This is an ambitious, involved show that uses the 2010 plane crash in Smolensk that killed 96 people, including Poland's president as a linchpin. Starting in 1920 with the chance meeting of …
Jimmy Buffett has a great line in his song "Barometer" that says "Go fast enough to get there, but slow enough to see." In many ways, this was my sense of the compilation of short plays in t…
Jason Love is both a cellist and conductor, presently leading the Columbia Orchestra in Columbia, MD. Jason just celebrated his 20th Anniversary as Artistic Director and Conductor of the…
Iron Crow Theatre is starting Pride Month right with a production of "A New Brain," a lesser known (but fantastic) one-act musical (though Iron Crow added an intermission) by composer Willia…
Rolling Stone has called Grammy-winning Senegalese singer Youssou N'dour "one of the most beloved artists in the entire continent of Africa" and it was clear on Wednesday night at Strathmore…
Sometime in the early 21st century, the dance planners at the Kennedy Center came up with a terrific idea: Invite nine regional ballet companies to perform one special work in three separ…
In its fifth year, Ballet Across America is still offering an exhilarating week of culture and dance at The Kennedy Center. An initiative designed to "explore the breadth and depth of Americ…
The much-anticipated annual event in Howard County is the Columbia Festival of the Arts. The performances and events go into high gear for more than two weeks commencing on June 14th.Â�…
Silhouette Stages, Inc., a non-profit, all-volunteer community theater in Columbia, MD, proudly announces the 2019 recipients of the Brian Best Award in recognition for significant and outst…
Several weeks ago, Christopher Hefty, the facilitator for the Columbia-based Rainbow Youth and Allies (RYA), asked the members how they could help the first ever LGBTQ Pride celebration (HoC…
For those mourning the loss of Game of Thrones, look no further than Synetic Theater's debut production of "Richard III," which transforms Shakespeare's bloody history tale into a cyborg fan…
"Mary Stuart" " or more properly, "Maria Stuart" " is one of the key works of Friedrich Schiller and the German theatre, and audiences have a rare opportunity to experience this great drama …
Fauquier Community Theatre, which marked its 40th anniversary in 2018, has been busily expanding its theatre education programs and upgrading the technical aspects of its venue while still p…
 1. 'Cabaret' at Silhouette Stages. "If you have never seen "Cabaret," this production should be high on your list of things to see this Spring. It will be most memorable and leave y…
One of the most famous Romantic composers is Johannes Brahms. His work is meticulous and highly structured and a common concert selection. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Pe…
Since the early 1980s, the story of "Fame" has been told and retold in multiple forms: as a feature film, a six-season television series, and a Broadway musical. Â The decades-old beloved …
With well-known songs like "Where is Love," "Consider Yourself," and "Who Will Buy," "Oliver!" can be considered one of the best known and beloved musicals of the 20th century. Because of th…
Saturday night, June 17, 2019, the Columbia Orchestra performed "The Rite of Spring" at the Jim Rouse Theatre, Wilde Lake High School, Columbia, MD and featuring Kelli Young, vocalist, Kryst…
It has been written, "As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflected the real person." In the story presented in "Queens Girl in Africa," playwright Caleen Sinnette Jennings retells…
As the season winds down, Port Tobacco Players joins with many theatres in producing a lovely piece of nostalgia. "Deathtrap" is knowingly self-referential, wryly witty, and convoluted enoug…
African American spirituals are ingrained in our present day culture " sung in churches, taught in school music curriculums, lauded for their tragically powerful history and acknowledged for…
This month throughout The Kennedy Center there is programming surrounding the theme of "Unexpected Italy." The National Symphony Orchestra will feature two programs, the first contained work…
"Cabaret" with Book by Joe Masteroff, based on the play by John Van Deuten and stories by Christopher Isherwood with Music by John Kander and Lyrics by Fred Ebb is presently playing at Slayt…
It was a tony crowd that gathered at the Cured, a cool restaurant that celebrates the history of Merriweather Post Pavilion with posters throughout the bar and dining area. These folks " a f…
Milburn Stone Memorial Theatre opened in 1992 on the North East campus of Cecil College, but its history dates back further. The Covered Bridge Theatre Company had been performing in various…