Category Archives: 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

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 […]

June 29, 2013 – 10:20 am | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Mini-Review, Theater | Comments Off on Les Miserables:25th Anniversary Production – Mini-Review

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 […]

June 29, 2013 – 10:16 am | By Paul Kuritz | Posted in Mini-Review, Music | Comments Off on Cleveland Symphony and Chorus Christmas Concert at Severance Hall – Mini Review