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It’s a choppy RIDE with some interesting people @ none too fragile and avoid using the valet parking
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association & Cleveland Critics Circle)
Eric Lane is a prolific and prize winning playwright. His plays include “Times of War,” “Filming O’Keefe,” “Floating,” and “Dancing on Checkers’ Grave.” Never heard of them? You are not alone. In spite of his recognition for writing some episodes for TV’s “Ryan’s Hope,” …more…
Sunday, August 10, 2014 was a lovely night at Blossom. The temperature was pleasant, the lawn was filled with brightly colored blankets, a few candelabras, kids ran and rolled down the gentle hills. The pavilion was nicely filled. On stage was the Cleveland Orchestra, playing the beautiful sounds of Stravinsky, Haydn and Felix Mendelssohn.
Conductor Jerry Kahane quickly established a connective rapport with the orchestra with his quiet, but demonstrative conducting …more…
Roy Berko
(Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)
In 1932, Leni Riefenstahl attended a rally where Adolf Hitler spoke. She was so mesmerized by his public speaking ability that she reported that she had an apocalyptic vision that included a stream of water touching the sky and shaking the earth.
She became a National Socialist, commenting about Hitler, “I felt very happy that such a man had come.” She requested and …more…
A Clevelander’s views about The Shaw Festival, 2014
Roy Berko
(Member, Cleveland Critics Circle, American Theatre Critics Association)
“By the time the show is over, you will have been taken on a journey more compelling and magical than you could have imagined. For this, I think, is our principal function—as we delight, provoke and entertain, we must always surprise.” These are Jackie Maxwell, the Shaw Festival’s Artistic Director, hopes for those who attend …more…
The Cleveland Orchestra: Summer at Severance and Blossom
Roy Berko
Cleveland has garnered another honor. Based on its international survey Backtrack.com, an international concert finder, has declared The Cleveland Orchestra the world’s favorite orchestra. This comes along with previous recognitions of the orchestra being one of the finest, if not the finest in the world.
Clevelanders can take advantage of hearing this musical source of pride at two venues this summer. Since 1968, …more…
“The Frogs” fails to create much excitement at Cain Park
Roy Berko
(Member: Cleveland Critics Circle, American Theatre Critics Associaition)
“The Frogs,” Stephen Sondheim and Burt Shevelove’s musical adaptation of Aristophanes’ ancient Greek comedy, had a novel introduction to the stage. In 1974 it was produced in Yale University’s Swimming Pool by the Yale Repertory Theatre.
The fact that the show closed in 8 performances should have been an omen of what was to …more…
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