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Exploring Black excellence at Cleveland Public Theatre

Season 28 Episode 3 | 26m 46s

A Cleveland artist brings his journey of self-discovery to the stage in his quest for Black excellence. We dig into the personal stories and poetic inspirations behind Chris Webb's solo show premiering at Cleveland Public Theatre.

Aired: 10/21/25
Extras
A once abandoned parking lot is now a gathering place with public art in Cleveland's AsiaTown.
North Pointe Ballet welcomes all on the dance floor in Berea.
Portrait artist Autumn Joi Ellis paints the faces of her community in Youngstown.
Cleveland's Playhouse Square plays Broadway's Midwest outpost.
Singer-songwriter JSSZCA shares the family stories behind her songs.
The legacy of Martin Rose lives on in his Art Deco masterpieces at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Meet a band of musical brothers who raise the bar as the group C-Level.
All aboard the "Applause" express, as we visit the Northern Ohio Railway Museum in Medina County.
It's a bonnie time in Berea at the annual Ohio Scottish Games and Celtic Festival.
Indigenous artist Beth Bush keeps a lost art alive with pride and porcupine quills.
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A once abandoned parking lot is now a gathering place with public art in Cleveland's AsiaTown.
North Pointe Ballet welcomes all on the dance floor in Berea.
Portrait artist Autumn Joi Ellis paints the faces of her community in Youngstown.
Cleveland's Playhouse Square plays Broadway's Midwest outpost.
Singer-songwriter JSSZCA shares the family stories behind her songs.
The legacy of Martin Rose lives on in his Art Deco masterpieces at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Meet a band of musical brothers who raise the bar as the group C-Level.
All aboard the "Applause" express, as we visit the Northern Ohio Railway Museum in Medina County.
It's a bonnie time in Berea at the annual Ohio Scottish Games and Celtic Festival.
Indigenous artist Beth Bush keeps a lost art alive with pride and porcupine quills.