SPOTLIGHT ON News
NEW SEASON ANNOUNCED Season Tickets for the 2022-2023 KeyBank Broadway Series are on sale now. If you missed the official announcement, you can watch it online at playhousesquare.org/seasonpreview. The first full season lineup in more than two years includes Les Misérables, Cats, Beetlejuice, Hadestown, Tina — The Tina Turner Musical, Moulin Rouge! The Musical and Six. Season tickets for all seven shows are available at playhousesquare.org or by calling 216-640-8800.
TRI-C JAZZFEST TO LIGHT UP EUCLID AVE IN JUNE MAKING AN IMPACT Playhouse Square President and CEO Gina Vernaci announced the results of a recent economic impact study commissioned to quantify the value brought to Northeast Ohio by the arts in 2019. Other participants in the survey included the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Orchestra and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “On behalf of our Board of Trustees and staff, I am proud to share that Playhouse Square had an impact of $359.1 million on the Northeast Ohio economy, which supported 2500 jobs. We welcomed 1.3 million guests, drawing 645,000 from out of town.”
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The 43rd annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, presented by KeyBank, is returning to Playhouse Square June 23-25. The 2022 lineup features eight ticketed concerts, with a special opening night concert — dedicated to retiring Tri-C President Alex Johnson — featuring Anthony Hamilton at Cleveland Public Auditorium’s Music Hall. Festival highlights include homecoming concerts by native Clevelanders Joe Lovano and Sean Jones and performances by vocalist Cyrille Aimée and legendary pianist Eddie Palmieri. Tickets are available online at playhousesquare.org/jazzfest.
SUMMER BRINGS THE FUNNY TO PLAYHOUSE SQUARE Get ready to LOL all summer long with some of the best stand-up comedians on the road today. Tickets are still available but moving fast for Tom Segura (June 10), Leanne Morgan (June 11), Chris Rock (June 16 & 17), Celeste Barber (July 15) and The Uncle Louie Variety Show (August 27). Visit playhousesquare.org/comedy for the latest.
