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Remember the days without cell phones and social media, without looking for love on a dating site. The days when you knew all your neighbors and no one worried about locking their doo…
To me, a magic show is all about 'how did he do that?' And with the Amazing Max, even my skeptical 12-year old was amazed. This isn't your run-of-the-mill magic show with card tricks and bun…
You have an organization that needs to build audience. Your survival and growth depend on getting new subscribers, additional attendees, and more students. It's also important for your group…
The old saying goes, “the only thing constant is change.” This concept takes many forms in Round House Theater’s suburb production of Tony Kushner’s groundbreaking mu…
Way Off Broadway, a cozy and friendly dinner theatre in Frederick, has just been voted Best Theatre in Frederick Magazine’s Best of Frederick contest.  Attracting some of the mos…
Last call for VOTING!  We look forward to having you help us honor the best of 2016! VOTING ENDS 11:30 PM, FEBRUARY 7, 2017! The awards are designed to honor local performing arts orga…
1. ‘Treasure Island’ at Children's Theatre of Annapolis. “… a dramatic, frightening, and satisfying play performed with a maturity beyond the young actors' years… ̶…
Audiences are used to being told to silence or turn off their devices prior to a show. But what happens when they're encouraged to turn the volume up high, scroll through Facebook and respon…
All the world's a stage, as the saying goes, and the players at the Folger Theatre do a very nice job of bringing Shakespeare's words alive. The company's new production of "As You Like It" …
Though the events of "The Lion in Winter" take place more than 800 years ago, the struggles, rivalries and dramas, portrayed seamlessly by The Arlington Players, still exist within families …
In the swinging 60’s, the phrase “too much of a good thing” was not often heard. This is the setting for the comic and highly enjoyable “Boeing, Boeing,” now pl…
Bel Cantanti Opera Company gives young professional singers to transition from conservatory to a professional opera company. They produce lesser known works of opera and make it accessible t…
Violent murders, complex characters, and fearsome pirates " in a children’s play? Yes! And, not exactly. I had the delight to attend "Treasure Island" on Friday, January 27, 2017, dire…
From the moment Judy Gold comes on stage, you can't help but laugh.  Gold is an expert comedienne with decades of experience " from her roles on shows like Law & Order, 2 Broke Gi…
Edward Albee's “Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf” depicts the marriage of a middle-aged couple with an appetite for emotionally and verbally attacking one another. Embedded i…
Sergei Rachmaninoff was one of the most innovative composers of his time. This is seen in his Piano Concerto No. 2. The piece starts with a melancholy movement that alternates between sad sw…
Standing up for what you believe in only leads to ugly battles and betrayal in "The City of Conversation" at The Colonial Players of Annapolis. Directed by Ruben Vellekoop, the timely drama …
When you hear the name Ol' Blue Eyes, only one name should come to mind, Frank Sinatra;Â the noted singer and actor with a career of over sixty years. His start in the swing era led him to…
Does the curse of the Scottish play still apply when the play is stylized "Mack (comma) Beth"? If the audience's reception is any indication, I would say no. Keegan Theatre has shown once ag…
OPERA AACC Mozart’s The Magic Flute Sung in German with English Supertitles Dialogue in English Stage Direction by James Harp Music Direction by Douglas Brandt Byerly Projections desig…
As the United States adjusts to a new administration and an uncertain future, and millions of women march in solidarity around the world, one play emerges at a pivotal time in our nation's h…
1. ‘Grey Gardens’ at Stillpointe Theatre. “…a fantastic cast and a truly unforgettable show…” – Raychel Harvey-Jones. READ review. Synopsis: Based …
Thick fog welcomed the crowd of excited bluegrass fans to the Gordon Center for Performing Arts in Owings Mills, Maryland on Saturday night. It felt almost as if the Appalachian mountains wa…
Irving Berlin, a Russian Jewish immigrant, is one of the greatest composers of American music in the history of our young nation. His songs have stood strong for the last one hundred years a…
If you're looking for a strictly traditional "King Lear," you won't find it in the Lumina Studio Theatre production, now having a sadly short run at Silver Spring Black Box Theatre. However,…
