If you think of Seth MacFarlane, the first thing that probably comes to mind are the highly successful adult cartoon comedies he created – “Family Guy” (now in its 13th season) and �…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:30PMRemember the days of the Cold War, mimeograph machines and rotary phones? In many ways it seems like a much more innocent time. Don’t Drink the Water was Woody Allen’s first play produce…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 07:34PMCSC has been performing summer shows “In the Ruins” of Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park since 2003. This is the CSC’s third production of the Shakespeare comedy and it is full …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:04AMOne hundred years ago, one of the most legendary performers of our time was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. This year, tribute concerts are being held all over the world to celebrate Frank Sin…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:06PMEveryman Theatre is wrapping up its season with the sparkling and ethereal British comedy, Blithe Spirit. It was one of the most successful plays of its time and has spawned countless reviv…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:09PMIf you tell people you are going to a Spandau Ballet concert, the usual reaction is, “who?” “Remember the song ‘True?’” “Oh, YES! Loved that song! Whatever happened to them?”…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:34PMStephen Sondheim is royalty in the world of American musical theater and Vagabond Players is offering up a sparkling production of Side by Side by Sondheim. It is musical journey of the firs…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:12PMWonderful news, possums! The megastar, psychic and spiritual guide, Dame Edna Everage, is at The National Theatre in Washington, DC for (another) final bow in Dame Edna’s Glorious Goodbye:…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:06AMFounding Artistic Director Ian Gallanar has brought an appropriately fresh and young eye to Shakespeare’s timeless romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, even injecting a few contemporary ref…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 08:31PMThe New York City-based theater company Parallel Exit stopped at Theatre Project this past weekend for a handful of performances. The show was a co-production with Quest Visual Theatre, whic…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:35AMThe Importance of Being Ernest was first performed on Valentine’s Day 120 years ago and has remained Oscar Wilde’s most beloved play. With the subtitle “A Trivial Comedy for Serious Pe…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:28AMThe national tour of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes sailed into Warner Theatre this past week for a two night run. The original production won three 2011 Tony Awards including Best Revival of…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:42AMThroughout its history, theater has not only entertained but has been used to put a spotlight on injustice and spark change. Lynn Nottage’s powerful 2009 drama, Ruined, won a Pulitzer Priz…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 05:59PMNice Work If You Can Get It is a throwback to all those bubbly musical comedies that provided escapism during the Depression/prohibition era. The inspiration for Joe DiPietro’s book takes …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:33AMBaltimore, MD – January 14, 2015. Baltimore Shakespeare Factory (BSF) is excited to announce its 2015 season, opening on March 27 with the first-ever production of The Merchant of Venice…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:21PMTheatre Project begins the new year with Fortune’s Child, a new play written by local playwright Mark Scharf. It is being presented under the auspices of the Actor’s Equity Associatio…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:15PMThis holiday season, the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company is giving a clever, local twist to Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas tale of redemption and generosity. Adapted and directed by fo…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:55PMIn 2006, a 1998 video of an a cappella group at Indiana University was posted on YouTube. They was performing a comic mashup of holidays tunes called “12 Days of Christmas” and the r…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:49PM’Tis the season and it just would not be the holidays without a viewing of Frank Capra’s 1946 Christmas movie, It’s A Wonderful Life, starring Jimmy Stewart and a cavalcade of H…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 11:04AMBaltimore has become the place for many up-and-coming theater companies, bringing a vibrant and youthful energy to the city’s performing arts scene. One such group is The Interrobang The…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 12:27PMHappenstance Theatre returns to the Theatre Project with the fifth iteration of its popular and 2013’s Helen Hayes Award-nominated production of Cabaret Macabre. Following its delightful I…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:49PMResident company member Megan Anderson (and The City Paper’s 2014 Best Actress) is celebrating an important milestone in a big way. In her 25th production with the Everyman, Anderson g…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 09:03AMThe flourishing theater scene in Baltimore has added a wonderful new addition to its roster. Following in the footsteps of Everyman and Single Carrot, The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company has …
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 06:46PMCenter Stage opens its 2014-15 season with a monumental revival of Sir Peter Shaffer’s 1981 Tony Award-winning play, Amadeus, under the expert direction of artistic director Kwame Kwei-Arm…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:03PMIt was one of those rare, cool evenings that this area has been enjoying this summer – and a perfect night to see the enchanting production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest performed under t…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 01:34PMUnless you are an alien who just arrived from another planet, there is no question that Christopher Walken is one of our most hard-working, revered, quirky – and imitated – stage and scr…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 04:37PMAs a teenager, I was a huge fan of the TV show Love, American Style, an anthology-style sitcom that ran from 1969 to 1974. The show served up two or three mini stories of romance featuring p…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:10PMIt was a sparkling finale of the National Symphony Orchestra’s Pops season with the debut of The Midtown Men, a successful vocal group comprised of four original cast members of Broadway�…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 10:20AMSince the beginning of time, mankind has been made up of “tribes”– communities, groups, families – determined by many factors including race, customs or common interests. Eve…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 02:57PM“Startling Leaps of Imagination! Daring Feats of Hope! Ferocious Acts of Wonder!” Baltimore is in for a treat with the debut of the highly imaginative and delightful DC-based theater com…
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 04:28PMMost people remember Tom Wopat as one half of the Duke cousins opposite John Schneider in the popular hit TV series The Dukes of Hazzard, which ran from 1979 to 1985. But through the years, …
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