Arts & Culture

Summer Fun Guide: What's On Stage

From comedy to Disney magic, there’s a show for everyone this summer.

by Miranda S. Miller | May. 21, 2010 | 4:00 AM

Sweeney Todd
June 11-27, $15-$24
Alma Theater, Cain Park, 14591 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, 216-371-3000, cainpark.com


Rescue Me Comedy Tour 2
Featuring Denis Leary, Lenny Clarke and Adam Ferrara
June 22, 8 p.m.; $11-$66
State Theatre, 1519 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.com

Fun for – Foul-mouthed fans of the television series Rescue Me
It probably won’t end with a musical montage, but if you’ve ever found yourself doubled over from these guys’ snark- and sarcasm-filled banter, this comedy show is for you.


The Producers
July 16-Aug. 22, $10-$28
The Beck Center for the Arts, 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, 216-521-2540, beckcenter.org


The Phantom of the Opera
July 28-Aug. 22, $10-$87.50
Allen Theatre, 1407 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.com

Fun for – The armchair psychologist
Folks who couldn’t get enough of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung in college are sure to have a field day analyzing all the archetypes — mother, father, child, shadow, hero — in Broadway’s longest-running show.


Silk Road ensemble
Aug. 14, 8 p.m.; $21-$88
Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, 216-231-1111, clevelandorchestra.com

Disney in Concert: Magical Music From the Movies
Aug. 21, 8:30 p.m.; $21-88
Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, 216-231-1111, clevelandorchestra.com

Fun for – Princes, princesses and their parents
Give your little ones something to write in their What I Did on My Summer Vacation essay with a night at the orchestra as it plays scores from favorite movies while Aladdin and The Lion King flash across the big screens.

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