Amanda Gunther

‘Next to Normal’ at Kensington Arts Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Musical brilliance comes to Kensington Arts Theatre as they present the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical Next To Normal (N2N). Directed by Craig Pettinati, N2N has a breathtakingly...

‘Our Town’ at Ford’s Theatre by Amanda Gunther

You have to love life to have life and you have to live to love it. But so few of those who have life even realize that they have it let alone love it. That dawning realization flashes through words...

‘Barefoot in the Park’ at Compass Rose Theater by Amanda Gunther

A comedic romp up five flights of stairs (six if you count the stoop but who’s counting?) An empty apartment; a newlywed couple currently on the rollercoaster ride of their six whole days of being...

‘Steel Magnolias’ at Way Off Broadway by Amanda Gunther

Half of Chinquapin Parish would give their eye teeth to see a stage production of Steel Magnolias. With all the beauties in the beauty shop gossip going non-stop you will too! And The Way Off Broadway...

‘The Minotaur’ at Rorschach Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

We all at some point wish our stories were different. But our stories are our own and that’s just the way it is. Or is it? What if your story change? What if you did have a choice? What if it didn’t...

‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center by Amanda Gunther

Be their guest! Be their guest! And put their spectacular show to the test! I’m certain it will pass with flying colors as NETworks presents Disney’s Beauty and The Beast. Landing at Hippodrome...

‘The Music Man JR.’ (The ‘Music’ Cast’) at Bravo@KAT at Olney Theatre Center by Amanda Gunther

76 trombones led the big parade— with roughly 110 great youth actors right behind. OK— maybe not 110 all at once on the stage, but somewhere close to that in the two casts of The Music Man JR. that...

‘August: Osage County’ at Everyman Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Broadway has come home to Baltimore as Everyman Theatre opens its doors at its brand new home on Fayette Street, bringing along with it the Pulitzer Prize-Winning play August: Osage County, a...

‘The Mountaintop’ at CENTERSTAGE by Amanda Gunther

The final moments of a man’s life can be profound and deep, especially when they are the final moments of one man who touched humanity in a deeply profound way, leaving his legacy to change the...

‘Boged (Traitor): An Enemy of the People’ at Theater J by Amanda Gunther

Doing the right thing will always start a war. In a time plagued with controversy, a thought-provoking intensely profound new work comes out of Theater J’s ‘Voices From A Changing Middle East...

‘The Tempest: Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On’ at Pallas Theatre Collective by Amanda Gunther

“We are such stuff as dreams are made on and our little life is rounded with sleep.” William Shakespeare’s words straight from The Tempest. But those aren’t the only famous words of the Bard that...

‘Rose’s Dilemma’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Never trust the dead man you live with, especially if you can’t be certain whether he’s the ghost of your dead ex-lover or just your mind making you think he’s the ghost of your dead ex-lover, who...

‘Daddy’s Dyin’…Who’s Got The Will?’ at Bowie Community Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Four siblings in Lowake, Texas are forced together after years of estrangement in 1986 as they learn that their father is dying. Only one problem. Daddy’s will has gone MIA. All of the hilarity of...

‘Superior Donuts’ at Fells Point Corner Theatre by Amanda Gunther

A family run donut shop 60-years in the running, and a street savvy kid with great ideas and a great gambling debt. The zoned out hippy draft dodger who runs the store is the last person you would...

‘The Birthday Party’ at Idly Bent Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

The new year brings a new show to the DCAC as Idly Bent Theatre Company presents Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party. Director Anne Cecelia Haney’s intentions for this production were unclear, and...

‘Cirque Éloize: iD’ at The Lyric Opera House by Amanda Gunther

Imagine a world where the sounds of the cityscape are all you can hear, and street dancing is all you know. Now imagine that all you can see is the incredible feats of dare-doing acrobats and artists...

‘Hot Nostalgia’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia by Amanda Gunther

Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia is off to a sensational start for their new season. A bright and brilliant beginning to the new year comes in the form of a dazzling musical revue — Hot Nostalgia —...

‘The Mousetrap’ at Vagabond Players by Amanda Gunther

The butler did it! Now, if only there were a butler character in this wildly thrilling murder mystery. Hold onto your pipes, detectives, because Vagabond Players are starting up the second half of...

‘The Sound of Music’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Baltimore by Amanda Gunther

The hills are alive with The Sound of Music, but only if those hills are the hills over at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Baltimore. The holiday season and new year are coming to life with the classical...

“Billy Elliot’ at Hippodrome Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Baltimore is being electrified for two weeks only as Broadway Across America in conjunction with Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films, Old Vic Productions, and NETworks...

‘The Hallelujah Girls’ at Prince George’s Little Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Need a break from the stresses of the holiday season? How about a soak in the sauna to ease all the pains of holiday shopping? Or a facial and mani/pedi to get your mind off all the decorating you...

‘Mannheim Steamroller Christmas’ at The Music Center at Strathmore by Amanda Gunther

It was the most electrifying concert of the holiday season. Strathmore was proud to present for two shows only, the Mannheim Steamroller Christmas. An epic concert featuring the unique musical style...

‘A (Comic) Christmas Carol’ at The Greenbelt Arts Center by Amanda Gunther

Ever wanted to play the humbugging Scrooge in Dickens’ A Christmas Carol? Or what about the wicked and haunting ghost of Marley? Perhaps one of the three spirits that haunt the old miser? Well...

‘The Pajama Men’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

Two men. One stage. In their pajamas? The infamous Pajama Men have come to town and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is tossing their newest show In The Middle of No One up onto the stage just in time...

‘White Christmas’ at The Kennedy Center by Amanda Gunther

At this festive time of year we all hope that our days are merry and bright. But if you truly wish for the seasonal sentiment to reach out and touch your heart the place to go is The John F. Kennedy...

‘A Christmas Carol’ at Arts Collective @HCC by Amanda Gunther

Clowns for Christmas? Why only in Howard Community College’s Arts Collective’s presentation of A Christmas Carol, written by Dickens and adapted by Doris Baizley. A proverbial circus of entertainment...

‘A Christmas Carol’ at Colonial Players by Amanda Gunther

‘Tis the season to be jolly! And jolly is indeed what Colonial Players is offering up for the holiday season with their unique time honored tradition of performing a version of Charles Dickens’...

‘The Foursome’ at Bay Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

A brilliantly witty and easy comedy brings itself to the stage at Bay Theatre Company for the end of the 2012 year. A feel good funny piece coming direct from Canadian playwright Norm Foster (often...

‘What A Girl Wants’ at Strand Theater Company by Amanda Gunther

Taking on new challenges and new works is what Strand Theater Company is all about. And What A Girl Wants is definitely a challenging new work. Playwright and Director Deletta Gillespie brings a new...

‘Annie’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Amanda Gunther

In this dreary economy the bright mantra ‘the sun will come out, tomorrow’ is perhaps even more profound than it was back during the stock market crash, Hoover-Roosevelt depression era. And who better...

‘Claudie Hukill’ at Venus Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Every small town has a small town hero. And for every small town hero there’s bound to be some family secrets that go along with him. Of course in a small town they probably aren’t as secret as the...

‘The Arkansaw Bear’ at The Montgomery Playhouse by Amanda Gunther

As the holidays approach it’s the time of year where we start to examine traditions. Things done in the family that celebrate the spirit of the season and help keep the memory of loved ones with us...

‘Wonderful Life’ at The Hub Theatre and Theater Alliance at H Street Playhouse by Amanda Gunther

Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings. The classic Christmas saying that signals the time for a trip up to cozy Bedford Falls, New York. The story is all there, perhaps not in the order you...

‘Bus Stop’ at CENTERSTAGE by Amanda Gunther

March is sure coming in like a lion! Or so you’ll see as William Inge’s Bus Stop pulls into CENTERSTAGE for the holidays. Directed by David Schweizer, this charming story brings a blizzard to a little...

‘Million Dollar Quartet’ at The Hippodrome Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Goodness gracious great balls of fire! One night. Sun Records studio. And the four great legends of music— December 4, 1956 brought together ‘The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll,’ ‘The Man in Black,’ ‘The...

‘A Christmas Carol’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Columbia by Amanda Gunther

Bah! Humbug! The classic Christmas line echoed through the years by the notorious and original Grinch of Christmas; the timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge brought brilliantly to life with music, wonder...

‘Mame’ at Spotlighters Theatre by Amanda Gunther

Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death so live, Live, LIVE! The philosophy practiced proud and true by the bold and talented cast of Mame at Spotlighters Theatre this holiday...

‘A Chanticleer Christmas’ at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts by Amanda Gunther

A bright holiday tradition kicks off this festive season as George Mason University’s Center for the Arts presents A Chanticleer Christmas. Twelve men with the perfect voices for this jubilant time of...

‘Cinderella’ at Olney Theatre Center by Amada Gunther

His royal highness Christopher Rupert Vwindemier Vlandamier Carl Alexander Francois Reginald Lancelot Herman Gregory James — is giving a ball! And not just any ball! But the ball of a lifetime, a...

‘Don Giovanni’ at The Lyric Opera House by Amanda Gunther

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s famous Don Giovanni is being presented for a limited engagement at The Patricia and Arthur Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric Opera House. In conjunction with The...

‘The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company

The Shakespeare Theatre Company has shifted venues for a start; to a cozy pub as they present The National Theatre of Scotland’s The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart. A storytelling show that takes...

“You For Me For You” at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

Working well into their 33rd season entitled My Roots My Revolutions, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company presents the world premier of Mia Chung’s You For Me For You. A gripping drama with comic heart...

‘Frost/Nixon’ at Greenbelt Arts Center by Amanda Gunther

“I am not a crook.” The vehemently certain words of Richard Nixon defending his actions during the Watergate Scandal made infamous as one of his taglines throughout the course of history. The chance...

‘Meet Me in St. Louis’ at Damascus Theatre Company by Amanda Gunther

“Clang! Clang! Clang! Went the trolley!” And you’d better jump on quick for the Damascus Theatre Company’s production of Meet Me In St. Louis. Directed by Chad Wheeler with Musical Direction by Mary...

‘Oklahoma!’ at 2nd Star Productions by Amanda Gunther

Oh the farmer and the cowman should be friends! One man likes to push a plow, the other likes to chase a cow — but that’s no reason why they can’t be friends! You’ll see all that plus a boot-stompin’...

‘Love Loss and What I Wore’ at Fells Point Corner Theatre by Amanda Gunther

We all look sexy in black. Does this make me look fat? What was I thinking when I bought this? You’re wearing that? We’ve all heard it. We’ve all thought it. Clothes. The potential epicenter of the...

‘Auntie Mame’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse by Amanda Gunther

Laurel Mill Playhouse welcomes winter and the upcoming holidays with their production of Auntie Mame. Directed by Larry Simmons this non-musical telling of the infamous eccentric rich aunt from...

‘All Shook Up’ at Rockville Musical Theatre by Amanda Gunther

A well I bless my soul what’s wrong with me? I’m itching like a man on a fuzzy tree! My friends say I’m acting wild as a bug — and it’s because of Rockville Musical Theatre’s production of All Shook...

‘La Boheme’ at Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric by Amanda Gunther

Viva La Vie Bohème! One of the classic lines shouted out in Broadway’s Rent. But before the Bohemian lifestyle became a trendy Tony Award-winning musical, it started as a dark and tragic tale of love...

‘Inexcusable Fantasies’ at Strand Theater Company by Amanda Gunther

You’re sitting alone fantasizing; perhaps about a powerful interior decorator, or maybe about a certain smokin’ hot bike. Whatever your fancy, you’re alone and your thoughts are yours. But what if you...