Danielle Angeline

Review: ‘Night Watch’ at Bowie Community Theatre

The setting is mysterious, the music is strange, and the lighting is ominous. This is what one will experience when attending Bowie Community Theatre’ Night Watch, a murder mystery by Lucille...

Review: ‘God of Carnage’ at Compass Rose Theater

Compass Rose Theater does it again with another smart and dramatic production. God of Carnage is remarkable, this time with Director Steven Carpenter at the helm. Lucinda Merry-Browne is the Producer...

Review: ‘The Tin Woman’ at Prince George’s Little Theatre

The Tin Woman, written by Sean Grennan, is based on a true story, and is Prince George’s Little Theatre’s winter production. The show is directed by Estelle Miller, who also designed the set, and is...

Review: ‘Camelot’ at Compass Rose Theater

Is all fair in love and war? As Compass Rose Theater’s production of Camelot shows, both can leave hearts broken. Produced and Directed by Lucinda Merry-Browne, this iconic musical infused with...

Review: ‘Foxfire’ at Bowie Community Theatre

Foxfire is a heartwarming and poignant story that will have audience members laughing and teary-eyed in the same moment. Currently in production at Bowie Community Theatre, Foxfire is a drama by Susan...

Review: ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’ at 2nd Star Productions

A merriment of song and dance from stunning cast, 2nd Star Productions’ H.M.S. Pinafore, is a toe-tapping delight. The Music is by Arthur Sullivan and Book & Lyrics by W. S. Gilbert. Director Jane B....

Review: ‘Lost in Yonkers’ at Prince George’s Little Theatre

Lost in Yonkers, by Neil Simon, now playing at Prince George’s Little Theatre, is a dramedy. Director Ken Kienas and Producer Malia Murray offer up a rich character study about family dynamics....

Review: ‘Evita’ at Olney Theatre Center

Evita, the Tony Award-winning musical, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, is now playing at Olney Theatre Center. The brilliance of the production is due to the collaborative...

Review: ‘Guys and Dolls’ at 2nd Star Productions

2nd Star Productions’ highly entertaining Guys and Dolls is a lively, colorful production about charming guys and their frustrated dolls. Based on characters and a story by Damon Runyon, this classic...

Review: ‘The Roar of the Greaspaint, The Smell of the Crowd’ at Compass Rose Theater

The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd – A Musical is complex, surreal, and yet a whimsical production currently on stage at Compass Rose Theater in Annapolis. With music, lyrics, and...

Review: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company

Romeo and Juliet, set in Italy circa 1948, proves William Shakespeare’s story of star-crossed lovers is timeless. Sally Boyett, Founding Artistic Director of Annapolis Shakespeare Company, has...

Review: ‘The Secret Garden’ at The Colonial Players of Annapolis

The children’s timeless classic, The Secret Garden, comes alive on stage at The Colonial Players of Annapolis, in the musical version written by Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman. Director Lois Evans and...

Review: ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company

Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is a delightful period piece (late 19th Century) and a sentimental comedy that revolves around marriage,...

Review: ‘An Act of the Imagination’ at Bowie Community Theatre

Bowie Community Theatre presents An Act of the Imagination by Bernard Slade, and directed by Patrick Gorirossi. Roger Paradis’ eclectic set design is full of symbolism that ties into the plotline....

Review: ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ at Compass Rose Theater

Compass Rose Theater delivers an intense rendition of Tennessee Williams’ classic play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, a southern drama set in the 1950s. Williams offers up a scandalous subject matter of its...

Review: ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ at Prince George’s Little Theatre

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang, currently showing at Prince George’s Little Theatre in Bowie, is a comedy of zany characters that are caught up in their own personas....

‘It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company

Annapolis Shakespeare Company (ASC) presents It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landay that will delight audiences of all ages. A play-within-a-play, Annapolis Shakespeare Company rolls...

‘Brigadoon’ at Compass Rose Theater

By the glow of a single light, nestled under the stairs on stage, pianist Eric Clark plays the overture of Compass Rose Theater’s latest production, Brigadoon. Add in bagpipes played by Christian...

‘As You Like It’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company

As You Like It, currently in production at Annapolis Shakespeare Company, lends a more updated version of William Shakespeare’s comedy. Circa 1930s bluegrass, this cast is widely diverse and...

Interviews With the Directors of ‘Love, Loss and What I Wore’ at Arts Collective@HCC

Love, Loss and What I Wore, a play by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron and based on the book by Ilene Beckerman opened at the Howard Community College Arts Collective this last weekend. It continues...

The Women’s Voices Theater Festival: ‘Bad Dog’ at Olney Theatre Center

Olney Theatre Center celebrates the Women’s Voices Theater Festival with the Rolling World Premiere of Jennifer Hoppe-House’s black comedy, Bad Dog, directed by Jeremy B. Cohen. After ten years of...

‘Eleanor: Her Secret Journey’ at Compass Rose Theater

Actress Sue Struve plays the one and only role – Eleanor Roosevelt – in the dynamic production of Eleanor: Her Secret Journey. This is the third play in the Rose Play Festival: A Celebration of Women...

‘Once Upon a Mattress’ at Prince George’s Little Theatre

Prince George’s Little Theatre’s production of Once Upon a Mattress is a playful, musical comedy for all generations. With music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson,...

‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Prince George’s Summer Shakespeare Festival

Summer and Shakespeare go hand-in-hand and Prince George’s Summer Shakespeare Festival’s Romeo and Juliet is a departure from “traditional” productions of this iconic William Shakespeare plays....

‘A Tale of Two Cities’ at Annapolis Shakespeare Company

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” is the memorable opening line of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities currently in production at Annapolis Shakespeare Company. This company...

‘Baby, The Musical’ at Infinity Theatre Company

Infinity Theatre Company continues their summer series with Baby, The Musical. And Baby is just that, an astonishing musical chock-full of jovial lyrics, rich vocals, and clever choreography. With...

‘The Music Man’ at Charm City Players

The Music Man is Charm City Players’ summer production that is sure to dazzle and delight all ages. With Book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Wilson, The Music Man is based on a story written by Wilson...

‘Jack vs. Rapunzel: The Musical’ at Infinity Theatre Company

Infinity Children’s Theatre presents the world premiere of Jack vs. Rapunzel: The Musical, with book and lyrics by Co-Founder Alan Ostroff, and music by Clayton Colwell. The production is directed and...

‘West Side Story’ at Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre

Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre is presenting one of American Theater’s timeless classics: West Side Story. With book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim,...

‘Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash’ at Infinity Theatre Company

Infinity Theatre Company has launched their Annapolis summer season with the production of Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash by Richard Maltby, Jr. and William Meade. Though the cast play...

‘Suite Surrender’ at Prince George’s Little Theatre

Prince George’s Little Theatre‘s Suite Surrender is full of sweet surprises. Written by Michael McKeever, directed by John Degnan, and produced by Malia Murray, it is a laugh-fest from beginning to...

‘Greater Tuna’ at Compass Rose Theater by Danielle Angeline

Greater Tuna by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard is a good ol’ down-home laugh-out-loud fest. Director Lucinda Merry-Browne and Founding Artistic Director of Compass Rose Theater, always...

‘Shrek The Musical’ at Charm City Players

Charm City Players once again delivers a family-oriented ensemble show that is certain to delight all ages. This time, it’s Shrek The Musical, with book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, and music...

‘Murder in the Cathedral’ at Compass Rose Theater

T.S. Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral, on stage at Compass Rose Theater, is a poetic drama about the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket (Charles Matheny) in Canterbury circa 1170. Director...

‘A Shot in the Dark’ at Prince George’s Little Theatre

Prince George’s Little Theatre’s A Shot in the Dark, adapted by Harry Kurnitz from the French play L’ldiote by Marcel Achard is a French farce that is dialogue-driven and reliant on comedic timing....

‘Boxes’ at RoseProse Productions at Bowie Center for the Performing Arts

Boxes, produced by RoseProse Productions with direction and script by Ebony Custis, is a series of vignettes that represent the compartments – aka – the boxes of our lives. Custis’ concept is...

‘Deathtrap’ at Everyman Theatre

Deathtrap is a departure from the regular Christmas fanfare, currently in production at Everyman Theatre. Every scene is filled with an element of surprise worth gasping over. Written by Ira Levin,...

‘White Christmas’ at Laurel Mill Playhouse

On Main Street in Laurel, in a cozy stage space, Laurel Mill Playhouse is presenting TJ Lukacsina’s directorial debut in their joyous production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, The Musical. Also...

‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ at Arts Collective @HCC

The legendary classic story of nice guy George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life, comes to life on stage at Arts Collective at Howard Community College (AC) this holiday season. Very much like his...

‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Charm City Players

A year old, Charm City Players has to be commended for their ambitiousness with the wonderful shows they have produced this past year. From the screen to the stage, Charm City Players’ latest...

‘The Comedy of Errors’ at The Baltimore Shakespeare Factory

No need to throw tomatoes – even though you’re allowed – at this Shakespearian troupe that has a great passion for William Shakespeare’s craft. In a matter of twenty hours and a week later, the cast...

‘Cats’ at Compass Rose Theater

Compass Rose Theater puts on an abbreviated version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats. With a cast that sings and dances their way through the top numbers, this is a likable production that is both...

‘Roald Dahl’s ‘Willy Wonka’ at Reistertown Theatre Project

“Who can take a sunrise? Sprinkle it in dew; Cover it in chocolate and a miracle or two? The candy man can…’cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good.” And that is what Willy Wonka...

‘Arabian Nights’ at Creative Cauldron

“Imagination is more important than knowledge,” says Aladdin in one of three stories told by Scheherazade to her Persian King husband, in order for her to save her life. Spinning tales of...

‘A Few Good Men’ at The Colonial Players

Utilizing a minimalist set and military issued uniforms, (by Set Designer Terry Averill and Costume Coordinator Beth Terranova), Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Men, directed by Jeff Sprague, is an...

‘The Canterville Ghost’ at Children’s Theatre of Annapolis

Children’s Theatre of Annapolis is kicking off a spooktacular season with The Canterville Ghost by Claudia Haas, a tail about a rambunctious American family that buys a haunted manor in England....

‘Vanishing Point, A New Musical’ at StillPointe Theatre Initiative

At the bottom of the Playbill, there is a profound note from Director Ryan Michael Haase, referencing the three women characters in StillPointe Theatre Initiative’s production of Vanishing Point, A...

Charm City Players Turns One: An Interview with Founders Stephen and Chrissy Napp

A short drive on Greenspring Avenue through the autumn trees that leads to the Hannah More Arts Center on the campus of St. Timothy’s School is a hidden gem: Charm City Players. Founded in 2011 as a...