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Beck Center for the Arts

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17801 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, 44107
216-521-2540 https://www.beckcenter.org/

October 2025

Andy Warhol in Iran

October 3 @ 12:00 am - November 2 @ 12:00 am
Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, 44107
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Written by Brent Askari. Directed by Sarah May. Studio Theater. October 3, 2025 to November 2, 2025. Presented in arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide. Andy Warhol, having become a portrait painter of the rich and famous, travels to Tehran when commissioned to take polaroids of the Shah’s wife. Warhol meets a young revolutionary who throws his plans into chaos and opens the pop icon’s eyes. This fictionalized portrait on this famous visit leaves the audience asking, “who was the artist…

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December 2025

The Spongebob Musical

December 5, 2025 @ 12:00 am - January 4, 2026 @ 12:00 am
Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, 44107
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Based on the beloved animated series by Stephen Hillenburg, book by Kyle Jarrow. Musical Production was conceived by Tina Landau. Original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetics Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady A, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s. They Might Be Giants, T.I. And songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny & Andy Paley. Additional lyrics by Jonathan…

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February 2026

Spring Awakening

February 13, 2026 @ 12:00 am - March 1, 2026 @ 12:00 am
Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, 44107
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In collaboration with Oberlin College & Conservatory Music Theater Program, Books and lyrics by Steve Sater, music by Duncan Sheik, based on the play by Frank Wedekind. Directed by Victoria Bussert, musical direction by Matthew Webb, and choreography by Lauren Marousek. Senney Theater, February 13 to March 1, 2026 with added Wednesdays February 18, and February 25, 2026 and Thursdays on February 19 and 26, 2026. Presented in arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). The winner of eight Tony Awards®,…

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August Wilson’s Two Trains Running

February 27, 2026 @ 12:00 am - March 29, 2026 @ 12:00 am
Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, 44107
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Directed by Jimmie Woody. Studio Theater, February 27, 2026 through March 29, 2026. Presented in arrangement with Concord Theatricals Finalist! 1992 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Memphis Lee’s coffee shop lies in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, a neighborhood on the brink of economic development. Like most neighborhood hang outs, you’ll find the sage elder statesman, an ex-con, a numbers runner, a quiet waitress with a past, and a man with special needs who is looking for his ham. Compared to works by…

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July 2026

Mean Girls

July 10, 2026 @ 12:00 am - August 9, 2026 @ 12:00 am
Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, 44107
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Book by Tina Fey, lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). Adapted from Fey's hit 2004 film, Mean Girls. Directed by Scott Spence, Musical direction by Larry Goodpaster, and choreography by Lauren Marousek. Senney Theater. July 10 to August 9, 2026 with Thursdays July 23, 30, and August 6, 2026. Presented in arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). Mean Girls was nominated for a staggering 12 Tony Awards. We have all experienced some “Plastics” in…

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