On May 14, Columbia Pro Cantare (CPC) presented “American Voices,” a compilation of music that reflects our American heritage of inclusion and our goal to create a society of many voices…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:13AMOn May 22, 2022, Candlelight Concert Society will present “American String Quartet with Octavio Vazquez, Composer and Pianist.” The Quartet and Vazquez will perform his “Piano Quintet.…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:32PM“Closer” is currently playing at Silver Spring Stage in a co-production with Cogent Theater Collective, a newly formed professional theatre company based in Silver Spring. The play is wr…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:36PMOn Saturday, May 14, 2022 Columbia Pro Cantare will be performing “American Voices” at the Jim Rouse Theatre in Wilde Lake High School in Columbia, Maryland. Conducting will be Laura Lee…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 04:59PMThe jukebox musical, “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations,” with music and lyrics from “The Legendary Motown Catalog,” a book by Dominque Morisseau, and directed…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:04PMTennessee Williams’ autobiographical memory play, “The Glass Menagerie,” presented by Rep Stage, may raise some eyebrows for some traditionalists. Director Joseph W. Ritsch, Rep Stage…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:02PMThe musical, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” is based on the novel by Victor Hugo and the 1996 Disney animated film, with music by the great Alan Menken, lyrics by the equally recognized …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:21PM“Our Town” by Thorton Wilder might arguably be the play that most captures small town America. Although written in 1938 about the imaginary New England town of Grover’s Corners somet…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:13PMAll of the people who attended the Candlelight Concert Society’s presentation of the string quartet, Cuarteto Latinoamericano were privileged to hear this special treat. The quartet consis…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:17AMThe Defiant Requiem Foundation presented “Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín,” created by conductor Murry Sidlin, at the Strathmore Music Center on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Theresienst…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:19PMFans of Bach in Baltimore will have a special treat at the upcoming April 24th concert. Local resident, Elam Ray Sprenkle’s composition, “Go Down Death,” with text by James Weldon John…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 12:28AMIf you are like me, when you think of classical music, you think of all the European composers, Bach, Schubert, Beethoven, etc. You may also think about some of the English-speaking Americ…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:59PMThe Grammy-winning vocal ensemble, “Room Full of Teeth,” presented by the Candlelight Concert Society, performed beautifully at the Smith Theatre in the Horowitz Visual and Performing Ar…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:24PMThe Bard Summerscape Production of “OKLAHOMA!” by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein is currently playing at the Kennedy Center. This is the re-imagined version by “visionary directo…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 10:24AMOn April 20, 2022 The Defiant Requiem Foundation presents “Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín” at the Strathmore in honor of the musicians of the Terezín Concentration Camp. This will b…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:04PMWhen Shakespeare wrote “The Merchant of Venice,” it was done as comedy and the hero and heroine did not die—that was the differentiation at the time between a comedy and tragedy. Comed…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:25PMWhen a young playwright comes onto the theatre scene, their main goal is to get his/her play seen. Of course, who wouldn’t appreciate earning some money as well, but a play without an audi…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:23PMFauquier Community Theatre is presenting the wonderful British comedy, “Noises Off” written by Michael Frayn and directed by Jeff Walker. “Noises Off” is a Tony Award-winning play th…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:27PM“The Vagina Monologues” was conceived and written by Eve Ensler in 1996. It is currently being presented by the Laurel Mill Playhouse, produced by Maureen Rogers and directed by Hillary …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 08:54PMOn March 17, 2022, Theater of War Productions premiered “The Nurse Antigone” via Zoom. The work was translated, directed, and conducted by Bryan Doerries and co-facilitated by Cynda Rush…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:26PMAfter waiting two long years due to the pandemic, “Calendar Girls” by Tim Firth, produced and directed by Connie Ross, opened triumphantly on March 18 at Silhouette Stages in Slayton Hou…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:47PMOn March 27, 2022, the Candlelight Concert Society will be presenting Dénes Várjon, the “a most exciting and highly regarded pianist on the international stage.” The program will inclu…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:42PMOn April 1, 2022 Washington Performing Arts, one of our capital’s foremost arts presenters, and GALA Hispanic Theatre, which since 1976 has been a vital supporter of Latino arts and cultur…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:14AM“Back of the Throat,” written by Yussef El Guindi, produced by Jackie Williams, and directed by Nicholas Bashour, is now playing at Silver Spring Stage. It was first produced at Furious …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 07:26PMBeginning March 18, 2022, Silhouette Stages will be presenting “Calendar Girls” by Tim Firth at Slayton House in Columbia, Maryland. It is based on the motion picture of the same name by…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 11:37AMPeace Mountain Theatre Company is currently presenting the iconic August Wilson’s “Radio Golf,” produced by Hal Freed and directed by Eleanore Tapscott. This play was the last of Wilso…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 05:51PMBeginning on February 17, 2022 Peace Mountain Theatre Company will be presenting August Wilson’s “Radio Golf.” This play was the last of Wilson’s works highlighting African-American …
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:42PMBreaking Light Productions is currently streaming the original play, “Mrs. Hawking,” by Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin on YouTube. Breaking Light is a Boston-based film and stage compan…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 06:34PMOn February 4, 2022, “A Raisin in the Sun,” the iconic play by Lorraine Hansberry, opens at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. It is directed by Reggie Phoenix. “A Raisin in the Sun” wa…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:36PMOnline theatrical programming can be anything from polished, professionally-crafted Shakespeare to an original script performed by a small local theatre group from their homes. This opens up…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 01:03PMShakespeare wrote “Much Ado About Nothing” in 1598, and it has become one of his most revered comedies. “Nothing” in Elizabethan days meant “Noting” and refers to gossiping and…
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