Power trip
"Macbeth" is full of unchecked ambition. What could go wrong? on power and its corrupting effects through April 4 at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland's Playhouse Square. Before Saturday's matinee come early to hear from a scholar, and Sunday's matinee is sign-interpreted and audio described.
Dolly and drag
It鈥檚 not 鈥�9 to 5,鈥� but 8 p.m. on Friday in Youngstown. Drag performers will sing, dance and even bring the audience in on the action during a . Enjoy an evening of comedy and tributes to the Queen of Country at Cedars West End.
A 'Tapestry' of song
What鈥檚 more theatrical than a Brooklyn teenager who scales the pop charts, creates one of the best-selling albums of all time and then gets inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? How about a teen who one day gets inducted twice? See and hear the story in 鈥�,鈥� opening Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Chagrin Valley Little Theatre in Chagrin Falls.
Say 'ciao' to cinema
Spring means film fests in Northeast Ohio, and the kicks off Thursday at Case Western Reserve University. The first screening is 鈥淕ioia Mia,鈥� followed by 鈥淟a Vita Va Cosi鈥� on Tuesday and a short film program on April 2. Showings continue through April 8.
Flying high, with burrito
Very few people got to see country rock legend Gram Parsons in concert before his death in 1973 at age 26. By introducing roots music to the Byrds and founding the Flying Burrito Brothers, his songbook is rich with classics that are brought to life by the New Soft Shoe. The Cleveland band, which just released its self-titled debut album, takes the stage at on Friday at 8:30 p.m. in Tremont.
