2012
For tickets to shows at PlayhouseSquare, call 216-241-6000 or visit playhousesquare.org. For information about outdoor events at PlayhouseSquare, visit playhousesquare.org/summer. All programs are subject to change.
JuneJune 1 FRIDAYFootloose • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare •7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
Girls Night: The Musical • PlayhouseSquare • 8pm
June 2 SATURDAYGirls Night: The Musical • PlayhouseSquare •4pm & 8pmSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare •4pm & 8:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
Footloose • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmPlayhouseSquare Public Tour • PlayhouseSquare • 10am-11:30am
June 3 SUNDAYSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare •1pm & 6:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
Footloose • PlayhouseSquare • 3pmGirls Night: The Musical • PlayhouseSquare • 4pm
June 4 MONDAYu.S. Bank Summer Garden Music Series • Star Plaza • Noon-1:30pm
June 5 TUESDAYTake A Hike! • State Theatre • 6pmSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 6 WEDNESDAYSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 7 THURSDAYStar Plaza Knits • Star Plaza • Noon90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon “Open Air”Broadcast Music and fun from Cain Park’s production of Avenue Q • Star Plaza • NoonSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 8 FRIDAYSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 9 SATURDAYSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 4pm & 8:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 10 SUNDAYSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 1pm & 6:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 11 MONDAYu.S. Bank Summer Garden Music Series • Star Plaza • Noon-1:30pm
June 12 TUESDAYHatha Yoga Class • Star Plaza • 12:15pm-1:15pmTake A Hike! • State Theatre • 6pmSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 13 WEDNESDAYCBS Radio’s Free Lunch • Star Plaza • 11:30am-1:30pm (Rain Date June 14)Kristin Chenoweth • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 14 THURSDAYStar Plaza Knits • Star Plaza • NoonBlue Light Lime Outdoor Concert Series presented by 106.5 THE LAKE: Outlaws I & I • Star Plaza • 5pmSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 15 FRIDAYSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 16 SATURDAYSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 4pm & 8:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
Bobby Selvaggio Hendectet Jazz Collective • PlayhouseSquare • 8pm
June 17 SUNDAYSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 1pm & 6:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 18 MONDAYu.S. Bank Summer Garden Music Series • Star Plaza • Noon-1:30pm
June 19 TUESDAYHatha Yoga Class • Star Plaza • 12:15pm-1:15pmTake A Hike! • State Theatre • 6pmSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 20 WEDNESDAYTai Chi Class • Star Plaza • 5:15pm-6:15pmSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 21 THURSDAYStar Plaza Knits • Star Plaza • Noon90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon “Open Air”Broadcast Sondheim on Sondheim from Great Lakes Theater/PlayhouseSquare • Star Plaza • NoonSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 22 FRIDAYSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 23 SATURDAYSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 4pm & 8:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
North Coast Men’s Chorus presents Brian Stokes Mitchell • PlayhouseSquare • 8pm
June 24 SUNDAYSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 1pm & 6:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 25 MONDAYu.S. Bank Summer Garden Music Series • Star Plaza • Noon-1:30pm
June 26 TUESDAYHatha Yoga Class • Star Plaza • 12:15pm-1:15pmTake A Hike! • State Theatre • 6pmSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 27 WEDNESDAYTai Chi Class • Star Plaza • 5:15pm-6:15pmSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 28 THURSDAYStar Plaza Knits • Star Plaza • NoonSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
Wait Wait don’t Tell Me! • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pm
June 29 FRIDAYSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
June 30 SATURDAYSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 4pm & 8:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
Free outdoor Summer Excitement! events at Star Plaza sponsored by
PlayhouseSquare offers a variety of free outdoor summer events and activities at Star Plaza, Euclid Avenue and 14th Street, presented by the
Produced in cooPeration with the PLaYhouSeSQuare diStrict deveLoPment corPoration. SuPPLement to cLeveLand magazine.
TAKE A HIKE! TOURSTuesdays, May 22 through
Sept. 11 at 6pm. Guided outdoor walking tours
of the PlayhouseSquare neighborhood complete
with historical characters from Cleveland’s past.
Tours begin in the State Theatre Lobby. Tours are free.
CBS RADIO’S FREE LUNCHES
Enjoy free food, contests, prizes and
more at Star Plaza on June 13 and Sept. 12,
11:30am-1:30pm.
SUMMER GARDEN MUSIC SERIES
Lunchtime every Monday, June 4 through
July 30. Variety of instrumental music
performed by Cleveland’s talented musicians
from the Conservatory of Music at B-W.
TAI CHI CLASSESWednesdays after work
June 20 through August 15 at Star Plaza from
5:15pm-6:15pm. Tai Chi Institute USA presents,
The Movement of Life, a unique program blending
the healing qualities of Tai Chi, Qi Gong and Shaolin Kung Fu to recharge the
mental, physical and spiritual health. Suitable
for all ages. Classes led by Sifu Edward Niam.
All classes are free.
JulyJuly 1 SUNDAYSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 1pm & 6:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
July 2 MONDAYu.S. Bank Summer Garden Music Series • Star Plaza • Noon-1:30pm
July 3 TUESDAYHatha Yoga Class • Star Plaza • 12:15pm-1:15pmTake A Hike! • State Theatre • 6pmSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
July 4 WEDNESDAYIndependence day
July 5 THURSDAYStar Plaza Knits • Star Plaza • NoonSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
July 6 FRIDAYSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
July 7 SATURDAYPlayhouseSquare Public Tour • PlayhouseSquare • 10am-11:30amSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 4pm & 8:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
July 8 SUNDAYSondheim on Sondheim • PlayhouseSquare • 1pm & 6:30pmKeyBanK BroadWay SerieS
July 9 MONDAYu.S. Bank Summer Garden Music Series • Star Plaza • Noon-1:30pm
July 10 TUESDAYHatha Yoga Class • Star Plaza • 12:15pm-1:15pmTake A Hike! • State Theatre • 6pm
July 11 WEDNESDAYTai Chi Class • Star Plaza • 5:15pm-6:15pm
July 12 THURSDAYStar Plaza Knits • Star Plaza • Noon90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon “Open Air”Broadcast with The Hesitations • Star Plaza • Noon
July 13 FRIDAYMamma Mia! • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmU.S. BanK STar PerForManCe SerieS
July 14 SATURDAYMamma Mia! • PlayhouseSquare • 1:30pm & 7:30pmU.S. BanK STar PerForManCe SerieS
July 15 SUNDAYMamma Mia! • PlayhouseSquare • 1pm & 6:30pmU.S. BanK STar PerForManCe SerieS
July 16 MONDAYBroadway Summer Camp • PlayhouseSquare • 9amu.S. Bank Summer Garden Music Series • Star Plaza • Noon-1:30pm
July 17 TUESDAYHatha Yoga Class • Star Plaza • 12:15pm-1:15pmTake A Hike! • State Theatre • 6pmMamma Mia! • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmU.S. BanK STar PerForManCe SerieS
July 18 WEDNESDAYTai Chi Class • Star Plaza • 5:15pm-6:15pmMamma Mia! • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmU.S. BanK STar PerForManCe SerieS
July 19 THURSDAYStar Plaza Knits • Star Plaza • NoonBlue Light Lime Outdoor Concert Series presented by106.5 THE LAKE: Carlos Jones & the P.L.u.S. Band • 14th Street • 5pmMamma Mia! • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmU.S. BanK STar PerForManCe SerieS
Nicki Minaj • PlayhouseSquare • 8pm
July 20 FRIDAYMamma Mia! • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmU.S. BanK STar PerForManCe SerieS
July 21 SATURDAYMamma Mia! • PlayhouseSquare • 1:30pm & 7:30pmU.S. BanK STar PerForManCe SerieS
July 22 SUNDAYMamma Mia! • PlayhouseSquare • 1pm & 6:30pmU.S. BanK STar PerForManCe SerieS
July 23 MONDAYu.S. Bank Summer Garden Music Series • Star Plaza • Noon-1:30pm
July 24 TUESDAYHatha Yoga Class • Star Plaza • 12:15pm-1:15pmTake A Hike! • State Theatre • 6pm
July 25 WEDNESDAYTai Chi Class • Star Plaza • 5:15pm-6:15pm
July 26 THURSDAYStar Plaza Knits • Star Plaza • Noon90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon “Open Air”Broadcast with Sean Jones and the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Quartet • Star Plaza • Noon
July 27 FRIDAYOne Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
July 28 SATURDAYOne Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 8:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
July 29 SUNDAYOne Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 6:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
July 30 MONDAYu.S. Bank Summer Garden Music Series • Star Plaza • Noon-1:30pm
July 31 TUESDAYHatha Yoga Class • Star Plaza • 12:15pm-1:15pmTake A Hike! • State Theatre • 6pmOne Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
AugustAugust 1 WEDNESDAYTai Chi Class • Star Plaza • 5:15pm-6:15pmOne Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
August 2 THURSDAYStar Plaza Knits • Star Plaza • NoonCinema at the Square • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmPreSenTed By FiFTH THird BanK
One Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
August 3 FRIDAYCinema at the Square • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmPreSenTed By FiFTH THird BanK
One Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
August 4 SATURDAYPlayhouseSquare Public Tour • PlayhouseSquare • 10am-11:30amCinema at the Square • PlayhouseSquare • 2pm & 8pmPreSenTed By FiFTH THird BanK
One Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 4pm & 8:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
August 5 SUNDAYCinema at the Square • PlayhouseSquare • 2pmPreSenTed By FiFTH THird BanK
One Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 6:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
HATHA YOGA CLASSES
Tuesdays at lunchtime, June 12 through July 31,
at Star Plaza from 12:15pm-1:15pm for a
one-hour Yoga standing-pose class where you’ll
spend 45-minutes of stretching and 15-minutes of relaxation. Classes are
led by George F. Kroto, B.A., L.M.T.
All classes are free.
90.3 WCPN IDEASTREAM AROUND
NOON “OPEN AIR”Bring your lunch and
your appetite for fun as 90.3 ideastream presents Around Noon Open Air, a
summer celebration of music and the arts,
broadcast live from Star Plaza. Be part of the
outdoor “studio” audience on June 7 and 21, and then
every other Thursday July 12 – August 23 at noon.
PLAYHOUSESQUARE DISTRICT CORNHOLE TOURNAMENTThe annual summer cornhole tournament is a double elimination tournament format of teams representing the PlayhouseSquare area companies. Play begins August 6 through September 4 at lunchtime on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Cornhole registration fees benefit the City Mission, Cleveland APL and Rise Above It.
THE 13TH ANNUAL PLAYHOUSESQUARE DISTRICT BLOCK PARTY & TOURThe traditional end of summer event at Star Plaza is Friday, Sept. 7, from 5pm-9pm. Event plans include a walking tour of the neighborhood by the Take a Hike! guides, signature foods by the PlayhouseSquare restaurants, A Taste of Excellence, Johnsonville Sausage, cash bar, live entertainment and the PlayhouseSquare Cornhole Championship Game. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at playhousesquare.org or at the PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office. Tickets on sale August 1.
August 6 MONDAYCornhole Tournament • Star Plaza • 11:30am-1:30pm
August 7 TUESDAYTake A Hike! • State Theatre • 6pmOne Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
August 8 WEDNESDAYCornhole Tournament • Star Plaza • 11:30am-1:30pmTai Chi Class • Star Plaza • 5:15pm-6:15pmOne Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
August 9 THURSDAYStar Plaza Knits • Star Plaza • Noon90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon “Open Air”Broadcast with The Floorwalkers • Star Plaza • NoonBlue Light Lime Outdoor Concert Series presented by106.5 THE LAKE: One World Tribe • Star Plaza • 5pmCinema at the Square • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmPreSenTed By FiFTH THird BanK
One Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
August 10 FRIDAYCornhole Tournament • Star Plaza • 11:30am-1:30pmCinema at the Square • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmPreSenTed By FiFTH THird BanK
One Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
August 11 SATURDAYCinema at the Square • PlayhouseSquare • 2pm & 8pmPreSenTed By FiFTH THird BanK
One Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 4pm & 8:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
August 12 SUNDAYCinema at the Square • PlayhouseSquare • 2pmPreSenTed By FiFTH THird BanK
One Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 6:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
August 13 MONDAYCornhole Tournament • Star Plaza • 11:30am-1:30pm
August 14 TUESDAYTake A Hike! • State Theatre • 6pmII divo • PlayhouseSquare • 7pmOne Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
August 15 WEDNESDAYCornhole Tournament • Star Plaza • 11:30am-1:30pmTai Chi Class • Star Plaza • 5:15pm-6:15pmOne Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
August 16 THURSDAYStar Plaza Knits • Star Plaza • NoonCinema at the Square • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmPreSenTed By FiFTH THird BanK
One Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
August 17 FRIDAYCornhole Tournament • Star Plaza • 11:30am-1:30pmCinema at the Square • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmPreSenTed By FiFTH THird BanK
One Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
August 18 SATURDAYCinema at the Square • PlayhouseSquare • 2pm & 8pmPreSenTed By FiFTH THird BanK
One Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 4pm & 8:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
August 19 SUNDAYCinema at the Square • PlayhouseSquare • 2pmPreSenTed By FiFTH THird BanK
One Night with Janis Joplin • PlayhouseSquare • 6:30pmCLeVeLand PLay HoUSe
August 20 MONDAYCornhole Tournament • Star Plaza • 11:30am-1:30pm
August 21 TUESDAYTake A Hike! • State Theatre • 6pm
August 22 WEDNESDAYCornhole Tournament • Star Plaza • 11:30am-1:30pm
August 23 THURSDAYStar Plaza Knits • Star Plaza • Noon90.3 WCPN ideastream Around Noon “Open Air”Broadcast with Mo’ Mojo • Star Plaza • Noon
August 24 FRIDAYCornhole Tournament • Star Plaza • 11:30am-1:30pm
August 27 MONDAYCornhole Tournament • Star Plaza • 11:30am-1:30pm
August 28 TUESDAYTake A Hike! • State Theatre • 6pm
August 29 WEDNESDAYCornhole Tournament • Star Plaza • 11:30am-1:30pm
August 30 THURSDAYStar Plaza Knits • Star Plaza • Noon
August 31 FRIDAYCornhole Tournament • Star Plaza • 11:30am-1:30pm
SeptemberSeptember 3 MONDAYLabor day
September 4 TUESDAYCornhole Tournament • Star Plaza • 11:30am-1:30pmTake A Hike! • State Theatre • 6pm
September 7 FRIDAYPlayhouseSquare district Block Party & Tour •Star Plaza • 5pm-9pm
September 8 SATURDAYPlayhouseSquare Public Tour • PlayhouseSquare • 10am-11:30am
September 11 TUESDAYTake A Hike! • State Theatre • 6pm
September 12 WEDNESDAYCBS Radio’s Free Lunch • Star Plaza • 11:30am-1:30pm
September 15 SATURDAYSparx City Hop Chow down • Star Plaza • 11am-6pm
September 20 THURSDAYGabriel Iglesias • PlayhouseSquare • 8pm
September 28 FRIDAYThe Winter’s Tale • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmGreaT LaKeS THeaTer
September 29 SATURDAYThe Winter’s Tale • PlayhouseSquare • 7:30pmGreaT LaKeS THeaTer
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The Preferred Hotel of PlayhouseSquare...Wyndham Cleveland sets the perfect stage for your Cleveland theatre experience. Offering PlayhouseSquare Packages from $109.For reservations call 216-241-6000 or online at www.playhousesquare.org/wyndham Select a show and add a Wyndham Package!
STAR PLAZA KNITSIt’s something new at Star Plaza – a lunchtime knitting social for you yarn-loving, project-making crafters. Every Thursday (weather permitting) at the white couch on Star Plaza, bring along knitting materials and meet up with fellow loop knitters. From time to time, we’ll have knitting sessions and demonstrations by Soft N Sassy.
CINEMA AT THE SQUARE PRESENTED BY FIFTH THIRD BANKThe 15th annual series features classic movies through the decades, cartoons and a pre-show organ recital August 2 through August 19.
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SPARX CITY HOP CHOW DOWNSparx City Hop Chow Down at Star Plaza Saturday, Sept. 15, 11am-6pm featuring Cleveland’s favorite food trucks and more!
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AFTER WORK BLUE LIGHT LIME OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES PRESENTED BY 106.5 THE LAKEAfter work summertime fun begins at 5pm at Star Plaza with live bands, plenty of happy hour specials, grilling foods and great people on Thursdays, June 14, July 19 and August 9.
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Schedule of live bands performing:June 14: OUTLAWS I & IJuly 19: CARLOS JONES & THE P.L.U.S. BAND (14th Street)August 9: ONE WORLD TRIBE
UPGRADE YOUR BLUE LIGHT LIME CONCERT EXPERIENCE TO VIP!Find out how you and NINE friends can win access to the Blue Light Lime VIP Lounge by visiting playhousesquare.org/summer.