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Entertainment | Music | Events THIS WEEK'S TOP PICKS
'Jesus Christ Superstar' The 50th anniversary tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's groundbreaking rock opera returns for a three-week run to the Connor Palace Theatre next week, nearly two years after its 2020 stop here was interrupted by the COVID-19 shutdown. More rock concert than traditional musical, this revival focuses on the raw power of the original album, while modernizing the story of Jesus Christ's final days. An added bonus: 22 local strings players will join the 11-piece traveling ensemble to create an exclusive audio experience described as "live theatrical surround sound." “Jesus Christ Superstar” opens at the Connor Palace on Feb. 2 and runs through Feb. 20. Tickets start at $59. 1615 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. DETAILS ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ 50th-anniversary tour returns to Playhouse Square to finish its pandemic-interrupted runLake Metroparks Ice Festival Don’t escape the bitter cold, revel in it at this annual event, which attracts some of the best ice carvers in the country. You’ll find carving demonstrations, a speed-carving competition and a woodcarver vs. ice carver competition. Warm up by the fire with hot chocolate and s’mores and enjoy a variety of winter-themed family-fun activities. Admission, $6-$8. 8800 Euclid Chardon Road, Kirtland. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. DETAILS
David A. Arnold at Hanna Theatre Comedian and TV producer (“Fuller House”) David A. Arnold brings his “It Ain’t For The Weak” tour to Playhouse Square, riffing on family, parenthood and his journey to sobriety. The shows will be taped for his upcoming Netflix special. Tickets, $49.50. 2067 E. 14th St., Cleveland. 7 & 9:30 p.m., Jan. 29. DETAILS
Michael Kosta at Hilarities “The Daily Show” correspondent and former professional tennis player Michael Kosta brings his unique and hilarious perspective to Cleveland for a series of shows this weekend. Tickets start at $40 for a table of two. 2035 E. 4th St., Cleveland. Jan. 28-29. DETAILS
Cleveland Monsters at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse The Monsters look to gain ground in the AHL’s North Division as they take the ice against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in back-to-back home games. Tickets start at $10. 1 Center Court, Cleveland. 7 p.m., Jan. 28-29. DETAILS
'The Gershwins on Broadway' at the Maltz Performing Arts Center The Musical Theatre Project and the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra team up for an entertaining night celebrating George and Ira Gershwin’s contributions to Broadway, from “Porgy and Bess” to “An American in Paris” and everything in between. Tickets, $20-$45. 1855 Ansel Road, Cleveland. 7:30 p.m., Jan. 29. DETAILS
'Rent' at the Akron Civic The Knight Stage is transformed into New York City’s East Village, where struggling artists are determined to make the most out of every day amid the AIDS crisis. Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical features memorable songs like “Seasons of Love,” “La Vie Boheme” and “Another Day.” Tickets, $20. 182 S. Main St., Akron. 8 p.m., Jan. 28-29. DETAILS
'Hurricane Diane' at Dobama Theatre Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Madeleine George confronts the climate crisis in this comedy, which premiered Off-Broadway in 2019 and has been described as a cross between a Greek tragedy and “Desperate Housewives.” Tickets, $22-$38. 2340 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights. Through Feb. 13. DETAILS Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition You don’t have to go to the Vatican to experience the wonder of Michelangelo’s famous frescos. This traveling showcase, featuring more than 30 life-sized reproductions of the artist’s Sistine Chapel paintings, is open for a few more weeks at Great Lakes Mall. Tickets start at $19.20. 7850 Mentor Ave., Mentor. Through Feb. 20. DETAILS Great Lakes Mall’s immersive Sistine Chapel exhibition offers accessible look at replica of Michelangelo’s masterpieceNortheast Ohio Band Invitational at Severance Music Center 'Stories of Survival: Object. Image. Memory'
Hit the slopes Unleash your inner Lindsey Vonn or Shaun White at Vail Resorts’ trio of ski areas in Northeast Ohio. Combined, Boston Mills, Brandywine and Alpine Valley offer 25 slopes and 20 lifts for skiers and snowboarders of all ages and skill levels. Lift tickets start at $50. Days and hours vary. Check websites for info. Boston Mills: 7100 Riverview Road, Peninsula. DETAILS Brandywine: 1146 West Highland Road, Sagamore Hills DETAILS Alpine Valley: 10620 Mayfield Road, Munson Twp. DETAILSFree Sundays at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History Residents of Cleveland and East Cleveland can enjoy free admission every Sunday for the next three years thanks to a $3 million grant from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation. Currently featured is “100 Years of Discovery,” an exhibit that celebrates the museum’s centennial and looks ahead to its future. Regular admission, $14-$17. 1 Wade Oval Dr., Cleveland. Sunday hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. DETAILS
The Rink at Wade Oval Skate around the ice at Wade Oval’s ice rink this season, under starry lights in Cleveland’s University Circle neighborhood. Beyond the ice skating, hot cocoa, coffee and snacks will be available for purchase from a concession stand. Admission and rentals $1-$5. 10820 East Blvd., Cleveland. Through Feb. 27. DETAILS
Cleveland Metroparks Toboggan Chutes Find your thrill in the chill at the Chalet in Strongsville, whooshing down 700-foot refrigerated ice chutes on an old-timey toboggan. Reservations required. Tickets, $11-$13. 16200 Valley Pkwy, Strongsville. Through March 6. DETAILS
Immersive Van Gogh This popular art experience at the new Lighthouse ArtSpace offers a unique way to experience Vincent Van Gogh’s post-Impressionist works. The projection-based displays unfold on the walls around you, showcasing the Dutch master painter’s iconic works, including his most famous, “Starry Night.” Tickets $39.99-$49.99. Through Feb. 6. 850 E. 72nd St., Cleveland. DETAILS Looking for more things to do this week in Greater Cleveland? Cleveland.com's Joey Morona has your guide. READ MOREEAT & DRINK Zack Bruell Restaurant Week Zack Bruell Restaurant Week kicked off this week and runs through Sunday, Feb. 6. It offers choices of prix-fixe options at three Cleveland restaurants – Parallax in Tremont, Table 45 in the InterContinental Hotel Cleveland, and L’Albatros Brasserie in University Circle. Cost is $36. Wine pairings are optional $25. Parallax is at 2179 W. 11th St. Table 45 is at 9801 Carnegie Ave. and L’Albatros is at 11401 Bellflower Road. DETAILS
Dave’s Hot Chicken debuts in Lakewood The loud music and the brightly colored interior are enough to make any pedestrian or motorist along Detroit Avenue in Lakewood notice the latest entry into Cleveland’s battle for your fast-casual dining dollar. The Lakewood restaurant is the 40th Dave’s Hot Chicken franchise in the United States, with six more slated to open in the coming months around the country. The Lakewood location's owner Nikolas Silea said he already has plans in the works for multiple Dave’s Hot Chicken locations throughout Northeast Ohio. Cleveland.com reporter Brenda Cain has sneak peek. READ MORE TV & MOVIES
‘The Gilded Age’ "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes has a new series. That's enough for his admirers, but for those in need of more detail: HBO's "The Gilded Age," written by Fellowes and Sonja Warfield, opens in 1882 amid wrenching U.S. economic change that sees the building of massive fortunes. Louisa Jacobson stars as a young woman who leaves the country for New York City and life with her old-money aunts — one of whom is warring with a new-money tycoon. Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski are among the stars in the nine-episode drama debuting this week. DETAILS
‘The Ice Adventures of Buck Wild’ "Ice Age" hasn't quite lasted eons, but the animated franchise is now a decade old. And it's been a very busy prehistoric period. "The Ice Adventures of Buck Wild," premiering Friday on Disney+, is the sixth feature film in the series, which also encompasses TV specials, a load of video games and an ice show. This installment, the first released by Disney after taking over 20th Century Fox, centers on Simon Pegg's one-eyed weasel, Buck Wild, who was first introduced in "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs." DETAILS
‘Home Team’ Netflix's Adam Sandler industrial complex never sleeps. The latest offering is: "Home Team," a new Sandler-produced sports comedy starring Kevin James as NFL head coach Sean Payton. "Home Team," which debuts Friday on Netflix, is based on the true story of when Payton was suspended from New Orleans Saints' 2012 season due to the Bountygate scandal, and used that time to coach his son's Pop Warner team. Meanwhile, Sandler, whose last Netflix film, "Hubie Halloween," came out in 2020, will have his own sports comedy later this year, playing a former NBA scout trying to sign an overseas player to the NBA. DETAILS
Sundance Film Festival A virtual Sundance Film Festival continues to unspool online in its second week. Despite the Park City, Utah festival having to cancel its in-person events due to the Omicron-propelled surge in COVID-19 cases, a wide range of new independent films can be streamed at home with the purchase of a ticket. Movies premiering beginning this week include Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne's friendship comedy "AM I OK?," with Dakota Johnson and Sonoya Mizuno; "The Janes," a documentary about the 1970s underground abortion collective; "Emily the Criminal," with Aubrey Plaza as a debt-saddled Los Angeles woman pulled into a criminal underbelly; and "Piggy," a Spanish horror film about a picked-on teenager. DETAILS
‘Astrid & Lilly Save the World’ There are horror stories and stories about the horrors of high school, and then there's "Astrid & Lilly Save the World," a Syfy series that combines the two. Close pals Astrid and Lilly (Jana Morrison, Samantha Aucoin) are social outcasts and, to add to their woes, have accidentally opened a portal to a "terrifyingly quirky monster dimension," as it's explained. But the duo may be able to turn bad luck into good and realize their hero potential by taking on the creatures. The series debuted Tuesday on Syfy (with a USA simulcast for the premiere). DETAILS
‘The Afterparty’ A high school reunion plus murder equals "The Afterparty," an Apple TV+ mystery-comedy series from filmmakers Chris Miller and Phil Lord ("Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," "The Lego Movie"). Described as "a genre-defying series" about the reunion evening that ended in death, each of the eight episodes focuses on one character's account of events. Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao and Ilana Glazer are part of the ensemble cast for the series that debuts with three episodes on Friday. The remaining episodes will be released on consecutive Fridays. DETAILS ‘Afterparty’ actors Sam Richardson and Ben Schwartz talk improv, late-night Sharpie shenanigans and Jean-Ralphio
MUSIC Anaïs Mitchell Singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, who won a Tony Award for the musical "Hadestown," returns to her own music with a new self-titled album, out Friday. Made with members of Bon Iver and The National, it's Mitchell's first collection of all-new material under her own name since 2012's "Young Man in America." At the beginning of the pandemic, she retreated to her native Vermont, gave birth and reconnected to her past. The songs that came are very autobiographical and that's why she chose to self-title the album. "It felt like after so many years of working on telling other stories, now here are some of mine," she says. DETAILS
Greensky Bluegrass at the Agora Greensky Bluegrass performs Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Agora in Cleveland. The group is on tour to promote its latest album, “Stress Dreams," recorded in Vermont and North Carolina with Dominic John Davis producing. The 13 tracks offer further explorations into both style and technique. Greensky Bluegrass banjo player Michael Arlen Bont talked with music writer Gary Graff about the album and tour. DETAILS
'The Beatles Get Back -- Rooftop Concert' “The Beatles: Get Back” was a big deal when it debuted on Apple TV+ in November. Now it will be even bigger. On Sunday, Jan. 30, IMAX theaters worldwide will present “The Beatles: Get Back -- Rooftop Concert,” a 60-minute truncation focusing on the Jan. 30, 1969, performance on top of Apple Corps studios in London, where the Beatles played songs that eventually became part of the “Let It Be” album. The screenings will include excerpts from Parts 1 and 3 of the docuseries and will be preceded by a Q&A with director Peter Jackson. The Regal Crocker Park & IMAX in Westlake is showing the film at 3 p.m. Sunday. “The Rooftop Concert” will move to movie theaters worldwide from Feb. 11-13, while “The Beatles: Get Back” comes out on home video Feb. 8. DETAILS ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ artifacts headed to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Brian Alan Hager Brian Alan Hager is his own band. The Cleveland singer-songwriter released his debut solo album “The Condition of Things” on Monday. In the album, you’ll hear laid-back soft-rock tunes with otherworldly synth pieces breaking into the mix. All of the parts were performed by Hager – vocals, guitar, bass and keyboard, along with programmed drums. Though he took care of all the musical layers in “The Condition of Things,” Hager’s no stranger to being a member of a band. He was a member of local rock band Vanity Crash for a decade starting in 2005, was a part of glam-rock group The Chromes. He is also a member of Infinite Twelve with Guy Vincent. READ MORE
‘Summer of Soul’ soundtrack Months after its release we’re still buzzing about “Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised),” Questlove’s award-winning documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival concert series. We’d love every one of the vintage performances in their entirety, of course, but a new soundtrack (from Legacy Recordings) gives us a better-than-nothing 17 from the likes of Sly & the Family Stone, B.B. King, the Staple Singers, Nina Simone and more. Stevie Wonder is the glaring omission of course, due to licensing, but rejoice in what we can have and hope that more will be made available in the future. DETAILS
Idle Minds Roommates Trevor Stout and Tom Stankiewicz had a lot of downtime while they were stuck at home in 2020, during the pandemic. The two Cleveland musicians eventually formed punk group Idle Minds toward the end of the year, as an outlet for new musical ideas. The band – currently, Stout, Stankiewicz, guitarist Scott Lewis and bassist Chase Alder – wrote and recorded five songs, making up Idle Minds’ debut EP “Break Apart the Sun.” The project arrived on Friday, Jan. 21. READ MORE
The Temptations The Temptations are always in style and haven't stopped making music. Their new album "Temptations 60" features tracks written and produced by Narada Michael Walden, hip-hop producer K. Sparks, longtime group member Ron Tyson, founding member Otis Williams and the legendary Smokey Robinson, whose classic songs launched the group's original hit streak. "Temptations 60" features the lead single with Robinson "Is It Gonna Be Yes Or No." Get ready to snap your fingers on Friday. DETAILS
Prof at Beachland Ballroom Known for his dynamic stage presence, Minneapolis rapper Prof brings his unmistakable flow to Cleveland with support from Mac Turner, Tae Supreme and Willie Wonka. Tickets, $20. 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland. 7:30 p.m., Jan. 29. DETAILS
Prince Tribute at Music Box Supper Club Party like it’s 1999 with “American Idol” season 10 contestant Shane Golden and the Prince Project as they perform “Purple Rain,” “Let’s Go Crazy” and all your favorite songs by the legendary artist. 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland. 8 p.m., Jan. 29. DETAILS
Want more concert & music picks? David Bowie and Cleveland On Sept. 22, 1972, David Bowie touched down in the United States for his first-ever tour in North America. And it kicked off in Cleveland. Public Auditorium’s Music Hall was, perhaps, the most fitting location for Bowie’s first show in the States, as Cleveland played an integral part in Bowie’s rise. The Starman’s relationship with Northeast Ohio will be the subject of cleveland.com’s FREE "CLE Rocks" event at Music Box Supper Club on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Entertainment reporter Troy L. Smith will host the panel discussion, which will be taped live for a CLE Rocks podcast. RESERVATIONS
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