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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Concert Review: ‘Handel’s Messiah’ by Columbia Pro Cantare by Susan Brall

‘Tis the season and, for many in Howard County, the holidays begin with Pro Cantare’s concert of Handel’s “Messiah.” There is nothing more traditional than standing for the “Hall…

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Sunday, November 19, 2023

Theatre Review: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ at Olney Theatre Center by Susan Brall

When “Fiddler on the Roof” opened on Broadway in September of 1964, no one could have imagined the universal appeal and endurance the show would have. There have been thousands of produc…

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Monday, November 13, 2023

Theatre Review: ‘R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)’ presented by the USNA Masqueraders by Susan Brall

“R.U.R.” was written by the Czech writer, Karl Čapek, in 1920 when the world was still reeling from World War I and the Russian Revolution. Large companies aided by assembly lines, elec…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:19PM
Friday, November 3, 2023

‘A Quick 5’ with Cheryl M. Williams, Sound Designer for ‘Hazardous Materials’ presented by Perisphere Theatre by Susan Brall

“Hazardous Materials” by Beth Kander opens this weekend, presented by Perisphere Theater. The play deals with the death of a Jane Doe who died in an apartment in Chicago. Jane Doe was a …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:55PM
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

‘A Quick 5’ with Midshipman Washington Ross, Actor in ‘R.U.R. Rossum’s Universal Robots,’ presented by the US Naval Academy’s Masqueraders by Susan Brall

“R.U.R Rossum’s Universal Robots” was written by Karel Capek in 1920 and actually introduced the word robot into our vocabularies. The play takes place in a factory that makes artifici…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:23PM
Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Theatre Review: ‘Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard’ at Ford’s Theatre by Susan Brall

It has been fifty years since Maynard Jackson become the first African-American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. Less than ten years since the Civil Rights Laws came into being and only a little o…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:35PM

Theatre Review: ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Susan Brall

If you like zany comedies with a touch of mystery, you will thoroughly enjoy “The Play That Goes Wrong” written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields and directed by Alex Camp…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:20AM
Friday, September 29, 2023

‘A Quick 5’ with Konstantin Heidrich, Cellist with the Fauré Quartett at Candlelight Concert Series by Susan Brall

The Candlelight Concert Society will be presenting the world acclaimed piano quartet, Fauré Quartett, on Sunday October 1, 2023. The program will consist of Gabriel Fauré’s music, “Son…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:29AM
Monday, September 25, 2023

Theatre Review: ‘2023 One-Act Festival’ at Silver Spring Stage by Susan Brall

Silver Spring Stage has become a performing arts landmark in their community and it was great to come back to the newly-renovated theatre now that outside construction has ended. It was also…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:10PM

‘A Quick 5’ with Alex Campbell, Director of ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Susan Brall

Laurel Mill Playhouse is currently presenting “The Play That Goes Wrong” by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields. It is produced by Maureen Rogers and directed by Alex Campbell.…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:48PM
Monday, September 11, 2023

‘A Quick 5’ with Bill Raskin, Playwright of ‘The Team Room’ at The Keegan Theatre by Susan Brall

For those of us who remember September 11, 2001, our lives were immeasurably affected by those attacks. This was especially true for those in the Mid-Atlantic states where many lost love one…

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

‘A Quick 5’ with Psalmayene 24, Playwright of ‘Out of the Vineyard’ at Joe’s Movement Emporium by Susan Brall

On September 8, 2023 “Out of the Vineyard” by Psalmayene 24 will open at Joe’s Movement Emporium in conjunction with the Freedom Stories Initative. The play is directed and choreograph…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:55PM
Wednesday, August 30, 2023

‘A Quick 5’ with Ashley Johnson-Moore, Actor, in ‘Sister Act’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre by Susan Brall

Some theatrical productions are just plain fun. You don’t have to worry about deep meanings or subtleties of the plot. The protagonists are very likable, and the villains are, well, just v…

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

‘A Quick 5’ with Seema Sueko, Director of ‘Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard’ at Ford’s Theatre by Susan Brall

Fifty years ago in 1973, Maynard Jackson became the first Black mayor of the city of Atlanta, Georgia.  He was the first Black to become a mayor of a major Southern city. It began a new era…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:25PM
Sunday, August 13, 2023

‘A Quick 5’ with Shakeia Cowan, Playwright and Director of ‘The Delicate Flower’ at the Bowie Playhouse Theatre by Susan Brall

The Bowie Playhouse Theatre will be the site of a new production by playwright, Shekeia Cowan. Ms. Cowan not only wrote the play “The Delicate Flower,” but along with Assistant Director …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:49AM
Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Theatre Review: ‘FELA!’ at Olney Theatre Center, a co-production with Round House Theatre by Susan Brall

The music and dance of West Africa are part of the fabric of life there. Just walk down a street, and the sounds and beats somehow seem to fill the air. So it is no wonder that music of one …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:22AM
Friday, July 14, 2023

‘A Quick 5′ with Shakill Jamal, Director and Playwright of ‘The Code Switch’ by Susan Brall

Beginning on July 14, 2023, Sisters Freehold will be presenting “The Code Switch,” at Baltimore’s Theatre Project. This world-premiere play is written and directed by Shakill Jamal. Th…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:07PM
Friday, June 30, 2023

Theatre Review: ‘Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre by Susan Brall

“Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville” is a jukebox musical where the book by Greg Garcia and Mike O’Malley is secondary to the music and lyrics of the popular singer, Jimmy Buff…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:19PM
Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Theatre Review: ‘Hello, Dolly!’ at Howard County Summer Theatre by Susan Brall

Howard County Summer Theatre is currently presenting the classic musical, “Hello, Dolly!” The show opened almost 50 years ago on Broadway with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and book b…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:40PM

Theatre Review: Disney Presents ‘The Lion King’ at Kennedy Center by Susan Brall

The pride of Disney’s musicals has roared into the Kennedy Center with all of its magic. Based on the 1994 the smash animated film produced by Disney Studios, the stage version  of “The…

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Friday, June 9, 2023

‘A Quick 5’ with Nicholas Miles, Actor and Resident Artist at Iron Crow Theatre in ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ by Susan Brall

Iron Crow Theatre is a bastion for the queer community in the Baltimore area. Their performances “explore and celebrate that which is queer” rather than define the term for others. It al…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:03PM
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Concert Review: ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ presented by The Columbia Orchestra by Susan Brall

On May 20, 2023, Maestro Jason Love conducted the Columbia Orchestra for the last time in his long tenure as Musical Director and Conductor. It was a perfect sendoff performance which includ…

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Monday, May 8, 2023

Concert Review: ‘American Tapestry’ presented by Columbia Pro Cantare by Susan Brall

On Saturday, May 6, 2023, Columbia Pro Cantare performed its last concert of the season, “American Tapestry,” conducted by Laura Lee Fischer at the Jim Rouse Theatre in Columbia. Sadly, …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:48PM

Theatre Review: ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Susan Brall

“The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee” at Laurel Mill Playhouse is produced by Maureen Rogers and, with direction by Michael Hartsfield, you know you will be seeing a polished show…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:55PM
Thursday, May 4, 2023

Theatre Review: ‘Falsettos’ at Rep Stage by Susan Brall

“Falsettos,” a pop-opera with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by William Finn and James Lapine, is Rep Stage’s swan song at Howard Community College. It is directed and chore…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:24AM
Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Concert Review: Jerusalem Quartet ‘Music Under Tyranny’ at Candlelight Concert Society by Susan Brall

On April 23, 2023, the Candlelight Concert Society presented “Music Under Tyranny” performed by the Jerusalem Quartet. The program featured three composers—Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Sho…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:00PM

‘A Quick 5’ with Maestro Frances Motyca Dawson, Founder, Artistic Co-Director and Conductor, Columbia Pro Cantare by Susan Brall

In 1977, Frances Motyca Dawson had a vision of bringing choral music to Columbia, Maryland. Since then, as Columbia has grown to the second largest city in Maryland, CPC has become an integr…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:32PM

‘A Quick 5’ with Joseph W. Ritsch, Producing Artistic Director of Rep Stage by Susan Brall

Rep Stage was founded in 1993 by Valerie Lash at Howard Community College. It has been the only theatre in residence at a community college in the country. Its professional casts and creativ…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:21PM

Theatre Review: ‘The World Goes ‘Round – The Music of Kander & Ebb’ at Olney Theatre Center by Susan Brall

“The World Goes ‘Round – The Music of Kander & Ebb” is a revue of the music of the prolific team of Kander & Ebb (“Cabaret” and “Chicago” being the most successful) t…

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Monday, April 17, 2023

‘A Quick 5’ with Composer Peter Hilliard and Lyricist Matt Boresi for ‘Inbox Zero’ by UrbanArias at The Keegan Theatre by Susan Brall

“Inbox Zero,” a monodrama presented by UrbanArias, will be performed as a live stage reading at the Keegan Theatre in Washington, D.C. on May 4, 2023. UrbanArias was founded in 2010 by G…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:21PM
Thursday, April 13, 2023

‘A Quick 5’ with Alexander Pavlovsky, violinist with the Jerusalem Quartet, presented by the Candlelight Concert Society by Susan Brall

The Candlelight Concert Society will be presenting the Jerusalem Quartet at the Horowitz Center at Howard Community College in Columbia, MD on Sunday, April 23, 2023. The concert is called �…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:38PM

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 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
TBA: Titanic