Cast your vote for the Beck Center before March 9 in Scene's Best of Cleveland 2012 under the "Carousing" (Arts & Entertainment) category. Last year with your help the Beck Center won the Best Local Theater Company award and Beck Center's Artistic Director Scott Spence was named Best Director for 2011. We sincerely appreciate your support. Thank you!
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Regional premieres, exciting entertainment and edgy productions are in store for Northeast Ohio audiences for the remainder of the 2011/2012 Professional Theater season.
Tickets on Sale Now!Feb 3 - Mar 4, 2012 / Mackey Main Stage
Our collaboration with Baldwin-Wallace College Music Theatre Program is the winner of 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. This landmark musical is an exhilarating mix of morality, sexuality, and rock & roll! Mature content - 17 and older recommended.
March 23 - April 29, 2012 / Studio Theater
Beck Center presents the regional premiere of the critically acclaimed play by Cleveland's resident playwright, Eric Coble. Starring Dorothy Silver, this delicate tale walks a tight-rope between sadness and joy, fear and hope, and love and frustration.
May 25 - July 1 / Studio Theater
Regional premiere! An irreverent punk rock musical that reinvents the life of "Old Hickory" from his humble beginnings to his days as our seventh Commander-in-Chief. Starring Dan Folino as Andrew Jackson. Mature content - 17 and older recommended.
July 6 - August 12 / Mackey Main Stage
Based on the hit movie of the same name, Legally Blonde is a feel-good musical comedy that was nominated for 7 Tony Awards. The verdict? This much fun shouldn't be legal!
The Studio Theater will be filled with laughter most Saturday nights thanks to Beck's newest collaboration with Something Dada, the popular improvisational comedy troupe that now calls Beck Center their home. Each show is based on audience suggestions, meaning no two shows are ever alike.
Something Dada formed in October of 1994, taking its name from the Dada art movement of the early 1900s. All of their shows are based completely on audience suggestions, meaning no two shows are ever the same. "Dada is thrilled to be performing at the Beck. The Studio Theater is a perfect match for Dada's interactive performances, and this is a great opportunity for Dada to reach new audiences and reconnect with our theatrical roots," says Russ Stich, Something Dada's general manager and original cast member.
Tickets are $12 and they promise to sell out quickly - so don't miss out on the laughs! Something Dada shows begin at 8pm on Saturday through October 15, 2011 (except June 4 and August 13), and Saturdays thereafter when a Beck show is not taking place. Don't delay...Buy your tickets today!
While Something Dada is open to all ages, it is strongly recommended to only bring teens 13 and over. Dada performances generally at a PG-13 level in terms of language and content, but it cannot guaranteed what suggestions will be given, or what direction the show will take (it is improv, after all!). If you have any questions, please e-mail info@somethingdada.com.
Beck Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the 2011/2012 professional theater season, featuring six productions new to Northeast Ohio. "I am more than thrilled that the Beck Center will offer audiences so many opportunities to see local and regional premieres next season," says Artistic Director Scott Spence. "Six of the seven productions are either brand new to local audiences or have only been seen in national tours. As always, we are trying to offer great diversity in both title and content."
The Marvelous Wonderettes, Sept 16 - Oct 16, 2011, Mackey Main Stage
Race, Oct 21 - Nov 20, 2011, Studio Theater
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Dec 2 - 31, 2011, Mackey Main Stage
Spring Awakening, Feb 3 - Mar 4, 2012, Mackey Main Stage
The Velocity of Autumn, Mar 23 - Apr 29, 2012, Studio Theater
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, May 25 - July 1, 2012, Studio Theater
Legally Blonde The Musical, July 6 - Aug 12, 2012, Mackey Main Stage
Click here for complete show descriptions.
Subscriptions for the 2011/2012 professional theater season can be purchased after May 15, 2011. Individual ticket sales begin August 1, 2011.
Thanks to the supporters who responded to our S.O.S., we have installed 100 refurbished seats in the Mackey Main Stage Theater., and 50 more will make their debut in the coming weeks. That leaves us a little more 300 seats to re-do the entire theater.
Please help us finish our theater by donating to the S.O.S. – Save Our Seats campaign. Your contribution of just $75 will re-cover one of the remaining seats to be saved.
The names of all donors will be listed in the lobby outside the theater. There's no better return of an investment of $75 than 35 years of magical moments!
For more information, contact Sally Weakley at 216.521.2540, x18 or sweakley@beckcenter.org.
Former Beck Center student and current Hollywood actress, Rachel G. Fox, returns to the Beck Center on Saturday, February 26 to share the story of her exciting journey from the Beck stage to the sets of Hollywood. Rachel will appear at two special events that day.
Beck Center theater students and members of the community are invited to a free special talk with Rachel at 10 a.m.. She will give insight on how her experiences on the Beck stage helped paved her way to being nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and the Young Artist Award.
That afternoon Beck Center Teen Theater presents Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students (18 and under). All attendees to this 3 p.m. performance are invited to a free post-show reception to meet and greet the cast and speak with Rachel and her mother, Victoria.
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The end-of-year reviews by area theater critics have brought numerous honors to the Beck Center for the Arts for several of its 2010 professional theater productions. The Times Theater Tributes recognized the Beck Center for Best Dramatic Production (Wings), Best Musical Theatre Production, and Best Choreography in a Musical (Joseph...Dreamcoat), and the News-Herald’s Best of Theatre Awards named The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Best Musical.
Cleveland theater legend Dorothy Silver was also recognized with awards by both publications for her Best Performance in Wings, and the talented George Roth received accolades for his "loverly" role in My Fair Lady. Kudos to Beck Artistic Director Scott Spence who was acknowledged for his creative directorial skills in both Joseph and Spelling Bee.
Congrats to all!
For a complete listing of all honors, click the links below...
The highly popular 2008 hit from the Beck Center is back...and at PlayhouseSquare. Produced by the Beck Center, Altar Boyz is a sharp, pop-music parody with irreverent humor that tells the holy inspiring story of five small-town boys trying to save the world one screaming fan at a time.
Winner of the 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical, Altar Boyz is a rafter-raising, soul-saving, musical-comedy spoof about a ficticious Christian boy band performing the last concert of their "Raise the Praise" tour. Join heavenly heartthrobs - Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan, and Abraham - as they dance and sing their hearts out to save souls.
Thanks to the supporters who responded to our S.O.S., we will begin refurbishing seats in the Mackey Main Stage Theater. Their quick response will allow us to get started on this project in the next few weeks!
Please join them in giving back to this captivating place by donating to the S.O.S. – Save Our Seats campaign. After 35 fabulous years, the seats in the theater need special attention. Although their structure is sound, they need to be refurbished with new upholstery. Your contribution of just $75 will re-cover one of remaining seats to be saved.
The names of all donors will be listed in the lobby outside the theater. There's no better return of an investment of $75 than 35 years of magical moments!
For more information, contact Sally Weakley at 216.521.2540, x18 or sweakley@beckcenter.org.
Give a gift that doesn’t end up at the bottom of a toy box or the returns counter. The Beck Center is the perfect place this holiday season - and throughout the year - to purchase unique items for loved ones.
The arts is a gift for a lifetime, and the Beck has something for everyone's taste. Beck Center gift cards are available for purchase at Customer Services. Cards may be used for tickets to professional and youth theater productions and for more than 140 classes in dance, music, theater, and visual arts.
Looking for something more personal? This month in the Jean Bulicek Gallery, our inaugural Holiday Art Show features seven outstanding regional artists who engage and inspire with their creativity. Darrelle Centuori, Anizia Karmazyn, Liz Maugans, Lynn O’Brien, Patricia H. Sigmier, Marilyn Szalay, and Mark Yasenchack offer a visual feast of beautiful art for our patrons buying pleasure. Come and see this wonderful show through January 5, and maybe you will find something to bring home or give to a loved one.
You can support local artists throughout the year. The Visual Arts Faculty has wonderful artwork for sale at the Women’s Board boutique in the Daniel’s Lounge, including pottery, jewelry, photos, watercolors, framed drawings, notecards, and holiday ornaments.
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