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Outcome" review: Keanu Reeves miscast in supposed dark comedy

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (752+ words) In the new straight-to-Apple TV film "Outcome," Keanu Reeves portrays one of the biggest movie stars in the world. However, his Reef Hawk has been out of the limelight for five years. In preparing for a TV interview with longtime…...

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(Mostly) clean comic Pete Correale to perform at Playhouse Square

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (425+ words) Pete Correale is a clean comic in the same way that Billy Bob Thornton's "Landman" character doesn't drink alcohol but regularly consumes light beers. Armed with laid-back delivery and quick wit, the comic has been working for three decades. In…...

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Comic Katherine Blanford playing Hilarities for the first time

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (564+ words) Proudly a storyteller comic, Katherine Blanford is about to perform for the first time at Cleveland's Hilarities 4th Street Theatre. However, she's no stranger to the cherished comedy venue. Last year, the comedian, who performs March 6 and 7 at the downtown Cleveland…...

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Nikki Glaser takes swings at CBS and Leo, goes gentle on Julia in Golden Globes monologue

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (641+ words) By ANDREW DALTON, Associated Press Entertainment Writer In her earliest jokes she suggested stars in the room might be in the Epstein Files and took a shot at CBS, the network airing the show. "There are so many A-listers, and…...

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Cocoa Brown performing Jan. 2 and 3 at Cleveland's Funny Bone Comedy Club

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (500+ words) Veteran comedian and actress Cocoa Brown is at the point in her career where she no longer has to push the envelope for laughs. "What is currently in my set is realizing at 53 years old " I'm now an official auntie,…...

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Monty Python's Spamalot' bringing back all those laughs to Cleveland

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (586+ words) Three years after coming through Playhouse Square as the musical director of "Cats," Jonathan Gorst is happy to be returning to Northeast Ohio. If for no other reason, he's out of saffron. "I love the West Side Market," said Gorst,…...

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Done with "SNL," Michael Longfellow stopping by Hilarities

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (676+ words) Michael Longfellow is still processing his recent exit from "Saturday Night Live." "Oh, I'm doing great, yeah. How are you doing?" he said during a phone call to promote his shows from Oct. 30 through Nov. 1 at Hilarities 4th Street Theatre in…...

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Great Lakes Theater again set to "Dial M for Murder

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (644+ words) From television shows and documentaries to podcasts, there's no doubt we're living in a true-crime zeitgeist. Someone who couldn't be any happier is Great Lakes Theater Producing Artistic Director Sara Bruner, who is directing the company's new production of "Dial…...

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Cleveland Ballet pairing "Dracula" with another piece by choreographer

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (766+ words) It's not really spooky season without a visit from our creepy, blood-sucking pal Dracula. Cleveland Ballet is bringing an elevated adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 vampire novel "Dracula" to Playhouse Square Oct. 24 and 25. The late Lynne Taylor-Corbett, a Tony Award nominee,…...

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Mary Santora returning to Northeast Ohio for "Cuffs & Comedy

6+ mon, 6+ day ago  (556+ words) Nearly a year after being laid off from WMMS-FM 100. 7s "The Alan Cox Show," Northeast Ohio native comedian Mary Santora is doing just fine. Now a New York City-based performer, Santora will perform at the fundraiser comedy show "Cuffs & Comedy," which…...