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A tip of the festive hat to Karamu's "Crowns" by Andrea Simakis

Like a wide-brimmed hat with too many embellishments -- feathers and sequins and fruit, oh my -- "Crown's" slender narrative, at least as it plays out in the Karamu Theatre production, is weighed down by one too many tales and hymnals. A few judicious clips with a strong pair of shears would help lighten the load. That isn't a tragic flaw -- the show on the Jelliffe stage has a homespun life and vitality an…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 05:02PM on May 31, 2013

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