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Roy Berko

Roy Berko, a life-long Clevelander, holds degrees, through the doctorate from Kent State, University of Michigan and The Pennsylvania State University. Roy was an actor for many years, appearing in more than 16 plays, 8 TV commercials, and 3 films. He has directed more than 30 productions. A member of the American Critics Association and The Cleveland Critics Circle, he has been an entertainment reviewer for more than fifty years. For three years he was a regular on Channel 5, ABC-Cleveland's "Morning Exchange" and "Live on 5," serving as the stations communication consultant. He has also appeared on "Good Morning America." Roy served as the Director of Public Relations for the Volunteer Office in the White House during the first Clinton Administration. He was a professor of communication and psychology who taught at George Washington University, University of Maryland, Notre Dame College of Ohio and Towson University. Roy is the author of 38 books. He was selected by Cleveland Magazine as one of the most interesting people in Cleveland.




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First Show:

Wonderful Town

Favorite Show:

Chorus Line, Fiddler on The Roof, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, West Side Story, Something Rotten, Pippin



Review: KEN LUDWIG'S MORIARTY: A NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE at Cleveland Play House
Review: KEN LUDWIG'S MORIARTY: A NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE at Cleveland Play House
May 13, 2023

What did our critic think of KEN LUDWIG'S MORIARTY: A NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE at Cleveland Play House?

Review: AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at GREAT LAKES THEATER
Review: AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at GREAT LAKES THEATER
May 8, 2023

What did our critic think of AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at GREAT LAKES THEATER? The setting in which a musical production takes place, often affects the pleasure one gets from the experience. A perfect case in point is AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' presently being staged by Great Lakes Theater in its intimate Hanna Theatre home.

Review: TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at Connor Palace
Review: TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at Connor Palace
April 29, 2023

What did our critic think of TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at CONNOR PALACE?

Review: THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN at Karamu
Review: THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN at Karamu
April 28, 2023

What did our critic think of THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN at Karamu? It's been called '...[a] sharp and tasty new musical...charming...as the show ingeniously turns professional perkiness, the lifeblood of the American musical, into a funny, poignant comment on ethnic self-denial.'

Review: WHAT WE LOOK LIKE at DOBAMA
Review: WHAT WE LOOK LIKE at DOBAMA
April 25, 2023

What did our critic think of WHAT WE LOOK LIKE at DOBAMA?

Review: BECOMING DR. RUTH at Cleveland Play House
Review: BECOMING DR. RUTH at Cleveland Play House
April 12, 2023

What did our critic think of BECOMING DR. RUTH at Cleveland Play House?

Review: AS YOU LIKE IT at Great Lakes Theater
Review: AS YOU LIKE IT at Great Lakes Theater
April 7, 2023

What did our critic think of AS YOU LIKE IT at Great Lakes Theater?

Review: SOMETING ROTTEN! at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
Review: SOMETING ROTTEN! at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre
March 30, 2023

What did our critic think of SOMETING ROTTEN! at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre?

Review: THE OTHER PLACE at Dobama
Review: THE OTHER PLACE at Dobama
March 12, 2023

What did our critic think of THE OTHER PLACE at Dobama?

Review: ALADDIN at Connor Palace, Cleveland
Review: ALADDIN at Connor Palace, Cleveland
March 9, 2023

What did our critic think of ALADDIN (TOURING PRODUCTION) at Connor Palace (Cleveland)? Disney, whether it's their theme parks, cruises or Broadway-style shows, has a special approach that excites kids as well as adults.

Review: THE RIVER at Ensemble
Review: THE RIVER at Ensemble
February 23, 2023

What did our critic think of THE RIVER at Ensemble? In the late 1950's through the 1980s The Theatre of the Absurd theatrical movement was the intellectual rage. Based on the concept of Existentialism which asks, 'what happens when human existence lacks meaning or purpose and communication breaks down.' The structure of the plays often centered on the finishing point,, being the same as the starting point with the ultimate conclusion being silence.

Review: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY at Great Lakes Theater
Review: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY at Great Lakes Theater
February 20, 2023

What did our critic think of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY at Great Lakes Theater?

Review: GHOST THE MUSICAL at Performances, Singing And Dancing Eclipse Script And Score In BW/Beck's GHOST THE MUSICAL
Review: GHOST THE MUSICAL at Performances, Singing And Dancing Eclipse Script And Score In BW/Beck's GHOST THE MUSICAL
February 16, 2023

What did our critic think of GHOST THE MUSICAL at Performances, Singing And Dancing Eclipse Script And Score In BW/Beck's GHOST THE MUSICAL?

Review: HADESTOWN at CONNOR PALACE (Cleveland)
Review: HADESTOWN at CONNOR PALACE (Cleveland)
February 3, 2023

What did our critic think of HADESTOWN at CONNOR PALACE (Cleveland)? When HADESTOWN, opened on Broadway on April 17, 2019, it was met with critical acclaim. Reviews contained such terms as 'inventive,' 'gorgeous, 'hypnotic,' 'high energy,' 'utterly fabulous' and 'immersive.' The critics went gaga over the quality of the singing, the scenery, the special effects, the choreography and the fine acting.

Review: BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL at Connon Place
Review: BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL at Connon Place
January 14, 2023

What did our critic think of BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL at Connon Place?

Review: HAMILTON at Key Bank State
Review: HAMILTON at Key Bank State
December 9, 2022

What did our critic think of HAMILTON at Key Bank State?

Review: THE LAND OF OZ at Dobama
Review: THE LAND OF OZ at Dobama
December 8, 2022

What did our critic think of THE LAND OF OZ at Dobama? Since 1959, Dobama Theatre has been dedicated to premiering important new plays by established and emerging playwrights in professional productions of the highest quality. THE LAND OF OZ, is a good selection for them to undertake.

Review: THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVER TOLD at Convergence-continuum
Review: THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVER TOLD at Convergence-continuum
December 4, 2022

What did our critic think of THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVER TOLD at Convergence-continuum?

Review: THE WILD PARTY at BWU Musical Theatre Program
Review: THE WILD PARTY at BWU Musical Theatre Program
November 11, 2022

What did our critic think of THE WILD PARTY at CWU Musical Theatre Program?

Review: THE GREAT LEAP at Cleveland Play House
Review: THE GREAT LEAP at Cleveland Play House
November 6, 2022

What did our critic think of THE GREAT LEAP at Cleveland Play House?



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