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<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span>••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span>UP
CABARET and KSU’S VISITING DIRECTOR’S SERIES<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none">Roy Berko<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">(Member, American Theatre Critics Association,
Cleveland Critic’s Circle)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span>UP
CABARET—a new entertainment in the Cleveland area <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none">On Saturday, April 14 the lights went up on a new small
entertainment stage in Cleveland area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The space, upstairs of the Cleveland Public Theatre, is the home of UP
Cabaret, the brain child of Paul Hoffman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none">CPT’s Artist Raymond Bobgan agreed with Hoffman that Cleveland
could benefit from a regular Cabaret room. <span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>It’s a place where live entertainment night club acts will
appear on a regular basis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For six
weeks this spring, UP CABARET will light up the stage at 10:20 p.m. on Saturday
night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(Doors open at 9:30) Cabaret
tables, a cash or credit wine and beer bar, and local stars will be available
for an entrance fee of only $5 (payable at the door).<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none">The series opened with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; text-transform: uppercase; ">Cabaret Smack Down</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia; "> featuring Lora Workman and Monica Olejko.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The rest of the spring series will be:</span> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none">April 21--<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">SOLE
MATES</i> starring Nicole McLaughlin, singing about her love of shoes.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none">April 28--<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">NOT
MENOPAUSE</i>, featuring Tina Stump, Jean Zarzour, Paula Klein Messner, June
Lang, Maryann Nagel, and Dyan Beder, the original cast of the local production
of MENOPAUSE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Ton Bonezzi serves
as the Musical Director.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none">May 5--Adina Bloom and Paul Hoffman entertain in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">THE TWO OF US</i>, <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none">a show about relationships in 5 sighs and 15 songs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Heidi Hertzog will be the musical
director.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none">May 12--Laurel Held and company (Wendy Morgan
Cove, Michelle Moye, Isabell Tuma and Ayeshah Douglas star in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">SONG BIRD, MUSIC OF EVA CASSIDY</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>David Dettloff is the musical director.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"> <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none">May 19--Donnie Long explains <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">I SLEPT WITH MY MOTHER ON HER 70TH<o:p></o:p></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">BIRTHDAY</i>
with David Dettloff as the musical director.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">ROE
GREEN SPONSORS VISITING DIRECTOR’S SERIES AT KSU<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Local arts patron and activist Roe Green is at it
again!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Much of Cleveland theatre
is stamped with the Roe Green tag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>She’s the sponsor of the Cleveland Critic’s Circle’s <u>ClevelandTheaterReviews.com</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She’s the fairy godmother to the Kent
State University’s theatre program, as her foundation recently built their new
theatre and dance center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She
serves on the KSU Foundation, School of Theatre and Dance and Porthouse
Theatre’s Advisory Boards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She
serves on the board of The Cleveland Play House and has been the honorary
producer for their <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Fusion Fest</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She sponsored the theatre program at
the Jewish Community Center for many years. She has also donated to other area
theatres.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Her latest foray into the arts is KSU’s Roe Green Visiting
Director’s Series</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">which brings in a playwright and/or writer to work with
students and create an original theatre piece.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>This year’s director/playwright is Ami Dayan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Dayan, who has studied and worked
professionally in the U.S., Europe and Israel, was recently commissioned by The
Denver Center Theatre Company and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival to craft
new works.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He is the president of
Maya Productions, an independent theatre company (see
www.mayaproductionsinc.com).</div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Dayan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>has
adapted Gotthold Ephraim Lessing’s 1779 literary masterpiece NATHAN THE WISE,
one of the earliest pieces celebrating religious tolerance into a play with
music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In actuality, it is a
full-ledged musical drama with some comic overtones.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>The script is a plea for religious tolerance between
Judaism, Islam and Christianity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">The KSU production succeeds on many levels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is entertaining, tells its tale in
an audience involving mode, and has some interesting, if not memorable
music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As is the case with any
work-in-progress, it needs some tweaking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">The student cast members do a nice job of developing their
roles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The singing is generally
very good, the musical sounds enhanced the show supporting rather than drowning
out the performers.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Again, thanks to Beachwood High School grad Roe Green for
her continued support of the arts.</div>
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