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The Hairy Ape, written by Eugene O'Neill and directed at Spotlighters Theatre by Sherrionne Brown, is a testament to the human condition. Written in 1922, this expressionist play is about a …
The Sixth Annual Charm City Fringe Festival, running through November 12 in the Bromo Arts District, has a ton of fantastic stuff happening. One of the things I am most looking forward to is…
Is seeing a Christmas show in November too early for you? When I went to see this show during the first week of November, I couldn't help thinking of the scene in A Charlie Brown Thanksgivin…
Barriers, conceived by Trajectory Dance Project, a Baltimore-based dance ensemble, is a beautiful series of five pieces focusing on human connections, and how those connections can break dow…
“It is difficult to know what to do with so much happiness.” — Naomi Shihab Nye, “So Much Happiness” If there’s anything other people feel entitled to exp…
Time has not dimmed the impact or abundant love for the musical works of Jacques Brel; even now, nearly 40 years since his untimely death. That is apparent from the audience response and my …
The Washington National Opera is now offering opera lovers the rare treat of a disarming and whimsical baroque opera, Alcina, by Composer George Frideric Handel. An opera, by default, is oft…
“Everyone has at least one story that can break your heart.” —Â Claudia Shear, “Blown Sideways Through Life” Fringe festivals offer a bumper crop of one-perso…
Steampunk fans! Your moment has arrived on the deck of a time traveling airship in Night Watch Paradox's Magnificent Machines & Astonishing Tales. With lead singer Kaya Kismet weaving he…
Oh, gosh. What to say about Godly Chaos? This show, produced by QuaQuaQua, is highly ambitious. It takes place, primarily, on a large screen where the movements of the artist/actor are captu…
Satire can be both salve and mirror in tough times and in good. A Tuna Christmas, written by Tony-nominated Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard, satirizes small-town American life, lea…
When a technician noticed a lighting cue had come later than planned (the dancing took over), Aleksey Kulikov, co-director of Flamenco Aparicio Dance Company, explained to the crew member: "…
Cody Clark is obsessed with magic. At the start of Cody Clark: A Different Way of Thinking, the audience is handed a Rubik’s cube to play with. Everyone passes it around and, when Cody…
For every good ad there are a hundred bad ones. This is where Foodless Food by BlueShift Dance starts. The projections of advertising for unhealthy food products takes us from the advent of …
“and I mean, though often forget, to give thanks, to faint down by the kitchen table in a prayer of rejoicing” — Anne Sexton, “Welcome Morning” Every day for a …
It’s best to start with the description in the catalog: Love is scary. And it just might kill you. Stubborn lovers Em and Missy, unable to express their true feelings for one another, …
The Wilma Theater's Blood Wedding sets out to overpower you " and it succeeds. From its first moments, when the 11-member ensemble assembles on a long, bare, black platform, stares direct…
Little Women, composed and with a libretto by Mark Adamo and based on the book by Louisa May Alcott, sweeps into the Annapolis Opera with gusto. This opera, directed by Artistic Director and…
"To the Bog of Cats I one day will return In mortal form or in ghostly form And I will find you there and there with your sojourn Forever by the Bog of Cats, my darling one." If there ever w…
It took way too long for Baltimore gal Billie Holiday to make the 20-odd mile trip out to Howard County for a live performance. It was a hard trip, too, judging from the bruised and fragile …
In 2016, Delaware Shakespeare began a new program: the Community Tour. This program is a bold initiative, designed to "bring a professional theater production to underserved or non-tradition…
The Sixth Annual Charm City Fringe Festival is in full swing! Today alone (11/4/17), there are TEN different shows for you to enjoy. And after that, there are two Fringe After Dark events…
Every few weeks we read in the news about the death, at 90+ years, of a beloved celebrity or artist. Someone always asks, "Whatever happened to them? I thought s/he was already dead." What d…
Baltimore’s historic Lexington Market is joining DC Metro Theater Arts in support of our coverage of the Charm City Fringe Festival. The Market closes at 6 PM on weekdays and is closed…
Just because someone says it doesn't make it true. What exactly are truth and reality? Both are subjective and depend on one's perspective. In the news, there are often many sides to a story…
