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<p class=""><b style><span style="font-family:Palatino"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"></span><br></span></b></p><p class=""><b style><span style="font-family:Palatino">TIMES THEATER TRIBUTES--2012</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Roy Berko</span></p>
<p class=""><i style><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">(Member, American Theatre Critics
Association, Cleveland Critics Circle)</span></i></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Greater
Cleveland is blessed with a vital theater 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.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino">Only shows performed in
2012 which I reviewed were considered.<span style>
</span>Selections were limited to locally produced stagings, so none of the
professional touring shows are recognized, though actors, directors and
technicians who were imported by local theatres were considered.<span style> </span>Actors are not separated by gender,
equity or lack of union affiliation, or leading or supporting roles.</span></p>
<p class=""><b style><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">2012 BEST DRAMATIC PRODUCTIONS</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">4000 MILES,
Dobama (Director:<span style> </span>Joel Hammer)</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">OF MICE AND
MEN, Blank Canvas <span style> </span>(Director:<span style> </span>Patrick Ciamacco)</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">PROOF, Lakeland
Civic Theatre Civic Theatre (Director:<span style>
</span>Martin Friedman)</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">THE NORMAL
HEART, Ensemble Theatre (Director:<span style>
</span>Sarah May)</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">THE VELOCITY
OF AUTUMN, Beck Center for the Arts Center (Director: Eric <span style></span>Schmiedl)</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">THE WHIPPING
BOY, Cleveland Play House (Director: Giovanna Sardelli) </span></p>
<p class=""><b style><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">2012 BEST MUSICAL THEATER PRODUCTIONS</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">BLOODY,
BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, Beck Center for the Arts (Director:<span style> </span><span style></span>Scott
Spence)</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">MY MOTHERS
LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING, Actors Summit <span style></span>(Director:<span style> </span>Neil Thackaberry)</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">SPRING
AWAKENING, Beck Center for the Arts/Baldwin Wallace Musical <span style></span>Theater
Program (Victoria Bussert)</span><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black"></span> <br></p><p class=""><b style><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">2012 BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A MUSICAL
THEATRE PRODUCTION</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Gregory Daniels, </span><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">SPRING AWAKENING, Beck Center for the Arts/Baldwin Wallace
Musical Theater Program</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Martin </span><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Cιspedes, ANNIE, Beck Center for the Arts</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Martin
Cιspedes, BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, Beck Center for the Arts</span></p>
<p class=""><b style><span style="font-family:Palatino">2012 BEST PERFORMANCES IN A THEATRE PRODUCTION</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Brian </span><span style="font-family:Palatino">Zoldessy, THE NORMAL HEART, Ensemble Theatre</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Dorothy
Silver, 4000 MILES, Dobama</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Dorothy
Silver, THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN, Beck Center for the Arts</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Elizabeth
Conway, PROOF, Lakeland Civic Theatre</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Patrick
Ciamacco, OF MICE AND MEN, Blank Canvas</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Russell G.
Jones, THE WHIPPING MAN, Cleveland Play House</span></p>
<p class=""><b style><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">2012 BEST PERFORMANCES IN A MUSICAL
PRODUCTION</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Beachman, Kelvette, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, Mercury
SummerStock</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino">Coleen Longshaw, THE
COLOR PURPLE, Karamu</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Dan Folino,
BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON, Beck Center for the Arts</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Jesse
Markowitz, AVENUE Q, Cain Park</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Lindsey
Mitchell, MY MOTHERS LESBIAN JEWISH WICCAN WEDDING, <span style></span>Actors
Summit</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black">Zach Adkins,
SPRING AWAKENING, Beck Center for the Arts/Baldwin <span style></span>Wallace
Musical Theater Program</span><span style="font-family:Palatino;color:black"></span> <br></p><p class=""><b style><span style="font-family:Palatino">SPECIAL RECOGNITION</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino">Eric Coble for his
creation of three plays that were produced in the Greater<span style> </span>Cleveland
area, THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN, GIRLS GUIDE TO <span style></span>COFFEE
and A CAROL FOR CLEVELAND</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino">Michael Bloom and the
Board of the Cleveland Play House for the foresight to <span style></span>move
the theater company into Allen Theatre complex on Playhouse <span style></span>Square
</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino">Patrick Ciamacco, the
heart and sole of Blank Canvas, the areas newest <span style> </span>professional
theatre</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino">Reuben Silver, for a
career of outstanding work as producer, director, educator, <span style></span>and
actor</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino">Roe Green for her
sponsorship of the Cleveland Critics Circle <span style> </span>ClevelandTheaterReviews.com
blog site</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:Palatino">The Members of the
Cleveland Critics Circle for the creation of <span style> </span><a href="http://clevelandtheaterreviews.com">clevelandtheaterreviews.com</a>,
a reader friendly site for composite <span style></span>reviews
of local critics</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="color:rgb(61,133,198)"><i style><span style="font-family:Palatino">In addition, recognitions have been given to other shows, performers and technicians for
making the 2012 theater scene in the Cleveland area stimulating and memorable. For the entire list go to: <a href="http://www.royberko.info">www.royberko.info</a></span></i></span></p><p class=""><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"></span><br>
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