For those of us who remember September 11, 2001, our lives were immeasurably affected by those attacks. This was especially true for those in the Mid-Atlantic states where many lost love one…
On September 8, 2023 "Out of the Vineyard" by Psalmayene 24 will open at Joe's Movement Emporium in conjunction with the Freedom Stories Initative. The play is directed and choreographed by …
Some theatrical productions are just plain fun. You don't have to worry about deep meanings or subtleties of the plot. The protagonists are very likable, and the villains are, well, just vil…
Fifty years ago in 1973, Maynard Jackson became the first Black mayor of the city of Atlanta, Georgia. He was the first Black to become a mayor of a major Southern city. It began a new e…
The Bowie Playhouse Theatre will be the site of a new production by playwright, Shekeia Cowan. Ms. Cowan not only wrote the play "The Delicate Flower," but along with Assistant Director Audr…
The music and dance of West Africa are part of the fabric of life there. Just walk down a street, and the sounds and beats somehow seem to fill the air. So it is no wonder that music of one …
Beginning on July 14, 2023, Sisters Freehold will be presenting "The Code Switch," at Baltimore's Theatre Project. This world-premiere play is written and directed by Shakill Jamal. The play…
"Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville" is a jukebox musical where the book by Greg Garcia and Mike O'Malley is secondary to the music and lyrics of the popular singer, Jimmy Buffett. Mos…
Howard County Summer Theatre is currently presenting the classic musical, "Hello, Dolly!" The show opened almost 50 years ago on Broadway with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and book by Mi…
The pride of Disney's musicals has roared into the Kennedy Center with all of its magic. Based on the 1994 the smash animated film produced by Disney Studios, the stage version of "The L…
Iron Crow Theatre is a bastion for the queer community in the Baltimore area. Their performances "explore and celebrate that which is queer" rather than define the term for others. It also e…
On May 20, 2023, Maestro Jason Love conducted the Columbia Orchestra for the last time in his long tenure as Musical Director and Conductor. It was a perfect sendoff performance which includ…
On Saturday, May 6, 2023, Columbia Pro Cantare performed its last concert of the season, "American Tapestry," conducted by Laura Lee Fischer at the Jim Rouse Theatre in Columbia. Sadly, it w…
"The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee" at Laurel Mill Playhouse is produced by Maureen Rogers and, with direction by Michael Hartsfield, you know you will be seeing a polished show. Th…
"Falsettos," a pop-opera with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by William Finn and James Lapine, is Rep Stage's swan song at Howard Community College. It is directed and choreograph…
On April 23, 2023, the Candlelight Concert Society presented "Music Under Tyranny" performed by the Jerusalem Quartet. The program featured three composers"Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakov…
In 1977, Frances Motyca Dawson had a vision of bringing choral music to Columbia, Maryland. Since then, as Columbia has grown to the second largest city in Maryland, CPC has become an integr…
Rep Stage was founded in 1993 by Valerie Lash at Howard Community College. It has been the only theatre in residence at a community college in the country. Its professional casts and creativ…
"The World Goes 'Round " The Music of Kander & Ebb" is a revue of the music of the prolific team of Kander & Ebb ("Cabaret" and "Chicago" being the most successful) that was first pr…
"Inbox Zero," a monodrama presented by UrbanArias, will be performed as a live stage reading at the Keegan Theatre in Washington, D.C. on May 4, 2023. UrbanArias was founded in 2010 by Gener…
The Candlelight Concert Society will be presenting the Jerusalem Quartet at the Horowitz Center at Howard Community College in Columbia, MD on Sunday, April 23, 2023. The concert is called "…
Columbians will acutely miss the presence of Maestro Jason Love after he steps down at the end of this season's performances in his role as Music Director of the Columbia Orchestra. Of cours…
Laurel Mill Playhouse is currently presenting George Boyd's "Consecrated Ground" until April 7, 2023. It is important to mention the date because this is a play that need to be seen. In thes…
On Saturday, March 18, 2023, The Columbia Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Jason Love, performed their much-acclaimed "Symphonic Pops." The Columbia Orchestra, which all-volunteer, …
Regional and community theatre allow us to watch productions that we might never have a chance to see live onstage. Sometimes, venues are just too far away or too costly. Sometimes larger, m…