Shout hooray and hallelujah, the landmark musical Gypsy is now playing at Signature Theatre. Considered to be a perfect musical by many, including myself, this musical fable of an overbearin…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:41PMMany two person acts are the stuff that legend is made of. In the past we’ve had Mary Martin and Noël Coward in the TV special from the 1950s, entitled Together with Music; then, of cour…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 04:00PMOpera gets a bad rap sometimes for not being very accessible for kids. Yes, there is Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel but by enlarge Opera is an adult form of entertainment. The Washington …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 04:30PMToday marks the 18th anniversary of the passing of our dear cabaret angel Nancy Lamott. For a singer that had so much ahead of her, 43 was way too young for her to leave us. For the past two…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 08:00AMDr. Sherrie Maricle is currently the drummer and leader of her own big band The DIVA Jazz Orchestra which provides all of the music for Maurice Hines is Tappin Through Life at Arena St…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 04:49PMUsually when a singer gives his or hers first concert, it’s in a small venue with friends and family. If you are a 2013 Tony Award winning actress that won’t do. Patina Miller hit Broadw…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:00AMIn November of 2006 the beloved Disney movie musical Mary Poppins flew into Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre where it ran for over 2,600 performances. While keeping most of the iconic song…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:30AMA little gem of a musical that only ran five performances on Broadway is back at Delaware Theatre Company in Wilmington Delaware. The two character musical called The Story of My Life opened…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:00PMFifty one years after its pre-Broadway tryout at the National Theatre, the rip- roaring musical comedy that introduced Stephen Sondheim to Broadway as a composer and not just a lyricist, …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:30PMThere are two stage versions of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol that I consider to be the definitive telling of the story. The Ford’s Theatre production is easily the one to be…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:00PMIt seems to me that people have forgotten lately about what the true meaning of the holiday season is. We are so interested in getting that 60 inch flat screen or getting toWalmart at three …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 07:00AMMy fellow readers, the holiday season has officially started and among all of the theatrical attractions to choose from, the musical Elf is fast becoming an alternative to the standard produ…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:00PMUsually when a production is put together the director stages the show, it opens and the stage manager keeps the show in shape for the remainder of the run. But what happens when the product…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:25PMNote: To view a video of each master class session discussed, click on the appropriate link then click watch and listen. All of the master classes were documented with the exception of Count…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:00AMThere are many things that move us when we listen to a song. More often than not, it’s the vocal performance. The American Voices concert at the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall this past w…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:50PMDC’s National Theatre for a long time was a prime space for Broadway tryouts. We forget now that shows use to play one, two, or even three cities before going to NY. It was a way to fix a …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:45AMDancer/choreographer/actor/singer Maurice Hines will be turning 70 in a few weeks, so it’s only fitting that his new show Maurice Hines is Tappin Thru Life, now playing at Arena Stage’s…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:00PMJohn Lescault is currently preparing to open in The Lyons at Round House Theatre where he will play the role of Ben starting November 27th. He has previously been seen at Round House Thea…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 08:00AMPlaywright Paul Downs Colaizzo proves that lightning can strike twice for a up and coming playwright. His first play Really Really opened to rave reviews at Signature Theatre in 2012. It …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:00AMMy fellow readers, I want to start this review with a question for all of you. If your play won the 2013 Best Drama at Capital Fringe and you were asked to come back for fallFringe, would yo…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:00PMHilda Cronje is currently performing in what is possibly the most potent and brilliant piece of theatre in town right now. She is the title character in Mies Julie now playing at Shakespea…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:54PMHilda Cronje is currently performing in what is possibly the most potent and brilliant piece of theatre in town right now. She is the title character in Mies Julie now playing at Shakespeare…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:00PMSuper director/choreographer Matthew Bourne has a knack for taking classical stories and kicking them up a notch for today’s audiences. Two examples are his brilliant take on Swan Lake, w…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:30AMOne of the best things about DC theatre is when we get a chance to host a theatre company from another part of the world. Shakespeare Theatre Company is doing just that, as the South African…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 05:00PMMichael Goldsmith is currently making his DC and professional Shakespeare debut as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet at Folger Theatre. Regionally Michael has been seen at Huntington Theatre in No…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:07PMIs anyone really immortal? Genetic science has been asking this question for a long time and now Keegan Cassady’s play The Immortal Jellyfish as presented by Avalanche Theatre Company brin…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 07:30PMSerge Seiden currently has a tough directing assignment at Studio Theatre where he is the producing director. He is the director of The Apple Family Plays which are two separate plays runnin…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 07:00PMToday’s Quick 5 column features a man who is a legend of his craft. Maurice Hines is a tap dancer/choreographer/director/singer and actor who is currently ready to start a run of his n…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:00PMStage and TV performer Lucie Arnaz has been entertaining audiences for over 45 years now. She is the daughter of the legendary comic Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and some of you might remembe…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:00PMCharlayne Woodard is currently performing her solo piece about not being a parent called The Night Watcher at Studio Theatre. Previous solo work creations include Pretty Fire (LA …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:00PMRegie Cabico is a master slam poet/stand up comic. He is currently performing in a return engagement of his solo show at fallFRINGE after a successful run this summer at Ca…
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