Playhouse Square is proud to present a sensory-friendly performance of Disney’s The Lion King. This sensory-friendly performance is designed to create a comfortable theater experience for people with autism, sensory sensitivities, or other social, learning or cognitive disabilities. We welcome family and friends to experience the show together.

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The Lion King - Sensory Friendly Performance

Playhouse Square

Get Ready! Fifth graders throughout Northeast Ohio brought the best of their skills to the dance floor at our Semi Final Team Matches. All schools earning Gold have now earned their way to Playhouse Square and will grace the stage of the Ohio Theatre with their best dance moves in the GRAND FINALS!

This is a FREE, fun, family friendly event that is appropriate for children of all ages.

Dancing Classrooms

Mimi Ohio Theatre

The New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems has created a powerful symphony of chance, discovery, persistence, and magic. Amber Ren's illustrations and Jessie Montgomery's music beautifully bring Willems' story to life, reminding us that sometimes the smallest moments have the biggest impact.

Mo Willems’s Because

Severance Music Center

We begin with Aesop’s classic fable of the The Tortoise and the Hare but continue the story which finds them 10 years down the road, now with children of their own and exploring modern day distractions.  Smart phones and video games create a new landscape of lost connections to life experiences. The Next Gen features Tortoise Junior and Lil’ Hare in a whole new kind of race; where their adventures lead them into unexpected territory. Old man Tortoise and Big Daddy Hare must come together despite their differences to find and save their children. What hurdles will they have to overcome to make it to the finish line?

With dazzling visuals, poignant storytelling and the creative use of music from classical to pop, this production brings this tale into a new brilliant light.

The Adventures of Tortoise & Hare: The Next Gen

The closing party of SPOT Festival, presented by Kaleido festival. 18+ and requires a SPOT wristband. Lineup: Mbizo, Flexitrax, Deb Foam.

SPOT Afterparty – Kaleido Edition

Volume Village

RBAN party at RUST Nightclub celebrating their upcoming collaboration with RUST. DJ lineup: SELMA, Karlitas Way & Fuad. Free entrance until 00:00, 60 DKK 00:00-04:00. 21+.

RBAN – RUST Nightclub

RUST

The Shame Disco. DJ Reform94 throws a youth disco for adults, with the best/worst music from the nineties.

Reform94

Union Scene

A free, family-friendly street dance on the west side of the Stadium of Fire site, featuring a Miner Music DJ spinning tunes from across the decades, held after the fireworks on Independence Day.

Street Dance: Post-Stadium of Fire Celebration

LaVell Edwards Stadium

Join us on a musical journey from your first day in the valley all the way to your arrival to the summit, with the brand new Stardew Valley concert Symphony of Seasons!

Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons

Kick off the holiday season with this Cleveland holiday tradition! Sing along to your favorite festive songs, ensure you’re on the nice list with Santa and meet adorable, adoptable pets in the lobby. This isn’t just a concert – it’s a merry celebration for the whole family!

Jingle Bell Jamboree

The holiday season always brings the unexpected when friends and family gather to celebrate! Alan Ayckbourn, Britain’s most successful comedic playwright, turns his satiric eye to this yearly gathering when fun and games can lead to the most unpredictable and hilarious results. Christmas comes a little tardy this year in Cleveland, as the Class of 2026 navigates this mayhem of misunderstandings, botched romances, and even a few puppets!

Season's Greetings

Cleveland Play House

Cleveland’s favorite holiday tradition is back by popular demand! One boy. One holiday wish. And a world conspiring to make sure it doesn’t come true. The record-breaking show returns to the Allen Theatre in all its pink-bunny-suit, glowing-leg-lamp, triple-dog-daring glory. The perfect holiday treat for the entire family!

A Christmas Story

Each performance lasts under an hour, with themes chosen especially for our youngest friends ages 3-6.

The Virtuoso Viola

Join The Cleveland Orchestra for a fun-filled concert of intergalactic proportions! Music from Star Wars and Holst’s The Planets, paired with stunning images from the Hubble Telescope, International Space Station, and NASA photo archives will transport you and your family to outer space. Come early for space-related pre-concert activities. 

Out of This World

Did you know that Cleveland is home to people from all over the world!  More than 120 different ethnic groups live here, each bringing their unique traditions, costumes, religion, art, food and… and music!  Join us as we celebrate the rich cultural diversity of our community through music, a universal language that unites us all. 

Around The World

This Sensory-Friendly Concert will support a welcoming and inclusive experience for people of any age with autism spectrum disorder or sensory sensitivity, as well as anyone who would benefit from a more relaxed concert environment. The relaxed house rules will allow for talking, clapping, and moving, and calming spaces will be available.

Sensory-Friendly Concert: A Relaxed Performance

As part of the Music Explorers program, The Cleveland Orchestra musicians perform short sections celebrating the music of the season. Join us for this heartwarming holiday concert for the whole family.

Each performance lasts under an hour, with themes chosen especially for our youngest friends ages 3-6.

Holiday Brass Quintet

ut on your favorite costume and join the CIM Orchestra for a program of spine-chilling and silly fun!   An enchanting program filled with musical tricks and treats features selections such as “Ride of the Valkyries,” Danse Macabre, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and highlights from Harry Potter.  Musicians dress up for this annual audience favorite which includes a costume contest for our audience, too!

Halloween Spooktacular

Based on the beloved children’s books by Mo Willems.

Leonardo is a terrible monster. He tries so hard to be scary, but he just... isn’t. Then Leonardo finds Sam, the most scaredy-cat kid in the world. Will Leonardo finally get his chance to scare the tuna salad out of an unsuspecting human? Or will it be the start of an unlikely friendship? The plot thickens when this pair meets Kerry and Frankenthaler, an even scaredier-cat and her monster-friend. Kerry and Sam will need to make a big decision: will they be friends or will they be controlled by their fears?

Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About A Terrible Monster

The three-time Pollstar nominated Disney Junior tour is back with Disney Junior Live On Tour: Costume Palooza! This show brings beloved Disney Junior characters and favorite Marvel Super Heroes live on stage for a jam-packed, concert-style show with singing, dancing, acrobatics, and more. It will feature favorite songs from hit Disney Junior series, as well as new original music. Mickey, Minnie, and their pals are getting ready to throw a huge costume party, but mysterious green rain, wind, and smoke keeps interrupting the fun. Can Spidey and his Amazing Friends help save the Costume Palooza? Come join the party and see Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Doc McStuffins, the Puppy Dog Pals, Bo from Firebuds, Ginny from SuperKitties, and Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends LIVE on stage!

Disney Junior Live on Tour: Costume Palooza

The Terrific Trumpet

Join the Heelers in their first live theatre show made just for you, featuring brilliantly created puppets, this is Bluey as you’ve never seen it before, brought to real life!

Bluey's Big Play

Get Ready! Fifth graders throughout Northeast Ohio brought the best of their skills to the dance floor at our Semi Final Team Matches. All schools earning Gold have now earned their way to Playhouse Square and will grace the stage of the Ohio Theatre with their best dance moves in the GRAND FINALS!

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