Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Other Voices Theatre
Redā¦yellowā¦greenā¦brownā¦scarletā¦blackā¦donāt tempt me. I know all 29 colors by heartā Sara Bosworth of Lansdowne Middle School ensured that every kid in that production could say, sing, spell, and recite in order the colors of Josephās coat in the spring of 1998. Iāve been married to this production for almost as many years as the coat has colors. And seeing my umpteenth production from church basements to national touring houses and everywhere in-betweenā Joseph &
The Importance of Being Earnest at Endangered Species Theatre Project
The very essence of romance is uncertainty! Will they? Wonāt they? Is it a Happily-Ever-After? Join The Endangered Species Theatre Project as they embark down the well-worn theatrical path of Oscar Wildeās The Importance of Being Earnest this summer as a part of the Frederick Shakespeare Festival. Co-Directed by Christine Mosere and Kayla Swain, thereās some giddiness abound in this indoor-festival production.
Part of this productionās challenge is the overall pacing,
Deathtrap at Cockpit in Court
Of these two things I am certain; all else is confusion:
- Cockpit in Court puts up five shows a year in their summerstock season; two main stage shows, two shows in the cabaret, and a junior show for youth performers over in the admin building.
- Deathtrap is arguably the best show theyāve produced up in the cabaret space this side of the pandemic.
Itās thrilleritis-malignus at its finest!
The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals at Wildwood Summer Theatre
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author: Jake Schwartz
When the whole world starts to turn into a musical, you need to think about the implications! And in Wildwood Summer Theatreās production of Starkidās The Guy Who Didnāt Like Musicals, the implications are everywhere. As with any Starkid show, The Guy Who Didnāt Like Musicals is vulgar, violent, crass, bloody, and full of content warnings. Yet it has developed a cult following,
Return Engagements at Bowie Community Theatre
author: Ryan J. Bordenski
Love is in the air, but so is deceit, mockery, adultery, the withholding of information, lies, andā¦uhā¦dental procedures? But donāt worry; this is a comedy so everything will be funny and fine in the end, right?! Of course, I am talking about Return Engagements at Bowie Community Theatre. This farcical and comedic play by Bernard Slade tells the story of four unique and awkward couples who have separate chance encounters and trysts,
Footloose at Cockpit in Court
Everything I learned that gets me through the worst, I learned at my Mamaās knee. And I invite her along plenty to come see musical theatre, out and about with me. And while she couldnāt make it to the opening of Cockpit in Courtās Footlooseā my Mama says, it doesnāt matter, if youāre a first-timer or you been there before, you better get your tickets to see that show, before they aināt got tickets no more!
Hair at Small Town Stars Theatre Company
End war before it ends you! Not something most of us thought would be resonating hard here in 2026. History doesnāt repeat itself so much as it rhymes with itself. And you can feel that rhyming resonance in all too relevant way raging through the talent at Small Town Stars Theatre Companyās production of Hair. Yes, that Hair, the one with the hippie-loving ābe-inā and the nudity at the end of Act I.
Urinetown at Street Lamp Community Theatre
Well itās a hard, cold, tumble of a tourney, jumble of a journey to Urinetown! Actually, itās a long drive, and itās pretty hot outside, all the way up to Rising Sun for Urinetown. But my friends, I sayā you have to run, freedom-run-freedom-run-awaaaaaayā up there to go and see this fine production! Campy, humorous, creative, clever, with all sorts of piss-taking songs and a company 32 strong in that little black box of Street Lamp Community Theatre,
Doll Parts… at The Voxel
āChange doesnāt come whispered in your ear; it comes as a hurricane.ā There was more to that strikingly profound quote but at the risk of butchering Nikki Ann Hartmanās beautiful phraseology, Iāll leave it there. It was one of several, one of many, one of more than a handful that really stuck with me while experiencing Doll Partsā¦ a one{trans}-woman show at The Voxel in Baltimore City last night. A friend of mine likes to tease me about how I struggle with the difference between a couple,
When You’re An Addams: A Full-Disclosure Interview with The Addams Family (and some Beinekes) at Beth Tfiloh Community Theatre
Secrets are the enemies of passion! Speaking truth will get you through the day. Truth is not a thing that one should rationā and believe me as I open up and saaaayā
Actuallyā¦they do a lot of the saying. Iām just doing the asking. In this sit-down, round-robin TheatreBloom interview, weāve got seven Addamses and two Beinekes* talking all about their current experience of working on The Addams Family musical, opening on Sunday August 16th 2026 at Beth Tfiloh Community Theatre.
The Colored Museum at Silver Spring Stage
author: Wes Dennis
I approached The Colored Museum with deep skepticism. Too often shows that spotlight aspects of the black American experience leave me shaken and incensed: not in a truly powerful or earned way, but in a way that I find offensive and even insulting. A play that ends with the dramatic reveal that a black youth has been shot to death may serve as a gut punch to white audiences,
Bonnie & Clyde at River Stone Theatre Company
In this hot summer heat if you need someplace cool to goā
Prepare yourself for a sensational show.
They put the āhellā in hello, and youāre in for one hell of a ride
When you come see River Stone Theatre Companyās production of Bonnie & Clyde.
Why? Well, ācause aināt nothinā rhyme with Clyde & Bonnie. This rarely produced musical is currently appearing at the Opera House in Havre de Grace as River Stone Theatre Companyās third main-stage show and is directed and choreographed by Lauren Hampton,
Anatomy of Performance: An Interview with Nikki Ann Hartman on Her New Work Doll Parts… at The Voxel
A one-[trans]-woman show about memory, becoming, and transitioning gender in later life.Ā If that sounds like a show that has piqued your interests, then Doll Partsā¦ appearing at The Voxel in Baltimore from July 21st through July 25th 2026 is the show for you. Written and performed by Nikki Ann Hartman (Founding Artistic Director of The Peopleās Repertory Theatre Company) this new work will debut as a part of the summer residency program offered at The Voxel.
Variations on Silence at Rapid Lemon Productions
author: Chris Pence
The Sounds of Silence: Variations on Silence at Rapid Lemon Productions
āHello darkness, my old friend / I’ve come to talk with you again / Because a vision softly creeping / Left its seeds while I was sleeping / And the vision that was planted in my brain / Still remains / Within the sound of silence.ā Is silence truly just the absence of sound, or something more?
Dare To Dream
Every adventure requires a first step! Even if you donāt know what comes next! Itās time to take that first step and go on a wonderful adventureā and spoiler, Iāll tell you what comes next! Why itās a wonderful, heartfelt, hour(ish) long show performed by 16 terrific young actors who are doing their showās namesakeā they are daring to dream! Hop on that magic carpet and soar on over to the Court Jesters (the junior division of Cockpit in Court) for this magical production of Disneyās Dare to Dream Jr.
Henry IV Part 1 at Unstrung Harpist
Is not truth the truth? Instinct is a great matter. And your instincts ought be telling you to get thee to Frederick for the inaugural production of the 2026 Frederick Shakespeare Festivalā Henry IV Part 1 as presented by Unstrung Harpist. Directed by Evan Crump, this jam-packed history can turn even the most skeptical of audient into a history appreciator if not wholly an enthusiast. Remarkably well executed, this sword-clashing, heartbreaking, villainously ripe tale doth tread upon the heels of Richard II,
Beetlejuice at The National Theatre in DC
Positivity is a luxury that few can afford! But Iām positive that youāll want to catch Beetlejuice now that itās returned home to The National Theatre for a two-week summertime engagement! Itās a show about death! And they tell you that straight awayā no punchesā no surprisesā well, plenty of surprises, but not about the whole ābeing dead thing.ā Based on the Geffen Company Picture of the same name, with story by Michael McDowell &
Cheers to 29 Years: Maryland Ensemble Theatre Launches 2026/2027 Season
You wish to go to theā METstival? And itāll be AGONY if you donāt get a ticket? A season ticket!? Or a ticket to any of their terrific five-mainstage, four-Fun-companyā yeah it doesnāt really work after that because their Comedy Nights are sooooo expansiveā at least five active teams plus the return/kickstart of some other fun endeavorsā but you get the idea! Maryland Ensemble Theatre is kicking off their 29th season and there is so much in-storeā you might even say they are not throwinā away their shot!*
In fantastical Maryland Ensemble Theatre fashion,
All O’ Frederick’s A Stage: And Unstrung Harpist, ESP, and Ardeo its Players
‘Zounds, I will speak of it; and let my soul want mercy, if I do not join with them!
And speak onāt I shall. Borrowing some words in true wordsmith fashion, a call to attend! Attend thyselves upon this festival of merriment, this festival of drawn-daggers and teacups (every family has one) and knavery and bloody history and comedy and tragedy and all! Tis trueā tis The Frederick Shakespeare Festival upon which I dote and dare speak (and will be waiting for two of the directors to flounce me round the ears for my bastardization of Shakespeareās tongue,
The Tale of Cymbeline at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
author: Erin Tarpley
āLoveās a reason without reasonā
What is the first trope you think of when you think of Shakespeare?Ā Star-crossed lovers?Ā Mistaken identities?Ā Cross-dressing? Tragic flaws?Ā Dramatic irony?Ā Do you tend to prefer his tragedies? Comedies? Romances?? Well, when it comes to The Tale of Cymbeline, this show feels like it is competing for a āShakespeare-Tropeā bingo game; and all the audience is a winner with this production!
While You Live Tell Truth and Shame The Devil: An Interview with Evan Crump and Aaron Angello {mostly} on Henry IV Pt1 (and also a lil Much Ado)
For let them be Dianaās foresters, gentlemen of the shade (and indoor air-conditioning!) minions of the moon! Said Falstaff, Act I Scene ii, more or less. In a TheatreBloom sit-down, weāre chit-chatting all around the moon minionsā or at least with two of themā Evan Crump, Artistic Director of Unstrung Harpist and director of Henry IV Part I, and Aaron Angello, Co-Artistic Director of Ardeo Theatre Company and director of Much Ado About Nothingā AND theyāre both acting in each otherās Shakespeare offerings in the 2026 Frederick Shakespeare Festival!
As You Like It a Summer Community Outreach Production at Maryland Ensemble Theatre
Trying to tell a story you can feel. How do you make the magic real? Love makes magic real. And is love bursting at every seam in Maryland Ensemble Theatreās Summer Community Outreach production of As You Like It. And this isnāt just any As You Like It, itās the one adapted by Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolrey (music and lyrics by Shaina Taub, source material William Shakespeare.) And it has the love of Julie Herber and Karli Cole,
A Beautiful Noise at The Hippodrome
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author: Ryan J. Bordenski
Good times never seemed so good (so good! so good! so good!), especially when The Neil Diamond Musical: A Beautiful Noise, is here in town at The Hippodrome, and you will be tapping your feet and screaming the lyrics, as if you were at a Neil Diamond concert! Side note: a moment of celebration and high praises in store for this touring cast celebrating not only a little over two years of touring together,
Fiddler on the Roof at Howard County Summer Theatre
A little bit of thisā¦ a little bit of thatā¦ Andā only 94 actors!? Thatās a new tradition for Howard County Summer Theatre! Marking their 50th annual production (founded in 1975 but there was a pandemic in there for a summer or two), HCST brings the iconic musical of tradition to the stageā for the 3rd time (1988, 2015, and now.) Directed by Tom Sankey with Vocal Direction by Miriam Kook, Choreography by Kassi Serafini,
Three Tall Women at WFB Productions
They say you canāt remember pain. Maybe you canāt remember pleasure either. What does it matter, itās all glitter anyway, isnāt it? What day is it? I scarcely know myself. Thursday, I think. Likely Friday by the time this makes print. Likely Friday by the time this show opens. Truth or illusion, though that might be the wrong Albee. Have to keep these things delicately balanced, you know. If youāre looking for something theatrically impressive,
God of Carnage at Cockpit in Court
Are you eccentric enough to believe in the soothing power of culture? Theatre is meant to be culture. Dark comedies are meant to be funny. And Yasmina Rezaās darkish-comedy God of Carnage (as translated by Christopher Hampton) certainly has its moments in the upstairs cabaret theatre space of Cockpit in Court, the first of two non-musicals included in the 2026 summer season. Directed by Gabriel Lewin, this edgy dark deviance divulges into the territory of āwhat happens when adults behave like children and fail to act like th grown-ups that theyāre pretending to be?ā
Iāve seen shows in the cabaret theatre space of Cockpit in Court since 2012,
Xanadu at Cockpit in Court
A million lights are dancingā and there they are, a shooting star (ten of them, actually!) An everlasting world, lovely-in-blueā¦and theyāre there with you! Must beā
Xanadu
ELO, ONJ, OMG, and all that jazz! Itās Veniceā¦ okay Venice Beachā¦well, Essex at CCBC but weāll suspend our disbelief for this fun and whimsical bit of theatrical cotton candy. The iconic and camptastic screen-to-stage gem Xanadu is glittering its way onto Cockpit in Courtās main stage as the first of a five-show season (two upstairs,
Suffs at The National Theatre
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author: Charles Boyington
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āHow will we do it when it’s never been done? How will we find a way, where there isn’t one?”
Buy your ticket now and see this show! Suffs by Shaina Taub and directed by Leigh Silverman, now playing at the National Theatre in DC, is extraordinary: a ādo not missā theatrical event! Ā The packed house went wild with praise and applause!
Godspell at Woodbrook Players
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author: Mike Zellhofer
I have a friend who told me, āI start every day looking for heaven on earth; and when I find it, that is for what I am grateful.ā Yesterday I found my heaven on earth at Govans Presbyterian Church, where the Woodbrook Players put on a fabulous performance of Godspell. This was the revised 2012 version, and the latest in the bevy of Godspells.
American Idiot at Silhouette Stages
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author: Ryan J. Bordenski
Do you love angst and grunge fashion of the early 2000s? Do you love putting on layers upon layers of eyeliner? Do you love banging and bopping your head along to some punk rock anthems? Or, do you simply love Billy Joe Armstrong, and the rest of Green Day? If you answered YES to any of these questions, then you should head over to Silhouette Stages in Columbia for their latest production of Green Dayās American Idiot.