"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 Invas…
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. (It wa…
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, but it…
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 is the sh…
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 …
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 her s…
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 White …
 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 tells the story …
 Ken Ludwig may well be the consummate writer of farce in the modern theatre. His plays include "Moon Over Buffalo," "Baskerville," "Twentieth Century," and "Lend Me a Tenor," his first p…
Beginning on February 16, 2024, Sisters Freehold will be presenting "Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea" at The Peale. It is written by Nathan Alan Davis and directed by Makeima Elise Freeland. Ja…
On February 17, 2024 the Candlelight Concert Society will feature the world renown British cellist, Natalie Clein. Along with Ms. Clein, the pianist for that evening will be the seasoned vet…
Starting February 2, 2024, the City of Fairfax Theatre Company will be performing "POTUS" by Selina Fillinger. It is directed by Jack Lockrem and produced by Amanda Herman Snellings and Cour…
Broadway at the National will be presenting the classic musical "Annie" opening on January 23, 2023. The seven-time, Tony Award-winning (including Best Musical, Best Original Score, and Best…
The play, "12 Angry Jurors," was first produced as "Twelve Angry Men" written by Reginald Rose. It had a strange path going from a television play in 1954 and then to the stage. The play was…
The Columbia Orchestra is now in search of a permanent director and conductor. In this search, they are showcasing many fine talents for their concerts. For their holiday performance, Joseph…
'Tis the season and, for many in Howard County, the holidays begin with Pro Cantare's concert of Handel's "Messiah." There is nothing more traditional than standing for the "Hallelujah Choru…
When "Fiddler on the Roof" opened on Broadway in September of 1964, no one could have imagined the universal appeal and endurance the show would have. There have been thousands of production…
"R.U.R." was written by the Czech writer, Karl ÄŒapek, in 1920 when the world was still reeling from World War I and the Russian Revolution. Large companies aided by assembly lines, electr…
"Hazardous Materials" by Beth Kander opens this weekend, presented by Perisphere Theater. The play deals with the death of a Jane Doe who died in an apartment in Chicago. Jane Doe was a hoar…
"R.U.R Rossum's Universal Robots" was written by Karel Capek in 1920 and actually introduced the word robot into our vocabularies. The play takes place in a factory that makes artificial peo…
It has been fifty years since Maynard Jackson become the first African-American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. Less than ten years since the Civil Rights Laws came into being and only a little o…
If you like zany comedies with a touch of mystery, you will thoroughly enjoy "The Play That Goes Wrong" written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields and directed by Alex Campbell…
The Candlelight Concert Society will be presenting the world acclaimed piano quartet, Fauré Quartett, on Sunday October 1, 2023. The program will consist of Gabriel Fauré's music, "Songs A…
Silver Spring Stage has become a performing arts landmark in their community and it was great to come back to the newly-renovated theatre now that outside construction has ended. It was also…
Laurel Mill Playhouse is currently presenting "The Play That Goes Wrong" by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields. It is produced by Maureen Rogers and directed by Alex Campbell. The…