Daily Archives: June 29, 2013

Les Miserables:25th Anniversary Production – Mini-Review

Cleveland’s 1922 Palace Theater, seating 3,000, was the appropriate setting for the new Les Miserables on February 9, 2013. Carrara marble and crystal chandeliers appropriately welcome a stunning theatrical event. Laurence Connor and James Powell directed this version and almost every moment has been re-imagined. Theater artists in the early 20th century vainly sought what […]

Cleveland Symphony and Chorus Christmas Concert at Severance Hall – Mini Review

On December 22,2012, Kathleen and I came as close to heaven as we expect to this year: the Cleveland Symphony and Chorus Christmas Concert at Severance Hall. Built in 1931 the hall itself is a major player in the musical events – the hall shapes, modulates, and distributes sound unlike any space I’ve ever been […]