Articles Tagged With: Liz Boyer Hunnicutt

The cast of Hadestown (teen edition) at Children's Playhouse of Maryland 📷 Kelly Williams Carlson

Hadestown (Teen Edition) at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

They will make you see how the world could be, in spite of the way that it is. They will sing you a song so beautiful that it brings the world back into tune. And where are you going? You’re going way down— Hadestown (Teen Edition) – way down under the ground. 21 young performers, one old, sad song— and they’re gonna tell it. They’re gonna tell it again. Children’s Playhouse of Maryland is living it up on top with their stellar and sensationally charged production of Hadestown (Teen Edition) and it will move your heart,

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Livin’ It Up On Top: The Graduating Seniors of 2026 from Children’s Playhouse of Maryland Chat About Their Final Show- Hadestown

Way down… Hadestown… way down under the ground. And it’s the show that has swept the nation, captivated the hearts of my generation and their generation and the graduating seniors (class of 2026) at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland could not be more enthusiastic and passionate about getting to perform in it as their final production with CPM. In the fourth annual “Graduating Seniors Interview” we’ve sat down with this year’s group— a total of five individuals,

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Brayden Katzenberger (left) as Toad and Amelia Trageser Campbell (right) as Frog in A Year With Frog and Toad at Children's Playhouse of Maryland 📷 Kelly Carlson

A Year With Frog and Toad at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

When is soon? Well, sometime between now and later, of course! But you’d better not wait until later— because the time is NOW! To get your tickets to see the delightfully heartfelt production of A Year With Frog and Toad (TYA-edition) at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland. Directed by Liz Boyer Hunnicutt, with Musical Direction by Charlotte Evans, and Choreography by Lauren Stuart, this quaint and charming little musical details its namesake based on the illustrated children’s books by Arnold Lobel.

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Who the heck knows what. Because captions go wrong all the time. 📷 Kelly Carlson

The PlĂŚy That Goes Wr∅ng at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland


Mǝlɔoɯǝ ʇo ┴ɥǝ Ԁlɐʎ ┴ɥɐʇ פoǝs Mɹouƃ˙
Ah. Well. There you have it.

.gnorW seoG tahT yalP ehT ot emoclew ,dias I ?ew llahs ,niaga taht yrt s’teL

Good grief. Somebody call The Stage Manager!

You think all that text went wrong— you should see all the crazy things that happen on the set of Children’s Playhouse of Maryland’s Teh Plaaay That Goes wRoNg.

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Annie at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

Well leapin’ lizards! It’s a Christmas miracle that Children’s Playhouse of Maryland still has a ticket or two for their wonderful production of Annie next weekend! Aww, gee. You don’t have tickets yet? Aww, gee. You better not wait! They’re flying off the {digital} shelf faster than FDR’s new deal! Directed by Liz Boyer Hunnicutt with Musical Direction by Charlotte Evans and Choreography by Lauren Stewart, this time-honored musical theatre classic, is the perfect show for the Christmas season and is full of wonderfully talented young performers just radiating their best sunshine-positivity all over the stage!

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The Little Mermaid at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

Down here all the fish is happy! As aft ‘cross the stage they roll! They bringin’ you lotsa joy here— having fun in this show and that’s their goal— such wonderful things surround them— right there on the Children’s Playhouse of Maryland floor! They’re talented an havin’ a blast there! What more is your looking for? Are you ready to go under the sea with CPM’s season-opener for their 2025/2026 season— Disney’s The Little Mermaid?

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Beetlejuice Jr. at Cockpit in Court's Court Jesters 📷Trent Haines-Hopper

Beetlejuice Jr. at Cockpit in Court’s Court Jesters

If you don’t take a chance then you don’t have a chance because you didn’t take it! Sound advice, especially when it comes to taking a chance on Cockpit in Court’s Court Jesters’ production of Beetlejuice Jr. It’s a show about death! As explicitly explained in the second number of the performance and it’s a hilarious wild ride featuring that iconic black-and-white-striped clad ghoulish guy from the Netherworld— beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. BEETLEJUICE!!* Directed by Liz Boyer Hunnicutt with Musical Direction by Charlotte Evans and Choreography by Amanda Poxon,

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Bad Seed at Cockpit in Court 📸 THsquared Photography

Bad Seed at Cockpit in Court

Do you want to look into the bottom of your soul? How many of you would be okay with such a notion? What if you had no choice because you were a— Bad Seed? In a gripping drama, Cockpit in Court kicks off their 2025 summer season in the upstairs cabaret space with Bad Seed by Maxwell Anderson (based on the novel by William March.) Directed by Todd Pearthree, this spooky little tale may not be an Agatha Christie mystery,

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Rent (school edition) at Children's Playhouse of Maryland 📷 Kelly Carlson

Rent (school edition) at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

We can’t control— our destiny— we should trust our soul— our only goal— is just to be— and in this case it should be just to be at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland for their final production of the 24th (2024/2025) mainstage season— a true seasons of love production— Rent (school edition.) One of— if not the— most evocative and powerful performance to cross the CPM stage this side of the pandemic, Rent (school edition) is giving genuine vibes,

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(L to R) Graduating Seniors of Children's Playhouse of Maryland's Rent- Callie Fey, Bella Comotto, Xander Bell, Callum Howard, and Amelia Grace Watts

525,600 Minutes: How The Graduating Seniors of Children’s Playhouse of Maryland Measure Their Year with Rent

In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee. In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife…in graduations. 525,600 minutes, how do you measure— a year in your life? Five of Children’s Playhouse of Maryland’s graduating seniors are measuring out their final year with the program by taking part in Rent (school edition) as their final senior show with the company. We’ve sat down with these five rising talents as they’re about to bid CPM a fond farewell to hear what they’ve had to say about the experience.

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The Wizard of Oz (Youth Edition) at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

Follow the yellow brick road. Follow the yellow brick road? Follow the yellow brick road! Tra-la-la-la-la— follow the yellow brick road! And you too can be off to see The Wizard of Oz (youth edition) at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland this merry month of March. Appearing as the penultimate production in their 2024/2025 season, The Wizard of Oz (youth edition) will take you on a familiar journey down that yellow brick road as Dorothy,

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Charlie and The Chocolate Factory at Children's Playhouse of Maryland 📸 Imani McMillan

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

There’s so much time so little to do! Wait a minute… strike that! Reverse it! Make some time and find your way to Charlie and The Chocolate Factory at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland this December! The reimagined Roald Dahl classic is now appearing in all its darkly delicious and devious glory on the CPM stage as their winter offering for the 2024/2025 season! Directed by Liz Boyer Hunnicutt with Musical Direction by Charlotte Evans (and live percussion musician Lisa Wood) and Choreography by James Hunnicutt,

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Bye Bye Birdie at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

Kids! You can talk and talk til your face is blue! Kids! But they still do just what they want to do! And they want to be laughing, singing, dancing, grinning— sensations! And while we’re on the subject— Kids! They’re at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland kicking off the 2024/2025 season with their production of Bye Bye Birdie! Complete with lots of moonlight swims and loop-da-loops! Directed by Liz Boyer Hunnicutt with Musical Direction by Charlotte Evans,

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Rachel Miller (left) with Diane Smith (center) and Charlotte Evans (right) on the set of Beth Tfiloh Community Theatre's Mamma Mia

Super Troopers: The Titan Talent Behind Mamma Mia’s Creative Team at Beth Tfiloh Community Theatre

Just one look and I can hear a bell ring!

One more look and I forget everything!

Whoa—ooh! Mamma Mia! Here I go again— except I won’t be forgetting that summer where Beth Tfiloh Community Theatre produced Mamma Mia (it was now— right now— this summer, summer of 2024 and you still have a chance to see it!) And I definitely won’t forget that I got to sit down with the three Titans of Theatre— Diane Smith,

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Newsies at Cockpit in Court Jr ???? THSquared Photos

Newsies at Cockpit in Court’s Court Jesters Summer Theatre

author: Amanda N. Gunther

Ain’t it a fine life? Carrying the banner to the hall (The lecture hall— of the admin building!) A mighty fine life! Carrying the banner tough and tall! And boy oh boy is them kids doing exactly that with this brilliant and energetic production of Disney’s Newsies! You read it here first, folks! And the papes don’t lie! Some sensationally talented kids are giving you two weekends worth of summertime entertainment over at Cockpit in Court Jr.

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Mean Girls at Children's Playhouse of Maryland

Mean Girls (High School Edition) at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

Plastic, glitter, and rhinestones don’t shine like these stars do! And Children’s Playhouse of Maryland is closing out their 2023/2024 season with some of the shiniest stars around with their production of Mean Girls (High School Edition). It’s so phenomenal— IT’S FETCH!! Directed by Liz Boyer Hunnicutt, with Musical Direction by Charlotte Evans, and Choreography by Rachel Miller, this fabulous and cautionary tale is an extraordinary way to end their season and showcases some of the area’s brightest and most talented stars making their way out into the theatrical universe one twinkle at a time.

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That is SO FETCH: An Interview with Five Fabulous Performers from Children’s Playhouse of Maryland’s Current Production of Mean Girls

Get in, Losers! We’re going— interviewing!? And Shut. Up. NONE OF THEM WORE PINK. Except Regina George, of course. That is so FETCH!! Just like these fabulous, five performers that I was fortunate enough to snag before their rehearsal this morning at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland! If you haven’t figured out whether or not butter is carb by now, you probably have no idea what we’re talking about…like— DUH— MEAN GIRLS (High School Edition) which is closing out the CPM mainstage 2023-2024 season!

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Finding Nemo Jr. at Children's Playhouse of Maryland. ???? Peer Joy Images

Finding Nemo Jr. at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

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

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Neverland: A New Musical at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

What if you can’t remember the last time you were able to let go, have fun, and just be yourself? Well isn’t that exactly what theatre is for? A place to let go, have fun, and just be yourself! And Children’s Playhouse of Maryland has always been that place for all of the up-and-coming theatrical talents that pass through their doors over in Essex. Celebrating the holiday season with a very special, brand-new-production (written and conceived by their musical director and her father) Children’s Playhouse of Maryland is thrilled to present Neverland: A New Musical.

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Matilda Jr. at Cockpit Court Jesters

They are revolting children! Living revolting times! They sing revolting songs! Using revolting rhymes! And you’ve got to get your tickets to see them do their thing— they’re stupendous, they’re great— they are REVOLTING! Only in a Roald Dahl musical could you use an adjective like revolting as a pride-of-place badge to describe a wildly talented bunch of kids as they bounce all around the stage with exuberant energy and smashing voices. Which musical is that you ask?

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Jesus Christ Superstar at Children's Playhouse of Maryland

Jesus Christ Superstar at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

Sing out for yourselves for you are blessed! Blessed to hear the stellar talent performing live on stage for the final production of the Children’s Playhouse of Maryland 2022/2023 season. Closing this season with a bang, their production of Jesus Christ Superstar is nothing short of stunning; it will give you chills, bring tears to your eyes, and make you thunder with applause by the time the show reaches its conclusion. Directed by Liz Boyer Hunnicutt,

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The Graduating Seniors of Children's Playhouse of Maryland's "Jesus Christ Superstar" (from L to R) Sophia Koman, Sammy Jungwirth, Myles Taylor, Emma Hammett, Linda Brown, and Katreese 'Clover' Wellons

Everything’s Alright, Yes. Everything’s Fine: An Interview With The Six Graduating Seniors of Children’s Playhouse of Maryland’s Jesus Christ Superstar

What’s the buzz? Tell me what’s a’happening? What’s the buzz? I’ll tell you what’s happening!

It’s Jesus Christ Superstar! Yes, the full-length stage musical, yes produced by Children’s Playhouse of Maryland, yes featuring some of the finest young talents in Baltimore and the surrounding areas. And TheatreBloom has a special treat for you readers. We’ve taken a few moments, on an early* Saturday morning to sit down with six very special cast members of the upcoming Jesus Christ Superstar to talk to them all about their experience with this production thus far and their experiences with Children’s Playhouse of Maryland as a whole.

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Cinderella at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

Your majesties! Your majesties! A list of the royal necessities! At the top of that list there simply must be a— ticket or two to see Cinderella! (Youth Edition) at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland! The iconic Rogers & Hammerstein classic is proving that impossible things are happening every day with a score of talented young performers parading all across the stage in their ballroom finest trying to catch the eye of his royal highness Prince Christopher Rupert Windemere Vladimir Karl Alexander Francois Reginald Lancelot Herman— Herman!?

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Disney’s Descendants at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

They got all the ways to be W-I-C-K-E-D! Just get your tickets and you’ll see them be W-I-C-K-E-D! Children’s Playhouse of Maryland is bringing the house down this holiday season with their production of Disney’s Descendants. And it is living up to its wicked namesake! Directed by Liz Boyer Hunnicutt with Musical Direction by Charlotte Evans and Choreography by Rachel Miller this thrilling, high-energy, totally upbeat and wildly twisted tale of the children of Disney’s finest ‘evils’ will have you recognizing that bad is the new good all through the holiday season.

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42nd Street- Youth Edition at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

Hey— y’all hear? CPM is doin’ a show! Children’s Playhouse of Maryland is doing a show! So get ready to come and meet those dancing feet— on the avenue they’re taking you to—42nd Street (youth edition.) All the glamor, glitz, and glory of your favorite tunes, with all of the dusty treacle trimmed out for a succinct bullet (over-Broadway) point version of the iconic musical with a sensational score of tap-dancing youth ready to knock your socks off!

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DOT at Cockpit in Court

A Black family at Christmas finds love and humor dealing with Mother’s cognitive issues.

Cockpit In Court at CCBC Essex (formerly Essex Community College) presents DOT at the Cabaret Theatre in the Robert and Eleanor Romadka College Center. DOT, a relatively new play, (2016), describes itself as ‘twisted and hilarious’ but that’s not entirely accurate. Let me get through this intro and I’ll explain. It’s a family show that isn’t remotely family-appropriate,

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Matilda at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

When I grow up… I will be smart enough to know that the real
cool place to go is Children’s Playhouse of Maryland to see all these awesome
kids before they grow up! And now’s your chance to change their story— by
coming to support some of Baltimore’s most talented young performers in their current
full-length production of Matilda, the Roald Dahl story turned stage
musical opening the 2019/2020 theatre season for CPM.

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The Unexpected Guest at Cockpit in Court

How different things look in the daylight. A shadowy
murderess might look an innocent housewife when night slips away into day. In
one of Agatha Christie’s more spine-tingling mysteries, all is not as it seems
for the Warwick family in South Wales. Closing the cabaret space 2019 summer
season for Cockpit in Court, The Unexpected Guest is riddled with
unexpected plot twists and daring reveals that keeps audiences on the edge of
their seat through to the mysterious conclusion.

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Disaster! at Cockpit in Court

This
review can practically write itself. Let’s face it, there is nothing disastrous
about Cockpit in Court’s current production. Of course, I am talking about Disaster! the 70’s disaster movie
musical written by Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick and directed by Todd
Pearthree. Pearthree and his production team (Music Director Michael DeVito,
Technical Director Jason Randolph, Set Designer Michael Rasinski, Lighting
Designer Thomas Gardner, Costumer Designer Will Crowther, Sound Designer Corey
Sekulow, and Stage Manager John Chrzanowski) have put together THE smash hit of
the summer.

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Newsies at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

And The World will
know! And The Sun will too! ‘Bout
these Newsies and the awesome job they
do! The things they do today will be tomorrow’s news! And you heard it here
first— right in black in white— front page ABOVE the fold! That’s right— read
all about it! Right here! Children’s Playhouse of Maryland does Newsies and makes Disney proud with all
of their energy,

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