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"Objectively/Reasonable" at Nov. 17 CPAC Event
by Playwrights Local via NEohioPAL 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

*PLAYWRIGHTS LOCAL* *Cleveland's home for dramatic writers* Playwrights Local is proud to announce that its recent production, Objectively/Reasonable, will be featured in an upcoming event hosted by the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC). Hailed by The Plain Dealer as “electric, probing and uncomfortably raw…a play that needs to be seen,” Objectively/Reasonable is a “community response” to the shooting of Tamir Rice in Cleveland on November 22, 2014. This all-original, documentary work is based on interviews with legal experts, social critics, and everyday Clevelanders. Playwrights Local will stage an excerpt of Objectively/Reasonable and host a talkback about our company’s creative process as part of *CPAC’s “Creative Intersections: Moving Forward” event*. “Creative Intersections” is a new series that demonstrates “how arts and culture is serving as a partner in addressing a wide range of community topics.” This event will run from *1:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 17, 2016**,* at the Bohemian National Hall in Cleveland (4939 Broadway Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44127). Tickets are $25, and are available at https://web.charityengine.net/default.aspx?tsid=7583. Objectively/Reasonable: A Community Response to the Shooting of Tamir Rice, 11/22/14 originally ran from August 18 through September 4, 2016, at the Creative Space at Waterloo Arts (397 E. 156th Street, Cleveland, OH 44110). Directed by Terrence Spivey, this play was praised by Cool Cleveland as “a work that should travel to theaters all over the country…a catharsis” and by Broadway World as “a must-see experience for anyone interested in the real world around them.” Objectively/Reasonable was written by an ensemble of playwrights—Mike Geither, Tom Hayes, Lisa Langford, Michael Oatman, and David Todd—and conceived/edited by Todd. The cast for this performance includes original members Ashley Aquilla, India Burton, Samone Cummings, Kali Hatten, LaShawn Little, and Nathan Tolliver. Additional information on the play is available at http://playwrightslocal.org/objectively-reasonable/ . Playwrights Local is a theater company based in Cleveland. Billed as a playwrights’ center, the organization’s goal is to provide a home for dramatic writing in Northeast Ohio. They offer classes and workshops, produce original plays, provide professional development opportunities, and engage the community through site-specific projects. Tax-deductible contributions to this 501(c)(3) group can be made at http://playwrightslocal.org/donate/.

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Double benefit Opportunity
by Vicki Fritzman via NEohioPAL 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

Hello! Steppin' Out Womens Show Choir is available to do a couple of benefit concerts this Holiday Season. We have a one hour show that is full of delightful and different Christmas songs that we would perform as a benefit concert for our organization and yours. Any proceeds from this concert would be split between the organization, church, group, etc. And we can come to your facility for the performance. Interested parties, please call Mrs. Carol Silvay at 216-251-9596 for further information. Happy Holidays! Vicki

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Berko personality interview
by Roy Berko via NEohioPAL 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

************************* To read a personality about Bill Rudman, the Artistic Director of Musical Theater Project link to www.royberko.info ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

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OPEN SING ALONG TONIGHT! Was today tough? Singing with friends make you feel better?
by Ryan Bergeron via NEohioPAL 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

Today was a tough day. For my own personal reasons, this election has been draining. I'm having a hard time processing all of the emotions that I'm left with in it's aftermath. But I'm an artist, and this is what I can do: SING, MAKE MUSIC, AND CELEBRATE LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP! So - TONIGHT! Open "Piano Bar" Style SING- ALONG, from 8pm - 10pm At my voice studio, located in the BROADVIEW HEIGHTS SPOTLIGHTS THEATRE: 9543 Broadview Road Broadview Heights, OH 44147 Follow the signs (in blue!!)for the theater All are welcome - and I do mean ALL (teens and up). Sheet music for just about everything under the sun will be provided, but bring your own if you'd like as well. No politics, no drama, just MUSIC AND LOVE. We have a beautiful community of artists in this town, and tonight I want to celebrate that. Please, come, sing out your frustrations and fears or even joys and celebrate that at the end of the day we all have LOVE. Despite the title, please be advised that the Spotlights Theatre is on municipal property and therefore, no alcoholic beverages are permitted on the premises. I will provide soda and yes I suppose even snacks. :-) Respond here with any questions, and I will do my best to reply around my teaching schedule. More information on the spotlights: http://www.broadview-heights-spotlights.org/theater/ More information on R. Bergeron Voice studios: www.ryan-bergeron.com Love to you all - Ryan Bergeron -- *Ryan Bergeron, M.M., B.A.* *www.ryan-bergeron.com <http://www.ryan-bergeron.com>* *440-503-1917*

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Final weekend - critically acclaimed "Red" at Weathervane
by Todd Dieringer via NEohioPAL 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

Red A drama by John Logan<http://weathervaneplayhouse.com/red-2016-07-07> Don't miss this critically acclaimed production, closing THIS Saturday with final performance at 7:30 p.m. Check out the reviews: Cleveland Jewish News<http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/culture/theater/weathervane-playhou…> West Side Leader<http://akron.com/akron-ohio-entertainment-news.asp?aID=32437> Akron Beacon Journal<http://www.ohio.com/entertainment/arts/theater-review-red-explores-relation…> Twinsburg Bulletin<http://twinsburgbulletin.com/entertainment/2016/11/03/red-at-weathervane-pl…> Based on the real-life story of the American abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko, Red reveals the dynamic tension between an artist and his works. The play begins in 1958, just as Rothko has been hired to create a series of enormous murals that will hang in the most exclusive room at the The Four Seasons, an elaborately posh restaurant set to open inside the Seagram Building in Midtown Manhattan. As Rothko prepares his large canvases, he barks orders at his young assistant Ken, and inbetween brushstrokes lectures his young protégé on his uncompromising philosophies of both art and life. But when Ken attains the confidence to challenge his teacher, Rothko must confront the agonizing possibility that his greatest achievement could prove to be his ultimate downfall. Red was first produced by the Donmar Warehouse in London in December 2009. The original production was directed by Michael Grandage and performed by Alfred Molina as Rothko and Eddie Redmayne as his fictional assistant Ken. The production, with its two leads, transferred to Broadway at the John Golden Theater for a limited engagement which began on March 11, 2010 and closed on June 27. It was the 2010 Tony Award winner for Best Play. Additionally, Redmayne won a 2010 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. Audience Advisory: Due to adult language and themes, this play is not suitable for children. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE Thursdays - Nov. 10 - at 7:30 p.m. Fridays - Nov. 11 - at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays - Nov. 12 - at 3:30 p.m. AND 7:30 p.m. BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE<https://www.choicesecure03.net/mainapp/eventschedule.aspx?clientID=weatherv…> Tickets $22 adults $20 for seniors on Thursdays and matinees only $11 for college students Red is presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

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Start a new holiday tradition with the best of Broadway and Hollywood!
by Joanna Hunkins via NEohioPAL 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

A Christmas Cabaret *Friday, December 9, 2016 | 8:00 PM* *Saturday, December 10, 2016 | 2:00 PM* Stocker Arts Center, Cirigliano Studio Theatre *Sunday, December 11, 2016 | 7:00 PM* *Monday, December 12, 2016 | 7:00 PM* Nighttown One of your favorite holiday traditions is back for a limited engagement! We’ll fill your stocking with treats including “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” “Winter Wonderland” and “White Christmas,” plus some presents that are so special only TMTP could wrap them—like an Irving Berlin song about Santa that’s exactly 100 years old. So raise a nostalgic cup of Christmas cheer and let TMTP help you ring in 2017. Featuring *Nancy Maier*, *Joe Monaghan*, *Bill Rudman* and *Sandra Simon* *TICKETS**Stocker Arts Center:* *General:* $20 | *Children (18 and under):* $10 Tickets available through the Stocker Arts Center Box Office. Call 440-366-4040 or visit StockerartsCenter.com *Nighttown:* *General:* $35/$31 | *TMTP Members*: $30/$26 Tickets available through TMTP’s Box Office. Call 216-245-TMTP (8687) or visit MusicalTheaterProject.org

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An Afternoon of Lerner & Loewe at Playhouse Square
by Joanna Hunkins via NEohioPAL 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

*Almost Like Being in Love: The Songs of Lerner and Loewe* *November 20, 2016 | 2:00 PM* Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square They were the last of the great Romantics: lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, a well-bred New Yorker with a Harvard education, and composer Frederick Loewe, 17 years older, classically trained and born in Berlin. Together they fashioned four of the most beloved musicals of all time: *My Fair Lady, Camelot, Brigadoon and Gigi*, writing for stars Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Richard Burton and Leslie Caron. You’ll hear your favorite songs from all four musicals, including “If Ever I Would Leave You,” “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face,” “Gigi” and “Almost Like Being in Love”—and so much more. It’s a remarkable story of two men who saw the world the same way, writing straight from their hearts during what Lerner called the “sundown of wit, eccentricity and, if you will, elegance.” Co-hosted by *Bill Rudman* and *Nancy Maier* | Arrangements by *Ty Emerson* Featuring *Benjamin Czarnota* and *Clare Eisentrout* *TICKETS*$35-$60 Tickets available through the Playhouse Square Box Office. Call 216-241-6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare.org <http://www.playhousesquare.org/events/detail/almost-like-being-in-love-the-…>

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Mercury Theatre Company seeks Musical Director
by Mercury Theatre Company via NEohioPAL 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

SEEKING: MUSIC DIRECTOR/ACCOMPANIST FOR MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS Mercury Theatre Company is seeking an immediate replacement for MUSIC DIRECTOR of their upcoming production: MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS Directed by Pierre-Jacques Brault REHEARSALS BEGIN: weekends in November/December TWO PERFORMANCE DATES: December 17 at 7:30 pm, December 18 at 2:00 pm THEATRE: Regina Auditorium Notre Dame College 1857 South Green Road South Euclid OH 44121 Stipend available. IF INTERESTED, PLEASE SEND RESUME/REFERENCES TO: Pierre Brault, pierre(a)mercurytheatrecompany.org Mercury Theatre Company 216.771.5862 www.mercurytheatrecompany.org

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Cleveland Premiere - Blank Canvas Theatre
by via NEohioPAL 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

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MAGNIFICAT PERFORMING ARTS presents ANNIE!
by Dale Van Niel via NEohioPAL 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

*MAGNIFICAT PERFORMING ARTS* *p**resents* *ANNIE* Book by Thomas Meehan Music by Charles Strouse & Lyrics by Martin Charnin *Directed by Maryann Nagel* *November 18, 19 & 20 at 7:00pm* *November 20 & 27 at 2:00pm* *Magnificat Center for the Performing Arts* *20770 Hilliard Blvd, Rocky River 44116* *Tickets are on sale now! To purchase tickets log on to: www.magnificat.tix.com <http://www.magnificat.tix.com/> or call 440-331-1572 <440-331-1572>, x261* *Adults - $15 Senior/Students (under 18) - $10* *Children (5 and under) - $5* Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray,* Annie* was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The book and score by Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, features some of the greatest musical theatre hits ever written, including such unforgettable songs as “It’s the Hard Knock Life,” “Easy Street,” “I Don’t Need Anything But You,” plus the eternal anthem of optimism, “Tomorrow.” With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations... and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy. Perfect for all ages! Annie is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). www.MTIShows.com <http://www.magnificat.tix.com/> <https://www.magnificaths.org/about-us/night-blue> *Dale Van Niel | Performing Arts Center Manager* 20770 Hilliard Blvd. | Rocky River, OH 44116 School: 440.331.1572 x284 | Fax: 440.331.7257 | Cell: 440.476.1198 <https://twitter.com/magsbluestreaks> <https://www.youtube.com/magnificat4ever> <http://instagram.com/magsbluestreaks>

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