
Staging Success: The PlayhouseSquare Story
As PlayhouseSquare celebrates its first 90 years, “Staging Success: The PlayhouseSquare Story” pays tribute to the people who were instrumental in saving the theaters and shows how the community worked together to create a cultural showplace in the heart of downtown Cleveland. This new documentary, a production of WVIZ/PBS, in collaboration with Think Media Studios, reveals a Cleveland rags-to-riches tale as dramatic as any on Broadway.
Cast
Peter Van Dijk
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Joel Henning
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Art Falco
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Lainie Hadden
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Dennis Kucinich
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Mike Belkin
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Patrick Sweeney
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George Voinovich
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John Hemsath
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Ray Shepardson
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Joseph Garry
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Oliver "Pudge" Henkel
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Gina Vernaci
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Robert Rody
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John Lewis
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Videos
Storyline
As PlayhouseSquare celebrates its first 90 years, “Staging Success: The PlayhouseSquare Story” pays tribute to the people who were instrumental in saving the theaters and shows how the community worked together to create a cultural showplace in the heart of downtown Cleveland. This new documentary, a production of WVIZ/PBS, in collaboration with Think Media Studios, reveals a Cleveland rags-to-riches tale as dramatic as any on Broadway.
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