Stage listings

CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE

1901 E. 13th St., Ste. 200, Cleveland P: 216-400-7000 : clevelandplayhouse.com : @clevelandplayhouse : @cleveplayhouse : @cleveplayhouse • “American Mariachi”: Sept. 17-Oct. 9, 2022 • “The Great Leap”: Oct. 29- Nov. 20, 2022 • “Light It Up!”: Dec. 3-22, 2022 • “I’m Back Now”: Feb. 4-26, 2023 (world premiere) • Theatre J’s production of “Becoming Dr. Ruth” by Mark St. Germain: April 1-23, 2023 • Ken Ludwig’s “Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery”: April 29May 21, 2023 (world premiere)

BECK CENTER FOR THE ARTS

17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood P: 216-521-2540 : Beckcenter.org Beck Center for the Arts is more than a nonprofi t arts organization that combines professional theater with arts education in Lakewood. We create art experiences for all ages and abilities as individual as the people we serve. Join us for theater, classes in theater, music, dance, visual arts, community programs, Creative Arts Therapies, and year-round free visual arts exhibitions.

CESEAR’S FORUM

2796 Tinkers Lane, Twinsburg Kennedy’s, Playhouse Square 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland P: 330-425-2485 : cesearsforum.com Cesear’s Forum will present Larry Shue’s “Wenceslas Square.” In turbulent 1968 Czechoslovakia, political unrest has given way to Soviet invasion. With humor, an American professor and drama student confronts ruthlessness. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Sept. 30 through Oct. 29 with two Sunday performances at Playhouse Square.

TUESDAY MUSICAL

1041 West Market St., Suite 200, Akron P: 330-761-3460 E: info@tuesdaymusical.org : tuesdaymusical.org

Tuesday Musical’s Akron Concert Series presents “An Evening with Itzhak Perlman.” Get tickets early for this profoundly personal peek into the life of a living legend – and performance – curated by Tony Award-winning director Dan Sullivan. From Tuesday Musical. Tickets start at $29. April 27, 2023.

VERB “OHIO CONTEMPORARY BALLET”

3556 Lee Rd., Shaker Heights P: 216-397-3757 : verbballets.org : verbballets | : verbballets | : verbballets | : verbballets Verb “Ohio Contemporary Ballet” engages people through bold performances rooted in contemporary ballet and strives to be a vital community asset by providing access to dance opportunities and education in the Great Lakes region and beyond. Verb envisions a company that builds community, at home and abroad, utilizing dance.

2022-23 Shows & Dates September 12-14, 2022 OAPN Conference Downtown Toledo Booth 224

October 15, 2022 Schubert Melodies The company will present Schubert Melodies, an evening of dance celebrating Franz Schubert, on October 15, 2022 at 7:30pm. Commissioned by Verb supporters, Marian and Eric Klieber, the program will feature Franz Schubert’s Octet in F Major played by musicians from the Blue Water Orchestra. Co-choreographed by Kay Eichman and Richard Dickinson, this one-hour work is set in the 1820’s, when it was written. The evening will also showcase the work of Heinz Poll with a performance of his Schubert Waltzes (1974) played live by Adam Whiting, concert pianist. This delicate, beautiful ballet features three sets of couples that exhibit a combination of classicism and wit. Ticket $10-$35 www.verbballets.org

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