Review submitted by Natalia Corvoisier of Clarksburg High School. “A 16 Bar Cut: The History of American Musical Theatre” is by Patrick John Moran, a student of University of …
Review submitted by Kevin McNerney of Bishop Ireton High School. The Old Testament story of Joseph, featuring: starving Frenchmen, an Egyptian Elvis, and a biblical ho-down. All with no spok…
1. ‘Hairspray’ at Tantallon Community Players. “If you're anything like me, you've probably seen 'Hairspray' a half-dozen times already, and are not entirely convinced t…
“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…
Shakespeare Theatre Company’s sumptuous version of the Lerner & Loewe classic musical, “Camelot” is filled with glorious songs and the engagement of a myth that feels b…
What was in the water in the 1930s America??? Extra gin from the speakeasys? Awash in booze and a returning economy, excited by technological breakthroughs, artistic triumphs, and an era of,…
When you're at a concert that both moves you to tears and stuns you with the quality of musicianship, you know you're watching the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC, under the direction of …
It's not every day that you see a show of the quality of the Tantallon Community Players' production of “Hairspray,” directed by Jonathan Jackson. It's not every month or every y…
With Fred Zirm's mounting of "A Delicate Balance," Silver Spring Stage has created a very good production of a very odd play. To mark its semicentennial, Silver Spring Stage — which co…
"The Book of Joseph,” playing at Everyman Theatre, tells the touching story of Richard Hollander, and his family's journey through World War II. The piece, written by Karen Harman and …
It was a magical night at the first performance of 'Giselle' by the Ballet Nacional de Cuba for several reasons. Not only was the dancing joyous and simply gorgeous, but the prima ballerina …
Between the utterly glorious dancing and some truly incandescent songs come the gut punches that slam audience members to their seats. The surface is a trifle gaudy, a little silly at times,…
The Ballet Nacional de Cuba is back at The Kennedy Center, and with a flourish. The ballet troupe, with founder Alicia Alonso as general director, began this tour with a virtuosic performanc…
On Sunday, Old Ellicott City suffered another catastrophic flood, destroying the town. It also took the the life of Sgt. Eddison “Eddie” A. Hermond who rushed to help a shop …
1. 'Casa Valentina' at Colonial Players of Annapolis. “It's a masterful look at what makes people what they are, and Colonial Players of Annapolis created a beautiful and heartfelt …
Entering the theater for Creative Cauldron's “Charlotte's Web” musical felt like stepping onto the Zuckerman family farm, the setting of E.B. White's classic children's story. Th…
In the tradition of recent jukebox musicals (“Jersey Boys,” “Motown: the Musical” and “Beautiful: The Carol King Musical”), “SOUL: The Stax Musical&…
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…
by Guest Author: Kendra Rubinfeld Young Artists of America's televised performance of Young Artists of America: The Songs of Tim Rice that premiered  on Maryland Public Television (MPT…
It is 1889 and Johnstown, Pennsylvania has just experienced a devastating flood. The survivors must face what to do and who to blame. A certain survivor, with a shocking injury, has been see…
One of this year's Artists in Residence at Strathmore is Cecily, a bright and vibrant young singer-songwriter who is all soul. She is a truly entrancing artist with incredible vocal power wh…
Now playing at the Spookey Action Theater, “The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs” by Carole Fréchette is an exploration of love, pain, and isolation. What starts out like a b…
Once upon a time Anton Chekhov, the Russian playwright, had a huge problem: his director, Konstantin Stanislavsky (not his real name, by the way) kept on treating his comedies as if they wer…
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“The Remains” is a "Where are they now?" story of sorts about one of the first gay couples to be legally married in Massachusetts. The play is set 10 years after that historic oc…