Arts on the Heights

South Pacific, the classic American musical, is currently playing the Porthouse Theatre at Blossom Music Center.

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English coal miners become art sensations in the true story of The Pitman Painters, now playing the Beck Center in Lakewood.  

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Manning Up at Actors’ Summit comically examines the feelings of two men as they face becoming fathers for the first time.

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The House of Blue Leaves is a dark, absurdist comedy from the 1970′s. Now playing the Beck Center in Lakewood.

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Good People is a modern play that deals with the “have” and “have nots” in Boston. Good People is currently playing the Cleveland Playhouse.

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Uncle Fred reviews Next to Normal, the Broadway musical examining how one family deals with the mother’s mental illness.  Now at the Beck Center in Lakewood.

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Freud’s Last Session is the fictional account of a meeting between C.S. Lewis and Freud to discuss the existence of God shortly before Freud dies.

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Presented by the Cleveland Playhouse, The Devil’s Music features Miche Braden as early 20th century blues legend Bessie Smith at the Allen Theater in Playhouse Square.

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Blithe Spirit is a supernatural comedy about a wife who comes back from the dead to haunt her husband and create chaos for his current wife.  Now on stage at the Hanna Theater, presented by Great Lakes Theater.

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