Live Theater
Storming the Stage in Northeast Ohio
By Estelle Rodis-Brown
The art of storytelling is elevated by the sensory power of a live stage performance. Get your fix this season with a new docket of rousing performances at these theaters dotted throughout Northeast Ohio.
Aurora Community Theatre
115 E. Pioneer Trail, Aurora 44202, 330-562-1818, auroracommunitytheatre.com
August: Osage County (10/28-11/19/22), The Play That Goes Wrong (1/27-2/18/23), Roald Dahl’s Matilda (4/28-5/20/23), Urinetown, The Musical (6/23-7/15/23).
Beck Center for the Arts
17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood 44107, 216-521-2540, ext. 10, beckcenter.org
Buyer & Cellar (9/9–10/9/22), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (9/23-10/16/22)The Canterbury Tales Or… Geoffrey Chaucer’s Flying Circus (11/3-11/6/22), Elf the Musical 2022 (12/2-12/30/22), Ghost the Musical (2/10-2/26/23).
Broadway in Akron
Presented by Playhouse Square at Akron University’s E.J. Thomas Hall
198 Hill St., Akron 44325, 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org
Blue Man Group on Tour (10/17-10/19/22), Tootsie (11/29-11/30/22), My Fair Lady (3/14-3/15/23), Jesus Christ Superstar (4/10-4/11/23).
Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
40 River St., Chagrin Falls 44022, 440-247-8955, cvlt.org
Dracula (9/16–10/1/22), Kiss Me, Kate (10/14-10/16/22), Elf, The Musical (11/18-12/17/22) Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1/20-2/4/23), Something Rotten! (3/17-4/15/22), The Play That Goes Wrong (6/2-6/18/23), Kinky Boots (7/21-8/12/23).
Cleveland Play House
1407 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 44115, 216-241-6000, clevelandplayhouse.com
Everybody (10/12–10/22/22), The Great Leap (10/29-11/20/22), Light it Up! (12/3-12/22/22), I’m Back Now (2/4-2/26/23), Becoming Dr. Ruth (4/1-4/23/23), Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty: Sherlock Holmes Adventure (4/29-5/21/23).
Dobama Theatre
2340 Lee Rd., Cleveland Hts. 44118, 216-932-3396, dobama.org
The Thin Place (10/7–11/30/22), The Land of Oz (12/2-12/31/22), Stew (1/27-2/19/23), The Other Place (3/10-4/2/23), What We Look Like (4/21-5/14/23).
Fine Arts Association
38660 Mentor Ave. Willoughby 44094, 440-951-7500, fineartsassociation.org
13 (9/16-10/2/22), Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (11/25-12/18/22), The Jungle Book (2/10-2/26/23), The Diary of Anne Frank (4/21-4/30/23), The Who’s Tommy (6/9-6/25/23).
Great Lakes Theater
2067 East 14th St., Cleveland 44115, 216-241-6000, greatlakestheater.org
Little Shop of Horrors (9/16-10/9/22), Romeo and Juliet (10/21–11/6/22), A Christmas Carol (11/25-12/23/22), Sense and Sensibility (2/10-3/5/23), As You Like It (3/24-4/8/23), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (4/28-5/21/23),
Hudson Players
41 S. Oviatt St., Hudson 44236, 330-655-8522, hudsonplayers.com
Something Rotten! (10/28-11/19/22), Laughter on the 23rd Floor (2/3-2/25/23), Glorious! (4/28-5/20/23).
Playhouse Square KeyBank Broadway Series
1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 44115, 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org
Les Misérables (10/7–10/29/22), Cats(11/1-11/20/22), Beetlejuice (1/10-1/29/23), Hadestown (1/31-2/19/23), Tina-The Tina Turner Musical (4/25-5/14/23), Moulin Rouge! The Musical (6/7-7/2/23), Six-The Musical (8/8/9/10/23).
Weathervane Playhouse
1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron 44313, 330-836-2626, weathervaneplayhouse.com
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (9/29–10/16/22), Elf:The Musical (11/25-12/18/22), 8×10: The Eileen Moushey TheatreFest (1/12-1/22/23), Sister Act (2/23-3/19/23), Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap (4/20-5/7/23), Ragtime: The Musical (6/15-7/9/23).
Photo courtesy Great Lakes Theater
