Tiffany Draut

Ballet West: ‘The Nutcracker’ at The Kennedy Center by Tiffany Draut

There are certain things that always signal the holiday season: among others, candy canes, Santa Claus in the mall, and The Nutcracker. The Nutcracker is the ballet of the holiday season, and Ballet...

‘Die Zauberflöte’ (‘The Magic Flute’) at U of MD’s Maryland Opera Studio

Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) is widely considered to be Mozart’s masterpiece, a label which brings with it high expectations. Fortunately, those expectations were more than amply fulfilled in the...

Linda Eder at The Music Center at Strathmore by Tiffany Draut

The audience entered Strathmore on November 8, 2012, for Linda Eder’s concert Songbirds with high expectations — expectations which were more than amply fulfilled by the delightful concert. Eder...

‘Paul Taylor Dance Company’ at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center by Tiffany Draut

If tonight’s performance by the Paul Taylor Dance Company is anything to go on, this year’s season at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland College Park is going to be...

National Festival Orchestra with Leonard Slatkin at University of MD

From the first notes of the violins at tonight’s concert by the National Festival Orchestra with Leonard Slatkin conducting, the audience knew they were in for a delightful night, with a first-rate...

‘The Music Man’ at Arena Stage by Tiffany Draut

She’s done it again! Molly Smith has brought another slice of Americana to The Fichandler, filled with exciting dancing, stunning vocals and performances, and oozing with optimism! From the moment the...

‘Annual Pops Concert’ at University of Maryland by Tiffany Draut

In general, Pops Concerts are a refreshing change of pace from the usual classical fare of orchestras and bands, and tonight was no exception. Tonight was the University of Maryland’s Annual Pops...

‘Sandwalk’ at University of Maryland’s School of Theatre Dance Performance Studies by Tiffany Draut

Usually, when I am in the theatre, I’m very grateful for the fourth wall. The players interact with each other, and I am content merely to sit and watch and enjoy, or passively ponder. Yet in the...

‘Miss Havisham’s Fire’ At Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center by Tiffany Draut

There are certain characters in literature that, for whatever reason, capture the imagination, whether for good or ill. Miss Havisham, with her decaying wedding dress and moldering wedding feast, has...

‘Everything in the Garden’ at University of Maryland School of Theatre Dance Performance Studies by Tiffany Draut

Today all anyone ever seems to be talking about is the economy — money problems. It fills the newspapers and the speeches of the political candidates. Yet one of most effective commentaries I’ve seen...