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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Harriet Lynn, a Baltimore-based theater performer, writer and director, dies ZXCVB by Jacques Kelly

Harriet Lynn, a dancer and singer who appeared in the first production at the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in 1967 and went on to testify against its demolition more than 40 years later, died …

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David D. Crandall, a musician and technical designer, dies ZXCVB by Jacques Kelly

David D. Crandall, a musician and technical designer active in the independent theaters in Baltimore and Washington, died July 16 following a swimming accident while vacationing with his fam…

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Retro: The hits and misses of Baltimore’s theater tryouts ZXCVB by Jacques Kelly

Not all plays and musicals that came to Baltimore before they reached Broadway caught the success as “The Wiz.”

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John Van Meter, a retired McDonogh School English and drama director, dies ZXCVB by Jacques Kelly

John Van Meter, a retired McDonogh School English and drama director recalled for his bold and imaginative interpretations of theater, died of complications of hypertension and sepsis Feb. 2…

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David Schweizer, theater director who championed emerging playwrights, dies ZXCVB by Jacques Kelly

David Schweizer, a theater director who championed emerging playwrights and worked at Baltimore Center Stage, died Dec. 5 in New York City. He was 74.

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West Baltimore’s Royal Theater, a gateway to music history ZXCVB by Jacques Kelly

Milton A. Dugger Jr. keeps alive the legacy of West Baltimore’s iconic Royal Theater, where he witnessed legendary performances in the 1960s, through annual musical events celebrating its …

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An agonizing temporary pause continues to prevent the staging of Shakespeare in transformed Hampden church ZXCVB by Jacques Kelly

Thomas Brown, who refers to himself as a “Renaissance Mechanic” designed and built a Shakespearean theater stage for the Baltimore Shakespeare Factory, located in the old St. Mary’s Ch…

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Philip ‘Phil’ Arnoult, founder of Baltimore’s Theatre Project and champion of global performing troupes, dies by Jacques Kelly

Philip Arnoult, the founder of Baltimore’s Theatre Project who went on to champion global performing arts troupes, died of multiple system failure Sunday at the Sanctuary, a senior living …

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Carol Baish, managing director of Baltimore’s Theatre Project, dies by Jacques Kelly

Carol Baish, managing director of Baltimore's Theatre Project, died May 3 at her Chinquapin Park home. She was 85.

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Thursday, June 10, 2021

Gordon Becker, theater arts philanthropist who decked the malls during the holidays, dies by Jacques Kelly

Gordon Becker, who created a business that decorated scores of malls for the holidays and who was a leader on the early boards of Center Stage and Everyman theaters, died of cancer June 4 at…

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Saturday, May 18, 2019

Rodney Orange Jr., Arena Players managing director, dies by Jacques Kelly

Rodney Orange Jr., managing director of the Arena Players who was credited with helping to save the theater company, died of heart disease April 22 at the University of Maryland Medical Cent…

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Saturday, March 30, 2019

Rosemary Knower, stage actress known for her strong character roles, dies by Jacques Kelly

Rosemary Knower, an actress who played roles from Lady Macbeth to a schoolteacher in John Waters’ “Hairspray,” died of a stroke Wednesday at Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, Pa. T…

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Monday, March 4, 2019

Donald N. Walls, film and theater critic, dies by Jacques Kelly

Donald N. Walls, a retired film and theater critic who appeared on radio and television for nearly three decades, died of dementia complications Feb. 19 at Storey Oaks Memory Care in Oklahom…

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Thursday, January 5, 2017

The curtain first rose at the Morris Mechanic Theatre 50 years ago by Jacques Kelly

Ticket buyers formed a line outside the just-completed Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in early January 1967 for movie star Betty Grable’s performances in the title role of “Hello, Dolly!” …

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All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime