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PlayhouseSquare, Grog Shop and Freddy Cole

Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2012

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Dan Polletta digs into the history of PlayhouseSquare with Gina Vernaci prior to the broadcast premiere of Staging Success:The PlayhouseSquare Story on WVIZ/PBS Thursday night. Plus Dee Perry welcomes Kathy Blackman the founding owner of The Grog Shop celebrating 20 years of rockin' on Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights. And we share a performance by jazz crooner Freddy Cole who plays Nighttown tonight and tomorrow night.

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Arts and Culture, History, Music

Guests

Gina Vernaci, PlayhouseSquare

Kathy Blackman, Grog Shop

Freddy Cole, musician

Additional Information

Staging Success: The PlayhouseSquare Story airs Thursday, November 15 at 8pm on WVIZ/PBS.

The Grog Shop celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

Freddy Cole performs at Nighttown Wednesday, November 14 and Thursday, November 15.

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