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Sunday, January 10, 2016

Voting Ballot: Nominees for 'Best Community Theatre' as Part of MD Theatre Guide's Best of 2015 Readers' Choice Awards by Mark Beachy

We are proud to announce the nominees for 'Best Community Theatre' as part of MD Theatre Guide's Best of 2015 Readers' Choice Awards! The awards are designed to honor local performing arts, …

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Voting Ballot: Nominees for 'Best College Theatre Program' as Part of MD Theatre Guide's Best of 2015 Readers' Choice Awards by Mark Beachy

We are proud to announce the nominees for 'Best College Theatre Program' as part of MD Theatre Guide's Best of 2015 Readers' Choice Awards! The awards are designed to honor local performing …

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Monday, January 4, 2016

Voting Ballot: Nominees for 'Best Theatre Education Program for Young Artists' as Part of MD Theatre Guide's Best of 2015 Readers' Choice Awar by Mark Beachy

We are proud to announce the nominees for ‘Best Theatre Education Program for Young Artists’ as part of MD Theatre Guide's Best of 2015 Readers' Choice Awards! The awards are …

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Wednesday, December 30, 2015

News: Statement to MD Theatre Guide from Old Navy about Controversial Shirt by Mark Beachy

Clothing chain Old Navy has created quite the controversy with their T-shirt design for children that reads "young aspiring artist” with the word "artist” crossed outÂ�…

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Monday, December 21, 2015

Publisher Mark Beachy's Top 10 Favorite Shows of 2015 by Mark Beachy

2015 was a great year for theatre across the MD/DC/NOVA area!  From the list of shows that I personally had the chance to review this year for MD Theatre Guide, I chose my ‘Top 10 F…

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Friday, December 18, 2015

How to Become a Performing Arts Critic for MD Theatre Guide by Mark Beachy

Click HERE to fill out an application. The Maryland Theatre Guide is your ticket to the performing arts!  MD Theatre Guide launched on June 1, 2011. MD Theatre Guide's mission is to pr…

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Monday, December 14, 2015

Theatre Review: 'It's A Wonderful Life' at Toby's Dinner Theatre by Mark Beachy

You are sure to have a wonderful time at Toby’s Dinner Theatre’s touching production of It’s A Wonderful Life, directed by the always fabulous Toby Orenstein and Tina Ma…

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Monday, December 7, 2015

Video: "Theatre Guide Reviewers" Song by Mark Beachy

VIDEO: “Theatre Guide Reviewers” Song.  Music, Guitar, Vocals by Douglas Haines.  Lyrics by Mark Beachy.  Produced and Edited by Mark Beachy. About the song This song…

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Monday, November 30, 2015

10 Tips for Tackling Stage Fright by Mark Beachy

Do you have a stage appearance lined up? Perhaps you’re preparing for a stand-up comedy gig, or a piano solo or a role in a play. Good for you, whatever your specialism may be!  But…

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Monday, November 23, 2015
Thursday, November 19, 2015

Theatre News: Interview with Writer and Actor Playing Nat King Cole in 'There Was A Boy…,' James Rich by Mark Beachy

About James Rich James Rich is the author of three plays including Red Swans in 2000, Blink in 2013, and now There Was A Boy…, a Broadway style musical based on events in the lif…

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Theatre Review: 'The Secret Garden' at Center Stage by Mark Beachy

Similar to Shakespeare’s famous quote “All the world’s a stage,” Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 novel The Secret Garden proclaims that "If you look …

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Theatre Review: 'Ruthless! The Musical' at Dundalk Community Theatre by Mark Beachy

Sylvia St. Croix, a talent agent, knows all too well the highly competitive nature of show business.  In fact, it can be downright ruthless!  In the musical farce, Ruthless! T…

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Saturday, November 7, 2015

Video: Campaign for Center Stage Announcement by Mark Beachy

Video: Center Stage announces $32 million campaign for building-wide renovations, artist's fund. Video produced, shot, and edited by Mark Beachy.

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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Attention Performing Arts Organizations and Businesses: Coupon for 25% off MD Theatre Guide's Self-Post Ad Service by Mark Beachy

We want you to try using our SELF-POST AD SERVICE!    Get 25% off! COUPON CODE:  RETRO  (Enter coupon at checkout.  Offer good through December 5, 2015.) Click HERE…

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Monday, November 2, 2015

Video: "Doo-Wop Ad" Song on MD Theatre Guide by Mark Beachy

VIDEO: We take you back to the 1950’s with the “Doo-Wop Ad” song on MD Theatre Guide! Copyright 2015 by MD Theatre Guide. Written, Produced, and Edited by Mark Beachy.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Theatre Review: 'Technicolor Life' at Rep Stage by Mark Beachy

“There is magic in how a family’s love can change the world from gray to Technicolor,” says Joseph W. Ritsch, director of Technicolor Life, Reps Stage’s entry in the …

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Dance Review: 'Excalibur' by Ballet Theatre of Maryland at MD Hall for the Creative Arts by Mark Beachy

Armed with a degree in English Literature, the Artistic Director of the Ballet Theatre of Maryland, Dianna Cuatto wrote the libretto for an original ballet called, Excalibur.  Add t…

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Video: MD Theatre Guide Website Demonstration by Mark Beachy

VIDEO: This video demonstrates what the website looks like and showcases some of its features.

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Monday, October 12, 2015

Quiz: Name That Musical #1 by Mark Beachy

We give you a line or lyric from a musical and you tell us which one it is.

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Sunday, October 11, 2015

Concert Review: Jackie Evancho, 'Awakening' Live in Concert at Strathmore by Mark Beachy

Classical crossover artist Jackie Evancho is on tour singing songs from her third studio album, Awakening.  "I'm excited about it," Jackie says. "Tours equal tour bus, and tou…

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Album Review: Jackie Evancho, 'Awakening' by Mark Beachy

At age 10, Jackie Evancho, a young soprano from Pittsburgh was the runner-up on NBC's variety show "America's Got Talent" where she wowed the judges with Puccini's "O Mio Babbino Ca…

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Thursday, October 1, 2015

Theatre News: 'The Mesmeric Revelations! Of Edgar Allan Poe' Breaks Down the 'Fourth Wall' by Mark Beachy

Witness acts of mesmerization, a ballroom scene, and a séance in a submersive theatrical experience that will delightfully haunt you and your friends. The Mesmeric Revelations! of Edgar All…

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Attention Performing Arts Organizations: Try MD Theatre Guide's Self-Post News Service for FREE by Mark Beachy

Write your own article pertaining to the PERFORMING ARTS! We want you to try our SELF-POST NEWS SERVICE for FREE! No obligation! COUPON CODE:  WOWFREE   (Enter coupon at checkout. �…

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Monday, September 28, 2015

Quiz: What Song from 'Annie' are You? by Mark Beachy

Publicity photo of Andrea McArdle as Annie, Reid Shelton as Daddy Warbucks and Sandy from the Broadway musical 'Annie.'

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Quiz: What Song from 'Annie' are You? by Mark Beachy

Publicity photo of Andrea McArdle as Annie, Reid Shelton as Daddy Warbucks and Sandy from the Broadway musical 'Annie.'

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Friday, September 25, 2015

News: PA Theatre Guide Officially Launches by Mark Beachy

Start spreading the news!  The Pennsylvania Theatre Guide is now online and ready to serve the performing arts community and its theatregoers. This online publication may be new to …

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 04:03AM[SHARE]
Monday, September 21, 2015

Theatre Review: 'Ragtime: The Musical' at Toby's Dinner Theatre by Mark Beachy

On July 22, 2015, the author of the 1975 novel, Ragtime, E. L. Doctorow passed away at the age of 84.  President Obama stated that Doctorow was “one of America’s greatest n…

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Sunday, September 13, 2015

Album Review: Jumaane Smith, 'I Only Have Eyes For You' by Mark Beachy

It was at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore when I first heard trumpeter Jumaane Smith play a few songs during Jackie Evancho’s Songs of the Silver Screen Tour in 20…

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Friday, September 11, 2015

News: Ester Goldberg Talks About MD Theatre Guide by Mark Beachy

Video: Ester Goldberg talks about MD Theatre Guide.

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:32PM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 3, 2015

Video: MD Theatre Guide 'Mind Reading Cat Promo' by Mark Beachy

Video: MD Theatre Guide ‘Mind Reading Cat Promo.’

SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:37PM[SHARE]

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