![The phrase “When one door closes, another one opens” takes on a whole new meaning in the Michael Frayn comedy “Noises Off,” gracing the stage at the Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood. This clever play-within-a-play with three acts (and two intermissions) is a timeless British farce with all of the door-slamming, pratfalling and […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/TNH-L-Beck-NoisesOff-review-WBOX-033123-01.jpg?w=132 "The phrase “When one door closes, another one opens” takes on a whole new meaning in the Michael Frayn comedy “Noises Off,” gracing the stage at the Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood. This clever play-within-a-play with three acts (and two intermissions) is a timeless British farce with all of the door-slamming, pratfalling and […]")
Beck Center cast has a comedic field day with enduring farce ‘Noises Off’ | Theater review
The phrase “When one door closes, another one opens” takes on a whole new meaning in the Michael Frayn comedy “Noises Off,” gracing the stage at the Beck Center for...
![The exquisite production of “The Other Place” on stage at Dobama Theatre is not for the faint of heart. You have to understand that by setting foot in the Cleveland Heights venue, you will be allowing yourself to ride an emotional roller coaster. But the hills and drops that are a part of roller coaster […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/TNH-L-Dobama-OtherPlace-review-WBOX-031723-01-1.jpg?w=132 "The exquisite production of “The Other Place” on stage at Dobama Theatre is not for the faint of heart. You have to understand that by setting foot in the Cleveland Heights venue, you will be allowing yourself to ride an emotional roller coaster. But the hills and drops that are a part of roller coaster […]")
![There is no need to mince words. If you are not planning a trip to Playhouse Square’s Hanna Theatre to see the Great Lakes Theater production of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility,” change your plans. And to any“Janeites” fearing this Kate Hamill adaptation may be a tad too “tituppy”(lively), rest assured this incredibly innovative take […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/TNH-L-GLT-Sense-review-WBOX-021923-01.jpg?w=132 "There is no need to mince words. If you are not planning a trip to Playhouse Square’s Hanna Theatre to see the Great Lakes Theater production of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility,” change your plans. And to any“Janeites” fearing this Kate Hamill adaptation may be a tad too “tituppy”(lively), rest assured this incredibly innovative take […]")
![If you have ever wondered what happened to the beloved characters in the Emerald City after Dorothy clicked her heels and decided “there’s no place like home,” grab hold of the tail of a twister and get dropped off in “The Land of Oz,” a world-premiere production at Dobama Theatre in Cleveland Heights. You will […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/TNH-L-Dobama-LandofOz-review-WBOX-120911-03.jpg?w=132 "If you have ever wondered what happened to the beloved characters in the Emerald City after Dorothy clicked her heels and decided “there’s no place like home,” grab hold of the tail of a twister and get dropped off in “The Land of Oz,” a world-premiere production at Dobama Theatre in Cleveland Heights. You will […]")
![If you grew up in the state of New York in the ’80s and ’90s, there were certain elements of pop culture that you just could not escape. Some might consider them warm blankets of nostalgia that keep you comfortable on a cozy night, while others might call them “earworms.” Some that come to mind […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TNH-L-PHS-Cats-review-WBOX-111122-02.jpg?w=132 "If you grew up in the state of New York in the ’80s and ’90s, there were certain elements of pop culture that you just could not escape. Some might consider them warm blankets of nostalgia that keep you comfortable on a cozy night, while others might call them “earworms.” Some that come to mind […]")
![True crime — especially when it deals with a serial killer — is booming in mainstream media these days. Documentaries about notorious killers such as Ted Bundy, Charles Manson and Bath Township native Jeffrey Dahmer are surging the streaming networks, and it makes it hard to resist the idea of climbing inside the mind of […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/TNH-L-BlankCanvas-AmericanPsycho-review-WBOX-102822-02.jpg?w=110 "True crime — especially when it deals with a serial killer — is booming in mainstream media these days. Documentaries about notorious killers such as Ted Bundy, Charles Manson and Bath Township native Jeffrey Dahmer are surging the streaming networks, and it makes it hard to resist the idea of climbing inside the mind of […]")
![Do you remember a time when the best Saturday-night sleepovers involved breaking out the Ouija board and trying to communicate with the dead? Trembling hands, giggles all around and occasional screams under sleeping bags made for evenings of frivolous fun. However, there was always that inkling, or glimmer of hope, that as our hands moved […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/TNH-L-Dobama-ThinPlace-review-WBOX-101422-02.jpg?w=132 "Do you remember a time when the best Saturday-night sleepovers involved breaking out the Ouija board and trying to communicate with the dead? Trembling hands, giggles all around and occasional screams under sleeping bags made for evenings of frivolous fun. However, there was always that inkling, or glimmer of hope, that as our hands moved […]")
![Don’t let the lip-smacking, blood-sucking, man-eating plant in the window stop you from getting a front-row seat for Great Lakes Theater’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Hanna Theatre at Playhouse Square in Cleveland. This “special breed of flytrap” first came to life on the small screen in Roger Corman’s 1960s low-budget film […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TNH-L-GLT-LittleShop-review-WBOX-093022-03.jpg?w=132 "Don’t let the lip-smacking, blood-sucking, man-eating plant in the window stop you from getting a front-row seat for Great Lakes Theater’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Hanna Theatre at Playhouse Square in Cleveland. This “special breed of flytrap” first came to life on the small screen in Roger Corman’s 1960s low-budget film […]")
![What if you were offered a job to be the manager of a faux mini-mall in the basement of a huge star’s home, keep every last “tchotchke” (knick-knack) neat and tidy and wait to see if the one customer, the star herself, ever comes down to shop? It sounds like a crazy idea. However, in […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TNH-L-Beck-BuyerandCellar-review-WBOX-092322-01.jpg?w=59 "What if you were offered a job to be the manager of a faux mini-mall in the basement of a huge star’s home, keep every last “tchotchke” (knick-knack) neat and tidy and wait to see if the one customer, the star herself, ever comes down to shop? It sounds like a crazy idea. However, in […]")
![Every so often a theater show comes along that makes you want to jump out of your seat and run onto the stage to be a part of the hilarity. That is the case for Blank Canvas Theatre’s production of “One Man, Two Guvnors,” by Richard Bean. Based on the 1746 Carlo Goldoni classic comedy […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TNH-L-BlankCanvas-TwoGuvnors-review-WBOX-091822-01.jpg?w=132 "Every so often a theater show comes along that makes you want to jump out of your seat and run onto the stage to be a part of the hilarity. That is the case for Blank Canvas Theatre’s production of “One Man, Two Guvnors,” by Richard Bean. Based on the 1746 Carlo Goldoni classic comedy […]")