Racial roles bar students from show By Dan Thanh Dang and David Zurawik
Cross casting in Twain show rejected by copyright holder
Cross casting in Twain show rejected by copyright holder
The two-play, five-musical season, to be formally announced at the theater today, features three current Broadway shows (including the Billy Joel musical Movin' Out), but it isn't built arou…
From Broadway to Baltimore, stage shows try new ways to silence cell phones
In four phases, 'Shop of Horrors' breathes life into a very hungry plant: Audrey II
On stage and on the big and small screens, black and white actors and actresses are trading traditional parts.
With sophisticated themes and growing commercial success, puppet theater is not just for children anymore.
When Michael McElroy auditioned for the role of Jim in Deaf West Theatre's production of Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, he thought he'd be using American Sign Language only d…
Problematic musical gets streamlined treatment
Debbie Chinn has been at the theater for two years
'Twelfth Night' tickets available through online lottery
Once was bad enough. But twice? After canceling a Baltimore Symphony pops engagement this year due to "scheduling conflicts," Mandy Patinkin has bailed again for the same reason.
Operas have dealt with difficult, painful subjects for a long time, but perhaps not quite as difficult or painful as the topic of Frances Pollock's "Stinney."
Once upon a time, puppets seemed so innocent and childlike, just sweet, caring extensions of the people manipulating their cuddly torsos and wide-mouthed faces. And then along came "Avenue Q…
For the second time in two years, the stage version of a hit, dance-centric movie from the 1980s has lumbered into Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre. For the second time, the result has not exa…
Brainstorm, the "almost annual" short play festival presented by the Baltimore DIYÂ troupe Glass Mind Theatre, involves creating new works around a given theme. The 2015 festival in June w…
In 1944, two white girls, ages 7 and 11, were found beaten to death in the rural town of Alcolu, S.C. An African-American boy, who said he had seen the two riding bikes on their way to look …
Everyman Theatre artistic director Vincent Lancisi summarizes the goal for next season, the company's 25th anniversary, in a short phrase: "We're going to up our game."
Revolutions leave deep scars, the deepest from when they don't achieve all their expectations. Same for relationships.
Like some other Baltimore theater troupes this week, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company opened up its doors for a free performance to help provide an artistic response to a stressful Baltimore a…
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Dame Edna, uber-megastar, told a packed house in Washington's National Theatre that she had been eagerly looking forward to performing in "the intellectual capital of the United States" -- b…
When new-to-acting singer Mitchell Brunings performs the title role in the world premiere of the musical "Marley" at Center Stage next month, he will be surrounded by a large ensemble o…
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