BWW Reviews: FROGS Fails to Create Much Excitement at Cain Park
by Roy Berko
- Aug 3, 2014
'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.
Mad. Sq. Art Presents Rachel Feinstein's FOLLY; Now On View Through 9/7
by Tyler Peterson
- Jun 9, 2014
Madison Square Park Conservancy's Mad. Sq. Art presents a new sculptural installation for summer 2014: Folly by New York sculptor Rachel Feinstein. Marking Feinstein's first public art exhibition in the U.S. and comprising her largest sculptural works to date, the installation consists of three follies—structures that were popular in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century architecture, built with decorative rather than functional purpose. Feinstein's sculptures are executed in graphically printed and detailed panels of thin metal, ranging from seven and a half to 26 feet tall. The three structures include a house perched on a towering cliff, a Rococo-style hut, and a flying ship moored high in a tree, supported by a mast extending to the ground. The installation is on view daily now through Sunday, September 7, 2014, in Madison Square Park at 23rd Street and Broadway.
Ivan Navarro's Mad. Sq. Art Installation Now On View Through 4/20
by Tyler Peterson
- Apr 7, 2014
Madison Square Park Conservancy's Mad. Sq. Art presents a new sculptural installation for late winter 2014: This Land Is Your Land by Brooklyn-based Chilean artist Iva?n Navarro. The site-specific installation presents three water towers inside of which neon reflections repeat infinitely. The sculptures merge a staple of the New York skyline with the street-level landscape of the Park. The artist takes the exhibition's title from the beloved 1940 Woody Guthrie folk song, which is both an American anthem and a vocal pull to the freedoms offered in this country for an immigrant population. The towers are elevated to a height above visitors' heads, allowing them to walk underneath and look up into each sculpture to view the content within. Originally scheduled to close April 13 following its February 20 premiere earlier this year, the popular work will now remain on view daily through April 20 in Madison Square Park.
BWW Reviews: THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Glows Brightly at Lakeland
by Roy Berko
- Feb 2, 2014
Lakeland Civic Theatre's THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA is a special night of musical theatre. To appreciate the show, the viewer must put aside any attitude of what a musical should look and sound like and embrace this creatively 'different' approach. I, for one, loved the story, the music and the production, and would declare it a MUST SEE!
CLEVELAND CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2013
by Roy Berko
- Dec 27, 2013
It is the purpose of THE CLEVELAND CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS to recognize outstanding Cleveland area productions, performers, directors and designers who contributed to the professional theatre scene during the 2013 season. For a listing of the theatres considered for 'Best of' and 'Superior Achievement' awards, go to: clevelandtheaterreviews.com
TIMES THEATRE TRIBUTES 2013
by Roy Berko
- Dec 30, 2013
Greater Cleveland is blessed with a vital theatre scene. It is the purpose of the TIMES THEATRE TRIBUTES to recognize theatrical experiences that, in the view of this reviewer, were excellent and deserve recognition.
BWW Reviews: Farcical BOEING-BOEING Amuses at Lakeland Civic Theatre
by Roy Berko
- Sep 23, 2013
Farce is light comedy which contains exaggerated, extravagant and improbable situations. It often contains slapstick incidents and lots of people ducking in and out of slamming doors. Though farce was supposedly started in the 13th century, the modern tone for this format, which is highlighted by the works of the likes of The Three Stooges, The Marx Brothers, The Keystone Cops, Lucille Ball, Tim Conway and Carol Burnett, was etched by Moliere, a Frenchman, and is best represented by his TARTUFFE.
BWW Reviews: Lakeland's NEXT TO NORMAL: Compelling Script, Must See Production
by Roy Berko
- Feb 3, 2013
If you were an investor in Broadway shows and someone came to you proposing a rock musical about a mother with worsening bipolar disorder, that was going to be performed as an operetta (all singing, few spoken sentences), with no show stoppers, no dancing, no chorus numbers, few laughs, and an unnerving ending, written by an author who has never had a big hit, would you invest? Well, a group did, and the result was NEXT TO NORMAL which won three 2009 Tony Awards and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and had a smash 733 performance-run on Broadway, and is now touring to sold out audiences.
Cleveland Critics Circle Announces 2012 Theater Awards
by Roy Berko
- Dec 18, 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)
BWW Reviews: Must-See PROOF at Lakeland Theatre
by Roy Berko
- Sep 24, 2012
What happens when you combine a perfectly perceived script, which tells a meaningful story, and a gets masterfully staged show? You get Lakeland Theatre's PROOF. This is a production everyone interested in a good story and a great production must see!
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