Arts on the Heights

Fred Dolan reviews the Great Lakes Theater production of Sweeney Todd, Stephen Sondheim’s musical masterpiece of horror currently playing the Hanna Theater.  

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Fred Dolan reviews the 1960′s romantic musical comedy now on stage at the Beck Center in Lakewood–an earlier version of the film “You’ve Got Mail.”  

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Fred Dolan reviews Shakespeare’s take on the evil British King Richard III. Watch the body count rise in this terrific production.  

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Fred Dolan reviews the production at the Cleveland Play House, featuring the life and music of Woody Guthrie.  

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Fred Dolan reviews Time Stands Still, a new drama playing Dobama Theatre.

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Fred Dolan reviews Cymbeline, a seldom seen Shakespeare play presented by the Ohio Shakespeare Festival, now playing outdoors at Stan Hywet in Akron.  

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Fred Dolan reviews Fiddler On The Roof, the classic Broadway play now onstage at Porthouse Theater.  

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Fred Dolan reviews Spamalot, the comic King Arthur and knights musical based on the film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail“, now playing Beck Center in Lakewood.  

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Fred Dolan reviews Maestro: Leonard Bernstein, a one man play with music as Hershey Felder powerfully portrays one of the major musical forces and personalities of the 20th century.  

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Fred Dolan reviews the Porthouse Theatre production of the musical Working, based on the book by Studs Turkel.  

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