Review: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR at GREAT LAKES THEATER
by Roy Berko
- Mar 25, 2024
Sir John Falstaff is at it again! Yes, the chubby delightful bumbler, who was in the Bard’s HENRY IV, Parts 1 and 2, is now lighting up the stage in Great Lakes Theater’s THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, thanks to Elizabeth I. The Queen was so infatuated with the character that, according to rumor, she asked Shakespeare to write another play with Falstaff, this time depicting the rogue in love.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Comes to Mimi Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square This Month
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 2, 2023
The stage of the Mimi Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square, will glow with good spirits and time-honored tradition when Great Lakes Theater (GLT) presents its 35th production of Charles Dickens’ timeless tale, A Christmas Carol, running November 24 – December 23, 2023.
Review: DRACULA: THE BLOODY TRUTH at Great Lakes Theater
by Roy Berko
- Oct 23, 2023
What did our critic think of DRACULA: THE BLOODY TRUTH at Great Lakes Theater? The cast worked hard, the stagehands did their part with great enthusiasm, but all in all DRACULA: THE BLOODY TRUTH just didn’t live up to expectations.
Photos: First Look at Great Lakes Theatre's DRACULA: THE BLOODY TRUTH
by Blair Ingenthron
- Oct 22, 2023
Great Lakes Theater (GLT) continues its 62nd season with the bloody good romp, Dracula: The Bloody Truth, performing in the company’s intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square from October 20 – November 5, 2023. Check out the photo from the production here!
DRACULA: THE BLOODY TRUTH Comes to Great Lakes Theater in October
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 26, 2023
Great Lakes Theater (GLT) continues its 62nd season with the bloody good romp, Dracula: The Bloody Truth, performing in the company’s intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square from October 20 – November 5, 2023. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!
Photos: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's AS YOU LIKE IT
by Blair Ingenthron
- Mar 26, 2023
Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, continues its 61st season with Shakespeare’s, As You Like It, performing in the company’s intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, running through April 8, 2023. Check out photos from the production below!
Cleveland's Classic Company Announces THE SNOW MUST GO ON �" A VIRTUAL HOLIDAY CABARET FUNDRAISER
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 25, 2020
Great Lakes Theater (GLT), in partnership with Idaho Shakespeare Festival (ISF) and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival (LTSF) will present The Snow Must Go On – A Virtual Holiday Cabaret Fundraiser on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 7:30 PM EST. A merry ensemble of artists will share festive songs and stories that will bring comfort and joy straight to patron's homes this holiday season.
BWW Review: Women-Centric JULIUS CAESAR at GLT is Bloody-Good
by Roy Berko
- Oct 8, 2019
Sara Bruner has proven once again that she is the queen of Shakespeare staging. As she did last season with her 'The Taming of the Shrew,' her women-centric version of 'Julius Caesar,' which is now on stage at Great Lakes Theater, is creative, well-formulated and long on clear message development.
Photo Flash: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's JULIUS CAESAR
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 6, 2019
Great Lakes Theater (GLT) will commence its 2019-20 season at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square with a Fall Repertory that features the Tony-winning Broadway musical classic, The Music Man and Shakespeare's epic political tragedy, Julius Caesar. The productions will be performed in rotating repertory September 27 – November 10, 2019. Victoria Bussert will direct The Music Man and Julius Caesar will be directed by Sara Bruner. The Music Man (Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson / Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey) is presented through special arrangement with MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, www.MTIShows.com.
BWW Review: THE MUSIC MAN Gets Fresh, Dynamic, Engaging Production at GLT
by Roy Berko
- Sep 29, 2019
We are in the midst of 'The Music Man' blizzard. In the last year, Porthouse Theatre and The Shaw Festival have done the show, and a Broadway production starring Hugh Jackman as Harold Hill, will begin performances on October 15, 2020. Two-time Tony Award-winning superstar, Sutton Foster, will co-star as Marian the librarian. The production will be directed by four-time Tony Award winner, Jerry Zaks, with choreography by Tony Award winner Warren Carlyle.
Photo Flash: First Look at Great Lake Theater's THE MUSIC MAN
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 29, 2019
Great Lakes Theater's Fall Repertory begins with the Tony-winning Broadway musical classic, 'There's trouble in River City...' when Harold Hill, a fast-talking salesman, attempts to con its citizens into purchasing instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he never fully intends on forming. That is until, Marian, the prim town librarian, catches on to his scheme and the two fall into an unlikely romance that is the foil to all of Harold's plans. This six-time, Tony-winning musical, which features cherished numbers such as 'Seventy-Six Trombones,' 'Ya Got Trouble' and 'Till There Was You,' is the perfect musical comedy for all ages.
Photo Flash: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 17, 2019
Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland's Classic Company, commences the second half its 2018-19 season with Agatha Christie's gripping courtroom thriller, Witness for the Prosecution. The production will be performed in the company's intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, February 15 - March 10, 2019.Great Lakes Theater's own Producing Artistic Director, Charles Fee, directs the production.
Photo Flash: First Look at Great Lakes Theater's A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 2, 2018
The stage of the Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square glows with good spirits and time-honored tradition when Great Lakes Theater (GLT) presents its 30th anniversary production of Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol, running November 30 - December 23, 2018. The production has delighted more than 750,000 people in its history, making it one of northeast Ohio's most-loved and best-attended holiday events.
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