John Benson
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Medina native Kris Lyons performing in Cleveland-bound ‘The Who’s Tommy’ (opens the original)
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Videos showing the reactions of Gen Zers listening to classic rock hits for the first time are popular on social media platforms. Medina native and musical theater performer Kris Lyons experienced something similar shortly after learning she was cast in the new national tour of “The Who’s Tommy,” which appears Oct. 6 through 11 at Playhouse Square’s Connor Palace in Cleveland. “My boyfriend’s white, so he really loves all that classic rock stuff,” said Lyons, a 2024 Baldwin Wallace University mu
Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison to present ‘Stop Making Sense’ in Cleveland (opens the original)
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Talking Heads keyboardist-guitarist Jerry Harrison in recent years has become caretaker of the 2002 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee act’s legacy. Two years removed from touring the group’s catalog along with onetime touring musician Adrian Belew (David Bowie and King Crimson), Harrison is going on the road to present the post-punk/art-rock band’s iconic concert film, “Stop Making Sense,” which includes a screening on Oct. 3 in Cleveland at Playhouse Square’s Mimi Ohio Theatre. “What happened i
‘Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert’ returning to Cleveland (opens the original)
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Two years after making its Northeast Ohio debut, “Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert” returns to Cleveland, appearing Sept. 27 at The Agora. “The very first tour was kind of a test run,” said John Kinsner, Black Ink Presents CEO and producer of “Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert,” calling from Los Angeles. “We only did a couple of weeks of the show to see what the response would be, and it was incredible. “We learned that Cleveland loves ‘Labyrinth: In Concert,’ and it’s a fantastic market. We
Enduring alt-rock act Modest Mouse playing Jacobs Pavilion (opens the original)
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Decades after arriving on the alternative-rock scene, Modest Mouse is still slaying. That includes another new album, “An Eraser and a Maze,” and a supporting tour, with a show booked for Sept. 30 at Cleveland’s Jacobs Pavilion. Playing along the Cuyahoga River should suit Modest Mouse singer-guitarist Isaac Brock, the band’s lone remaining founding member. Not too far from there, during the group’s salad days, the Pacific Northwest act would frequent former DIY Cleveland club Speak in Tongues.
Great Lakes Theater accepts ‘problem’ of ‘The Winter’s Tale’ (opens the original)
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When directors are picking projects, problem plays can be, well, problematic. However, that’s exactly why fearless director Tracy Young accepted the challenge of adapting William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale,” which Great Lakes Theater will present Sept. 25 through Oct. 11 at Playhouse Square’s Hanna Theatre in Cleveland. “It’s called one of the ‘problem plays,’ which basically means that it’s got a sort of mixed tonality — part comedy, part tragedy,” said Young, calling from Seattle. “It’s
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