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The Critical Element


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Published Aug. 18, 2010 at 11:10 a.m.

The Critical Element is one of the best new bands in the Cleveland and Akron area. Offering an explosive high energy show with outstanding original music ...

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In the Mood for Theater?


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Published Aug. 4, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.

Your weekly guide to Cleveland's stage offerings ... Bye Bye Birdie — Conrad Birdie, a rock star of the Elvis sort, has been drafted into the army, therefore putting a halt to his music-making career. Through August 8 at Porthouse Theatre, 1145 W. Steels Corner Rd. Cuyahoga Falls.… ... [ Read more ] ...

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On Stage This Week


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Published July 28, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.

Your guide to Cleveland's theater offerings ... Curtains — In 1959, a less than talented actress is murdered during the opening night of her new play. July 31 and August 1, 7, and 8 at Cleveland State University's Summer Stages, 1833 East 23rd Street.… ... [ Read more ] ...

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Want to see a play?


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Published June 30, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.

Your weekly guide to Cleveland's theater scene ... The Foreigner— Charlie is shy — so shy, in fact, that when he visits a Georgia hunting lodge on vacation, he has no interest in talking to anyone. So he poses as an unassuming foreigner who speaks absolutely no English, which sounds great until everyone he meets begins confiding in him.… ... [ Read more ] ...

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Concert Review: Mumford & Sons at the Beachland Ballroom


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Published May 24, 2010 at 2:55 p.m.
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"Folk you!" ... The case of London’s Mumford & Sons should be a lesson about the modern music business for any young band yearning for success ... On the strength of the neo-folk (think Fleet Foxes and Blitzen Trapper) quartet’s stellar debut album Sigh No More , the band has completely sold out its first U.S. tour, including Friday’s performance at the Beachland Ballroom ... The band is playing mostly mid-size clubs, and if each concert is like the one here, then Mumford & Sons are

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Pre-Show Q&A: Jill Scott


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Published May 20, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.
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Who is Jill Scott? Read on ... R&B singer Jill Scott made quite a splash when she released her debut album in 2000, the Grammy-nominated Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 ... The record reflected Scott’s poetic sensibilities and instantly made her star. She and Maxwell are co-headlining a tour that launches tomorrow at Quicken Loans Arena. Scott — who also has a role in Tyler Pretty's latest movie, Why Did I Get Married Too and contributes a regular column to Essence magazine

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SOLDIER ON


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Published April 21, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.

GroundWorks partners with Cleveland Orchestra at FusionFest ... by Marissa Glorioso ... GroundWorks DanceTheater artistic director David Shimotakahara speaks with pride of the range his dance company can embrace.  This weekend they collaborate with the Cleveland Orchestra in A Soldier's Tale as part of the Cleveland Play House's FusionFest.  Composed by Stravinsky in 1918, A Soldier's Tale is a spoken-word opera whose original libretto by Swiss writer C.F. Ramuz was about a soldier who loses

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Dead Composers Society


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Published April 21, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.

Cleveland Orchestra brings classical music to life with Lemony Snicket ... by Michael Gill ... The Composer Is Dead is more than just the title of the Cleveland Orchestra's family concert this weekend. It's also the starting point. "Wherever there's a conductor, you're sure to find a dead composer," says the show's narrator, stating a basic truth about most classical music. "Beethoven — dead! Bach — dead! Brahms — dead! Mozart — dead!" The words are the haughty and macabre work of Lemony

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Arts District: City Music, Busy Music


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Published April 14, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.

And more local arts news ... by Michael Gill ... It's a busier than usual performance week for CityMusic. In addition to the ensemble's regular program conducted by Gregory Vajda, the ensemble will perform a second program especially for kids. Directed by Damon Gupton, they'll play Prokofiev's classic introduction to the orchestra, Peter and the Wolf, narrated by Steve Moretti. Also on the program: Rossini's overture to the opera Tancredi. It's at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 17, at Fairmount

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FOSTERING LOVE


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Published Feb. 10, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.

Jazz legend writes for the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra ... by Michael Gill ... Legendary saxophonist and bandleader Frank Foster doesn't remember exactly when he met trumpeter and Cleveland Jazz Orchestra artistic director Sean Jones. "I must have been somewhere in Middle West," says the octogenarian, who is best known for his work with the Count Basie Big Band, which he joined in 1953 and led from 1986 to 1995. "I forget where I was. He was featured with some big band, and I was very impressed

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