 On June 1, 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 incl…
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 tha…
On 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." The …
"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 writte…
On 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 Fis…
The 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 by Des Mc…
Tennessee Williams' autobiographical memory play, "The Glass Menagerie," presented by Rep Stage, may raise some eyebrows for some traditionalists. Director Joseph W. Ritsch, Rep Stage's Arti…
The 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 Step…
"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 sometime …
All 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 consists…
The Defiant Requiem Foundation presented "Defiant Requiem: Verdi at TerezÃn," created by conductor Murry Sidlin, at the Strathmore Music Center on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Theresienstad…
Fans 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 Johnson, w…
If 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 Amer…
The 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 Arts C…
The 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 director, Dan…
On April 20, 2022 The Defiant Requiem Foundation presents "Defiant Requiem: Verdi at TerezÃn" at the Strathmore in honor of the musicians of the TerezÃn Concentration Camp. This will b…
When 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. Comedies li…
When 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 audien…
Fauquier 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 that opene…
"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 Maze…
On 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 Rushton,…
After 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 House. …
On 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 include…
On 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 culture …
"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 Thea…