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Saturday, October 26, 2024

‘A Quick 5’ with Eric Jones, Actor in ‘The Rocky Horror Show,’ presented by Maryland Ensemble Theatre at Frederick Community College by Susan Brall

A great treat for this Halloween will be the Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s production of “The Rocky Horror Show” at Frederick Community College. If you have never gone to a production of…

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Monday, October 21, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Evita’ at Silhouette Stages by Susan Brall

Evita Peron was one of the most charismatic women of the 20th century. An illegitimate child of a rancher who left her and her mother in poverty in a small village in Argentina, she was on h…

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Thursday, October 3, 2024

‘A Quick 5’ with Giovanna Alcântara Drummond, Actor, in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at the Folger Theatre by Susan Brall

The Greater Baltimore-Washington Area is fortunate to have several top-notch Shakespearean companies. Probably one of the most well-known of these, not just locally but internationally, is t…

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground’ at Olney Theatre Center by Susan Brall

Dwight D. Eisenhower was president when I first became old enough to realize there was a president, so I grew up in his era. “Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground,” now running at the Olney …

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‘A Quick 5’ with Gené Fouché, Director of ‘Sense and Sensibility’ at Maryland Ensemble Theatre by Susan Brall

The Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) launched it 27th season with Kate Hamill’s humorous adaptation of the classical Jane Austen novel, “Sense and Sensibility.” This production is direc…

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Church & State’ at Silver Spring Stage by Susan Brall

Lately, I have heard pundits complain that movies and television producers are timid about doing political drama. Early Greek playwrights, Shakespeare, writers like Arthur Miller, and those …

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Friday, September 13, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘The Addams Family’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre by Susan Brall

  When you attend a performance at Toby’s Dinner Theatre, you never are disappointed. The musical,“The Addams Family,” directed and choreographed by Mark Minnick, lives up to expectat…

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‘A Quick 5’ with Awa Sal Secka, Actor in ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ at Arena Stage by Susan Brall

A Tony Award nominee for Best Play, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” by Jocelyn Bioh opened September 6, 2024 at Arena Stage. It is a very funny comedy that gives insight into one of our…

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Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Anastasia: The Musical’ presented by September Song Musical Theatre at The Scott Center for the Fine and Performing Arts by Susan Brall

For their 50th Anniversary, September Song Musical Theatre presented the recent Broadway musical “Anastasia:The Musical,” directed by Debbie Mobley. With a book by the late, great Terren…

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Monday, August 12, 2024

‘A Quick 5’ with Jeremy Goldman, Executive Director of Silhouette Stages, Celebrating Its 20th Anniversary by Susan Brall

For this writer, I have many personal connections to Silhouette Stages. Almost forty years ago, when I was living in Columbia and a member of the now defunct Columbia Community Players, I ad…

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

‘A Quick 5’ with Peggy McKowen, Artistic Director of the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) at Shepherd University by Susan Brall

 If you are a theatre-buff and want to plan a fun trip this month, you might want to head out to Shepherdstown, West Virginia for the Contemporary American Theater Festival this July. There…

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Friday, June 28, 2024
Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Theater Review: ‘Winter’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Susan Brall

“Winter” is an original play by Mark Scharf and it is currently being presented at Laurel Mill Playhouse. The two-character play is Lori Bruun’s directorial debut of a full-length play…

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Sunday, June 23, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Guys and Dolls’ at Howard County Summer Theatre by Susan Brall

Howard County Summer Theatre’s productions are always something joyfully anticipated. This year proves to be no disappointment with their sparkling production of “Guys and Dolls.” From…

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Monday, June 17, 2024

‘A Quick 5’ with Catrin Rowenna Davies, the Artistic Director of Young Victorian Theater Company and Director of This Summer’s ‘Ruddigore’ by Susan Brall

Beginning July 14, 2024, the Young Victorian Theatre Company will be performing “Ruddigore” by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. J. Ernest Green will be the musical director and conducto…

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Theatre Review: ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ presented by Chesapeake Shakespeare Company at Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park by Susan Brall

“The Merry Wives of Windsor” may not be one of Shakespeare’s classics comedies, but it is fit for a queen. Many scholars feel the Bard wrote this farce on the “suggestion” of Queen…

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

‘A Quick 5’ with Bradley Adam Stein, Actor in ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ presented by Iron Crow Theatre at Theatre Project by Susan Brall

Iron Crow Theatre’s production of “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie,” is opening this Friday at Theatre Project. It is a show based on the true-life story of a 16-year-old British sch…

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Friday, June 7, 2024

‘A Quick 5’ with C. Brian Williams, Founder and Executive Producer of Step Afrika! performing at Arena Stage by Susan Brall

The wonderful and world-renowned Step Afrika! will be performing their production, “The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence,” at Arena Stage’s Kreeger Theatre beginning on June 7,…

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Monday, May 13, 2024

‘A Quick 5’ with Sherrod Brown, Actor in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar 50th Anniversary Tour’ at The National Theatre by Susan Brall

If you have never seen “Jesus Christ Superstar,” you are in luck. The 50th Anniversary Tour will be opening this weekend at The National Theatre in Washington, D.C. for a short run. I ha…

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Concert Review: ‘Broadway Hits’ presented by Columbia Pro Cantare by Susan Brall

On May 4, 2024 Columbia Pro Cantare took us on an entertaining musical trip down the Great White Way under the new leadership of conductor, Laura Lee Fischer. Appropriately, the night began …

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Sunday, April 28, 2024

‘A Quick 5’ with Brandon Patrick George, Flutist with Imani Winds, performing at Candlelight Concert Society by Susan Brall

Imani Winds has been playing for the world for over twenty-five years, and on Sunday, May 12, 2024 they will be gracing the stage for Candlelight Concert Society at the Smith Theatre at Howa…

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

‘A Quick 5’ with Ronald Joe Williams, Actor in ‘Unknown Soldier’ at Arena Stage by Susan Brall

On March 29, 2024 Arena Stage will be begin the run of the “heartfelt” musical, “Unknown Soldier,” co-written by Daniel Goldstein and the late Michael Friedman. It is directed by Tri…

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Monday, March 25, 2024

Concert Review: Quatuor Van Kuijk String Quartet at Candlelight Concert Society by Susan Brall

This youthful foursome of extremely talented musicians appeared at the Smith Theatre at Howard Community College straight from their debut at Carnegie Hall. They made the strings of their in…

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‘A Quick 5’ with Derrick D. Truby, Jr., Actor in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at Ford’s Theatre by Susan Brall

“Little Shop of Horrors” was a small off-Broadway show that became American classic. It is reflective of the latter half of the 20th century with its weird monster, reminiscent of “The…

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Dance Nation’ at Silver Spring Stage by Susan Brall

Now playing at Silver Spring Stage, “Dance Nation” by Clare Barron is a coming of age play about several young teenage girls and one boy who are students at a small-town dance studio. (I…

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Noises Off!’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Susan Brall

Frank Rich, the New York Times drama critic for many years, wrote that Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off!” was the funniest play of his lifetime. I’m not sure I would go as far as Mr. Rich…

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

‘A Quick 5’ with Actor Wilson J. Heredia in Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ at Authentic Community Theatre (ACT) by Susan Brall

On March 22 and 23, 2024, Authentic Community Theatre (ACT) will be presenting a production of Green Day’s “ground-breaking” musical, “American Idiot” at The Maryland Theatre. This…

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Friday, February 23, 2024

Concert Review: Natalie Clein, Cello and Qing Jiang, Piano at Candlelight Concert Society by Susan Brall

After a two-day postponement due to weather, Candlelight Concert Society treated us to the moving music of British cellist, Natalie Clein, with amazing piano accompaniment by Qing Jiang, on …

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‘A Quick 5’ with Jasmine Joy, Actor in ‘Tempestuous Elements’ at Arena Stage by Susan Brall

Arena Stage is currently presenting the play, “Tempestuous Elements,” written by Kia Corthron and directed by Psalmayene 24. It deals with Anna Julia Cooper, an educator who fought for h…

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Theatre Review: ‘Miss Evers’ Boys’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Susan Brall

Stories about racism in America abound in literature and drama. “Till,” the story of Emmet Till, tells of the lynching of a young black boy whose only crime may have been looking at a Wh…

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

‘A Quick 5’ with Ellington Nichols in ‘Butterfly’ by Ballet 5:8 at Bowie Center for the Performing Arts by Susan Brall

 I urge you not to miss Ballet 5:8’s important production of “Butterfly” on March 16, 2024. Julianna Rubio Slager’s piece is a “unforgettable and moving” experience” that tell…

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All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic