(May. 10 2:45 PM) - PlayhouseSquare’s Senior Vice President of Theater Operations Gina Vernaci has been elected President of the Independent Presenters Network {IPN} at the semi-annual conference in Tampa, FL. Vernaci will serve a two-year term - the first woman to hold that position and only the fourth president in the organization’s 20-year existence. IPN’s slate of officers include Rich Baker (Fox Associates, St. Louis) and Norbert Mongeon (Providence Center, Rhode Island).

(May. 10 11:51 AM) - Beck Center for the Arts presents the regional premiere of the award-winning rock musical, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, May 25 through July 1, 2012 in the Studio Theater. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 7 p.m. Sundays. There are no Sunday matinee performances for this production. Tickets are now on sale.

(May. 6 12:30 AM) - Beck Center for the Arts welcomes the public to their fourth annual Community Celebration of the Arts 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, May 6, 2012. This annual arts celebration is Beck Center’s way of expressing their appreciation to the community for its continued support. This free event, open to families of all ages, will be held on the Beck Center campus at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood. Free onsite parking is available.

(May. 5 12:30 AM) - More than 400 guests are expected tonight, May 5, 2012 for Great Lakes Theater’s STARRY, STARRY NIGHT Gala, an exuberant celebration commemorating the classic theater company’s 50th anniversary, at the InterContinental Hotel. All proceeds benefit Great Lakes Theater’s nationally acclaimed mainstage and educational programming that will impact more than 100,000 adults and students this season.

(May. 5 12:30 AM) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT) is seeking a male, child actor of any culture or background, aged seven to thirteen, to portray the character Mamillius in the company’s fall 2012 production of William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. Rehearsals begin on September 14th, with performance dates scheduled from September 28th through November 4th. The production’s run includes evening and student matinees during the week. Two young actors will be cast to split the role’s performance commitments.

(May. 4 8:00 PM) - Beck Youth Theater presents Willy Wonka, a children’s favorite by Roald Dahl on the Mackey Main Stage, tonight, May 4 through May 13, 2012. Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this musical adaptation ofCharlie and The Chocolate Factory, featuring songs from the classic family film Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory including “Pure Imagination” and “The Candy Man.” See photos from the production below!

(May. 4 12:30 AM) - Beck Youth Theater presents Willy Wonka, a children’s favorite by Roald Dahl on the Mackey Main Stage, tonight, May 4 through May 13, 2012. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are now on sale. The 10 a.m. student matinee on Thursday, May 10 is sold out.

(May. 4 12:30 AM) - Convergence-Continuum continues its 2012 Season with the Ohio premiere of DEVIL BOYS FROM BEYOND, opening tonight, May 4th. This is the second play in convergence-continuum’s three-play series “Cosmic Conundrums Curiously Considered.”

(May. 3 4:05 PM) - The TONY Awards Nominators had their say earlier this week and now it's your turn! We're pleased to announce that voting has now opened for the 10th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards!

(May. 1 8:37 PM) - The Cleveland International Hall of Fame permanently recognizes those individuals who have made a valuable and lasting contribution to our multicultural society - and hopefully inspires a new generation of leaders. This is the 3rd class to be inducted May 9.

(May. 1 7:22 AM) - The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) will present its thirteenth annual All-City Musical, Footloose to crown the District’s 2011-12 series of All-City Arts Programming. The production features the talents of over fifty CMSD students from across the District and will take place on the stage of the Ohio Theatre at PlayhouseSquare, June 1 - 3, 2012. Tony Sias, Director of Arts Education for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, co-directs the production with Kimberly Brown. Based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford, Footloose was adapted for the stage by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie. The show's music was written by Tom Snow with lyrics by Dean Pitchford. Additional music for Footloose was written by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman.

(May. 1 12:30 AM) - PlayhouseSquares-3rd-Annual-International-Childrens-Festival-Set-for-May-1-5-20010101 The third annual PNC International Children’s Festival presented by Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital runs today, May 1 through May 5, 2012 at PlayhouseSquare. The International Children’s Festival is a fun and interactive experience featuring performances, workshops and a large-scale art installation on the Hanna Building in The PlayhouseSquare District. Many of the Festival activities are free of charge. More than 15,000 students and families participated in the second International Children’s Festival held in May 2011.

(May. 1 12:30 AM) - 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.

(Apr. 30 9:59 AM) - Last year Ensemble Theatre produced playwright Rajiv Joseph’s HUCK AND HOLDEN. It was filled with humor and creative storytelling. Those attending Ensemble’s newest venture into Joseph’s work, GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES, will experience the same type of storytelling, but will probably find the production less satisfying.

(Apr. 30 9:57 AM) - Check out what's playing in Cleveland and Akron for the month of May!

(Apr. 29 12:30 AM) - This time last year, Mike Birbiglia was a well-respected comedian, author and playwright, thanks to his popular stand-up comedy concerts, his regular guest spots on public radio’s This American Life, comedy CDs and his bestselling book, Sleepwalk With Me and Other Painfully True Stories (which he also turned into a long-running stage show). Fast forward to February 2012, and now Birbiglia has become an even bigger, more respected super-hyphenate as filmmaker, co-writer (along with Ira Glass), actor and director in his movie version of Sleepwalk With Me…which just won an award at the Sundance Film Festival.

(Apr. 28 12:30 AM) - In partnership with The Cleveland Orchestra, Beck Center for the Arts will present Percussion Partners, the second of two special west side PNC Musical Rainbow concerts specifically designed for preschool children 10:30 a.m. today April 28, 2012, on the Mackey Main Stage. Tickets are on sale now.

(Apr. 27 6:20 PM) - Beck Center for the Arts welcomes the public to their fourth annual Community Celebration of the Arts 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6, 2012. This annual arts celebration is Beck Center’s way of expressing their appreciation to the community for its continued support. This free event, open to families of all ages, will be held on the Beck Center campus at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood. Free onsite parking is available.