Roy Berko

When one thinks of seeing experimental or area premieres of new contemporary scripts at local theaters, one normally doesn't think of Beck Center for the Arts.

George Pierre Seurat was a French post-Impressionist artist best known for devising a painting technique entitled Pointillism, “a series of paint

Great Lakes Theater and Oberlin Conservatory of Music Announce Academic Partnership Oberlin Conservatory of Music has announced an academic partnership with Great Lakes Theater.

“The universal themes of transformation, belonging, and resistance found in [Jen] Silverman's work resonates with diverse audiences. Her use of magical realism and inventive storytelling techniques invites viewers to reconsider familiar narratives, fostering empathy and reflection.”

Normally, juke-box musicals, which are scripts created from pre-conceived music, have songs shoe-horned into what is generally an acceptable, but less-than well-written story (think MOULIN ROUGE! and MAMMA MIA!).

Normally, in a who-done-it, the question facing the audience is to figure out who the killer is.

Get all the top news & discounts for Cleveland & beyond. When theatre-goers think of the color green, many automatically recall Elphaba of WICKED.

SPAMALOT, also known at MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT: A MUSICAL (LOVINGLY) RIPPED OFF FROM THE MOTION PICTURE MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, is settled in at the Connor Palace for a short run (December 1-6).

When I reviewed it on Broadway, several year ago, my capsule judgment stated: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS THE BROADWAY MUSICAL is a wonder of neon

What drama or comedy has received the most Tony-Award nominations? The logical guesses would be DEATH OF A SALESMAN STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE , or maybe, OUR TOWN