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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

News: Managing Director Michael Ross to Retire from Baltimore Center Stage by Lynne Menefee

Michael Ross will retire from his role as Managing Director of Baltimore Center Stage at the end of June, the theater’s Board of Trustees announced today. Artistic Director Stephanie Ybarr…

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Sunday, April 11, 2021

News: New Baltimore Theater Company, Two Strikes Theatre Collective, announces 2021 Season by Lynne Menefee

New Baltimore theater company Two Strikes Theatre Collective announces their 2021 season with virtual devised works, staged readings of original plays, a podcast, and the second annual Brown…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:27PM
Wednesday, March 24, 2021

The Newtowne Players Announces 18th Season – A ‘Season of Joy’ by Lynne Menefee

LEXINGTON PARK, MD – Executive Producer, Meg Pugh, announced The Newtowne Players’ 18th season at Three Notch Theatre will begin September 2021 during a preview party last weekend. Since…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:03PM
Sunday, July 26, 2020

Iron Crow Theatre Announces New Virtual Summer Theatre Immersion for Teens by Lynne Menefee

BROADWAY STARS, EQUITY ACTORS, AND COLLEGE PROFESSORS JOIN RENOWNED FACULTYIron Crow Theatre announces the launch of its 2020 Summer Theatre Immersion, a one-week virtual intensive for high …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:18AM
Monday, February 17, 2020

Theatre Review: ‘Gun & Powder’ at Signature Theatre by Lynne Menefee

The world premiere of the new musical, “Gun & Powder,” at Signature Theatre was sold out shortly after opening and deservedly so. With book and lyrics by Angelica Chéri, music by R…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:36PM
Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Theatre Review: ‘My Fair Lady’ at Kennedy Center by Lynne Menefee

Lincoln Center’s highly acclaimed 2018 revival of the classic musical, “My Fair Lady,” is kicking off its national tour at The Kennedy Center’s Opera House, providing a sparkling tre…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:39PM
Friday, December 13, 2019

Theatre Review: Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ at Everyman Theatre by Lynne Menefee

There are so many reasons why Everyman’s production of Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express” has had the biggest ticket presale in the theater’s 29-year history – with…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:24PM
Monday, August 26, 2019

Theatre Review: ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ at The Kennedy Center by Lynne Menefee

“Dear Evan Hansen” is currently making its sold-out homecoming at the Kennedy Center. With a book by Steven Levenson, music and lyrics by Grammy®, Tony® and Academy Award® winners Ben…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:02AM
Sunday, July 21, 2019

Theatre Review: ‘The Band’s Visit’ at Kennedy Center by Lynne Menefee

Big things sometimes come in small, understated packages. “The Band’s Visit,” currently playing at the Kennedy Center is truly one of the most astounding and beautiful pieces of theate…

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Thursday, June 13, 2019

Theatre Review: ‘Hello, Dolly!’ at The Kennedy Center by Lynne Menefee

Though we lost the great Carol Channing this year, her signature role as Dolly Levi in the “Hello, Dolly!” is now in the very capable hands of another entertainment legend and Tony Award…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:38PM
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Theatre Review: ‘Dinner with Friends’ at Everyman Theatre by Lynne Menefee

Everyman is currently serving up the 2000 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, “Dinner with Friends,” by Donald Margulies and helmed by Founding Artistic Director, Vincent M. Lancisi (a self…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:28PM
Friday, January 25, 2019

Theatre Review: ‘Jerusalem’ at Fells Point Corner Theatre by Lynne Menefee

Jez Butterworth’s 2009 play “Jerusalem” is currently running at FPCT. It is an ambitious production by this small, but mighty, local theater. Kudos go to the director, Ann Tu…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:09PM
Saturday, January 5, 2019

Theatre Review: ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ at Kennedy Center by Lynne Menefee

“The Play That Goes Wrong” has won countless accolades here and in the UK where it all began in a small pub theater in London. After its successful run on Broadway, this British…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:07PM
Monday, November 26, 2018

Concert Review: ‘Chris Botti’ at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall by Lynne Menefee

Baltimore was treated to a weekend of surprising and refreshing jazz concerts at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall as part of the BSO’s Pop Series. Grammy® Award-winning jazz trumpe…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:30AM
Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Theatre Review: ‘Beetlejuice’ at The National Theatre by Lynne Menefee

The new musical, “Beetlejuice,” based on charmingly quirky 1988 movie with Michael Keaton as the title character and Tim Burton as the director, is making its pre-Broadway run a…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:36PM
Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Theatre Review: ‘Dave’ at Arena Stage by Lynne Menefee

“Dave,” the new musical comedy adapted from the Oscar-nominated 1993 movie of the same name, is making its world premiere appropriately at Arena Stage, a stone’s throw from the…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:19AM
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Theatre Review: ‘Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations’ at The Kennedy Center by Lynne Menefee

Currently The Kennedy Center is hosting the latest in what has become a popular genre over the past decade – the jukebox musical, based on real-life stories and music of highly successful …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:04PM
Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Theatre Review: ‘Hamilton’ at The Kennedy Center by Lynne Menefee

After opening approximately three years ago on Broadway (after a run at The Public) and winning countless awards, including a Pulitzer Prize and 11 Tonys in 2016, are there any more praises …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:03PM
Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Theatre Review: ‘SOUL: The Stax Musical’ at Baltimore Center Stage by Lynne Menefee

In the tradition of recent jukebox musicals (“Jersey Boys,” “Motown: the Musical” and “Beautiful: The Carol King Musical”), “SOUL: The Stax Musical&…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:39PM
Friday, February 9, 2018

Theatre Review: ‘Something Rotten’ at the National Theatre by Lynne Menefee

Get thee to the National Theatre as soon as possible! The Tony Award-winning musical, “Something’s Rotten” has come to D.C.’s National Theatre until February 18 and it is one…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:49AM
Thursday, February 8, 2018

Concert Review: ‘Diva to Diva: From Ella to Adele – Ann Hampton Calloway’ at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall by Lynne Menefee

Ann Hampton Callaway is a jewel in the world of live entertainment. This multi-talented songstress returned to the BSO this year backed by the rich and swinging sounds of the Baltimore Symp…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:29PM

Theatre Review: ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ at Everyman Theatre by Lynne Menefee

Eugene O’Neill’s classic, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning “Long’s Day’s Journey into Night,” is currently being presented by Everyman Theatre. …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:21PM
Friday, December 1, 2017

Concert Review: Todd Rundgren at Rams Head on Stage at Maryland Hall by Lynne Menefee

Rams Head on Stage at Maryland Hall again played host to another unsung, “quiet giant” of the music industry on November 29, 2017. Todd Rundgren may not be familiar to today’s generati…

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Saturday, November 18, 2017

Theatre Review: ‘Shakespeare in Love’ at Baltimore Center Stage by Lynne Menefee

“Shakespeare in Love” is based on the brilliant Academy-award winning 1998 movie written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard. Baltimore Center Stage is currently presenting a stage v…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:17AM
Monday, October 16, 2017

Concert Review: ‘Cirque Goes Broadway’ by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at The Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall by Lynne Menefee

BSO’s SuperPops season opened this weekend with a dazzling performance. The show married what Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly accurately described as “gems of the Broadway repertoir…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:16AM
Thursday, September 14, 2017

Theatre Review: ‘M. Butterfly’ at Everyman Theatre by Lynne Menefee

Everyman opens its 2017-18 theater season with a powerhouse production of the critically acclaimed “M. Butterfly” written by David Henry Hwang. Artistic Director Vincent Lancisi…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:53AM
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Theatre Review: ‘Noises Off’ at Everyman Theatre by Lynne Menefee

The Everyman Theatre is capping off one of the best seasons yet by bringing together its family of company members (with lovely plus one – Emily Kester in her Everyman debut) to present …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:47PM
Monday, May 15, 2017

Q&A with the Cast of Everyman Theatre’s ‘Noises Off ‘ by Lynne Menefee

Everyman Theatre is ending its season full of compelling new works with a beloved comedy. With record-breaking advance ticket sales, “Noises Off” opens this week and runs throu…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:41PM
Friday, April 28, 2017

Theatre Review: ‘The Fantasticks’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company by Lynne Menefee

It has been an exciting season this year with a few Baltimore theaters expanding their repertoire by including a musical in their traditionally non-musical lineup. Chesapeake Shakespeare Co…

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:20PM
Sunday, April 23, 2017

Concert Review: ‘The Doo Wop Project’ with Jack Everly and the BSO SuperPops by Lynne Menefee

As the story goes, BSO’s SuperPops conductor Jack Everly walked into Feinstein’s/54 Below supper club in New York City while this group of multi-talented Broadway actors was performing. …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:24AM
Thursday, March 30, 2017

Theatre Review: ‘Los Otros’ at Everyman Theatre by Lynne Menefee

Literally translated, “Los Otros” means “the others.” With immigration a huge part of the current political maelstrom, Everyman could not be debuting a more relevant new piec…

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
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Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
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Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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