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Did you know that "The best way to spread Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for all to hear." Â Well, that is what Buddy the Elf says in the show called “Elf The Musical” which …
Leonard Bernstein was one of the most influential conductors and composers of the 20th century. His lasting legacy has been celebrated all over the world this year to celebrate his centenary…
The Lisner Auditorium was packed to the brim Sunday night with opera-goers eager to hear the rare performance of Gounod's first opera "Sapho." Despite clearly being his first operatic attemp…
Cozy is a word that comes to mind when watching this world premiere by Greg Jones Ellis. While the play does attempt to tackle some big subjects — homophobia, sexism, ageism, religious…
“Running on Glass” by Cynthia Cooper and directed by Deborah Randall opened at Venus Theatre in Laurel, Maryland on Thursday, November 15, 2018. This play takes a turn from s…
Baritone John Brancy and pianist Peter Dugan have committed their careers to exploring and honoring the music of the First World War. Their performance of 'Armistice: The Journey Home' at th…
"War is not sustainable when you come to know your enemy as a person." This profound statement is the guiding truth behind Kevin Puts' and Mark Campbell's Pulitzer Prize winning opera, "Sile…
Brendan Behan's The Hostage is, "bright and bawdy, irreverent and tender" at CHT says Peter Heck in his review. Pat Patterson directs this dark Irish comedy that runs through N…
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…
As you enter the theatre in Sterling, Virginia, you will be greeted by bloody knives and organ music. At center stage is a pair of dark furnace doors. The chilly space is tinged with blue li…
1. 'My Fair Lady' at Third Wall Productions. “Who knew that in a cute church in Towson, I would hear some of the best voices I've heard this year.” – April Forrer. READ …
A gong against a brass bowl introduces the acts. Ancient place names that resonate in the bones surround us. We enter a circle and sit almost adrift. For ‘In This Hope: A Pericles Proj…
Nelwat Ishkamewe Two-Spirit Theater brings indigenous mythology to life with "The Cosmic Twins," a play for young audiences that tells the story of how the sun and moon were created, based o…
Throughout history, there have been many reportings or legends that Gods have walked among women and men. In some cases, maybe even danced with these mortals. José Barrios's "Reditum, Danci…
Rep Stage's world premiere of Callie Kimball's “Things that are Round” is presently playing at the Studio Theatre at the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard Comm…
And so Bugs Bunny, "The Rabbit of Seville" posing as a barber on the operatic stage, rubs the hair tonic "Figaro Fertilizer" on Elmer Fudd's baldpate, and the latter reacts in comic fury whe…
The National Philharmonic presents a choral celebration featuring three of Leonard Bernstein's most famous works on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 8 pm at the Music Center at Strathmore. The National …
“We’ll pass it on to you, and you’ll blow us all away.” NSO Artistic Advisor Ben Folds continues his crusade to bring orchestral music to the masses with his concert …
The new musical, “Beetlejuice,” based on charmingly quirky 1988 movie with Michael Keaton as the title character and Tim Burton as the director, is making its pre-Broadway run…
Lighthearted and fun"that would describe the Damascus Theatre Company’s production of “Beauty and the Beast.” As probably everyone knows, the story concerns Belle who is im…
Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass. Two great Americans few people have not at least heard of. Few realize that the two were dear friends who both desperately fought for voting rights a…
1. 'Peter Pan' at Children's Theatre of Annapolis. “…such a family-friendly show filled with suspense and excitement, and, yes, a little bit of fairy dust, bringing everyone back …
Mixing in parts of remembrances past, timely themes, nascent hopes of magic and kitschy lighting, this amalgam of elements are put together in the Creative Cauldron in Falls Church to have a…
More than six decades of music and 19 Grammy awards really sums up the icon that is Anthony Dominick Benedetto known to the world as Tony Bennett. A night with this charming crooner reminds …
It is colonial Salem, Massachusetts, in the year 1692, at the height of the witchcraft hysteria. "If you refuse to answer this court, then by the Statute you will be condemned to have yo…
