Sometimes, certain theatrical venues can be victims of their own past productions, having set the bar so high that it seems impossible to reach that standard again, let alone surpass it. …
Come See the Freaks! A typical carney huckster works the crowd during the opening number of Dundalk Community Theatre's outstanding take on “Side Show,” the musical with a bo…
Last week, on a lovely moonlight night, I had the pleasure of dining " and listening " at Citron. If you haven't heard of it, no worries, I'm going to tell you all about it. And the …
Arts Centric is continuing its trajectory of presenting some of the finest musical theatre to be seen in the city with their latest offering, "Aida,"Â Â now running at Motor House in Sta…
Cockpit in Court, the theatre company housed on the CCBC Essex campus, has scored another hit with their production of “The Little Mermaid.” If Disney musicals are your thing, th…
I've not seen a lot of the little gems that Cockpit-In-Court puts on in their charming theatre in the round upstairs of their main auditorium. If the one currently running is any indicat…
What happens when you put one of my favorite local playwrights together with one of my favorite theatre companies and toss in one of my favorite actresses to boot? You get “Judy an…
Say the name Audra McDonald in certain circles, i.e., in the presence of almost anyone who's ever seen her or heard her sing, and you can watch a genuine twinkle appear in the eye, a silly g…
Stillpointe Theatre kicked off their annual fund-raising gala at a quirkily perfect locale, Wishbone Reserve, with a theme that was right up their distinctive alley. Â Dubbing the gala Wig…
“Smokey Joe's Café” has been kicking around stages both on Broadway and in the hinterlands for more than 20 years. I've seen it a number of times " but never like the versio…
A play called “Bad Jews?” The title kinda grips you from the get-go, and in the production of it currently running at Vagabond Players, the title is only the beginning. The wh…
“Love, Loss, and What I Wore” is the Audrey Herman's Spotlighters Theatre’s latest offering and if the audience response over the weekend is any indication, they have yet a…
“Jekyll and Hyde, The Musical” ranks among the creepiest of Broadway musicals. Even the upbeat numbers are downers. And yet, it is a surprisingly entertaining piece of th…
When "First Date" premiered on Broadway in 2013, it was panned more than praised. Which just goes to show you that critics don't know everything. They can sink a decent show with a lousy…
Baltimore is no stranger to magical events in local theatres. On any given weekend night there is some company of wildly talented folks acting, singing and dancing their little hearts ou…
Salem Players, the Catonsville-based theatre company recently presented Ken Ludwig's hysterical farce, “Leading Ladies.” Salem Players is celebrating its 40th season this year…
“Little Shop of Horrors” has been through a few iterations over the past fifty plus years. First a low-budget film by Roger Corman, then an off-Broadway musical in 1982 wi…
Eugene O'Neill is a widely revered playwright, most known for his masterpiece, “Long Day's Journey Into Night.”  But there is another, more expressionist arrow in his theat…
A relative newcomer to the Baltimore area theatre scene, How Do You Like Me Now Productions (HDYLMN) is committed to “starting the conversation.” They mean to do nothing less…
When I saw the movie adaptation of Robert James Waller's book, “Bridges of Madison County,” I wept at the beautiful simplicity of the story. When I saw the musical version on…
Every time I go see something by ArtsCentric, Baltimore's outstanding black-centric theatre company, I am impressed all over again. And their current offering, “Memphis” i…
It's kinda funny " I keep falling in love with the same story. I fell the first time when I saw the Whoopie Goldberg movie in 1992. I fell the second time when I saw the Broadway mus…
Welcome to Baltimore Pride Week! The festivities are off to a fabulous start with Iron Crow's final offering of the season, “BootyCandy,” now running at Theatre Project, whic…
Spotlighters Theatre is remaining true to form with its latest offering, “She Kills Monsters,” running weekends now through June 18th. Spots is well known for putting on well…
Everybody loves a good drama, especially if it's someone else's. “Dear Friends”, the angst-ridden play by Reginald Rose, is one of those dramas that is chock-full of lofty ideas …