The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)
Happenings
Here is a brief rundown of some coming entertainment options in Northeast Ohio. Make submissions for consideration via email to entertainment@morningjournal.com. You must include a phone number and/or web address for publication.
Art
Allen Memorial Art Museum: Oberlin College, 87 N. Main St., Oberlin, presents “The Body Is the Map: Approaches to Land in the Americas After 1960,” through June 23; “Nature and Nostalgia in Early 20thCentury Japanese Art,” through June 16; “Women Bound and Unbound,” through May 26; “The Thingness of Things: Portraits of Objects,” through May 26; “Centripetal/Centrifugal: Calibrating an Asian American Art,” through May 26; “The Three Friends of Winter: Pine, Bamboo, and Plum,” through May 26; “Zao Wou-Ki: Prints in Context,” through June 30; “Art and Being in the Garden of Ryōan-ji,” through June 23. Call 440-775-8665 or visit oberlin.edu/amam. Cleveland Museum of Art: 11150 East Blvd., presents “Charles Burchfield: The Ohio Landscapes, 1915-1920,” through May 5; “Raul de Nieves: Fina,” through April 28 (at Transformer Station); “Color and Comfort: Swedish Modern Design,” through Feb. 9, 2020; “Beyond Truth: Photography After the Shutter,” through May 26; “Gordon Parks: The New Tide, Early Work 1940-1950,” through June 9; “Shinto: Discovery of the Divine in Japanese Art,” through June 30; “A Lasting Impression: Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland,” May 5 through Sept. 22. Call 216-421-7340 or visit www. clevelandart.org. Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community College: 1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria, presents 2019 LCCC student art exhibit, through April 26; LCCC Portfolio Exhibit, May 3 through 17 (reception 5 to 7 p.m. May 3). Call 440366-4040 or visit www. StockerArtsCenter.com.
Children’s entertainment
Akron Civic Theater: 182 S. Main St., presents “Peppa Pig’s Adventure!,” Oct. 10. Call 330-253-2488 or visit www.AkronCivic.com.
Comedy
Cleveland Improv: 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents Faizon Love, April 19 and 20; Zainab Johnson, April 25 through 28. Call 216-696-4677 or visit ClevelandImprov.com. Hilarities 4th Street Theatre: 2025 E. Fourth St., Cleveland, presents Jay Oakerson, April 18 through 20; Jeff Shaw, April 24; Bob Marley, April 25 through 27; Jeff Dye, May 1. Call 216736-4242 or visit www. pickwickandfrolic.com/ shows/hilarities-4th-streettheatre. Masonic Auditorium: 3615 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, hosting shows presented by Live Nation, presents 10th annual Alan Cox Show Comedy Tour, featuring Steve Byrne, Mike Polk, Rob Ward, Mary Santora and Bill Squire, April 20; Norm Macdonald, Sept. 21. Visit LiveNation.com. MGM Northfield Park (formerly Hard Rock Rocksino): 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents Drew Thomas, Brian Kenny, April 19 and 20; Carrot Top, May 16; Randy Rainbow, June 22; David Feherty, June 29; Wayne Brady, Aug. 17; Ken Jeong, Sept. 13; Dane Cook, Oct. 18. Call 330-908-7625 or visit www.hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com. Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Eddie Izzard, May 29; Rhea Butcher, July 7; “Tifany Jenkins: This Show Is Awkward AF,” July 12. Call 216-241-6000, or visit www.playhousesquare.com.
Concerts
Agora Theatre & Ballroom: 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Start Making Sense (Talking Heads tribute), April 19; The Chaos & Carnage Tour, featuring Whitechapel, Dying Fetus, Revocation, April 24; Buckethead, April 26; Uli Jon Roth, April 27; Ann Marie, April 30; Spring Fling VI, featuring Turnover, Turnstile, Sandy Alex G, May 4; Hatebreed, May 8; Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls, Shovels & Rope, Trapper Schoepp, May 9; Citizen, Knuckle Puck, May 10; Movements, Boston Manor, Trash Boat, May 14; Whitesnake, May 15; Kandi Burruss, May 16; Walk off the Earth, May 21; Hunter Hayes, May 30; Wu Tang Clan, June 2; Tech N9ne, June 6; August Burns Red, Silverstein, Silent Planet, June 27; Lord Huron, Bully, July 15; The Growlers, July 23; Gregory Alan Isakov, July 30; $UICIDEBOY$, Denzel Curry, City Morgue, Aug. 7; The Raconteurs, Aug. 15; Glen Hansard, Sept. 7; Jenny Lewis, Sept. 17; StaticX, DevilDriver, DopeMac DeMarco, Sept. 26; Delain, Amorphis, Sept. 27; Quiet Riot — WMMS Halloween Bash, Oct. 19. Visit www. clevelandagora.com.
Beachland Ballroom: 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland, presents Umajoah Nation, Wild Belle, April 19; Grievance Committee, The Great Iron Snake, Old Earth Analog, April 19; The George Martins’ Play the Beatles’ White Album, April 20; Bill Toms & Hard Rain featuring The Soulville Horns, April 20; Benny Freestyles, unknownphrazes, April 22; Animal Years, April 23; Peelander-Z, April 24; Walter Trout, April 24; Brian Auger, April 25; Satsang, April 25; “The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling, April 26; Celebrate Get Hep
Swing’s 20th Anniversary” The Annual Swing Prom with the Pitt Vipers featuring Sweet B, April 27; Ken Vandermark & Nate Wooley Duo, Birth, April 28. Call 216-383-1124 or visit www. beachlandballroom.com.
Canton Palace Theatre: 605 Market Ave. N., presents Tesla, April 25. Call 330-454-8172 or visit cantonpalacetheatre.org. Goodyear Theater: 1201 E. Market St., Akron, presents Pop Evil, April 19. Call 330690-2307 or visit goodyeartheater.com.
Grog Shop: 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., presents Eve featuring Nick Samps, April 19; Health, April 21; Afton Showcase, April 24; Carried by 6, Visual 9, April 25; Tease & Trouble: A Witch’s Cabaret, April 27; Ufomammut, Kings Destroy, April 28; Blessed, Royal Beasts, April 30; Family of the Year, Lydia, May 2. Call 216-321-5588 or visit www.grogshop.gs.
House of Blues: 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Saved by the 90s, April 19; Mike Stud, April 20; World Famous Gospel Brunch, April 21; This Wild Life, Sleep on It, Crooked Teeth, April 26; Hard Day’s Night (Beatles tribute), April 26; Elle King, Barns Courtney, April 26; Overkill, Death Angel, Act of Defiance, April 28; Tom Odell, April 29; Jack & Jack, April 30. Call 216-241-5555 or visit hob. com/cleveland.
Jacobs Pavilion: Nautica Entertainment Complex, West Bank of the Flats, Cleveland, presents Leon Bridges, Jess Glynne, May 5. Call 216-861-4080 or visit www.nauticaflats.com. Kent Stage: 175 E. Main St., Kent, presents Carbon Leaf, April 20; Ana Popovic, April 21; Squirrel Nut Zippers, April 27; Red Wanting Blue, May 3. Call 330-677-5005 or visit www.kentstage.org. Lorain Palace Theater: 617 Broadway, Lorain, presents Hotel California (Eagles tribute), April 27; Phil Dirt & The Dozers, May 10; World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, June 22; ; Ricky Nelson Remembered, Sept. 7; Six, Sept. 28. Call 440245-2323 or visit www. lorainpalace.com.
Masonic Auditorium: 3615 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, hosting concerts presented by Live Nation, presents an evening with Wish You Were Here — “Any Brick You Like Tour 2019,” April 27. Visit LiveNation.com. MGM Northfield Park (formerly Hard Rock Rocksino): 10777 Northfield Road,
Northfield, presents Countess LuAnn and Friends, April 19; Matt Johnson’s Dueling Piano Fiasco, April 21. Call 216-242-1250 or visit www. musicboxcle.com. Nighttown: 12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, presents Melissa Morgan, April 19; Philippe LeJeune Trio, April 20; The Numbers Band (15-60-75), April 20; Diego Figueiredo, April 23; Mike, Jim & Bill play The Beatles’ “Revolver” and “Rubber Soul,” April 24; Phil Keaggy, April 26 and 27; Dominick Farinacci, “Spirit of the Groove,” April 28; Baldwin Wallace Musical Theater Program, April 29; Luca Mundaca, “Minhas Cordas,” April 30; Hubb’s Groove Tribute to Cannonball Adderley & Wayne Shorter, April 30. Call 216795-0550 or visit nighttowncleveland.com.
Quicken Loans Arena: 1 Center Court, Cleveland, presents Eric Church, April 19 and 20; New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Naughty by Nature, Debbie Gibson, May 4; The Black Keys, Modest Mouse, Sept. 30. Call 216-420-2200 or visit TheQArena.com. Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community College: 1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria, presents Masters of Soul, 730 p.m. April 24 in the Hoke Theatre Call 440-366-4040 or visit www.StockerArtsCenter.com.
Dance
Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater celebrating its 60th anniversary with a performance that includes their signature, “Revelations,” April 26 through 28. Call 216-241-6000 or visit www.playhousesquare.org.
Film
Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community College: 1005 N.
Abbe Road, Elyria, presents “Shoplifters” (Japanese with subtitles, 2018, R), 7:30 p.m. April 19; “Cinema Paradiso” (Italian with subtitles, 1988, R), 7:30 p.m. April 26. Call 440-366-4040 or visit StockerArtsCenter.com.
Music
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra: presents a presentation with “Bern, Bern, Bern,” featuring drummer Berne Dresel, May 17 at BLU Jazz+ and May 18 at Playhouse Square’s Ohio Theatre. Call 216-521-2540 or visit www. clevelandjazz.org. Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra: presents concerts featuring concerts featuring Gerardo Tessonniere on piano and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, “The Emperor,” and Nielsen’s Symphony No. 4, “The Inextinguishable,” 7:30 p.m. April 27 at First Church Congregational, 22 Liberty St., Painesville, and 3 p.m. April 28 at West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River. Call 216-556-1800, or visit www.clevephil.org. Towne and Country Players: present a concert by guest artists The Men of Independence, “Barbershop, Broadway, Ballads & Brown,” 3 p.m. April 28 at the former site of the BGSU Huron Playhouse Summer Theater, 235 Ohio St., Huron. Call 419-668-0637. TrueNorth Cultural Arts: 739-1 Moore Road, Avon Lake, presents “S.O.N.G of the Shadows,” featuring the TrueNorth Chorale, Chamber Orchestra and St. Paul Lutheran Chancel Choir, 7:30 p.m. April 19 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 115 Church Ave., Amherst. Call 440-724-7189 or visit www. TNCArts.org.
Theater
Blank Canvas Theatre: 1305 W. 78th St., Suite 211, Cleveland, presents “Art,” through April 20; “Little Miss Sunshine: A Road Musical,” May 17 through June 1; “The Toxic Avenger,” July 12 through 27; “Lobby Hero,” Aug. 23 through Sept. 7; “The Who’s Tommy” (benefit concert), Sept. 13 and 14; “Evil Dead,” Oct. 18 through Nov. 2; “Yippee KiYah Merry Christmas: A Die Hard Musical Parody,” Dec. 6 through 21. Call 440-9410458 or visit BlankCanvasTheatre.com. Broadway in Akron: a series at E.J. Thomas Hall in conjunction with Playhouse Square, presents “Something Rotten,” May 14 and 15. Call 330-253-2488 or visit broadwayinakron.com. Cain Park: Superior Road between Lee and South Taylor roads, Cleveland Heights, presents “Ragtime,” June 13 through 30. Call 216-371-3000 or visit CainPark.com. Cleveland Play House: Performing at Playhouse Square, presents “Native Gardens,” April 27 through May 19. Call 216-241-6000 or visit clevelandplayhouse.com. Cleveland Public Theatre: 6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents Test Flight 2019, a series that showcases new work on its way to full production, through April 20. Call 216-631-2727 or visit www.cptonline.org. Great Lakes Theater: at the Hanna Theatre at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, presents “Million Dollar Quartet,” May 3 through 26. Call 216-241-6000 or visit www.greatlakestheater.org. None Too Fragile Theater: 1835 Merriman Road #3, Akron, presents “Two,” by Jim Cartwright, May 10 through 31. Call 330-9625547 or email production@ nonetoofragile.com. Playhouse Square: Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, presents “Flanagan’s Wake,” through April 27; “The Phantom of the Opera,” through April 20; “A Bronx Tale, “April 23 through May 12; “Rock of Ages,” June 6; “Dear Evan Hansen,” June 11 through 30; “Come From Away,” July 9 through 28; “The Lion King,” Aug. 7 through Sept. 1. Call 216-241-6000 or visit www.playhousesquare.com.
Misc.
American Roots — Kent’s Americana, Bluegrass and Country Music Festival: featuring more than 25 acts at nearly 25 venues, will be April 19. Visit kentamericanroots.com. Beyond the Book Jacket Author Series: at various branches of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, presents Irinia Reyn, 7 p.m. April 22 at Beachwood Branch; Alafair Burke, 7 p.m. April 22 at Middleburg Heights Branch; Martha Hall Kelly (“”Lilac Girls,” “Lost Roses”), 7 p.m. April 23 at Parma-Snow Branch; Austin Kleon (“Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad”), 7 p.m. April 26 at ParmaSnow Branch. Visit beyondbookjackets.com. Cain Park: Goodnor and Superior, Cleveland Heights, presents 42nd annual Cain Park Arts Festival, July 12 through 14. Call 216-3713000 or visit www.cainpark.com. Cleveland Botanical Garden: 11030 East Blvd., presents “Amazing Butterflies,” through April 28. Call 216-721-1600, or visit www.cbgarden.org. Cleveland Museum of Natural History: 1 Wade Oval Drive, University Circle, presents “Built to Survive: Biomechanics” an exhibit about” fascinating marvels of natural engineering as it reveals how evolution is Earth’s greatest inventor,” through April 28; “Finding Lucy: Our First Steps in Discovery,” through Dec. 1. Call 216-231-1177, 800317-9155, or visit www. cmnh.org. Cleveland Public Library: presents the library’s 150th Anniversary Exhibition, “The World of Puppets: From Stage to Screen,” through Nov. 30 in Brett Hall of the main library, 325 Superior Ave. Call 216-623-7039 or visit cpl.org. Cleveland Public Theatre: 6415 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, presents Pinch and Squeal’s “WIZBANG!” — a variety circus theater with “ridiculous acts, world-class circus, and professional misbehavers,” 7:30 p.m. April 19 and 20. Call 216-631-2727 or visit cptonline.org. Common Room Theatre: presents “Pop-Cleveland!,” a show that’s half sketch comedy and half pub trivia, April 25, May 23, June 27 and Aug. 25 at Forest City Brewery, 2135 Columbus Road, Cleveland. Call 216714-3371 or visit commonroomtheatre.com.
Great Lakes Science Center: 601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland, presents “Vroom! A Car Adventure,: exploring the science, technology, engineering and math that makes them go, through Sept. 2; eggsperiment, celebrating “the amazing structure of the egg” with an egg-drop challenge, the Egg Race Obstacle Course and more, April 19 and 20. Call 216-694-2000 or visit www.greatscience.com. I-X Indoor Amusement Park: runs through April 22 at the I-X Center in Cleveland. Visit ixamusementpark.com. MGM Northfield Park (formerly Hard Rock Rocksino): 10777 Northfield Road, Northfield, presents Tyler Henry: The Hollywood Medium, April 26. Call 330908-7625 or visit www.hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com. Oberlin Heritage Center: 73 1⁄2 S. Professor St., presents “The Father Jake Austin Mystery Series — Evolution of a Lorain County Sleuth,” a presentation by author John A. (Jack) Vanek, 7:15 p.m. April 19 at Kendal at Oberlin’s Heiser Auditorium. Call 440-774-1700 or visit OberlinHeritageCenter.org.