- Local News

via News5: Playhouse Square announced the Broadway shows that will be coming to Cleveland during the 2020-2021 season. The shows are: To Kill a Mockingbird from Nov. 3-22, 2020. Pretty Woman: The Musical from Jan. 5-24, 2021. The Cher Show: from Feb. 2-21, 2021. The Prom: from March 9-28, 2021. Ain’t too proud: The life […]

- Local News

Playhouse Square announced their 2017-2018 Broadway in CLE schedule Tuesday night, and there are some big names on the list. First up is the musical comedy Waitress, from five-time Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles. The show tells the story of Jenna, a waitress and pie maker who hopes that a nearby baking contest will be her fresh […]

- Daily Praise

Is “Hamilton” coming to Cleveland? It’s the burning question lingering after a teaser email blast from Cleveland Playhouse Square. The hugely successful musical on Broadway is about to hit the road after winning 11 Tony Awards, including best new musical. When Cleveland’s Playhouse Square sends out an email saying only, “Join the Revolution on June […]

- Local News

For the third consecutive year in a row, the Playhouse Square lead the country in season ticket holders with 32,000. This upcoming season, all season ticket holders and anyone else who enjoys theatre will have some good options. Playhouse Square revealed its 2016-2017 KeyBank Broadway Series on Tuesday night. The event included performances from “Finding […]

- CLE

Playhouse Square is celebrating and lighting up its brand new chandelier over downtown Cleveland on Friday, May 2. Their “Dazzle the District” event  takes place in the heart of Playhouse Square on Euclid Avenue between East 13th and East 17th Streets and on East 14th Street between Euclid and Prospect. That means road closures for […]

- CLE

Playhouse Square is celebrating and lighting up its brand new chandelier over downtown Cleveland on Thursday May 1. The Dazzle The District event  will take place in the heart of the Playhouse Square neighborhood, on Euclid Avenue between East 13th and East 17th Streets, and on East 14th Street between Euclid and Prospect. That means […]

- CLE

  The first of four new PlayhouseSquare welcoming arches has risen over Huron Road at Prospect Avenue just east of East Ninth Street. The copper-colored ornamental gateways are part of an exciting facelift for the entertainment district. The second gateway was installed late Thursday night into Friday morning at East 14th Street and Prospect Avenue. […]

- CLE

  The President and CEO of PlayhouseSquare announced Monday that GE Lighting, a Cleveland-based company, will be a major sponsor of its neighborhood transformation project. “GE’s lighting solutions are just what we need to create the beautiful, glowing ambiance that we want, while at the same time remaining conscious of energy efficiency,” said Art J. […]

- CLE

Cleveland police are investigating a break-in at the Hanna Theatre on East 14th Street in PlayhouseSquare. According to police they received a call just before 3 a.m. Thursday for a report of three people try to break in the front doors of the Theatre. When officers arrived, they found a glass front door broken out. […]

National

Mabel “Madea” Simmons is back in town, in person, for the first time in nearly five years. Tyler Perry will get himself up in a fat suit, falsies and a size-30 dress to play the Bible-misquoting, cigarette-smoking, gun-toting granny Madea for two performances on Sunday, Nov. 21, at Quickens Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland. Tickets […]