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Millennial Theatre brings Tony winner to Playhouse

The Millennial Theatre Company will stage the nonprofessional Ohio premiere of the musical “Dear Evan Hansen.” Desire and persistence made it possible. MTC Director Joe Asente said he fell in love with the show when he saw the national tour in Cleveland in 2019. “It was the first ...

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Warren library program shares heartwarming Ohio stories A program on “Heartwarming Stories about Favorite People from Ohio” is scheduled at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren. Presenter Susan Cannavino will share stories about the powerful friendship between Olympic legend Jesse Owens and a German competitor during the 1936 Berlin Games, the lasting contributions of Paul Newman and Erma Bombeck and the courage of Dorothy Fuldheim. The program is free and can be attended in person or via Zoom. Go to www.wtcpl.org/events or ...

TNT stages one-act plays

Trumbull New Theatre will present two one-act plays led by first-time directors for a three-performance run next weekend. Steven Fraley will direct “Bad Auditions by Bad Actors” by Ian McWethy. A casting director has one day to find the leads for a community theatre production of “Romeo and Juliet.” What seems like a simple task proves impossible when the pool of actors includes extreme method actors, performers who just don’t know what to do with their hands and one particular woman who may or may not think she’s a cat. Alex Williams will lead the one-act entitled ...

Usher makes case for R&B in stadiums

LOS ANGELES — As Usher prepares to launch a stadium tour with Chris Brown, he says the criticism and legal troubles surrounding the singer never factored into his decision to embark on the tour. “Absolutely not,” Usher told The Associated Press. “He’s my brother, and he’s amazing ...

‘Nutcracker’ ballet announced for Packard

The World Ballet Company will bring its production of “The Nutcracker” to Packard Music Hall on Dec. 1. The performance will feature Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s score performed by a live orchestra and 150 hand-crafted costumes. Tickets for the 7 p.m. performance go on sale 10 a.m. Friday through Ticketmaster. An online-only presale starts at 10 a.m. Thursday with the password: SNOWFLAKE.

OWR plans ‘Pagliacci’ for Powers

Staff report Tickets go on sale Friday for “Pagliacci,” which will be Opera Western Reserve’s fall production. “Pagliacci” (The Clowns) is a verismo-style opera, featuring realistic characters thrust into everyday life crises. Italian composer Ruggero Leoncavallo wrote both the words and the music in 1892. The story follows a raucous band of traveling clowns, jugglers and actors who arrive in a small Italian town to perform their boisterous comedy act. Tensions rise behind the scenes between the actor playing Pagliaccio and his young wife, whom he suspects is having an ...