Monthly Archives: June 2013

The Little Way of Ruthie Leming – Mini-Review

Ever read a biography of an “unfamous” person? Neither had I until this totally engrossing, profound, and magical book about home, fathers, siblings, hurt, death and the power of sacrificial love. A biography which seems written to the old Shaker tune, A Gift to Be Simple. A wonderful book to read and then pass on […]

June 29, 2013 – 11:22 am | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Books, Mini-Review | Comments Off on The Little Way of Ruthie Leming – Mini-Review

The Iceman Cometh – Mini-Review

Since moving to Cleveland in December, we have been seeing two or three plays a month. By far the best production was today: The Ensemble Theatre’s production of Eugene O’Neill’s masterpiece The Iceman Cometh. A play more talked about and admired than produced, Ian Hinz production made one of the most difficult of American plays […]

June 29, 2013 – 11:19 am | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Mini-Review, Theater | Comments Off on The Iceman Cometh – Mini-Review

Smokey Joe’s Cafe – Mini-Review

A June 23,2013 visit to beautiful and historic Cain Park to see Smokey Joe’s Cafe – a musical revue so good it made us forget the heat and me forget how many years since I first heard Leiber and Stoller’s tunes. Seamless collaboration between director Scott Plate and choreographer Gregory Daniels produced an all-singing/all-dancing ensemble […]

June 29, 2013 – 10:33 am | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Mini-Review | Comments Off on Smokey Joe’s Cafe – Mini-Review

Crowns at Karamu Theater -Mini-Review

The musical Crowns was the occasion for our June 9 visit to the historic Karamu Theater. Glorious singing, led by the incomparable Joyce Linzy, and Nathan Lilly wonderfully playing all of the men in the six show-stopping women’s lives. Simple but beautiful and imaginative staging by Terrence Spivey. The audience did not want the intermissionless […]

June 29, 2013 – 10:30 am | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Mini-Review, Theater, Theology | Comments Off on Crowns at Karamu Theater -Mini-Review

Guys and Dolls Great Lakes Theater – Mini-Review

On June 1, 2013  we made our first visit to the Great Lakes Theater in Playhouse Square’s 1921 Hanna Theater to see the new, fresh and zippy Guys and Dolls. The production boasted a wonderful romantic duo with Steel Burkhardt (Sky Masterson) and LeahHorowitz (Sarah Brown) who delighted the audience with the beautiful but overlooked […]

June 29, 2013 – 10:28 am | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Mini-Review, Theater | Comments Off on Guys and Dolls Great Lakes Theater – Mini-Review