Cleveland Play House
---------EDITORIAL) 09/14/11----------
VIDEO/REVIEW: Cleveland Play House Grand Re-Opening at Allen Theatre
VIDEO/TOUR: A Grand New Opening for a Grand Old TheaterReinvented Allen Theater is now Cleveland Play House
At long last the curtains are pulled apart and the public is welcomed into the Allen Theater at Playhouse Square. Usually a renovation effects the outer skin, but this transformation has effected the very heart of the Allen Theater. Built as a cavernous movie house, the interior space has been reconfigured to be a much more intimate experience for theater goers.
As you enter under classic Euclid Avenue marquee, then pass through the long hall of mirrors and into the Reinberger Rotunda, all looks as you would expect. But passing by the bar and into the swanky new lobby, which has moody, blue lighting, you are alerted to a change of atmosphere. Continuing on back and into the new, contemporary theater, the intimacy of the space is comforting. Through metal scrim panels, you can see the original walls of the theater, with all the decorative painting and trim, but the contemporary new space held inside the panels is where your focus is. From the stage you can confront the audience at eye level. The depth of the stage feels like it is just as accommodating the 506 seat house!
Come along with Cool Cleveland correspondent Carol Drummond for a video tour of the unveiling of this exciting space. Compare this finished space with the video tour made in June, while the theater was under construction here.
Find out more about Cleveland Play House's inaugural season in the Allen Theater here.
Carol Drummond has been a professional designer for 25 years. Prior to starting her award-winning graphic design studio 15 years ago, Drummond Design, she graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, worked at a graphic design studio, a video production company, and a consumer products company. She has been an art docent for Mayfield City Schools and currently serves on the COSE Arts Network Advisory Committee. http://www.DrummonDesign.com---------EDITORIAL) 06/08/11----------
Watch as Cleveland Play House's artistic director Michael Bloom gives us a front-to-back tour of their new home, right smack in PlayhouseSquare.
September 16 is the opening date for the first production on the main stage. Find out more about the progress of Cleveland Play House's move to PlayhouseSquare and their new-and-improved home the Allen Theater and watch the back stage sneak peek video by Carol Drummond here.
---------15) 04/20/11----------
SPONSORED: Nothing says "Cool" like the annual FusionFest at Cleveland Play House. This year's festival is on for just 4 more days but there's still over a dozen performances, including Tony-award winner Stew (and his band) and the new comedy Legacy of Light. Tickets and festival information at ClevelandPlayHouse.com or 216 -795-7000.
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SPONSORED: Love a good mash-up? FusionFest 2011 takes the stage at Cleveland Play House. This arts festival fuses together theatre, dance, music, visual art, fashion and more. Grab a beer or cocktail and check out a range of national and local acts. Tickets start at $10. Call 216-795-7000 x4 or visit ClevelandPlayHouse.com.
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SPONSORED: Are You a YP? Then you'll love our Young Professional Happy Hour, co-hosted by Cleveland Play House and MOCA. Join us on Wed 3/23 from 5-7PM for a happy hour & tour of the MOCA galleries, at no charge. Get a ticket to the 7:30PM performance of My Name is Asher Lev for only $20 in advance when you use code YP20, $30 at the door. 8501 Carnegie Ave. Call (216) 795-7000.
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SPONSORED: Happy Hour for Young Professionals hosted by Cleveland Play House! Join us on Mon 1/10 at ABC The Tavern, 1872 W. 25th Street from 5:30PM to 7:30PM for FREE FOOD, drink specials, and inside scoop on our move downtown, from Cleveland Play House Artistic Director Michael Bloom. RSVP online here.
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SPONSORED: Give an experience they'll always remember Give the gift of theatre! Tickets to The Cleveland Play House make excellent gifts and the memories you create will live on well after the curtain falls. Pick your favorite show or go with a gift certificate for more flexibility. Call 216-795-7000 or visit ClevelandPlayHouse.com.
---------10) 11/17/10----------
SPONSORED: "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings..." Freshly adapted for the stage, This Wonderful Life puts a fun spin on everyone's favorite holiday movie. Running Fri 11/26 through Sun 12/19. Don't miss our display of professionally decorated holiday trees during Festival of Trees, Mon 11/22 through Wed 12/30 at The Cleveland Play House. ClevelandPlayhouse.com.
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SPONSORED: "Bravo! Suberb! Wow!" (CoolCleveland.com) Newly adapted from the international best-selling novel, The Kite Runner shows us the human face beneath the headline news. Experience this powerful and uplifting story for yourself. Now through November 7 at The Cleveland Play House. ClevelandPlayHouse.com
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SPONSORED: "There is a way to be good again..." A cry for help from an old friend in a distant land lies at the heart of this powerful story of friendship, betrayal and redemption. Newly adapted from the international best-selling novel, The Kite Runner shows us the human face beneath the headline news. October 15 - November 7 at The Cleveland Play House. ClevelandPlayHouse.com
----------VIDEO #3) 09/29/10----------
4 actors play 150 roles
Joe Foust and Rob Johansen are the most overworked actors in town. Between the two of them, they play literally hundreds of roles, changing costumes, makeup, characters and voices in the blink of an eye. Their work in The Cleveland Play House's brilliant production of The 39 Steps, lifts the show into a frothy, dizzying astral plane. Read the Cool Cleveland review here.
Watch them warm up on stage as Cool Cleveland's Thomas Mulready runs them through their paces, and catch the hilarious excerpt at the end of the video when the two uber-versatile comic actors are joined by lead Nick Sandys and change characters literally at the drop of a hat. Watch the video here
The 39 Steps is live on stage at The Cleveland Play House’s Drury Theatre through October 10, 2010. 216-795-7000 http://www.ClevelandPlayHouse.com
----------7) 09/22/10----------
SPONSORED: Monty Python meets Alfred Hitchcock Catch The 39 Steps at the Cleveland Play House, on stage now through 10/10. Are you ready to have a comical, possibly romantic, mysteriously dashing good time? A Hitchcock comedy thriller is right up your alley! Buy tix in advance, or come to the box office for any performance of The 39 Steps handcuffed to your date (seriously!), and get half-priced tickets to that evening's show. ClevelandPlayHouse.org.
----------6) 09/15/10----------
SPONSORED: Handcuffs, anyone? Catch The 39 Steps at the Cleveland Play House 9/17-10/10. Are you ready to have a comical, possibly romantic, mysteriously dashing good time? A Hitchcock comedy thriller is right up your alley! Buy tix in advance, or come to the box office for any performance of The 39 Steps handcuffed to your date (seriously!), and get half-priced tickets to that evening's show. ClevelandPlayHouse.org.
----------VIDEO 2) 04/21/10----------
FusionFest Turns Five
Michael Bloom And The 4200-Second Man
Michael Bloom, now in his 5th year as Artistic Director of the Cleveland Play House, talks with CoolCleveland.com's Thomas Mulready about the fifth installment of FusionFest, the innovative, collaborative, multi-disciplinary festival taking place 4/14- 4/25/10.Watch the video as Michael talks about their cool FusionFest productions like A Soldier's Tale, with music by Stravinsky and libretto by Kurt Vonnegut, or Bill W. and Dr. Bob about the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, right here in NEO. And watch for a special guest appearance by Charles Ross, back by popular demand, performing the US Premiere of One-Man Lord of The Rings, a 12-hour epic squeezed into 70 minutes. http://www.ClevelandPlayHouse.com
On a page here: http://www.coolcleveland.com/wiki/Newsletter/FusionFest2010
----------5) 04/07/10----------
SPONSORED: SAVE $10 on One-Man Lord of the Rings In one hour, Charles Ross takes you from the Shire to Mordor and back. Ross recreates, without the use of costume, set, or special effects, Peter Jackson's trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. He plays all the characters, performs the music, fights the battles, and ultimately triumphs over evil, all in only 3600 seconds. Use promotion code "COOL" and save $10 per ticket, Call 216-795-7000 or Click Here to order your discount tickets.
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Mischievous & enchanting
Cool Cleveland talks with the delightful stars of Emma
How is it possible that a story written in 1816 is still so popular, so often performed, so assiduously adapted and so earnestly remixed? Seriously, plug in Jane Austen's Emma in YouTube and you'll see what we mean.Watch the video interview with the delightful stars of The Cleveland Play House's Michael Bloom-penned adaptation of Emma: Sarah Nealis [pictured, right], who plays the mischievous Emma, and Carolyn Faye Kramer, portraying the young Harriet, Emma's "project" who she tries to match with a husband, to hilarious effect.
Fans will remember the 1995 film Clueless, a contemporary updating of the classic novel, and the many period film versions, most recently, a sharp reading by the BBC in 2010. But nothing compares with seeing it live, on stage at the Cleveland Play House from Fri 2/26 thru Sun 3/21. More info
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SPONSORED: See the story that inspired the movie "Clueless" and SAVE! The Cleveland Play House invites you to experience a world premiere production of Emma, Jane Austen's timeless story of love, money, and manners - and how 'clueless' each can make us. Use promotion code "COOL" and save $10 per ticket, Call 216-795-7000 or log on at ClevelandPlayHouse.com.
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SPONSORED: See the hit of the theatre season and save! The Cleveland Play House invites you to the see Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize winning Lost in Yonkers. Fresh from a Florida premiere that had reviewers raving "the casting is superb." Use promotion code "COOL" and save $10 per ticket, Call 216-795-7000 or log on at ClevelandPlayHouse.com.
----------12/02/09----------
SPONSORED: Ralphie's back... one last time in A Christmas Story! The Cleveland Play House invites you to the final year of Cleveland's beloved ''A
Christmas Story.'' Don't miss Ralphie, the "leg lamp," the bunny suit, and the genuine Red Ryder 200-shot Carbine Action Air Rifle, all live on stage right here in Cleveland for one last time. Use promotion code "COOL10" and save $10 per ticket on performance dates Thu 12/3 through Sun 12/13. Call 216-795-7000 or log on at ClevelandPlayHouse.com.
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SPONSORED: Last chance to see A Christmas Story and save $10! The Cleveland Play House invites you to the final year of Cleveland's beloved ''A Christmas Story." Don't miss Ralphie, the "leg lamp," the bunny suit, and the genuine Red Ryder 200-shot Carbine Action Air Rifle, all live on stage right here in Cleveland for one last time. Use promotion code "COOL" and save $10 per ticket on performance dates Fri 11/27 through Sun 12/6. Call 216-795-7000 or log on at ClevelandPlayHouse.com.