14th Street Theatre

Former theatre in Cleveland, Ohio, USA the theater that was once in New York City Fourteenth Street Theatre 14th Street Theatre 2037 E. 14th Street Cleveland, Ohio dms title,inline Playhouse Square Group 288 2002 2013 The 14th Street Theatre, previously located at 2037 E. 14th Street in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, was a 297-seat theater built in 2002 as part of Playhouse Square. Originally built for Second City Cleveland, the theater closed in 2013 and is now Cibreo Privato, the private dining space for the Italian restaurant Cibreo, owned and operated by Driftwood Restaurant Group. History The space was originally built in 1921 as part of the Hanna Building. In 2001, a new, more spacious lobby was constructed, designed by Joseph R. Hanna with collaboration from local artists.Jones Kenneth 2004-04-26 Flash! Newly-Named Cleveland Venue Gets Menopause the Musical, Opening May 5 Playbill https://www.playbill.com/article/flash-newly-named-cleveland-venue-gets-menopause-the-musical-opening-may-5-com-119343 https://web.archive.org/web/20210614023744/https://www.playbill.com/article/flash-newly-named-cleveland-venue-gets-menopause-the-musical-opening-may-5-com-119343 2021-06-14 2026-05-23 Playbill en The theater was built in May 2002, renovating part of a former Hickerson's restaurant to be used as a comedy club filled by Second City's Cleveland chapter in collaboration with Playhouse Square.14th Street Theatre In Cleveland, Ohio http://events.ohio.com/cleveland_oh/venues/show/269006-14th-street-theatre https://web.archive.org/web/20141006160335/http://events.ohio.com/cleveland_oh/venues/show/269006-14th-street-theatre 2014-10-06 2026-05-23 Ohio.com en The comedy club closed on January 3, 2004. Shortly after, the space, which was in the Hanna Building, was renamed to the 14th Street Theatre. The first musical to use the space after this change was Menopause the Musical, a cabaret that had previously been shown off-Broadway. On January 23, 2004, Playhouse Square officials signed off on the musical, leaving only a short time between the closing of the comedy club and the reopening of the space as a theater.2004-01-26 'Menopause' auditions Wednesday https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-menopause-auditions-w/198110528/ 2026-05-23 The Plain Dealer 35 In 2013, the theater closed and became a 250-seat private dining and event center called Cibreo Privato, owned and operated by Driftwood Restaurant Group.Crea Joe 2013-07-17 PlayhouseSquare to get new restaurant called Rothschild Farms https://www.cleveland.com/dining/2013/07/playhousesquare_to_get_new_res.html 2026-05-23 cleveland enCarr Kathy Ames 2013-07-17 Driftwood Restaurant Group to add another downtown Cleveland eatery https://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20130717/FREE/130719816/driftwood-restaurant-group-to-add-another-downtown-cleveland-eatery/ 2026-05-23 Crain's Cleveland Business en The space was temporarily run by Bricco-Cleveland during the transition period, but ultimately was redesigned to incorporate the theater's original architecture.2013-08-21 New downtown dining spots promise to be desttinations https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-new-downtown-dining-spo/198111211/ 2026-05-23 The Plain Dealer 282013-07-18 Restaurateur to add theater district spot https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-restaurateur-to-add-the/198111088/ 2026-05-23 The Plain Dealer 7 Productions The first production at the 14th Street Theatre was Menopause the Musical, which ran April 16 to August 31, 2005.2023-03-07 Menopause the Musical on Cleveland https://www.theatermania.com/shows/ohio-theater/cleveland-theater/menopause-the-musical_15979/ 2026-05-23 TheaterMania en-US Other productions included Brooklyn The Musical (May 2008), Simply Romance (July 2011), and Lizzie Borden (March-April 2012).2023-03-07 14th Street Theatre at Playhouse Square : Art, Theater & Entertainment in Cleveland https://www.theatermania.com/venue/14th-street-theatre-at-playhouse-square/ 2026-05-23 TheaterMania en-US References Category:Theatres in Cleveland Category:Culture of Cleveland