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Janis Joplin Musical Event Takes the Stage This Summer

May 17, 2012

CLEVELAND, OH (May 15, 2012) — Cleveland Play House will originate a new production of the musical One Night With Janis Joplin based on the musical journey of one of rock ‘n roll’s greatest legends. Produced in partnership with Todd Gershwin and Daniel Chilewich of Premiere Media and Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater in Washington D.C., and in association with The Estate of Janis Joplin and Jeff Jampol of JAM, Inc.,...

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CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program Graduate Elizabeth A. Davis Nominated for Tony® Award

May 1, 2012 by Lisa Craig, Public Relations Manager

CLEVELAND, OH (May 1, 2012) – Elizabeth A. Davis, a 2006 graduate of the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program, received a Tony® Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for Once, based on an Oscar®-winning independent film. Once led the pack in Tony® Award nominations announced today with a total of 11 nominations, including Best Musical. Since 1996, Cleveland Play...

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Pulitzer Prize Winner Quiara Hudes at New Ground Theatre Festival

April 17, 2012 by Lisa Craig, Public Relations Manager

CLEVELAND, OH (April 17, 2012) – Playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes, who will be coming to Cleveland Play House for a week-long residency as part of New Ground Theatre Festival, has just been awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play Water By the Spoonful. The Pulitzer is given “for a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life,” and includes a prize of $10,000. Hudes...

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Cleveland Play House Honored at National Corporate Theatre Fund Chairman's Awards Gala

April 12, 2012

Harry Connick, Jr. Honored at National Corporate Theatre Fund Chairman's Awards Gala

Cleveland Play House, Cleveland Clinic & James Turley, CEO of Ernst & Young Also Receive Honors

Mariska Hargitay Presents Connick, Jr. Award

New York, NY(Tuesday, March 27, 2012): On Monday, April 30th at New York City’s Pierre Hotel the National Corporate Theatre Fund (NCTF) will honor Harry Connick, Jr., Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Play House, and James S. Turley (CEO & Chairman of Ernst & Young) at...

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Hall of Fame Class of 2011-12 Induction Ceremony

April 4, 2012

Cleveland Play House invites alumni, friends and the public to attend the second annual Hall of Fame Luncheon and Induction Ceremony, hosted by Act4CPH, at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at the Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare. Selected by the Heritage Council of Cleveland Play House, the members of the Hall of Fame Class of 2011-12 are Dom DeLuise, Richard Gould, Evie McElroy, and Stan & Bobby Meisel. The Hall of Fame Luncheon chair...

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In the Next Room, or the vibrator play Creates Buzz at Cleveland Play House

March 27, 2012

CLEVELAND, OH (March 27, 2012) – In the Next Room, or the vibrator play by Sarah Ruhl anchors New Ground Theatre Festival, the seventh annual showcase of new work at CPH. Directed by Laura Kepley, CPH Associate Artistic Director, In the Next Room, or the vibrator play takes place at the dawn of electricity, when a remarkable treatment for “hysterical” men and women is taking place. A funny and touching play about marriage and intimacy...

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