[NEohioPAL]Berko: late summer and fall previews

[Roy Berko]

Upcoming theatre and dance events!

Roy Berko

--THE TIMES NEWSPAPERS--

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Summer isn’t quite over.  Fall is quickly approaching.
 Here are some events to see and what’s coming up in
theatrer and dance:

CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE
6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland
216-631-2727

‘M4M: AN ALL MALE VERSION OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S
MEASURE FOR MEASURE’ 
Previews September 28; runs September 29 - October 14
‘M4M’ explores themes of the abuse of power and sexual
exploitation in a very contemporary take on sex, lies
and transvestites.

‘HOT TOPICS ‘
October 19 - November 5
Three weekends of political debate on stage just in
time for the election.  Each weekend, CPT artists will
present a fully staged reading of a new play that
focuses on an issue that impacts our lives, our
country and where we are going as a people.  Shows
will be followed by town-hall style panels and
discussions.  

VERB BALLETS
216-231-1177 or 1-800-317-9155
September 15 and 16
‘NATURE MOVES 2,’ two performances inspired by the
world’s cultural and natural diversity.   Works by
Hernando Cortez, Heinz Poll and Paul Taylor.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 10600  East Blvd,
Cleveland.  8:00 p.m. 

convergence-continuum
2438 Scranton Road, Cleveland
216-687-0074
August 25-September 23 (Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays), 8 pm
 ‘A MURDER OF CROWS’ by Mac Wellman.  A quirky
psycho-apocalyptic comedy set on the front porch of a
mid-Western house downwind of something peculiar.

‘SPAMOLOT,’ October 3-15, State Theatre
 For tickets call 216-241-6000, 800-766-6048 or
www.playhousesquare.com.
Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical, MONTY
PYTHON‚ is the outrageous new musical comedy ripped
off from the film classic 'MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY
GRAIL.'

CAROUSEL DINNER THEATRE
1275 E. Waternloo Road, Akron
330-724-9855 or 800-362-4100 
‘URINETOWN,’ September 6-November 4
In spite of the title, this is a pornless, smutless
production.  It’s a three-time Tony Award-winning
delightful and pointed musical about corrupt big
business ironically with good intensions, interspersed
with a love story.

DANCE CLEVELAND
440-914-0744 or www.dancecleveland.org
BATSHEVA, October 12, 8 p.m., Palace Theatre
PHILADANCO, November 4, 8 p.m., Ohio Theatre

ACTORS SUMMIT
86 Owen Brown Street, Hudson, OH 
330-342-0800
‘NAT KING COLE AND FRIENDS’
Extended through August 27.
An examination of the life and musical career of Nat
King Cole as co-written by A. Neil Thackaberry,
artistic director of Actors' Summit, and Kent LeMar
who portrays Cole.


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