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Sunday, July 16, 2017

Review: ‘Hairspray’ at Fredericktowne Players by Rick Weldon

A transformation is underway in Frederick Maryland’s local theater community. Nowhere is that more evident than inside the JBK Theater, watching the Fredericktowne Players (FtP) latest pro…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:26PM

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Review: ‘Mary Poppins’ at Walkersville High School by Rick Weldon

From Bert the chimney sweep’s offstage introduction of the Bank’s stately home on London’s Cherry Tree Lane, the audience at Walkersville High School’s auditorium knows there’s mag…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:48PM

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Review: ‘Willy Wonka’ at Other Voices Theatre by Rick Weldon

From the opening moments of the Other Voices Theatre’s production of Willy Wonka, the audience is swept away into a “world of pure imagination.” The show is based on s classic children…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:29AM

Monday, September 26, 2016

Review: ‘Babes in Arms’ at The FrederickTowne Players by Rick Weldon

Babes in Arms, a classic Rodgers & Hart “let’s put on a show” show, blasts onto the stage in the latest FrederickTowne Players production. The youthful energy of the cast fuels thi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:18AM

Saturday, August 6, 2016

Review: ‘Anything Goes’ at Other Voices Theater by Rick Weldon

Other Voices Theatre’s production of Anything Goes is nothing short of spectacular. Of course, the marriage of the legendary Cole Porter’s music and lyrics, the book by P.G. Wodehouse an…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:06AM

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Review: ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ at The FrederickTowne Players by Rick Weldon

The FrederickTowne Players’ latest production of Bye Bye Birdie highlights their forty-seventh season with the always popular story of a rock-and-roll heartthrob, star struck teens, f…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:21PM

Saturday, December 5, 2015

‘The Gifts of the Magi’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre by Rick Weldon

O. Henry’s short story, The Gift of the Magi, has been the stuff of Christmas memories for over a century. The Mark St. Germain and Randy Courts-penned musical versionThe Gifts of the Magi…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:35PM

Sunday, November 8, 2015

‘God’s Favorite at The Thurmont Thespians by Rick Weldon

The best aspect of great community theater is you never know where you’ll find it. It could be an elaborate setting in an old movie house. It could be in a modern black box in the local co…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:20PM

‘Painting Churches’ at The Montgomery Playhouse and The City of Gaithersburg at The Arts Barn by Rick Weldon

It’s sheer joy watching three performers execute their craft with passion. Add in an incredibly-written, intelligent and thought-provoking narrative and a warm and intimate venue, and …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:49AM

Saturday, October 24, 2015

‘Frankenstein’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre by Rick Weldon

“I saw a figure…or was it a reflection?” This rhetorical question literally haunts Frankenstein, an original Maryland Ensemble Theatre (‘MET’) production adapte…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 01:45PM

Thursday, October 8, 2015

‘Godspell’ at Montgomery College by Rick Weldon

Stephen Schwartz’ 1971 rock musical works best when it brings a “joyful noise.” Director David Gram and the cast and crew have done exactly that with this latest production. Based on t…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 02:56PM

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