Articles Tagged With: musical theatre

Jesus Christ Superstar at Street Lamp Community Theatre

Reviews February 6, 2026 Amanda N. Gunther

When do we— ride into Jerusalem? When do we— ride into Jerusalem? When do we— ride into Rising Sun? When do we— ride into Rising Sun? What’s the buzz— I’ll tell you what’s a-happening? JCS— that is what’s a-happening! Triumphantly returning to the Street Lamp Community Theatre Stage under the majestic direction of Rylynn Woods, Musical Direction of Mia Bray and Choreography of Stephanie Peterson, the iconic Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar is back!

The Broadway Cast of The Great Gatsby 📷 Evan Zimmerman

The Great Gatsby at The Hippodrome

Reviews February 5, 2026 Amanda N. Gunther

Where’s the party? Can you take me there? Why, of course, Old Sport! It’s roarin’ on over at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre! Come celebrate the glamour, glitz, opulence, and decadence— J. Gatsby himself is sending you a personal invitation! The party never ends at The France-Merrick Performing Arts Center as the national tour of The Great Gatsby launches itself right here in Charm City. Based on the iconic classic American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald,

The Mountaineer at Greenbelt Arts Center

Reviews January 12, 2026 Amanda N. Gunther

Who would you risk your life to save? And how high would your chance of dying have to get before you changed your mind? An evocative question that gets posited, albeit left unanswered, in the world premiere of the new musical The Mountaineer (a high-altitude musical by Diana Raynes) at the Greenbelt Arts Center running now through January 17th 2026. Directed, produced, and designed by Eric Honour, this three-person musical experience is a vexing project that has great potential for a future life beyond this first outing on the GAC black box stage.

Zoe Jensen (center left) as Glinda and Jessie Davidson (center right) as Elphaba at the National Touring Company of Wicked 📷 Joan Marcus

Wicked at The Hippodrome

Reviews December 19, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

One short day— here in Baltimore City— one short day— full of so much for you! Ev’ry way that you look at the city— there’s something exquisite— that you’ll want to visit— before the day’s through! And while it’s here for several short days (though not too many, only through January 11th 2026) that exquisite thing you’ll want to visit is Wicked on its triumphant return to Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre. Landing just in time for the holiday season,

The Wizard of Oz (Youth Edition) at Theatreworks Live

Reviews November 28, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

Wonderful… I’m callin’ it wonderful… it does sound wonderful, trust me, it’s fun! And while it may not be the GREEN v PINK everyone’s defying gravity over…remember a certain witchy-witch pair started off in their very own musical a long, long time ago— total reverse plot-twist that this is the original-origin of the ‘origin’ story! Are you ready to return to Oz? To the OG-Emerald City? Theatreworks Live has you covered with their adorable and talent-loaded production of The Wizard of Oz (youth edition.) Directed by Cathy Koncurat with Musical Direction by Megan Koncurat and Choreography by Leslie Perry,

Brady Fiol (left) as Oliver and Jessica Preactor (isn't really there...right) in Oliver! 📷 Kevin Clasing

Oliver! at Third Wall Productions

Reviews November 13, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

Missed opening weekend? That’s your funeral, that’s your funeral!

Don’t have tickets yet? That’s your funeral, that’s your funeral!

But luckily for you— you can still get tickets to see the 10-year anniversary production of Oliver! at Third Wall Players, running through the 23rd of November in their resident play-space at Chestnut Grove Presbyterian. Directed by Andi Rudai, in her directorial debut (after playing the titular role in the TWP original production of Oliver!

Godspell at Stand Up For Theatre

Reviews November 8, 2025 Chris Pence

author: Chris Pence

Thou That Humble Themselves: Godspell at Stand Up For…Theatre

Prepare Ye The Way! Stand Up For…Theatre presents a fresh, upbeat take on the Gospel of Matthew with Godspell, a Broadway classic for the ages. Director Ed Higgins & Producer Grant Myers bring the story of Jesus to a new generation of theatregoers with a production that will have even the most doubting of Thomases dancing,

(L to R) Megan Evans, Courtney Knoerlein, Colleen Robinson Miller, Ray Essick, Jenny Gleason, Tim Lewis, Ava Silberman in Urinetown at RMT 📷 Nickolas Cummings

Urinetown at Rockville Musical Theatre

Reviews November 3, 2025 Rick Bergmann

author: Rick Bergmann

Rockville Musical Theatre’s Urinetown Flushes Out The Truth With Glee

Jonathan Swift once wrote, “Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own.” That idea perfectly captures what makes Rockville Musical Theatre’s production of Urinetown The Musical—now playing at the newly renovated F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater—so successful.

Originally produced in 2001, Urinetown remains strikingly relevant today.

Eric Jones (center) as Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show at MET & FCC

The Rocky Horror Show at Maryland Ensemble Theatre & Frederick Community College

Reviews November 1, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

It’s astounding. Time is fleeting. Madness…takes it’s toll. But listen closely— not for very much longer— literally a performance tonight and three next weekend— they’ve got to keep control! Do you remember— doing the Time Warp!? It’s that time of year again! And the Maryland Ensemble Theatre has partnered with Frederick Community College to reprise their annual tradition of mounting Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show to the stage of the Jack B.

70, Girls, 70 at The Salem Players

Reviews October 22, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

Go take a look at the old folks! They’re quite an int’resting sight! But if you want to see old folks— then get your tickets to The Salem Players 70, Girls, 70! It’s chock-a-block with old* folks! If you’re ready for a charming, sparkling little gem of a long-lost musical theatre show, then dust off your duds and get on over to The Salem Players. In other words, hit it, Lorraine! Haa-chaa!

Jekyll & Hyde at Just Off-Broadway

Reviews October 22, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

author Leonard Taube

In 1886 Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson penned a Gothic horror novella titled Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde. Becoming one of the most famous pieces of English literature, it also played a part in pop culture with the expression “Jekyll and Hyde” being used to refer to people that appear good but have an evil nature inside.

Hair at Vagabond Players

Reviews October 20, 2025 Mike Zellhofer

author: Mike Zellhofer

“I’m doing it for you, man.” – Claude

In a world saturated with “me” it is refreshing to hear those words. After a brief off-Broadway run Hair opened in April 1968. The country was in turmoil, divided, at war, just as it is today. In 1968 they tried to divide us black and white. Now they try to divide us blue and red.

The Wild Party at Other Voices Theatre

Reviews October 15, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

It always pays to raise the roof. No limits. No boundaries. No compromise. Other Voices Theatre is certainly pushing their boundaries, breaking their limits, and giving it their all for their current production of Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party. Directed by Diane Causer with Musical Direction by Sheila Melendez and Choreography by Amanda Patten, this musical is one heck of a bumpy and wild ride, so buckle up, put your bugle beads on and get ready for one intense evening of theatre.

Super BROS Adventure VI: Garbage Quest DX at Baltimore Rock Opera Society (photo: David Iden)

Garbage Quest DX at Baltimore Rock Opera Society (BROS)

Reviews October 14, 2025 Erin Tarpley

author: Erin Tarpley

“I love beets”

One of the joys about growing up across the last years of the 20th and beginning years of the 21st Centuries (or across multiple millennia, because a part of me finds that both mind-blowing and fun to say) is getting to grow up with video games. Some of my earliest memories involve playing games on the SNES, or getting to play Oregon Trail as a “school activity,” or getting my first GameBoy as a result of my parents’ divorce (hooray for buying a child’s love!) Like many my age and younger,

Meet Me In St. Louis at Scottfield Theatre Company

Reviews October 12, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

With my high-starched collar and my high-heel shoes— and a wig piled up on my head…

I went to lose two jolly hours at the theatre and I went and lost my heart instead!

Clang! Clang! Clang! Went the trolly! Ding! Ding! Ding! Went the bell! Zing! Zing! Zing! Went my heartstrings as in love with this little show I fell! Old-fashioned classical musicals don’t always do it for me, especially because they tend to err on the lengthier side of long.

Rogue Swan Theatre Company's "Something Wicked!" 📷 James Craig Photography

Something Wicked! A Rogue Swan Halloween Vaudeville

Reviews October 11, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

Do you want to have a party in the middle of the street? Or perhaps a spooky celebration to kick off the haunting season with a real bang? By the pricking of my theatrical thumb… I tell you now… Something Wicked! this way comes! And it’s come to Havre de Grace. The STAR Centre to be more specific, by way of Rogue Swan Theatre Company! A flashy fun spectacle— a Vaudeville— chock-a-block with variety and crazy characters some years in the cultivatory cauldron,

Something Rotten at Small Town Stars Theatre Company

Reviews October 2, 2025 Andrew Worthington

author: Andrew Worthington

Gracing the stage at the Carroll Arts Center this weekend is a thoroughly entertaining, hilarious, and delightfully chaotic production of Something Rotten! presented by Small Town Stars Theatre Company. Something Rotten!, first performed in 2015, is a modern musical comedy that focuses on two brothers competing with THE William Shakespeare as they work to create the world’s first musical… in the 1590s. With a blend of many musical references and styles that theatre-going audiences will recognize alongside a fast-moving and comedic script,

Water For Elephants National Tour 📸 Photo by Matt Murphy for MurphyMade

Choose The Ride: Water For Elephants at The Hippodrome

Reviews October 1, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

You wanna see something to set your spine tingling? Something that blows Ringling out of the ring? It’s coming around the bend— arrived just before the month did end— it’s something better than the rest— feast your eyes, your eyes, and your senses on the best— it’s Water For Elephants at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre. Launching from Charm City’s beautiful Hippodrome Theatre as one of three brand-new touring productions to launch their Broadway-Across-America season here in the heart of Baltimore,

Shining Like The Top of The Chrysler Building: Annie at Compass Rose Theater

Reviews September 25, 2025 Chris Pence

author: Chris Pence

Admit it, you had “Tomorrow” running through your head from the second you read the title. And who wouldn’t? It’s such an ebullient anthem to optimism (try saying that three times fast)! Producer Barbara Webber and Compass Rose Theater reignite inspiration, determination, and optimism with Annie, the classic tale of the little redheaded girl that has been stealing Americans’ hearts since 1924.

Based on characters from Harold Gray’s Little Orphan Annie comic strip,

The Little Mermaid at Children’s Playhouse of Maryland

News September 25, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

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?

Sister Act at Phoenix Festival Theatre

Reviews September 19, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

Outside, life is grim. Filled with violence and scandal to the brim! But here within the walls of Phoenix Festival Theatre (currently contained up the road a smidge and across the street at The Amoss Center) there’s hope— there’s joy— there’s love and sisterhood. That’s right, they’re putting the ‘sis’ back in Gensis with their pulse-thumping production of Sister Act— one weekend only! Directed by Shelia Kahle, with Musical Direction by Mia Bray,

Hairspray at Tidewater Players

Reviews September 19, 2025 Amanda N. Gunther

You can’t get lazy when things get crazy! And this world is spun so far out that crazy doesn’t even begin to cover it. But if you need a pick-me-up? An enthusiastic musical-theatre-shaped hug that will just bring you joy? Tidewater Players has it with their production of Hairspray playing through the end of September in the Have de Grace Opera House! Directed by Lauren Hampton with Musical Direction by Steven Edward Soltow,