Is there anything that celebrates the holiday season more than a classic version of "The Nutcracker?" Ballet Chesapeake's version of the two-act, classical ballet conceived in 1892 by Tchaik…
A story for "those who are part way in love with tragedy," as the anti-hero protagonist self-describes his tale, accurately pegs the new musical, "Swept Away." The gorgeous folk-rock score f…
Dr. Natka Bianchini is the new Managing Director, Broadway playwright James Magruder is a new Board Member and April Forrer is the new General Manager. BALTIMORE, Maryland " Iron Crow Theatr…
"Pretty Woman: The Musical" will be performing in Washington, DC at The National Theatre for one week only, December 12-17. The musical is "based on one of Hollywood's most beloved romantic …
Spookiness is not a quality generally associated with Christmas. When one thinks of December, images of holly and mistletoe come to mind more readily than creaking floorboards and gusts of c…
Daryl Cloran's adaptation of "As You Like It" may not be the absolute best of the several dozen shows I've seen at the Shakespeare Theatre Company over the past decade or so, but it is certa…
The audience arrives in Baltimore, decked out in red, black, and sequins and is expecting to be entertained. "Moulin Rouge! The Musical""the touring, Tony Award-winning Broadway show with a …
If you've ever wanted to get intimate with the art of theatre, a great start might be at Fells Point Corner Theatre's production of "Intimate Apparel." The 2004 work by Pulitzer Prize-winnin…
At least in a broad sense, the exact tone you might expect from "The Lights Went Out Because of a Problem" is perfectly broadcast via its cryptic title"deliberately indecipherable, inexplica…
If you're looking for a family-friendly holiday outing, The Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) FUN Company's "My Father the Elf" tops the list. Written by Matt Lee and directed by Julie Herber,…
In a little over 150 years since its publication, the novel "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott has captured the hearts of generations of children. The timeless tale of the March family has …
As a newcomer to the area's theatre scene, I was at first thrown somewhat off guard walking into a church basement to see Artistic Synergy of Baltimore's version of "The Pirates of Penzance.…
Located in the heart of Northwest D.C. is the Warner Theatre and home of The Washington Ballet's "The Nutcracker" for over twenty-five years. With a gold-plated proscenium arch and a scenic …
The holidays mean a lot of different things to different people, but to the British and Anglophiles, it means something very special"it's time for panto! The British Players deliver their an…
'Tis the season and, for many in Howard County, the holidays begin with Pro Cantare's concert of Handel's "Messiah." There is nothing more traditional than standing for the "Hallelujah Choru…
It's hard to imagine a Christmas Carol much more charming than Chesapeake Theatre Company's Charm City-themed adaptation of the beloved holiday classic. Though the company's annual presentat…
There's an adage that states that no one on their deathbed ever said, "I wish I'd spent more time at work." It encapsulates the theme of "An Irish Carol," a charming but flawed original play…
The character and story of Cinderella has a long tradition and many variants. In the first century A.D., the Greek geographer and historian Strabo reported an ancient Egyptian oral folk tale…
Dorrance Dance dives into Duke Ellington's "Nutcracker Suite" score with flash and jazzy tap. The Dorrance Dance's "Nutcracker Suite" at the Kennedy Center is not your grandmother's holiday …
To those without much opera knowledge, it sounds like the setup to a highbrow joke: what do you get when you cross Giuseppe Verdi's "Requiem" with Shakespeare's "King Lear?" To fans of Verdi…
Cirque du Soleil's first-ever holiday production is based on "Account of A Visit from St. Nicholas" or, as it is more well-known, "The Night Before Christmas," first published anonymously in…
With Christmas less than a month away, there's a good chance you've already heard the late crooner Bing Crosby belting out Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" on an all-holiday music radio sta…
Imagine being transported from downtown Washington, DC (and one of our country's greatest cultural institutions) to New York City then to China and yet again to another dimension. The world …
The sensation of wonder is a fantastic experience. Adventure Theatre's "'"The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe," based on the 1950 novel by C.S. Lewis, delivers that sensation and more as t…
"Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical" (originally titled "Here's Love"), with music, book, and lyrics by Meredith Willson ("The Music Man"), premiered on Broadway in 1963 and is based on the…