*•••••••••••••••••••••••••••* *Greater Cleveland is blessed with a vital theater scene. It the purpose of BROADWAY WORLD.COM-CLEVELAND PROFESSIONAL THEATER TRIBUTES (BWW-CLE Theater Tributes), to recognize theatrical experiences that, in the subjective view of this reviewer, were excellent and deserve recognition.* *LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDDorothy Silver for her years of leadership service to the Jewish Community Center and Karamu and many impressive performances in Cleveland area theatres and national films.SPECIAL RECOGNITION•Bill Rudman, Musical Theater Project, for bringing musical theater exposure and knowledge to a variety of audiences who might otherwise not become theater patrons.•Faye Sholiton for stoking and keeping the ember of Jewish theater alive in the Cleveland area.•Gina Vernaci for her persistence and creativity in making Play House Square a major national center for touring theater.•Patrick Ciamacco (Blank Canvas), Sean Derry and Ilana Alanna Romansky (none –too-fragile), Clyde Simon (convergence-continuum), Greg Caeser (Caeser’s Forum) and Celeste Cosentino (Ensemble)--for being the financial and energy sources of “mom and pop” professional theatre in Northeastern Ohio. * *To read the recognitions in all categories go to: www.royberko.info <http://www.royberko.info>. <http://www.clevelandtheaterreviews.com>* *To read the Cleveland Critics 2017 Theatre awards go to: www.clevelandtheaterreviews.com <http://www.clevelandtheaterreviews.com>* * <http://www.clevelandtheaterreviews.com>* <http://www.clevelandtheaterreviews.com> *••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••*