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F. Scott Black is a Baltimore icon and has made an enormous impact on our theatre community. In 1972 Mr. Black founded the Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre.  Each summer, on the campus …
Although Don McLean and his repertoire of hits from "American Pie" to "Vincent" was the headliner, Judy Collins with her still angelic, pure voice was the Wolf Trap regular, making her 30th�…
For over 30 years Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia has been serving up a sumptuous buffet with professional shows performed ‘in-the-round.’Â Now in production through No…
I just found out about Forum Theatre's new "Forum For All" ticket policy, and I just had to write about it. Essentially, Forum Theatre has decided to institute what amounts to a "Pay …
When you think of sketch comedy troupes, The Second City in Chicago is probably the first name that pops into your head. They have been at it for over fifty three years now with resident com…
Hey everyone, I’m back from vacation and ready to share with you some of the theatrical highlights that Jen and myself saw while in Chicago and Boston. From Chicago’s Steppenwolf…
Ever since their international break-out hits of the late 80s, "Bamboleo" and Djobi Djoba," the Gipsy Kings have remained prominent on the music scene, and a fixture at summer festivals the …
As a complement to their performances of Hamlet, the Bard's greatest tragedy, the Baltimore Shakespeare Factory offers arguably his greatest comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, to round out t…
For most theater troupes, it takes months of planning, preparation, and rehearsal to put together a successful Shakespearean production. For Taffety Punk’s Bootleg Shakespeare prod…
It may have been 1975 with the birth years of the dancers auditioning for a fictional Broadway musical ranging from 1942 to 1955, but the competition for such chosen roles by "gypsies," as s…
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is inscribed with nearly 60,000 names of soldiers who died or were reported missing in action during the Vietnam War. Millions of people visit the memorial…
Annapolis Shakespeare Company's production of Much Ado About Nothing is a bright, cheeky spin on a classical comedy. Set in the 1950s, the atmosphere feels more suited to Noel Coward than Wi…
Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre transports the audience Into the Woods at their outdoor venue that decorates the downtown Annapolis City Dock. Their production of Into the Woods is exception…
In the heart of Baltimore’s Little Italy sits Germano’s Trattoria, which is famous for their Tuscan and other regional Italian cooking. Â What makes Germano’s even more d…
In the hands"and imagination"of master puppeteer Blair Thomas puppetry becomes conceptual art of the highest order. Â And storytelling becomes a visual and auditory feast that will surpris…
If you want to laugh for an hour and a half then The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is the show to see. Nestled among a grotto of trees, Dignity Players/Theatre for Change is current…
The road for professional dance has never been well paved. As the 21st century rolls out, dancers and choreographers are constantly searching new ways to combine classical ballet and …
There is always a danger in performing when you let the audience decide your repertoire for the evening. The only reason this approach works is because of the pop rock vocal stylings …
Circus!, the "Grandest Show on Strings," is proudly playing now at The Puppet Co. Playhouse in Glen Echo Park. With trumpets heralding their arrival, Christopher Piper and Queen Suyat se…
Past is prologue and the human heart cannot abide contradiction, certainly not the murderous Orwellian contradiction embedded in The Third Breast by Ireneusz Iredynski, translated by S…
Alan Bennett's 1999 comedy The Lady in the Van, now playing at the Randolph Road Theatre (produced by the Unexpected Stage Company), has a lot going for it. Bennett's writing is livel…
In Murder on the Bare Stage, actor Stephen Mead invites the audience to inhabit the minds of murderers and other vagrants, and to experience vicariously the thrills and perils of criminal li…
If modern musicals like Rent and Spring Awakening aren’t your cup of tea, then Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre’s production of Me and My Girl is sure to satisfy and is j…
The Theatre Lab presents an evening of inspirational stories of struggle, survival and redemption. Life Stories From Across the City, at Woolly Mammoth Theatre on August 5 at 7:30 pm, will f…
George Daugherty is the creator and conductor for Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II, which is playing tonight and tomorrow evening at Wolf Trap. He is one of the classical music world’s mo…
