Iâm going to be honest. Iâm not Adam Sandlerâs biggest fanâ or even really a fan, periodâ by any stretch of the imagination. I donât like most of his movies, I think he thinks heâs funnier than he actually is, and on the whole, although weâre living in the  golden âOprah Eraâ of musicals (ââŚyou get a musical, you get a musical, you get a musical, everybody gets a musical!â) and this particular one is not ânewâ per se,
The Biltmore Garage wants a
grand, but we ain’t got a grand on hand. And they now got a lock on the door to
the gym at Public School 84. There’s a stock room behind McKlosky’s Bar, but
Mrs. McKlosky ain’t a good scout. And things being how they are, the back of
the police station is out! So, come on down to Artistic Synergy of
Baltimore âcause thatâs where the action is. Shhhhh!
ASoB The cast of Artistic Synergy’s Guys &
Come look at the freaks! Come gape at the geeks! Come examine Dundalk Community Theatreâs aberrations, their malformationsâ grotesque physiquesâŚonly pennies* for peeksâŚcome look at the freaks! Come look inside the John E. Ravekes Theatre and have your curiosity satisfied with this gloriously haunting production of Side Show. Directed by Robert W. Oppel with Musical Direction by Rebecca Rossello, and Choreography by Vincent Musgrave, this breathtaking story is a circus marvel that twists and turns your mind and heart inside out and upside down all along its treacherous trail.
Happiness is finding a pencil, pizza with sausage, telling the time. Happiness is learning to whistle, tying your shoe for the very first time. Happiness is playing the drum in your own school band, and happiness is spending an evening with the cast and crew of Artistic Synergy of Baltimoreâs Youâre A Good Man Charlie Brown, Directed by Melissa Broy Fortson, with Musical Direction by Michelle Bruno. Â
ASoB has elevated their production from show status to a concept,
Who is going to believe a con artist? Everyone, if she [he] is good. â Andy Griffith
In the 18th century, a grifter named Samuel Thompson tried to swindle people out of their money and watches by attempting to gain their confidence. Though in the end he was not highly successful, the New York Herald publicized the story, dubbing him the âConfidence Man.â The term took off and was eventually shortened to simply â âcon man.â In 1988,
Once upon a time at a theatre just outside Baltimore a director had a wish, to bring to life a production featuring some of the most beloved fairytale characters of our childhoods. His tale is one full of magic, woe, and cows. Does he succeed or is this just a moment better left in the woods? Well you will just have to read on as I share with you my journey at The Heritage Playerâs performance of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapinesâ Into the Woods Directed by TJ Lukacsina.