[NEohioPAL] Berko summer theatre/dance preview

Fri May 22 09:28:51 PDT 2009

Summer is coming and
there’s gonna be a lot of dancing and acting going on!

Roy Berko

(Member, Dance Critics
Association and American Theatre Critics Association)

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In spite of the downturn
in the economy, there’s a lot of local theatre and dance that’s going to take
place.  Here are some of the
offerings:
CAIN PARK

New Play Festival—presentations
of scripts by Cleveland playwrites
Fri June 19 – ‘DROWNING THE FLAME’ by Michael Oatman.  Rival Hip Hop artists struggle to win
the affection of a successful Hollywood actress.
Sat June 20 –‘ BEING EARNEST’ by Deborah Magid.  Bacharach meets the Beatles and
Algernon takes center stage in this witty, playful modern-day musical homage to
Oscar Wilde.
Sun June 21 – ‘BON VOYAGE,’ NATE
by Steve Maistro.  Surprising
feelings emerge when a well meaning but lousy grief counselor leads a workplace
session in this dark comedy.

‘Stars Of Cain Park,’ past and present stars of Cain Park perform on
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 7pm

GroundWorks Dancetheater
Friday-Sunday, June
26-28, 2009. Alma Theater. Friday & Saturday 7pm, Sunday 2pm.

Inlet Dance Theatre
Thursday,
July 30, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.   Inlet Dance
Theatre returns for another summer of free community
performances.  Kids’ Matinee
concert on Wednesday, July 29, 1-2pm.

Pointe of Departure
Friday, July
31, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.
Karen Gabay
and Raymond Rodriguez, return to Cleveland! 

Verb Ballets
Friday, August 7, 2009.
Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.

Dancing Wheels
Thursday,
August 20, 2009. Evans Amphitheater, 8pm.

For tickets:  Ticket Office, located outside east
gate to Evans Amphitheater (No convenience fee); by phone:  216-371-3000 (as of June 6), $2
convenience fee per ticket.  On-line @ www.Ticketmaster.com,
service charge applied on every ticket. 
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JOFFREY BALLET AT BLOSSOM

The Blossom Festival will present ballet performances, for
the first time since the 1988 season, on August 22
and 23 when The Joffrey Ballet performs four signature works.  Blossom Music Center, 1145 W Steels
Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, OH  44223.  For tickets: (330) 920-8040 or www.ticketmaster.com.

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MERCURY SUMMER STOCK

‘CINDERELLA, ’June 12, 13, 17, 18,
19, 20, 24, 25, 26, & 27 
‘GODSPELL, ’July 10, 11, 15, 16,
17, 18, 22, 23, 24 & 25 
‘ME AND MY GIRL,’ August 7, 8, 12,
13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21 & 22 
TICKETS: Adults: $15.00.  Seniors/Students: $12.00
Venue:  Parma Little Theatre (adjacent to Parma High School), 6285
W. 54th Street, Parma, OH 44129
For tickets:  216-71-5862 or mercuryss at mac.com
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BECK CENTER

My capsule judgement of Evil
Dead: The Musicalat Beck Center was:  “If you want to go to the theatre and
have a great old time and escape from reality, see ‘EVIL DEAD THE
MUSICAL.’  Great that is, if you
have a strong stomach, a good sense of humor,  and aren’t the up-tight type.”   I wasn’t alone
in my praise.  The show has been
extended until Sunday, July 5.  Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 7 p.m. Sundays. A
special 11 p.m. performance will replace the 8 p.m. performance on Friday, June
19. 
For tickets, call 216.521.2540 x10
or visit www.beckcenter.org.
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ACTORS SUMMIT

‘AMERICAN MIRRORS, REFLECTIONS ON
THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE’
59 performances of 4 plays in two
spaces
June 19 - July 26

‘UNFORGETTABLE’
The life and times of Nat “King”
Cole

‘DON'T HUG ME’
A musical with book & lyrics
by Phil Olson

‘MARK TWAIN, Semi-literate
Lecturer, Liar & Loafer’

‘CLARENCE DARROW FOR THE DEFENSE’
Starring Neil Thackaberry

Actors’ Summit – EVENINGS, 8:00
PM.  Hudson Library – 7:30 PM.
MATINEES: 2:00 PM at both venues

For details and information: (330)
342-0800 or visit actorssummit.org
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PORTHOUSE THEATRE
Blossom Grounds, W Steels Corners
Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, OH

‘A FUNNY THINGS HAPPENED ON THE
WAY TO THE FORUM,’ June 11-27.  Steven Sondheim’s delightful musical.

‘THE ODD COUPLE,’ July 2-18.  Neil Simon’s classic comedy.

‘ANNIE GET YOUR GUN,’ July 23-August 9.  Irving Berlin’s Annie Oakley musical.

For tickets: 330-929-4416
or 800-304-2363 or go on-line to www.tix.com.