John Vacha is the recipient of the Herrick Memorial Award from the Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve, given in recognition of his theatrical history, Showtime in Cleveland (The Kent State University Press, 2001). He has also written The Music Went 'Round and Around: The Story of Musicarnival (2004) and From Broadway to Cleveland: A History of the Hanna Theatre (2007) in the Cleveland Theater Series published by The Kent State University Press.