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. …
This Christmas season, as in all others since its 1843 publication, Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is in vogue. What makes this season perhaps a little different is that many versions …
This past weekend, the Chesapeake Choral Arts Society presented a beautiful program of seasonal music at Peace Lutheran Church in Waldorf, MD. The icing on this solemn and joyous program was…
To hear Sephardic music is to learn Sephardic history and culture. These are the songs that were passed down orally by the Jewish people in Spain and Portugal to their children where they se…
‘She The People’ at Woolly Mammoth will make you stand up and roar for women’s rights and experiences. Playing through January 6, 2019, this is a tour-de-force production d…
The witty, classic satire "The Importance of Being Earnest" takes jabs at the pretentious Victorian era on an alluring stage at Everyman Theatre. Their impressive production, under the direc…
It's no secret that I am a huge fan of the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC (just read my past reviews) and for good reason " their technically flawless vocals blend with humor and poignan…
“Season of Light: A Winter Fairytale” by Steph DeFerie is playing for two weekends at Silver Spring Stage. The play is produced by Maura Suilebhan and directed by Katie Rey B…
“The Chronicles of Narnia” from the classic novels of C. S. Lewis is being presented this weekend by Howard Community College's Arts Collective and Howard County Poetry and Liter…
Among the holiday season’s many happy tidings is the arrival of The Washington Ballet's annual production of "The Nutcracker," staged to beautiful perfection in the gilded loveliness o…
During the holiday season, there’s never a shortage of lively entertainment options. How do you choose? Well, this year, this reviewer got the opportunity to see a performance that she…
'Christmas at the Old Bull & Bush' may be a chestnut, but it's a lovely interlude in a season that doesn't seem all that joyous to many; set on the eve of WWI, it reminds us that even in…
The Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall is generally a place where magnificence and magic fuse in musical symmetry. With violin soloist, chamber musician, and Grammy award-winning recording artis…
Nothing is as certain in the arts as change. Born near the banks of the Susquehanna River (in Harrisburg, Pa.), Sheldon Bair started out playing drums and bass. “By my senior year in h…
1. 'Frosted' by the British Players at Kensington Town Hall. “…the production is witty, entertaining, and quite enjoyable for both adults and children.” – John Boze…
Columbia's Pro Cantare presented Handel's Messiah on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School with Frances Motyca Dawson, Conductor. This wonderful and sea…
The holiday season is fast upon us and, of course, all of the old favorites are running on TV. Sometimes, though, it is really nice to go and see a new take on an old classic. The Twin Beach…
J.B. Priestley's “An Inspector Calls” was first performed in 1945 and was dropped into that vast genre of "drawing-room drama." In 1992 Stephen Daldry revived the play in London …
Molly Smith Metzler's play “Cry it Out” follows three new moms as they begin their journey into parenthood. Every mother-baby relationship is different but how much to socio econ…
The Candlelight Society sponsors quality chamber music performances in Howard County. This esteemed group will be presenting REBEL a glorious concert featuring baroque music. REBEL will …
It's the holiday season and that means Christmas themed stories galore. Such as the classic retelling of Jean Shephard's "A Christmas Story," which found much cultural fanfare from the 1983 …
It's after Thanksgiving and all through the U.S., street lamps each don their own wreath. Folks are putting up décor and prepping their gifts, as holiday movies take over TV. Yet amongst…
Baltimore was treated to a weekend of surprising and refreshing jazz concerts at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall as part of the BSO’s Pop Series. Grammy® Award-winning jazz tr…
On a cold, wet night in Arlington, Virginia, I had the pleasure of seeing a singularly heart-warming show, “Billy Elliot the Musical,” at Signature Theatre. This production felt …
Agne G. from Chicago will be performing the only East Coast appearance of her Christmas concert tour for her newly released CD, "Merry Christmas from My Heart," at Epiphany Lutheran Chur…