<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(153,0,255)"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(153,0,255)">•••••••••••••••••••••••••••</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><i><span style="color:rgb(32,33,34)">Capsule judgment:  </span></i></b><b style="font-size:16px"><i style="outline:currentcolor">As is the case with modern American musicals, THE PROM harks back to a Rodgers and Hammerstein-like social message of tolerance and the need to accept the beliefs and needs of others.  It is extremely relevant to today where the rights of sexual minorities, especially trans-individuals, is under both physical and political attack by right-wing bigots</i><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;outline:currentcolor">.  The Porthouse production is well-conceived and brings to a conclusion a successful season.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To read the entire review go to: <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><a href="https://royberkinfo.blogspot.com/" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:none;background-position:0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box">https://royberkinfo.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To read the capsule judgements of the other Cleveland reviewers go to: <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><b style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.clevelandtheaterreviews.com/" style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">www.clevelandtheaterreviews.com</a></span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="color:rgb(149,79,114)"><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(153,0,255)">••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="gmail-yiv4816445698ydp823eaab7MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);outline:currentcolor"><br></p></div>