CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY/THEATER DEPARTMENT

by Roy Berko - January 10, 2025

Yann Martel is noted for his ability to write tales filled with adventure, survival and spirituality.  His novel, LIFE OF PI, sold more than 15 million copies and won numerous awards. The novel has been translated into a film and now a stage play by Lolita Chakrabarti.  It is on stage at the Connor ...

by Roy Berko - December 14, 2024

What did our critic think of PETER/WENDY at Dobama?...

by Roy Berko - December 12, 2024

What did our critic think of 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE... BY. CIRQUE DU SOLEIL at Key Bank State Theatre?...

by Roy Berko - November 07, 2024

SOME LIKE IT HOT, the movie was released without approval from the Motion Picture Production Code, became a commercial hit, was nominated for six Academy Awards and was the major cause of the end of the restrictive freedoms for the entire film industry....

by Roy Berko - October 30, 2024

With that in mind, depending on your place in the pecking order, you may or may not be ready to immerse yourself into MEAN GIRLS, the stage-show with music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and a book by the queen of television comedy, Tina Fey....

by Roy Berko - October 11, 2024

What did our critic think of POTUS at Dobama?...

by Roy Berko - October 10, 2024

What did our critic think of A BEAUTIFUL NOISE THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at Connor Palace in the Key Bank Broadway Series? ...

by Roy Berko - October 09, 2024

William Shakespeare is considered by many to be the greatest Western world playwright of all times.  In spite of this, many are reluctant to see a production of his plays.  Why the hesitance?  It is perceived that language he used, the format of the speeches, and the material he writes of, is too ab...

by Roy Berko - October 02, 2024

What did our critic think of PURLIE VICTORIOUS at KARAMU? Neither Ruby Dee or Ossie Davis ever appeared in a Karamu stage production but both had significant presence and impact in the organization and in the lives of Karamu artists. They often visited for speaking engagements, to instruct master cl...

by Roy Berko - September 29, 2024

What did our critic think of INTO THE WOODS at Great Lakes Theater?...