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Uncle Fred and Aunt Jill recently attended a performance of The Farnsworth Invention at the Beck Center. Written by the famous Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good Men, The West Wing, Charlie Wilson’s War) The Farnsworth Invention is based on events that lead to the invention of the television. The play has Sorkin’s well known intelligent [...]

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Uncle Fred recently viewed the musical Spring Awakening recently at the Playhouse Square. While it may be written for the younger crowd with all its teenage angst, the production is still first rate. The music is a nice mix of ballads and a few numbers that rock out. Spring Awakening runs at the Palace Theater [...]

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Uncle Fred and Jill recently saw the adaptation of Crime and Punishment. The adaptation strips the classic novel down to its core and is compressed to 90 minutes with no intermission. The mood is bleak and somber, the music is something out of Hitchcock. Whether you’ve read the novel or not it’s a fascinating look [...]

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Currently playing at the Beck Center Studio Theater is Grey Gardens. Based on real events, Grey Gardens tells the story of Jackie Kennedy Onassis’ aunt and first-cousin, who lived as recluses for many years which caused a national scandle and when the estate was condemed. The show runs  through March 25th and more information can [...]

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Uncle Fred and Jill recently visited the Akron Art Museum where there are currently three exhibits in addition to their permanent collection. There are collections from photographers Edward Weston and Lee Friedlander; these are joined by rag paintings by Columbus artist, Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson. The permanent collection is also composed of modern pieces in [...]

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Uncle Fred recently saw Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking at the Actors Summit in Hudson. This one woman performance is based on the book of the same name written by Joan Didion. There are four mor performances, this Thursday through Sunday March, 1st. For more information visi The Actors Summit.

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The Great Lakes Theater Festival is giving you the opportunity to see free theater all over North East Ohio, as they present two comic works by Anton Chekhov. The Harmful Effects of Tobacco and The Brute will run between now and March 18th. A complete schedule can be found by visiting the Great Lakes Theater [...]

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The dark musical Sweeney Todd, a story about love and revenge, is playing at Lakeland Community College. The Final three performances are this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 and Sunday at 2:00. For more information visit Lakeland Community College Theatre

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Uncle Fred and Jill attended the opening night of Mahalia, a gosple musical, at the Cleveland Playhouse. The play centers on the life of Mahalia Jackson, one of the greatest performers and voices of the 20th Century. The show runs through February 22nd at the Cleveland Playhouse.

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Uncle Fred and Jill were invited to the opening night of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. The play is part of a 10 play cycle that depicts the African-American experience in each decade of the 20th Century. There was a Ma Rainey who is the so called mother of the blues. She recorded in the 1920′s [...]

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