coveted award to 20 individuals on the 20th Anniversary of the founding of the South Florida Theatre League. This year the awards presentation will be held during the annual Theatre League Holiday Party at STACHE, a 1920s drinking den located at 109 SW Second Ave. in …more…
Bastyr University’s annual “Haunted Trails” event is returning for another year of spooky fun. Hosted in the forest behind Bastyr University’s Kenmore campus for two consecutive Fridays and Saturdays (Oct. 18-19 and 25-26), the event, now in its 15th year, is one of the Eastside’s longest-running and biggest fright fests. It includes enjoyable activities for teenagers and adults, as well as trick-or-treating and a carnival for younger children – and …more…
CWRU/CPH MFA production of TWELFTH NIGHT goes somewhat awry
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
TWELFTH NIGHT, now on stage in the Helen Theatre in the Allen Theatre complex of PlayhouseSquare, is the last ensemble presentation of the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program’s class of 2014. The program intends to give the students a chance to work with America’s leading theatre artists, appear on a …more…
As audience members smilingly walked out of Blank Canvas’s THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MUSICAL! covered with spatterings of stage blood, I could only think that something appears to have gone off-course in Cleveland theatre. On stage at local venues are the blood revenge musical, SWEENEY TODD, as well as the story of the maniacal murderous RICHARD III. Then there is the burning up of a boy and the live burial of …more…
LILIES, a tale of misguided love at convergence continuum
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
French Canadian playwright Michel Marc Bouchard’s LILIES, with the subtitle “the Revival of a Romantic Drama,” is a moralistic melodrama which is now in production at convergence-continuum. The author’s best known work, it was recognized in 1992 as the best Canadian play. It was transformed into the movie LILIES, which won the Genie (the …more…
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
One of the major questions musicologists have asked for years is why the brilliant Ludwig van Beethoven devoted four years of his life to writing 33 variations of what is considered to be a very mediocre waltz by Anton Diabelli.
Answers range from Beethoven’s need for money, that he perceived that the waltz piece was musically greater than it was credited with being, …more…
Icicle Creek Center for the Arts (ICCA), is showing live HD broadcasts from New York’s Metropolitan Opera in its new Snowy Owl Theater. Located in Washington’s scenic Bavarian-themed town, Leavenworth, the new theater will attract arts-minded visitors.
Each broadcast will feature an industry-leading high-def satellite feed and 60-channel surround sound. Single-show tickets range from $10-$25 per opera; ticket packages are also available, as well as overnight …more…
RICHARD III and SWEENEY TODD—an impressive duo of bloodbaths at Great Lakes Theater
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association and Cleveland Critics Circle)
When Great Lakes Theater’s Artistic Director, Charles Fee, sat down to select the Fall 2013-2014 season, he was either in a laughing bad mood or he decided that what Clevelanders needed, besides watching our pathetic athletic teams, was to have an exposure to blood, manipulation, a reign of terror …more…
RICHARD III and SWEENEY TODD—an impressive duo of bloodbaths at Great Lakes Theater
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association and Cleveland Critics Circle)
When Great Lakes Theater’s Artistic Director, Charles Fee, sat down to select the Fall 2013-2014 season, he was either in a laughing bad mood or he decided that what Clevelanders needed, besides watching our pathetic athletic teams, was to have an exposure to blood, manipulation, a reign of terror …more…
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association and Cleveland Critics Circle)
The recent release of a list of the 100 greatest musicals of all times has brought about much controversy in the theatre community. Though there has been conflict created by the plays on the list, there was no controversy over who was the best composer. Stephen Sondheim was the only writer/lyricist/composer who had five selections in the top sixteen. GYPSY placed …more…
Roy Berko
(Member: Dance Critics Association)
Since its premiere in 2005, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, has been a television sensation. Created by Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe, the show, which is an eleven-time Primetime Emmy Award winner, has sparked the nation’s interest in dance and produced some top-ranked performers. Many have gone on to professional careers, including a number presently appearing in Broadway’s NEWSIES.
A panel, in a process similar to …more…
Brilliantly conceived and performed SLEEPING BEAUTY @ Palace Theatre
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
When the list of productions for the 2013-2014 Key Bank Broadway series was announced, many predicted that the number of season tickets holders would drop. There was no new blockbuster, no WAR HORSE or BOOK OF MORMON, even a couple of shows that have previously had their Cleveland runs, and a ballet. Just like …more…
Andrews Living Arts brings the musical Zombie Prom to downtown Fort Lauderdale this Halloween Season. Based on a 1950’s horror comic book, this musical comedy tale of terror will leave you a smile on your face. Zombie Prom is everything you’ve come to expect from a cult musical comedy – three part harmonies, clever period dancing, surprise plot twists, and horror make-up that will scare you into stitches. It is …more…
Roy Berko
(Member: American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
A new era has begun at the Cleveland Play House! Laura Kepley was recently appointed to be the ninth Artistic Director in the 98-year history of CPH.
Who is Kepley and what can the community expect from the organization’s former Associate Artistic Director?
Kevin Moore, CPH’s Managing Director states, “Her passion for theatre and for engaging with our community through powerful productions and innovative …more…
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