550 stories by "Susan Brall"
"Toni Stone" is a play about baseball. It is a play about Civil Rights and the true history of Blacks in America. It is also about women's rights and their right to control their bodies and …
On Saturday, September 11, 2021, Johnny Mathis appeared in concert at the Strathmore Music Center " a stop on his "65 Years of Romance" Tour. Anyone over the age of 60 probably remembers the…
Columbia, Maryland has grown since it first became a community in 1967. It is the second largest city in Maryland with a population over 100,000. It has always been a vital center for th…
A new theatrical company, Transformation Theatre, began in April 2019. Its goal is to provide a venue for "up-and-coming theatre artists to focus on socially relevant original, unpublished p…
"Godspell," with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by John-Michael Tebelakfirst, opened off-Broadway in May of 1971. It was subsequently made into a film in 1973 and had a reviva…
On Sunday, August 29, 2021, PBS premiered "Wicked in Concert." The show was hosted by the former co-stars of the original cast, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel. The music was provided by …
On September 3, 2021 Arena Stage will be presenting "Toni Stone" by Lydia Diamond. It is based on Martha Ackmann's full-length biography, "Curveball, The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone." The…
"The Real Inspector Hound" by Tom Stoppard is now available via Zoom at Spooky Action Theater until August 29, 2021 and directed by Richard Henrich. The play is an absurdist comedy that also…
"Time is On Our Side," by local playwright R. Eric Thomas and presented by Perisphere Theater, is currently playing at the Silver Spring Black Box Theatre. The play is produced by Kevin O'Co…
On August 13, 2021, Perisphere Theatre will be opening with their production of "Time is On Our Side" by R. Eric Thomas at the Black Box Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland. It will run, in-p…
In recognition of Broadway's reopening, PBS will present "Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score" on Sunday, August 29, 2021. The performance will have "never-…
In 1979 I moved to Columbia, Maryland, the same year Toby Orenstein opened her dinner theatre. Since then, it has become one of the treasured members of Howard County's artistic community. A…
An encore presentation of "Judgement Day" will be streaming starting on July 26, 2021 and running through August 1, 2021. The proceeds benefit the Barrington Stage Company, an award-winning …
What is more idyllic than watching "A Midsummer Night's Dream" on a warm July evening at a beautiful historic estate? Your answer might be, not much, especially after a year of theatrical dr…
A perfect way to spend a summer night might be sitting on the Patio at Strathmore Music Center listening to a talented local artist as part of their Summer Concert Series. Despite a short de…
Waiting breathlessly for live theatre? Well, wait no longer, Toby's Dinner Theatre is fully open with its imaginative production of "Elf The Musical." The book is by Thomas Meehan and Bob Ma…
Summer is just around the corner and theatre and concert venues are gearing up for outdoor performances " just what we need to get through this last bit of the pandemic. If you want to see a…
Director Bill Gillett and musical director Drew Wutke found a wonderful solution for several very talented, theatre students " some still in high school and others from HCC and nearby colleg…
Ann Turiano and Makeima Freeland have a new theatrical calling with their new, innovative theatre company in Baltimore. They are the co-founders and co-artistic directors of Sisters Freehold…
"BKLYN: The Musical" is being presented by Silhouette Stages virtually on Broadway on Demand. It is produced by Rebecca Hanauer and directed (and lighting design) by TJ Lukacsina with musica…
As part of their commitment to diversity by presenting many different voices to their ever-expanding audience, Arena Stage has formed a three-year partnership with Step Afrika! This will beg…
The Arena Stage family mourns the loss of Martha Knight Clements. She was the stage manager of many productions, including Arena Stage's "The Shoplifters." She passed away at the age of 81 i…
Peace Mountain Theatre is presenting "To the New Girl: Sound Advice for My Husband's Wife or Mistress," written by Samantha Macher and streaming on YouTube. The play is produced by Hal Freed…
Starting on May 20, Solas Nua will be presenting "In the Middle of the Fields" until June 12 at P Street Beach Park in Washington, D.C. Solas Nua, which means "new light" in Irish, is an awa…
On Saturday, May 8, 2021, the Candlelight Concert Society presented its first concert since the pandemic began. Mount Vernon Virtuosi, with Amit Peled conducting, performed at the Chrysalis …