Cleveland Theatre Newsroom

The BorderLight Theatre Festival—taking place July 24-27, 2024 at Playhouse Square—has unveiled this year’s festival artwork created by Cleveland-based multidisciplinary artist Angelo Maneage. Chosen through a contest designed to engage local artists, Maneage's artwork exemplifies the festival’s commitment to fostering creativity and inclusivity.

The Cleveland Orchestra returns with its Summers at Severance series, featuring three concerts after a five-year hiatus. Enjoy a blend of classical performances in the stunning Severance Hall this summer.

After a five-year hiatus, The Cleveland Orchestra's popular Summers at Severance series will return to Severance Music Center with three Thursday night concerts. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Ohio Contemporary Ballet Center will welcome the community in studio the first week of June to experience the joy of dance.

Cleveland Play House Literary Manager Craig Joseph discusses composer and writer Lin-Manuel Miranda and his writing of IN THE HEIGHTS in the video here!

CIM is enhancing its faculty with new appointments in flute, trombone, double bass, and voice departments, further strengthening its commitment to providing top-notch music education. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

Experience the high-energy recreation of a live Def Leppard concert with ADRENALIZE's outdoor summer tour.

What did our critic think of SIGNIFICANT OTHER at Dobama?

Beck Center for the Arts once again will display the artistic work of its visual arts students. Many items on display are available for purchase at Customer Service. This exhibition is free and open to the public, with pieces on display now through May 24, 2024. 

Kick off the summer season with a FREE performance by Ohio Contemporary Ballet on June 29, 2024, at Cain Park.

Join the National Center for Choreography - Akron for a free public conversation and performance with renowned choreographer Helanius J. Wilkins.

Beginning May 4, 2024, Akron Art Museum will present Michelangelo Lovelace: Art Saved My Life, the first museum retrospective devoted to the artistic career of the late Michelangelo Lovelace (1960-2021). 

What did our critic think of COMPANY at Connor Palace? Stephen Sondheim is generally considered the most important composer/lyricist of the 20th century American musical theater.  Many consider him to be the person who reinvented the genre.

​​​​​​​Beck Center for the Arts will present a production of A Doll's House, Part 2. See when and where you can see the performance. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Beck Center for the Arts has announced its 2024-2025 Professional Theater Season, the 91st season which includes Tony Award Winners, comedies, dramas, musicals, and another collaboration with Baldwin Wallace University Musical Theatre program.   Learn more about the lineup here!

Cleveland Public Theatre will present the 11th annual Station Hope on Saturday, May 25, 2024, from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm on the grounds of Cleveland’s first authenticated Underground Railroad site St. John’s Episcopal Church at 2600 Church Avenue.

Juke box musicals are stage theatrical presentations in which a majority of the compositions were written before the presentation was conceived, rather than being original music conceived for that show.  They tend to be long on songs and short on a well-conceived plot.

Great Lakes Theater (GLT) concludes its 62nd season with a musical celebration of country legend Patsy Cline in Always…Patsy Cline, performing in the company's intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, through May 19, 2024. Check out production photos here!

Three months from today, the 2024 BorderLight Theatre Festival will return to Playhouse Square with four days of innovative performances sure to entertain audiences! Learn more about the programming here!

Playhouse Square has unveiled the 2024-2025 Broadway in Akron Series. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

The world premiere of Star Machine: The Concert will be held Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26 at 8 p.m. in Gamble Auditorium at Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music in Berea, Ohio.

Clague Playhouse will present Souvenir by Stephen Temperley. Learn how to purchase tickets.

9 to 5:  The Musical is a theatre piece based on the 1980 hit film, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book by Patricia Resnick.  It is now on stage at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre.

Beck Center for the Arts will present its sixth production of The Wizard of Oz, this time during the exciting 75th Youth Theater Season. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Discover the upcoming 24-25 KeyBank Broadway Series at Playhouse Square.