Saturday, May 27, 2023
When we think of story ballets performed by classical companies, images of princesses, dancing swans, and castles hosting balls come to mind. Not so for The Scottish Ballet’s opening night…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:21PMThursday, May 4, 2023
Staging the full-length “Don Quixote” is a monumental feat. Nonetheless, Ballet Theatre of Maryland’s Artistic Director Nicole Kelsch took the challenge and made an old ballet new a…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:00PMWednesday, April 26, 2023
Dancer/choreographer Vincent Thomas touches us with his powerful dance message. Off stage, the dancer/choreographer stands a stunning 5 foot 11 inches tall, with incredibly generous arms …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:41PMSaturday, April 8, 2023
The Joffrey Ballet visits the Kennedy Center this week and dancing for all its worth. As it turned out, it was worth a lot on opening night—as dance, as terrific theater, as a living le…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:52PMTuesday, March 21, 2023
Signature puts Japanese culture front and center. It’s unlikely that you’ll leave Signature Theatre humming familiar show tunes from “Pacific Overtures,” set in 19th century Japan…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:17PMSaturday, February 18, 2023
ABT enthralls once again in a grandly staged production. American Ballet Theatre’s opening night of “Romeo and Juliet” at the Kennedy Center Opera House topped all other ballet p…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:22PMSaturday, February 4, 2023
United Ukranian Ballet’s “Giselle” captures the crowd. We don’t need any reminder why the Ukrainian National Ballet is operating under difficult circumstances. The company, temporari…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:48PMSaturday, January 21, 2023
“Between Riverside and Crazy,” the Pulitzer prize-winning play by Stephen Adly Guirgis, is currently making its Broadway debut, and people—especially New Yorkers—are raving. Although…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:22PMTuesday, January 10, 2023
Andrew Andrew Horn has been working in Maryland Theater for over 30 years, primarily in musicals. He loves the challenge of finding the balance between the heightened reality of breaking …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:58PMTuesday, December 20, 2022
There are at least three things your brain will retain after watching “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” at the Olney Theatre Center, and we hope you will catch this show before it…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:39AMWednesday, November 30, 2022
Dozens of theater critics, writers, and bloggers gathered in Manhattan, November 11-13, 2022, the first time that American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) members have convened since p…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:00PMFriday, November 18, 2022
Ah! The French Riviera, Monte Carlo, and we are reminded of private yachts in the harbor, European race cars on mountainous roads, a famous gambling casino, and Princess Grace with her Royal…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:45PMFriday, October 28, 2022
Fun! Fun! Fun! (if only for a too-brief hour) best describes the opening night at the Kennedy Center where “The Look of Love,” (a Kennedy Center co-commission) made its East Coast …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:45PMMonday, October 17, 2022
Alone on stage or with a partner who is sensitive to her extraordinary moves, The Washington Ballet’s adored Maki Onuki mesmerizes an audience no matter the technique nor the style of d…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:31PMFriday, October 7, 2022
Consider “Dance Nation” as a prequel to “A Chorus Line” and you will have a better understanding of the teenage and pre-teen angst of becoming a dancer. Then add “Mean Girls” to …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:39AMThursday, September 22, 2022
Wolf Trap Park is the perfect place to spend a late summer evening. The setting is serene, and the music seems to shimmer with the stars. You’re always invited to bring a picnic or indulge…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:29AMTuesday, June 28, 2022
The Washington Ballet performs new dances with old memories. Watching one of the last Washington Ballet’s (TWB’s) performances of “Moonlight” at the Sidney Harman Hall brought …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:15PMFriday, June 24, 2022
Misako’s Japanese Touches Bring Added Beauty to Ballet. It’a very quiet—quite lovely, in fact—in the upstairs studio at Joseph Square, where Misako Aoki is rehearsing …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:42PMThursday, June 16, 2022
It took over two hours to get to the point of ‘’Reframing the Narrative” (Program A) at the Kennedy Center Opera House. My “ah-ha” moment came as B.B. King sang from a recording…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:41PMFriday, June 10, 2022
Dance fans know the New York City Ballet Company. That’s the dance troupe with the long-legged ballerinas; strong, technical male soloists; speed; and an unswerving dedication to the…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:43AMSaturday, June 4, 2022
Pretty, pastel costumes, new ribbons on the toe shoes, tiaras that sparkle bright as a shiny new penny. These are signs of spring recitals where young dancers awaken to the beauty o…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:36PMFriday, June 3, 2022
“Returning to dance has been a way to focus on something other than cancer, said Maggie’s mom, Adona Kudirka, “and she’s grateful for all the support.” Dance bags filled with…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:17PMTuesday, April 26, 2022
Cultural vibrancy and exemplary artistry from world-class companies and artists will grace the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ stages during its 2022–2023 ballet and danc…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:21PMThursday, April 7, 2022
Chris Youstra is a man about town. He has conducted, accompanied, and rehearsed dozens of performers throughout the Baltimore-Washington corridor. Currently he holds the titles of Music D…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:30PMWednesday, April 6, 2022
There’s something about kids singing in a grown-up show that captures the attention of young and old alike. These were my thoughts as I watched an amazing performance by the Young Artis…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:14PMWednesday, March 30, 2022
Last night’s opening program for the American Ballet Theatre at the Kennedy Center proved to be bittersweet. Sweet because the ABT dancers appeared fit, fierce, and thrilled to be danci…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:47PMThursday, March 10, 2022
Gerald Jordan is a Maryland native who attended both Hofstra University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He has been an integral part of Columbia Centre of Theatrical Arts (…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:02PMThursday, February 3, 2022
By now you would think that Alvin Ailey’s famous dancers would be used to standing ovations and excited shout-outs mid-way through a dance. After all, for six decades, audiences have be…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:45PMTuesday, February 1, 2022
They say you judge a musical by the humming of show tunes as you leave the theater. Those of a certain age were not only humming…they were singing the lyrics to the familiar songs in…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:52PMSaturday, January 29, 2022
For the first edition in 2022 of “Razzle Dazzle Radio,” Carolyn Kelemen, Judy Templeton, and Mo Dutterer take a trip down memory lane with guests, Ashley Fitzgerald and Ric Ryder, commen…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:54PMFriday, December 3, 2021
A listing of “The Nutcracker” performances (and more) in the Baltimore/Washington area this season. As my grand-nephew, niece and I watched two productions of “The Nutcracker” this p…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:18PM 
