Brian Quijada (left) and Nygel D. Robinson (right) in Mexodus at Baltimore Center Stage šŸ“· Fannon Photography

Mexodus at Baltimore Center Stage

Todos estamos juntos en esto.

Weā€™re all in this together.

Changing the face of musical theatre, changing the soundscape of our nationā€™s narrativeā€” Mexodus is the story of the Underground Railroad that led south; a story that they will have to pass down by word of mouth. Itā€™s a moment omitted from the history booksā€” but itā€™s a story of thousands worth a second lookā€” rapture and release, visceral emotions and peaceā€” this is one for the ages splitting time on two stagesā€” but you get to be in the room where it happened firstā€” The Head Theatre at Baltimore Center Stage.

Read More »

No Experience Necessary at Truest Ethos Theatre Company

Don’t Lie On Your Resume: A Chit-Chat with Marshall Logan Gibbs & Max Wolf about Truest Ethos’ Production of No Experience Necessary

Did we not learn our lesson about how we arenā€™t supposed to lie on our resume? And that taking the old adage of ā€œfake it ā€˜til you make itā€ a step too far can result in disastrous consequences? In case youā€™re still out there learning that lesson (the hard way) and need a crash-course reminder in why this is a bad idea, Truest Ethos Theatre Company has a play for you! And itā€™s not even an ocean-front play in Arizonaā€” wait,

Read More »

Derrick D. Truby Jr. (Seymour) with Kaiyla Gross (Ronnette), Nia Savoy-Dock (Chiffon) and Kanysha Williams (Crystal), in the 2024 Fordā€™s Theatre production of Little Shop of Horrors šŸ“· Scott Suchman

Little Shop of Horrors at Ford’s Theatre

Little Shop of HorrorsĀ returns to Ford’s Theatre from March 15 through May 18 after a previous mounting in 2010. From its originĀ as a low budget 1960 sci-fi dark comedy by Roger Corman, to its initial adaptation as an off-Broadway musical in 1982, to subsequent high-budget film versions and worldwide stage success,Ā Little Shop of HorrorsĀ has become one of the most treasured pieces of American musical theatre.

If you have never seen this American staple of musical theatre then you should run and see this production.

Read More »

Matilda at Small Town Stars Theatre Company

Matilda at Small Town Stars Theatre Company

Weā€™re told we have to do what weā€™re told, but surely sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty! Like doing all those things you shouldnā€™t doā€” reading books, loving musicals, and going to Small Town Stars Theatre Companyā€™s production of Matilda! Those are all naughty little things you absolutely should be doingā€” and the third thing on that list you should definitely be doing this weekend! Directed by Joel Roberson with Musical Direction by Kelly Stoneberger,

Read More »

Come And Meet Those Dancing Feet: Dueling Divas in 42nd Street at Scottfield Theatre Company- Katelyn Dixon as Peggy Sawyer

What was that word you just said? Havre de Grace? Theyā€™re offering you the chance to see the biggest musical the cityā€™s seen in 20 years and you sayā€” Havre de Grace? Now listen, readers, and listen goodā€” cause youā€™re gonna wanna come on along and listen toā€” Scottfield Theatre Company as they present the splashy, flashy, big, lush, Broadway musical 42nd Street. And in a sit-down two-part interview session, weā€™ve got the showā€™s dueling divas answering some questions all about the production and their experiences!

Read More »

The North American tour of Company šŸ“· Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade

Company at The Kennedy Center

Somebody hold me too close.Ā  Somebody hurt me too deep.Ā  Somebody sit in my chair and ruin my sleep and make me aware of being alive.Ā  Being alive.Ā  Thatā€™s the plea of protagonist Bobby in Stephen Sondheimā€™s musical Company (book by George Furth) which is currently gracing the stage in the elegant Opera House at The John F. Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts in our nationā€™s capital.Ā  Originally produced in 1970 Company was nominated for 14 Tony Awards and won six.

Read More »

(L-R) Omar A. Said (Panch), Beth Amann (Rona Lisa), B.J. Robertson (Mitch), Taylor Litofsky (Logainne), Cera Baker (Marcy), Preston Grover (Chip), Sam Slottow (Leaf), Lila Cooper (Olive), and Stephen Emery (BarfĆ©e) in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, presented by Compass Rose Theater šŸ“·

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Compass Rose Theater

Charmingā€” (adjective) ā€˜Extremely pleasing or delightful.ā€™ Compass Rose Theater is now producing the most charming production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee I think I can ever recall seeingā€” and thatā€™s saying something as Iā€™ve covered it over a dozen times in as many years, including just a month ago elsewhere! C-H-A-R-M-I-N-G. Directed & Choreographed by Tommy Malek with Musical Direction by Rachel Sandler, this feel-good, upbeat, absolutely adorable musical is perfectly parsed in the intimate staging space that Compass Rose Theater has at Maryland Hall;

Read More »

Puffs at Silhouette Stages šŸ“· Stasia Steuart Photography

Puffs at Silhouette Stages

Puffs at Silhouette Stages: Revenge of the Nerds,ā€ Potter Style

Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a side character in a story? To not be the hero, but just another onlooker? Matt Coxā€™s Puffs at Silhouette Stages examines this idea in hilarious fashion as we delve into the world of a Certain School of Magic and Magic. A riotous romp through mediocrity,

Read More »

The Secret Garden at Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church šŸ“· Audrey Lengbeyer

The Secret Garden at Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church

Come spirit! Come charm! Come days that are warm! Come magical spellā€” they will help you get well! Come to their garden for the most extraordinary theatrical experience that is so stunning, so professional, and so polished youā€™ll find it hard to believe that itā€™s a community organization and playing in a church nonetheless! The Secret Garden now live in living color is appearing through the weekend of March 17th with the Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church and it is beyond remarkable,

Read More »

Jesus Christ Superstar at Third Wall Productions šŸ“· Kristin Rigsby

Jesus Christ Superstar at Third Wall Productions

Third Wall Productions, you know I love you. Did you see I waved? I believe in you and your show so tell me that Iā€™m saved! If youā€™re ready to rock and roll along with the best of them, Third Wall Productions is bringing you that iconic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Jesus Christ Superstar and itā€™s the most solid production that theyā€™ve had so far! (In their new home at Chestnut Grove Presbyterian.) Directed by Mike Zellhofer,

Read More »

Steel Magnolias at Artistic Synergy of Baltimore

ā€œLaughter Through Tearsā€

Grab your curlers and spill the tea, because itā€™s time for Steel Magnolias at Artistic Synergy of Baltimore! Playwright Robert Harlingā€™s comedy-drama comes to stunning life through skilled direction and superb performing. Based on experiences from Harlingā€™s life, Steel Magnolias tells the story of six women who become lifelong friends in a Louisiana nail salon, coming together to support each other through good times and bad.

Read More »

Sam McLellan and company in ā€œThe Book of Mormonā€ North American tour. šŸ“· Julieta Cervantes.

The Book of Mormon at The National Theatre

ā€œTomorrow is a Latter Dayā€

Hello, my name is Elder Tarpley.Ā  And I would like to share with you the most amazing play now showing at The National Theatre!

Since its debut on Broadway way back in 2011, The Book of Mormon has been continuing to stun audiences all over the world with its funny, offensive, but surprisingly sweet story, and top-notch music sure to make the Musical Theatre Greats of the Twentieth Century proudā€¦ minus all the F-bombsā€¦ and the satirical sacrilegious look at organizational religionā€¦.

Read More »

Local Limelight: Actor Paul Ballard on Jesus Christ Superstar at Third Wall Productions and Other Theatre Experiences

I dreamed I met a local thespian, a most amazing man. He had that look you rarely findā€” the happy, cheerful kind! So weā€™ll take some liberties with Lloyd-Webberā€™s lyrics to suit our story, but in the first of an on-going series entitled ā€œLocal Limelightā€ we bring to the table, Paul Ballardā€” an area actor who has been involved with theatre for over 20 years in the Baltimore community scene, and some several years prior to that with some decades of being a lawyer in-between.

Read More »

Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits at Dundalk Community Theatre

There are few things in the theatrical world that are ā€œforbiddenā€.Ā  Those of a certain age might remember the Sci-Fi cult classic film Forbidden Planet, or the TV show Forbidden Island.Ā  But thereā€™s one Broadway phenomenon that has stood the test of time and, while not ā€œforbiddenā€ in the technical sense of the word, has sparked legions of loyal followers over the years, and that is Forbidden Broadway.Ā 

Read More »

Finding Nemo Jr. at Children's Playhouse of Maryland. šŸ“· Peer Joy Images

Finding Nemo Jr. at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

Just below the coralā€” sea parents dream of who their kids will be! And live on the stage of Childrenā€™s Playhouse of Marylandā€” you can see how wondrous these talented kids can be! Just as long as youā€” JUST KEEP SWIMMING, JUST KEEP SWIMMING, JUST KEEP SWIMMING! And youā€™d better swim fast if you want a chance at catching this production of Finding Nemo Jr.ā€” several of the performances have sold out!

Read More »

Laughing Stock at Spotlighters Theatre šŸ“· Matthew Peterson

Laughing Stock at Spotlighters Theatre

Madness does not run through the theatre family; it gallops. With sardines. And while youā€™re certainly not going to get a gargantuan house on the postage stamp stage at The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre, you can definitely get a hilariously good time with their current production of Charles Moreyā€™s Laughing Stock. Mild to moderate insanity with a dash of ā€˜WTFā€™ all balled neatly into the nonsense that is the lifestyle we choose when we jump into the world of theatre.

Read More »

Looping Live: A Real-Time-Now-Transcribed Conversation with Director David MendizĆ”bal on Mexodus’ debut at Baltimore Center Stage

Theatre is forever reinventing itself; telling stories, telling tales and expanding itself. New formats and phases, growing and showingā€” thereā€™s so many new ways that the theatre keeps going. And this new format of a two-person, live-looping musical telling the story of the Underground Railroad and how it ventured south into Mexico is one of those new innovations. Appearing first at Baltimore Center Stage before it travels over to Mosaic Theatre in DC, Mexodusā€” a blended hip-hop history musical,

Read More »

Escape to Margaritaville at Tidewater Players šŸ“· Matthew Peterson

Escape to Margaritaville at Tidewater Players

Reset your mind to island time. Because itā€™s five oā€™clock somewhere. And for the next two weekends, itā€™s five o’clock in Havre de Grace as the Tidewater Players presents Jimmy Buffettā€™s Escape to Margaritaville. Directed by Dickie Mahoney, with Musical Direction by Chris Rose, and Choreography by Evyo (and tap-choreo by Bambi Johnson), this ā€˜throw-your-cares-awayā€™ silly good time show is just what the doctor ordered in these chilly winter months. And if you really want to be on ā€œisland timeā€?

Read More »

Adrift: A Medieval Wayward Folly by Happenstance Theater šŸ“· L Hewitt Photography

Adrift at Happenstance Theater

As aboveā€” so below. From the profoundly deep to the oddly absurd, Adrift: A Medieval Wayward Folly, the latest live stage performance from Happenstance Theater, has it all. And also a strawberry. Appearing for a limited two-weekend engagement at Baltimore Theatre Project, this newly devised work comes the masterminds of Mark Jaster, Sabrina Mandell, Gwen Grastorf, Sarah Olmsted Thomas, and Alex Vernon, with their inspirations set ā€˜adriftā€™ on stage from the works of Hieronymus Bosch (amongst others) and will fill you with an oddly enlightened sense of wonderment,

Read More »

Dontrell, Who Kissed The Sea at Sisters Freehold

Dontrell, Who Kissed The Sea at Sisters Freehold

Dreams are dreams. Awake is awake. Know the difference. But if you donā€™t knowā€” or donā€™t want to know? In stunningly beautiful narrative that blend magical realism with the burning yen to simultaneously connect oneā€™s past to oneā€™s future, Dontrell, Who Kissed The Sea is playing a limited engagement with Sisters Freehold currently at The Peale Museum for the next two weekends. This evocative coming-of-age journey, written by Nathan Alan Davis and directed by Makeima Elise Freeland,

Read More »

US premiere of ThĆ©Ć¢tre de la Dame de Coeur's performance of Acupunk

Acupunk at The Kennedy Center

On a chilly winterā€™s evening, a gathering took place at the Kennedy Centerā€™s Reach Plaza this week. Bathed in darkness (but luckily not bathed in rain), the audience gathered with rapt attention focused on the two giant figures set off to the side of the Plaza grounds.Ā  But as the showtime began, these two 18-foot puppets sprang to life in movement, sound, smoke, and light to present the US premiere of ThĆ©Ć¢tre de la Dame de Coeur’s performance of Acupunk.

Read More »

Nolan Almeida (left) as Peter Pan and Cody Garcia (center) as Captain Hook and Hawa Kamara (right) as Wendy and the cast of Peter Pan. šŸ“·Matthew Murphy

Peter Pan at The Hippodrome

econd star to the right and straight on tilā€” viral video ballroom waltzing? Shut the fort door, since when does Peter Pan have Wendy being obsessed with going viral so that she can help pay for her medical school training because she wants to grow up and be a surgeon?

~*~*~*ANGRY TINKLING & CHIMING NOISES*~*~*~

What was that, Tinker Bell? In the newly refurbished national tour launch production thatā€™s leaping into the air with lovely thoughts straight out of Baltimoreā€™s Hippodrome Theatre?

Read More »

Ms. Story’s Living History at Greenbelt Arts Center

Dreams donā€™t have to be deferred. They can grow and bloom; they can bring nourishment to the soul. The sentiment, if not the words exactly, of creator Shemika Renee in the setting the tone for her one-woman production of Ms. Storyā€™s Living History, now appearing at the Greenbelt Arts Center through March 3rd, 2024. Directed by Rikki Howie Lacewell, this educational presentation explores important narratives of historical women of color, telling their stories to help unravel the mystery of history when all too often these stories are overlooked.

Read More »

The cast of Chesapeake Shakespeare Companyā€™s The Oresteia. šŸ“· Kiirstn Pagan Photography.

The Oresteia at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

Do I remember this? Or is this whatā€™s about to happen? This is no dream. This is no vision. This is the truth. Profound words. Or are they questions? What are words if not questions? Youā€™ll hear them over and overā€” though never truly in one voice as one might expect from a chorus in a Greek tragedy; their effect, however, is no less striking. Chesapeake Shakespeare Company presents The Oresteia freely adapted from Aeschylus by Ellen McLaughlin and directed by Lise Bruneau.

Read More »

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Stand Up For...Theatre šŸ“·Lilou Altman

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Stand Up For…Theatre

COMMUNITYā€” noun. ā€œa unified body of individuals such as: people with common interests living within a particular area broadly; a group of people with a common characteristic or interest; a body of persons with common interest scattered through a larger society; a group linked by a common policy.ā€ Stand Up Forā€¦Theatreā€™s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is fostering a real sense of dedication and commitment to the local theatre community,

Read More »

Ain’t Too Proud at The Kennedy Center

Now in its first national tour, Ainā€™tĀ Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations opened a six-day run at the Kennedy CenterĀ on Tuesday, Feb 13. Certainly, the 2019 Broadway musical has one of the richest R&B songbooks a musical could hope for. It was also directed by Des McAnuff, who struck gold in 2004 directing Jersey Boys ā€” a similar biographical musical about a 1960-born menā€™s vocal harmony group.

Read More »

Intimate Apparel at Maryland Ensemble Theatre šŸ“· MET

Intimate Apparel at Maryland Ensemble Theatre

Lynn Nottageā€™s Intimate Apparel has local origins; originally a co-production between Baltimoreā€™s Center Stage and Californiaā€™s South Coast Repertory in 2003, it went on to a 3-month Off-Broadway run starring Viola Davis. The material also has a direct link to Nottageā€™s family history and was inspired by her great-grandmotherā€™s life as a seamstress in the early 1900ā€™s. Nottage found that the narrative and stories of black women in the early 1900ā€™s were largely absent by researching her great-grandmotherā€™s life.

Read More »

Hello, Dolly! at The St. Demetrios Suburban Players

Hello, Dolly! at St. Demetrios Suburban Players

Out there! Thereā€™s a world outside of Carney! Way out there beyond this suburb, Barnaby! Thereā€™s a theatre, Barnaby! Out there! Full of shine and full of sparkle! The Suburban Players of Saint Demetriosā€™ are glisteninā€™, Barnaby! Listen, Barnaby! Put on your Sunday clothesā€” or your Saturday clothes or your Friday clothesā€” and get yourself down to Hello, Dolly now appearing at The Suburban Players of St. Demetriosā€™ Greek Orthodox Church before that parade passes you by!

Read More »

Loading...
Advertisment ad adsense adlogger