Saturday, December 17, 2022
Roundabout’s 2020 Tony Award-winning Best Revival of a Play is launching its national tour at the Kennedy Center this month. At the top of “A Soldier’s Play,†unsee…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:11PMFriday, November 18, 2022
Shakespeare Theatre Company’s new production of “Much Ado About Nothing,†delayed from its intended season in 2020, is worth the wait. This fizzy romp, confidently directe…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:51AMWednesday, October 26, 2022
Like the embroidered silk that makes several appearances in its story, “Intimate Apparel,†is finely made, full of small, precious details. Theater J’s new staging of the …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:02PMMonday, October 17, 2022
Arena Stage continues its 2022-23 season with the gentle, romantic comedy, “Holiday,†a very good-looking show underscored by a solid ensemble cast, directed by Anita Maynard- Lo…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:38PMWednesday, July 6, 2022
Creating a unique staging of a play produced as often as Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream†is a daunting task, but one that Synetic Theater more than achiev…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:27AMSunday, June 12, 2022
The mortals are foolish and the fairies spectacular in New York City Ballet’s new production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream†at the Kennedy Center. This cheerful sho…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:26PMWednesday, June 1, 2022
Nature is red in tooth and claw, the poem says, and that’s especially true in Avant Bard’s incredibly compelling new production of “Suddenly Last Summer,†directed …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:24PMMonday, May 9, 2022
It’s hard to imagine a play more timely than “Marys Seacole,†Jackie Sibblies Drury’s astonishing new show, which is having its regional premiere at the Mosaic Thea…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:18PMSunday, April 10, 2022
If you need a pleasant escape from the world right now, look no further than Synetic Theater’s new staging of “The Servant of Two Masters.†A brilliant farce, this lighter…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:21PMFriday, April 1, 2022
American Ballet Theatre closes its run at the Kennedy Center with the resplendent “Don Quixote,†fantastically staged by artistic director Kevin McKenzie and Regisseur Susan Jone…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:25PMThursday, March 10, 2022
Spring is in the air and so is romance in “She Loves Me,†a gorgeously performed and staged production of the well-loved musical, now at Signature Theatre. Anyone needing a feel-…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:53PMSaturday, March 5, 2022
Murder will out, eventually, in the charming “Arsenic and Old Lace,†directed by Sarah O’Hara and now on stage at Artistic Synergy of Baltimore. This community theatre off…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:04PMTuesday, February 1, 2022
People contain multitudes, which is why telling the story of oneself can seem so daunting. It’s a challenge that “Trans Am,†a one-woman, autobiographical rock musical, me…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:12PMThursday, January 20, 2022
In the fall of 2020, I had the distinct pleasure of reviewing “Trans Am,†a one-woman rock musical, written and performed by the electric Lisa Stephen Friday. Like many productio…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:34PMSaturday, January 8, 2022
The divide between middle America and so-called coastal elites has been much dramatized in recent years, but perhaps one of the most enjoyable incarnations is “The Prom,†a glitt…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:57PMThursday, October 14, 2021
In his pre-show introduction to Synetic Theater’s new production, “The Madness of Poe,†Director Paata Tsikurishvili jokes that he wanted to start the season with “s…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:25PMSaturday, July 24, 2021
Olney Theatre Center’s suite of summer programming continues strong with Dance Around the World, a two-part series that features dance troupes with traditions from across the globe. T…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:48PMThursday, November 19, 2020
It’s old news that theatre is undergoing a transformation this year due to the pandemic. At the same time, it might be the most important moment for the rawness and immediacy the inst…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:07PMWednesday, May 20, 2020
Though the pandemic continues, theatre is alive and has a future, according to the playwrights who took part in Olney Theatre Center’s Streaming Saturdays, a video series that investi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:04PMTuesday, May 5, 2020
“No man is a monster!†claims one of the characters in “Frankenstein,†partway through the thrillingly staged production, directed by Danny Boyle and produced at the …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:15PMSaturday, May 2, 2020
Make time for “Make Way for Ducklings,†Adventure Theatre & ATMTC Academy’s digital preview of its new musical, based on the classic children’s book and schedul…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:45PMWednesday, February 26, 2020
An appropriate subtitle for “Perfect Arrangement,†a highly attractive period piece now at Silver Spring Stage, could be “The Way We Never Were.†A satire of 1950s co…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:16PMSaturday, February 1, 2020
“Spring Awakening,†the turbulent rock-musical about teenage sexuality, is being given new life at Round House Theatre. Round House stages a surprising and skillful production of…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:43PMSaturday, January 25, 2020
Matthew Bourne’s “Swan Lake†is not your mother’s Swan Lake, and it’s marvelous indeed. A gorgeous reinvention of ballet’s revered classic, the produc…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:41PMTuesday, December 17, 2019
The weather outside isn’t yet frightful, but Synetic Theater’s debut production of “The Snow Queen†creates a delightful winter wonderland inside. This innovative o…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:54PMMonday, December 16, 2019
Holiday shows understandably tend towards the heartwarming, and the touring production of “Come From Away,†now at the Kennedy Center, fits the bill. It’s a rich, exhilara…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:22PMThursday, December 12, 2019
If you need something to lift the spirits in this dark season, definitely consider “Peter Pan and Wendy,†a buoyant and sparkling new reimagining of J.M. Barrie’s classic …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:00PMWednesday, September 4, 2019
Olney Theater Center kicks off its season with a captivating new production of “Cabaret.†With a story that charts the rise of fascism in Germany’s inter-war Weimar Republ…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 09:07AMFriday, July 19, 2019
“Hamlet†is back at the Shakespeare Theatre Company for this year’s annual Free For All, and it is not to be missed. The annual program features a Shakespeare production e…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:41PMMonday, July 1, 2019
“Matilda,†Roald Dahl’s perennially popular children’s book, will likely be familiar to most generations of readers and theatergoers. Olney Theatre Center’s …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:00PMFriday, June 14, 2019
The audience at last Saturday’s Tony Awards Ceremony were treated to a karaoke performance of “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,†sung by the indelible Billy Porter. Th…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:09PM 
