Top 5 Shows of the Week
1. "The Christmas Angel" at Creative Cauldron "…comforting, beautifully sung and choreographed, and brings a sense of home." " Mary Ann Johnson READ review. Synopsis: Based on a little-kno…
1. "The Christmas Angel" at Creative Cauldron "…comforting, beautifully sung and choreographed, and brings a sense of home." " Mary Ann Johnson READ review. Synopsis: Based on a little-kno…
During the holiday season, reviewers go to shows that are very diverse. One night we're reviewing a charming children's story, and the next, we're lucky enough to listen to the roof being ra…
The Revels are Coming! The Revels are Coming (Back!) The much-revered Revelers are here again, thankfully in person this year, after that nasty bug that will remain nameless kept their winso…
With the holiday season ringing in, two Victorian mysteries by We Happy Few might be just the thing! You can spend New Year's, Christmas, or Boxing Day (since this is a British subject) solv…
Creative Cauldron's new Bold Works for Intimate Musical Stages initiative continues with a new work, "The Christmas Angel," by the stalwart creative team of Matt Connor and Stephen Gregory S…
The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC is back to live in-person performance! With ample sequins and a sprinkling of snow, the 80+ singers alongside a dozen dancers and 20+ member youth chor…
A superb way to start the Christmas Holiday!
When one thinks of Christmas and the holidays, traditionally joyous thoughts of family get-togethers, presents, lovely dinners, and a festive electricity come to mind. "Traditionally" being …
What a wonderful Holiday gift is coming on Friday, December 17, 2021 for not only the residents of Laurel, Maryland but for all of those in the DC-Baltimore Area. Laurel Mill Playhouse will …
"Momentary as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream…" This quote by Shakespeare's character Lysander perfectly describes the INSeries production of Henry Purcell's "A Fairy Queen,…
1. "Man Covets Bird" at Spooky Action Theater "…a brilliant and tenderly meaningful production that will enchant adults and children alike." " Liz Ruth-Brinegar READ review. Synopsis: From…
 "There's no place like home," and after a long, pandemic related hiatus, the British Players are thrilled to be back in their performance home, Kensington Town Hall, to present their fi…
 Holidays celebrate tradition, but paradoxically offer vivid new experiences as well. Riverside Center for the Performing Arts captures this tension wonderfully in its current production…
A strange loop is a cognitive science term, encapsulating "the idea that your ability to conceive of yourself as an 'I' is kind of an illusion. But the fact that you can recognize the illusi…
August Wilson's "Seven Guitars" is now playing at Arena Stage on the Fichlander Stage and directed by Tazewell Thompson. Wilson is one America's foremost playwrights and his plays have won m…
 "Man Covets Bird," now playing at Spooky Action Theater, is an absolutely charming production written by renowned Australian playwright, Finegan Kruckemeyer, and directed by Shanara Gab…
Avant Bard Theatre kicks off it's 2021-2022 in-person theatre season with a meditation on what it means to be Black in America through the life experiences of August Wilson in "How I Learned…
The 44th Kennedy Center Honorees Justino DÃaz, Berry Gordy, Lorne Michaels, Bette Midler, and Joni Mitchell were celebrated in Washington, D.C. in advance of THE 44TH AN…
Way back last spring when I found out that André De Shields was going to perform with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, my little heart starting going pitty pat. There are only a handful of…
Sidelined by the pandemic, the 1st National Tour of "Tootsie" has finally arrived at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre and runs through December 5, 2021. Based on the 1982 film of the same name…
A listing of "The Nutcracker" performances (and more) in the Baltimore/Washington area this season. As my grand-nephew, niece and I watched two productions of "The Nutcracker" this past week…
This weekend, native son André De Shields, winner of the 2019 Tony Award® for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for "Hadestown," returns to his hometown to tell the story of Baltimore and…
We know the story"a hopelessly dysfunctional blended family, a bright young woman who pairs endless chores with undefeatable optimism, a prince, a ball, a transformation, and a search. But S…
1. 'Dreamgirls' at Baltimore Center Stage "'…this one reminds us why we love theatre." " Timoth David Copney READ review. Synopsis: All you've got to do is dream! This winter, experience t…
Olney's production of John Cameron Mitchell's (book) and Stephen Trask's (music and lyrics) "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" is a high-octane, raucous, roller-coaster of a journey. From the first…